Studied at Falmouth College of Art and taught by Ray Atkins and Andrew Stonyer.

“My mono prints, pastels and oils seek to capture the lively character of Cornwall and draw inspiration from the wild rugged landscape of Dartmoor, where I lived for many years.

I also make etchings and drawings and use found natural materials (sand, wood ash, dung, raw pigment, straw, seeds, stone and hay) which I mix with various pieces of building material (slate, corrugated iron, brick and cast iron) to evoke the marks of time and history on these landscapes.

In my portraits I search with energy for what I see – a spontaneous gesture, an intimate record of the sitter, the feeling of being in the presence of a real person. By working and reworking the image – the struggle with the medium finally allows the reality of the face to emerge.”

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1998    White Lane Gallery, Plymouth
1999    Prints and Photographs, Stuart House Arts Centre, Liskeard
            The Chapel Gallery, Saltram House (National Trust)
            Notter Wood Design, South East Cornwall
2000    Nature in Art Museum, Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucester 
    

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1997 	    Falmouth College of Art
             South East Cornwall Open
             Art in Nature, Touring Exhibition (Wallsworth Hall, Gloucester,             
             The Bedlam Gallery, Brunel University, Middlesex and Doncaster  
             Museum & Art Gallery)
             Plymouth South West Open, City Museum and Art Gallery
             Working Artists Group Exhibition, Stuart House Arts Centre
             The John Davies Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold
             Exhibition of Printmaking, Stuart House Arts Centre

1999     Plymouth Society of Artists, Theatre Royal
	    Plymouth South West Open, City Museum and Art Gallery
             Open Studios South West, Barn Studio, S E Cornwall

2000     STRAW Project ‘Nine Days of Art’ Peter Tavy, Devon
             Plymouth  South West Open, City Museum and Art Gallery
             4 Street Gallery, Saltash

2001     Lauderdale House, Highgate, London
	   South West Academy Open Exhibition, Exeter Phoenix
            Open Studios South West, Barn Studio
            Plymouth South West Open, City Museum and Art Gallery
            South West Academy Open Exhibition, Exeter Phoenix 
            ‘Oi!’ Viewpoint Gallery, Plymouth College of Art

2002    Plymouth Society of Artists - Sterts Art Gallery – S E Cornwall
  	   Kaleidoscope – Images of Caradon – Stuart House Arts Centre
	   Art Mill Gallery - Plymouth

2003	  ‘Only Connect’ – Wharf Gallery – Tavistock, Devon
            Plymouth Society of Artists - Sterts
            Beatrice Royal Gallery, Hampshire
            Marking the Surface – Art Mill, Plymouth

2004    ‘First Impressions’ – Printmaking Exhibition Kelly College, Devon
            ‘Unsigned’ – Richard Dimbleby Cancer Fund Postcard Exhibition
            ‘Drawn to the Valley’ – Tamar Valley Open Studios
             Plymouth Society of Artists – Sterts Art Centre
             Art in Nature, Wallsworth Hall Gloucester Postcard Exhibition
             Plymouth South West Open, City Museum and Art Gallery
2005     ‘Drawn to the Valley’, Artmill, Plymouth
             Tamar Valley Open Studios – Barn Studio
             Plymouth Society of Artists – Sterts Art Centre

2006     Plymouth South West Open, City Museum and Art Gallery
             The Chapel Gallery, Saltram House (National Trust)
             Cube 3, University of Plymouth
             Art Mill Gallery - Plymouth
             Port Eliot House – St. Germans
             Morley Fine Art – S E Cornwall
             Bistro One – ‘New Plymouth’ - Plymouth

2007      Plymouth Society of Artists – Wharf Gallery - Tavistock
             ‘Inspired by the Landscape’ Nicky Walker with Mary Gillett -
              Artmill Gallery, Plymouth
              Morley Fine Art – S E Cornwall
              Cube 3, University of Plymouth

2008      Royal William Yard, Plymouth
              Cornwall Open Studios, Lantallack Barn Studio
              Waterfront Restaurant, Plymouth
              Cube 3, University of Plymouth

2009      Morley Contemporary, S E Cornwall
              


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