Work Experience
2012 Role – running workshops on ‘Understanding Abstract Art’ and ‘Understanding Colour’ at the North Middlesex Hospital for Undergraduate students and staff.

2011 -2012 Patient role playing for UCL Mock OSCE exams

2005-2008 Role-Selection Committee members, Colchester Art Society

2007 Article, ‘Do you have to be mad to paint? For Colchester Art Society Newsletter

2006 Article, ‘A day at the Royal Academy’ For Colchester Art society Newsletter

2005 St Peter’s School, Coggeshall Invited Artist for two art classes

2002-2005 Role- teacher at ‘Little Angels’ Nursery, Resident artist, Coggeshall, Essex

2001 Judge of the Law society Art Exhibition at the, London, Temple

2000 Role- Teacher of Life drawing class with undergraduates at University of East London

1988 – 1998 Bank Nursing posts in London and Essex whilst child raising.


Selection of Exhibitions and Special Achievements

2012 Shakespeare House Gallery, Dedham, Essex (from 2003 representative gallery)

2011 present exhibited at City Lit

2000 present Colchester art open exhibition, Hay Gallery and Minories Colchester (annually from 2001)

2009 Colchester Open studio

2009 Exhibitions in John Doubleday Gallery , Essex

2008 and 2009- ‘Not the Royal Academy’ Llewellyn Alexander gallery

2006 – 2007 Eyestorm Gallery , Ipswich

2006 Artshed Ware, Hertfordshire

2006- Islington Arts Factory London ‘Voyage around my palette’ Solo show

2005- Diorama Art Gallery, Osnaburgh Street, London ‘ Collisions’ Solo Show

2005 Digby Gallery, Mercury Theatre – Solo show

2004- The Royal West of England Academy Exhibition, Bristol

2002 Half day master class with Sir Terry Frost, St Ives, Cornwall

2002 Diorama Art Gallery, Osnaburgh Street, London ‘New Crops from Old Fields’ Solo

Selection of Exhibitions and Special Achievements cont.


2002 ‘Revelations of Truth & Life ’ Solo show St Peter’s Church, Coggeshall Essex

2001 Prize Winner at the Essex Open art Show, Beecroft Gallery, Southend,Essex

2001 Diorama Art Gallery, Osnaburgh Street, London ‘Fables’, Solo Show



Selection of Exhibitions and Special Achievements cont.


2001 Colchester Art Society, The Hay Gallery

2001 Quay Theatre Sudbury

2000 Liffe Building, City of London

2000 East London Gallery. Plaistow

1999 East London Gallery. Plaistow

1999 Bank Gallery, Underwood Street, London

1997- Bewlay House, Camden, London


Charitable donations

Donation of paintings to North Middlesex Hospital (2010 & 2011) and St Helena’s Hospice, Colchester (2007)
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2012

Preparing to teach Adults City & Guilds (PTLLS) at City Lit certificate


2009 to 2011 - City Lit: The Centre for Adult Learning, London

Portrait Painting Level: Advanced

Life Painting Level: Advanced

Colour Mixing in Oils Levels: All Levels

Counseling course Introduction

Creative writing Course


2008 to 2011

Life Drawing Level: Advanced, Royal Academy of Arts, New English Art Club

Painting course John Doubleday, Great Totham, Essex


1998-2000: University of East London

Fine Art Master’s Degree in Fine Art

1985 – 1988 Westminster Medical School

General Nurse Training Registered General Nursing Certificate

1980-1983: University of East Anglia

History of Art Bachelors of Art, 2:2 Level
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