Born:
1969, Berbice, Guyana, South America
Training / Education:
- Parsons School of Design, 1989 - 1992 BFA- Jewellery NY USA
- SUNY New Paltz, NY, 1995 - 1997, MFA - Jewellery USA
Work Experience:
- St. Martins College of Art and Design, London, Visiting Teacher, 1998 - present UK
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
Most recent:
- Transient - Sole
- Pumproom Museum, Leamington Spa, England, 2004
- Feast your Eyes- Group
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004 UK
- HAT, Here and There -Australia and England
- Touring, England and Australia - 2004 Group
- Contemporary Applied Arts, London England -Group
- Jewellery meets Textiles, August 2003
Awards / Grants:
- Arts Council Grant -to produce solo exhibition - Transient , 2004
- Local Council Funded - three months residents to Australia - 2003
- Crafts Council - Setting up Grant - 2000
Collections (Private & Museum):
- Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, Montreal, Canada 1992
- Cartwrigh Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, England, 2001
- Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, England, 2000
- Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, England, 2000
- Warrington Museum, Warrington, England, 2000
- Pump Room Museum and Art Gallery, Leamington Spa, England, 2002
- Newark Houses Museum and Gardens, Leciester, England 2002
Artist Statement:
Fashion and textiles is the main inspiration for my work. I enjoy combining the two materials together, metal serves as the main structure for the piece and the fabrics offers the tactile quality. Wearable objects are a consistent and central theme throughout my work. In my current work I seek to create a dialogue between the two materials so that neither is dominant but instead can work harmoniously. In this way the piece functions on two levels - as jewellery and as art.
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