A colourful journey from East Africa to the Cornish Seasides
As an East African girl, I have a burning passion for gorgeous vistas, hot colours, and awe-inspiring natural beauty – And it’s that love that drove me towards abstract scenery painting.
I have a love for mixed media – including inks, acrylics, collages, and paints – but my true passion lies with the vibrant colours and smooth textures of oil paint.
I became a full-time painter and printmaker in 2020. And I owe a lot to those that came before me. That’s why, along with landscapes & seascapes, I pull inspiration from talented artists such as Jackson Pollock, Van Gogh, Monet, Karen Stamper, Gillian Ayers, Ashley Hanson, and so many more.
Art Education:
MA in Printmaking and Professional Practice with the University of Brighton and the London Print Studio 2004-5. Studies with Cornish Artist Ashley Hanson from 2013 to present day. Part-time study at Morley College from 2001 to 2002. Private studies with Oliver Bevan from 1988 to 2000 and at the St Ives School of Painting with Roy Ray, Steve Dove and John Clark. Intensive courses at the Verrocchio Centre in Tuscany 1990 and 1996. Part-time studies with Bill Ainsley at the Johannesburg Art Foundation in S. Africa in 1980’s. Other: BSc Hons in Psychology, Bristol University.
Recent Exhibitions:
- 2024 Women in Art Fair, Mall Galleries, London
- 2024 The Other Art Fair, London
- 2024 – 2021 Henley Fire Station Gallery
- 2024 – 1995 Bucks Art Weeks
- 2024 – 2023 Chelsea Art Society Annual Exhibition
- 2024 RSW Open Exhibition, Edinburgh
- 2023, 2018 – 2016 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
- 2023 AKA Gallery in Cambridge, Spring & Summer Shows
- 2023 Rona Painting Gallery, Oxford
- 2023 – 2001 Bucks Art Society
- 2023-2019, 2017 – 2015 Oxford Art Society
- 2023 – 2001, Wooburn Festival of Arts
- 2021 D31 Gallery, Doncaster
- 2021 Royal Arts Prize
- 2020 Parallax Art Fair, London
- 2019 Brighton Art Fair
- 2019 AIAF Art Fair in Amsterdam
- 2019 Bath Open Art Prize Exhibition
- 2017 Off the Wall, Bucks County Museum, Aylesbury
- 2017 – 2015 Commercial Square Studios, High Wycombe
- 2017 – 2013 Beds, Bucks & Herts Print Society
- 2016 Square Umbrella Gallery, Marlow
- 2015 Creative Connections, Bucks County Museum, Aylesbury
- 2013 Pastel Society UK Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries
- 2004 The Hunting Prize (considered)
- 2010-2008 Indigo Arts
- 2009-1997 Bucks Art Forum
- 2004 The London Print Studio, Contemporary Prints (small)
- 2004 Black Swan Arts, Open
- 2003 The Affordable Art Fair (Indigo Arts), London
- 2002 Chelsea Art Society
- 2002, 2000 & 1998 Mariners Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall
- 2002 The Sheridan Russell Gallery, London
- 2001 Thomas Plunkett Fine Art, St Albans, Herts
- 2001 Royal Academy (considered)
- 2000 University of Glamorgan, Purchase Art Prize
- 2000 Far Sight Art Gallery, Bath, Avon
- 2000 Battersea Art Fair (Thornton Bevan Arts), London
- 2000 Off the Wall, Bucks County Museum
- 2000 – 1997 Indigo Arts at Whiteleys, London
- 1999 Major Exhibition, Thornton Bevan Arts, London
- 1997 Art Connoisseur Gallery, London