Biography

• Born in England
• Educated in Scotland
• Degree: the Glasgow School of Art

Selected One-woman Exhibitions

• 1979 - *Middlesborough Municipal Gallery, Middlesborough* mixed media
• 1982 - *Essex Museum, Chelmsford* mixed media
• 1985 - *Beecroft Municipal Gallery, Westcliff, Essex* wood engravings
• 1988 - *Peacock Printmakers Gallery, Aberdeen* wood engraving
• 1990 - *Nairn Gallery, College of Art, Edinburgh* wood engraving
• 1990 - *Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, Glasgow* theatre wood engravings
• 1990 - *The Scottish Poetry Centre, Edinburgh* wood engraving
• 1991 - *The National Theatre, Olivier Gallery, London* theatre portraits from life
• 1992 - *Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow* wood engraving and theatre portraiture
• 1993 - *The Shakespeare International Centre, London (Sam Wanamaker)* Shakespeare wood engravings
• 1993 - *The Glasgow City Art Gallery, Kelvingrove Glasgow* wood engravings
• 1997 - *The Palace of Westminster, London* portraiture
• 1998 - *Chelmsford Festival, County Hall Gallery, Chelmsford* mixed media
• 1999 - *Dorset County Gallery, Dorchester* mixed media
• 2001 - *Chelsea Physic Garden, London* plant/myth wood engravings with text
• 2003 - *Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh* plant/myth wood engravings with text
• 2003 - *Natural History Museum at Walter Rothschild Museum* plant wood engravings with text
• 2007 - *Beecroft Municipal Gallery, Westcliff, Essex* mixed media
• 2008 - *Guildhall Art Gallery, London* theatre portraits with text
• 2009 - *Shakespeare's Globe, London* theatre themed/literary wood engravings with text

Selected Mixed and Open Exhibitions

• 1976,1990,1992 - *Wood Engravers' Society Open, London* wood engravings
• 1978,1987,1992 - *Royal Society Printmakers' Open London* wood engravings
• 1987,1988 - *Printmakers' Open, London* wood engravings
• 1993 - *Duncan Campbell Fine Art Gallery, London* wood engravings
• 1995,1996 - *National Print Open, London* wood engravings
• 1988 - *Homage to MacDiarmid City Gallery, Aberdeen* wood engravings
• 1989,1992/96 - *Chaucer Society, London* wood engravings
• 1988,1989,1991 - *International Festival, Edinburgh* wood engravings, theatre gouaches
• 1992,1993 - *Royal Scottish Academy Open, Edinburgh* wood engraving, portraiture
• 1993 - *Glasgow City Art Gallery, Glasgow* wood engravings (own print collection)
• 1993 - *Edinburgh City Art Centre, Edinburgh* wood engravings (own collection)
• 2003 - *Garrick/Milne, London* theatre portrait (award)
• 2003 - *Garrick Club National Competition Exhibition, Christie's*
• 2005 - *The Fleming Scottish Collection, Scottish Gallery, London* wood engraving
• 2005 - *Literary Festival, Cheltenham* wood engraving
• 2008 - *Chris Beetles' Gallery British Illustration 1800-2007, London* wood engravings

Selected Talks. Demonstrations etc.

• 1993 - *Glasgow City Art Gallery* to cover one-woman wood engraving exhibition
• 1994 - *Pollock House Museum, Glasgow* wood engraving
• 1994 - *The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow* visiting lecturing, wood engraving tutoring
• 1995 - *Norwich School of Art, Norwich* visiting lecturing, portraiture and drawing
• 1998-2006 - *The British Library, London* regular demo-talks on wood inclusive engraving and printmaking
• 2001-04 - *The Victoria and Albert Museum, London* periodic demo-talks on wood engraving and printmaking
• 2002 - *The Victoria and Albert Museum, London* wood engraving and printmaking for the Inauguration of the new British Collection

Selected Commissions. Publications etc.

• 1976,1977 - *The Dalesman Magazine "Profiles", Yorkshire* portrait drawings and writings about interesting people of the area
• 1982 - *Radio Times, London* opera illustrations in pen and ink
• 1982,1983 - *Radio Essex Arts programme "Kaleidoscope"* interviews and book reviews
• 1983,1983,1984 - *Essex Countryside Magazine, Essex* portrait drawings and writing about interesting people of the area
• 1986 - *Film for Essex Education Authority The Artist Speaks* discussing my attitude to my work
• 1986 - *Series of 6 wood engravings about Chaucer's characters, Essex Education Authority*
• 1987-98 - *The Countryman Magazine, Burford* wild plant wood engravings with inclusive text
• 1988 - *Series of wood engravings for Hospital Board Aberdeen* wood engravings of wild plants
• 1988 - *Portrait drawings and texts in The Best of Essex* isbn 0 905858 23 900
• 1988 - *Folio Books, Shakespeare '88 collection* wood engravings
• 1990 - *Gouache panel 4ft x 7ft Entertainment* 36 entertainers through Scottish Theatre History used as design for Glasgow, City of Culture project, bought by Corporation for King's Theatre
• 1990 - *Tribute to Scottish Theatre* 20 gouache paintings of Scottish entertainers through history from archive material for 1990 Glasgow, City of Culture Year, King's Theatre
• 1990 - *For Chaucer Society* Chaucer character series of 6 wood engravings
• 1990 - *Wood engravings to City Art Centre, Edinburgh*
• 1990 - *Wood engravings to City Art Gallery at Kelvingrove, Glasgow*
• 1991 - *Presentation portrait to Director of Glasgow Theatres, Glasgow*
• 1991 - *Entertainment as part of Stitches project in Keeping Glasgow in Stitches* isbn 1 85158 407 2
• 1993 - *Commemorative portrait of Sir Geraint Evans, Swansea City Corporation*
• 1993 - *Presentation portrait to Lord Braine of Wheatley, Castle Point constituency*
• 1993 - *Ashmolean Museum purchase of wood engravings, Oxford*
• 1994 - *Gouache panel 10 ft x 14inches The Thrie Estaites, Cupar County Council*
• 1996 - *Fleming's Bank Scottish Collection wood engravings, London*
• 2001 - *Faculty of Public Medicine Collection, London* Portrait of President
• 2002 - *An Engraver's Globe Wood engraving inclusion* isbn 1 901648 12 5
• 2003 - *Garrick/Milne competition prize* Member's portrait commission
• 2004 - *Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre Collection, London* Theatre portraits
• 2005 - *National Trust, Ormesby Hall, North Yorkshire* portrait
• 2005 - *Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge* wood engravings
• 2006 - *William Morris Society at Kelmscott House, London* portrait
• 2007 - *Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London* portrait
• 2008 - *Rose Bruford Theatre College, Kent* portrait
• 2008 - *Brighton College* portrait
• 2008 - *Essex County Council, Chelmsford* Chairman's portrait
• 2008 - *Card designs for Shakespeare's Globe, London* wood engravings
• 2009+ - *Articles on plant lore for Country Living Magazine, London*

Slide talks (J.C.C.)

• *Plant myths & medicines* techniques and tales illustrated by wood engraving slides
• *Country Rituals and Customs* techniques and stories illustrated by wood engraving slides
• *Characters from Theatre and Literature* techniques and stories illustrated by mixed media slides
• *Making Faces* slides illustrating characterisations/portraits various media, approaches and techniques
• *Theatre Portraits from Life* slides with explanation of colour use, composition etc and stories, characters and sittings
• *The Clown (development of entertainment through the ages)* illustrated by slides in various media
• *Nordic Myths* slides and tales about Icelandic sagas (various media)