Curriculum Vitae

Commissioned Projects

Feb 2007 – July 2008 The Willingham Wing Art Bus Stop Project, Willingham Parish Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council
A chance to create a contemporary sculptural bus stop feature within a conservation area of this Cambridgeshire village.  The aim, to create a local landmark celebrating aspects of Willingham’s past as a flower growing and bee keeping community whilst appealing to both young and old.  Transforming the heavily cluttered site with many physical limitations, the final design includes a sculptural canopy and discrete floor lighting set into the paving. Young people from Willingham were invited to make their mark by creating designs to be digitally transferred onto these floor lights. Designs can be found at the bus stop site, and also on badges, postcards and specially produced shopping bags promoting Willingham. Inspired by the project, The Bringing Back the Flowers community planting initiative has been developed by the Parish Council inorder to rejuvenate the surrounding verges.

Oct 2002 - 2006 Populating Places - Lead Artist Grange Park District Centre, South Northamptonshire Council
Commissioned to work as part of the developers design team to identify opportunities for artistic input within the District Centre development of this new settlement.  Funded partly by Arts and Business, my brief to inform decision making on a broad and specific scale, influencing the design of integrated items of street furniture as well as create a sculptural intervention.  The development of a shopping bag design with input from the community and sponsorship from the new businesses in the centre will be launched in the autumn to consolidate the project.

Jan – April 2005 HomeGrown: Made In Littleport - Littleport Textile Project, AdEC Cambridgeshire
Invited to develop a range of temporary concepts and community development opportunities to celebrate the textile tradition of garment manufacture in this Fenland village. The aim of the project has been to celebrate and engender local pride, whilst also encourage the creative use of skills normally associated with work. Relationships have been formed throughout the village including the business community, the result - a temporary street installation and accompanying exhibition showcasing the creative process and community involvement.

June - May 2000/1   airborne - Year of The Artist residency at the Imperial War Museum Airfield, Duxford An opportunity to work alongside the conservation engineers researching and experimenting with traditional fabric and metal manipulation techniques used in aircraft restoration. Exploring the development of flight and form as a starting point, examining connections between the natural and manmade worlds, outcomes include a new sculptural work for the museum and a programme of associated educational workshops.

Oct – July 2000/1 Burwell Millennium Wall Panel Project – Continuity and Change
Funded by Awards For All, initiated by the Village Primary School. Working with a variety of age groups in the development of ideas, my brief to design a high quality wall based artwork reflecting the characteristics and spirit of the village at this point in time. The end result, a word and image search combining features of the village with abstract symbols relating to ideas based on continuity and change.

February 2000   Connexion 2000 - Millennium Festival Residency with ntl
Commissioned by First Take Films, as part of its Connexion 2000 programme of residencies. The framework for the project is to work within this dynamic communications company to create a work of art to mark the relocation of the company headquarters. Simultaneously, a video artwork linked to my work is being put together by First Take films for transmission on Anglia Television in the autumn.

Dec 98 - 2000   March Capital Challenge Market Place Enhancement Scheme - Fenland District Council
Invited by Fenland District Council to work with their planning and engineering teams in the development of concept ideas for the Market Place in March, a thriving Fenland town. A £400 K project, my initial brief was to appraise existing plans and develop concepts to lift the possibilities for creative input into the scheme. Stage two was to develop visual impressions to show Members and the Public to inspire debate, followed by a period of public consultation and participation in elements of the design process. I then developed detailed designs, following production through to installation on site.

From October 1996 to November 1998 I was Associate Designer Maker for Parker Barry Creative, Cambridge. The company, a multi-disciplinary design studio, gave me the opportunity to generate and develop site-specific projects for myself and other artists. Whilst with the company I developed the following projects:

April 1998 Spiraglo - Sculptural Textile for Howick Contemporary Art in collaboration with BAA Lynton Plc, St. James’ London
Selected to design and construct a ceiling hung sculptural textile feature incorporating lighting.  Working with Studio Downey Architects, the work aims to enhance the space as part of a revamp to find a new owner for the building.  The piece spirals from the ceiling as an extension of the architecture, bringing the building to life.

Oct 97 – Nov 98 Transition – Exterior sculpture project and Enhancement Scheme, Swavesey Village College Cambridgeshire
Commissioned to produce an external entrance feature for their newly expanded Art and Design department, as well as consider the social spaces around the playground area.  Acting as a focal point for the college’s 40th anniversary celebrations, the work was developed with year eleven students, exploring ideas based on change and transition – reflecting the growth and development of the College as it enters it’s 41st year.  The project relied heavily on PTA and volunteer help and was enabled by sponsorship from Tarmac and a host of local sponsors.

Sept 97 – Mar 98 Potential - Sculptural Textile Commission, Hills Road Sixth Form College Cambridge
Following a successful lottery application developed in partnership between myself and Hills Road, I worked with members of the College community to create a site-specific work for a stairwell in their new Art and Design Centre.  Exploring ideas around the theme of ‘What goes up must come down’ I introduced the students to the considerations of working site-specifically, as well as helping them push their perceptions about working sculpturally with fabric based media.

Concept Development

June 2007 Norton Mayfield Architects – Public Art Approach for Skye Edge redevelopment, Sheffield
Invited to work as Lead Artist within the competition team for submission to the Europan architectural competition.  The brief to scope possibility for Place Making and the inclusion of Public Art intertwined with the architectural vision and consideration of the evolving community. 

March 2007 Nene Housing and South Cambridgeshire DC – Concept planning, Fulbourn Windmill Estate re-development
Initial consultancy. Liasing with the Resident Panel and stimulating ideas from residents at their Planning For Real event.   Looking at build concepts and programme of work with landscape Architects and Architects and preparing an outline of possibilities for the inclusion of both permanent and temporary Public Art and the development of a Lead Artist brief.

June 2004 Munro Whitten Landscape Architects – Concept planning, Loughborough Wharf Redevelopment
Short consultancy helping to look at best practice ways forward for the inclusion of artwork within the scheme.

February - May 2000 Lucina Lighting and Design – Sculptural Stairwell Feature, Chaucer Road Cambridge
Working in collaboration with Paul Brooke Barnes of Lucina and Creative Glass in Switzerland to create a proposal for a metal and glass site-specific light work for the stairwell space of this recently refurbished private residence.

Sept -Oct 2002 Howick Contemporary Art in collaboration with Kings College Hospital NHS Trust London – concept development
Selected to draw up ideas for a site-specific work for the main reception area.  An aerial piece as part of the hospital’s commissioned series based around the theme of ‘Light’, the design combines glowing elements floating within the space.

January 2000 Cultural Mapping - Leicester City Council - Tesco Hamilton District Centre Gateway Commission Proposal
Selected to produce outline concepts for a new Tesco development in Leicester.  The sculptural metal and tensile forms for the roundabout and sculptural seating area are designed to form a bridge between the old and the new. 

Sept-October 1999 Herefordshire Council - Courtyard Centre for the Arts - Flying High 2000 Textile Project
Commissioned to produce design ideas for a site-specific textile work for The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford. A focal point commission as part of the Flying High 2000 initiative running throughout the year.

August 98 - 2001 Commissions East on behalf of Fenland District Council - Chatteris Enhancement Concept Development
Appointed to the design team at Fenland District Council to develop proposals for a series of integrated commissions for the Chatteris Town Centre Enhancement. Looking at the design development, involvement of other Artists, and community involvement; I worked with the Arts Development, Planning and Engineering officers in the preparation of an outline scheme.

Sept 1997  Commissions East on behalf of Fenland District Council - Whittlesey Enhancement Concept Development
Appointed by Commissions East to put forward a proposal to become members of the Whittlesey Enhancement Group. Working with Artist Isabella Lockett, the aim was to put forward a basic framework out of which designs for flooring, lighting and a co-ordinated range of street furniture would emerge, with proposals to involve the community in the developing process.

Workshop Based Projects

Media (selected)
Fiberarts Magazine - Notable Events - Nov/Dec 2001
Art and Architecture Journal - No.55 2001
Anglia TV / First take Films - 'Connexion 2000 - Art at Work' - Dec 2000
The Guardian - The Guide exhibition review - January 2000
Crafts Magazine - Shortform - Nov/Dec 1999 Craft Notes Commissions News . Nov/Dec1998
Artists Newsletter - Review Soundings - November 1999
Blueprint Magazine - Exhibition News - September 1999
Landlines - Landscape Design Trust Journal - Dec/Jan 1999
ism Independent on Saturday Magazine - 'Pinstripe Medicis' feature on Corporate Art. May 1998
BBC2 - 'The Art and Antiques Show' feature on sculptural textile . November 1997

Exhibitions
'Orthinology' - Michael Brown Gallery, Hitchin - 4 person show - Jan/Feb 2001
'Bugs' - The Gallery, Stratford Upon Avon - Commissioned to make new work '11:45 12:00 12:20' July/August 2000
'Made at Wysing' - Wysing Arts Centre, Bourn Cambridgeshire - May 2000
'Stigma' -Northern Lights Contemporary Craft project. Touring to Bluecoat Display Centre Liverpool, Ruskin Gallery Sheffield, and The Cleveland Craft Centre. Sept.1999
Crafts Council and Marks and Spencers Summer Textile Show, Baker Street, London - July 1997-‘Art in the Park’ Milton Country Park, SCDC Cambridge. New work ‘Polleni’ commissioned for this temporary exhibition as featured on BBC2 Art and Antiques show 1999

Lecture
Public Art Seminar – For NALGAO Members, Organised by South Northants District Council June 2004
Public Art Seminar – For ADO’s Planners and Council Members, South Northants District Council November 2003
‘Art for different Contexts’ – Adult Special Interest Day, Imperial War Museum, Duxford June 2000
Annual Public Lecture ‘ Inside Out - Art for Different Contexts’ – Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge 1997

Consultancy/ Miscellaneous

-Visiting Lecturer to the Applied Arts BA degree course and Applied and Fine Art Practice MA University of Hertfordshire    Jan 2004 - ongoing

-The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and further Education  - Visit to Buckingham Palace to receive award with prize winners Hills Road Sixth Form College for their Art In The Community programme            February 2003

-RIBA judging panel member for the British Geological Gardens design competition  Jan/May 2002

-Member of East Cambridgeshire District Council Public Art Strategy Group and ADEC Visual arts Working Group 1999

- Artplan Consultancy  - Hills Road Sixth Form College Cambridge   April 1998

- Managing Public Art Projects Training Day – Public Art South West . March 1997

Supported by the Princes Youth Business Trust

Qualifications
1996 BA Hons class 2:1 Public Art and Design Chelsea College of Art and Design
1993 Foundation Studies Diploma in Art and Design A P U Cambridge