A vibrant group show with ArtCan, at Angel Central London

I am really pleased to have been selected to be a participating artist in ‘Vibrancy’ a group show at the Artcan Hub at Angel Central, London.

My piece POP Fruits is all about vibrancy: My work playfully reimagines the traditional still life, driven by a fascination with dimensionality. By merging 2D forms with a 3D painting approach, I aim to construct an alternate reality where form, light, and colour collide in unexpected ways.

Running from 7th to 26th July 2025, and curated by Kate Enters and Maz Weineck, this exhibition explores work that feels current, spirited, and visually engaging in a distinctly different way. The selection features a diverse range of contemporary artists from ArtCan members, each contributing pieces that speak to colour, movement, and a sense of immediacy.

The Artcan hub is open Wednesday - Saturday between 12 - 5pm. You can also browse the catalogue of available works from the exhibition here https://www.artcan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CompressedVibrancy-Catalogue.pdf

POP Fruits is oil on board, 40cm x 32cm, framed and ready to hang for £490.

'Time is the real currency' - Mid Street Lab Brighton

I'm delighted to be part of Time is the Real Currency at MidStreetLab gallery in Brighton. This thought-provoking group exhibition brings together some of Brighton’s most exciting emerging artists. Presented as part of Brighton Fringe and Artists Open House, the show is more than a collection of artworks—it’s a powerful reflection on the value of time, creativity, and community.

‘BORED: Renoir Redux' was selected by the judges for inclusion in the exhibition. Like many people, I’ve become hyper-aware of how often I reach for my phone. This painting reimagines a Renoir portrait where the model simply appears bored—but in my version, my friend Lucia holds a phone. I wanted to explore that moment of disengagement and how we now seem to avoid boredom at all costs.

I suspect there’s a kind of virtue in boredom—a necessary pause that allows the mind to wander, process, and generate new ideas. In a way, boredom buys us mental space. Maybe it’s something we should deliberately make time for.

The exhibition runs from April 19 – May 30 at Mid Street Lab, 80 St George’s Road, BN2 1EF, Kemptown. More info: midstreetlab.com

DEBUT SOLO SHOW 'FROM FLORENCE TO POP'

In early 2022 I took a six week workshop at one of the great art academies in Florence. This was a pivotal moment in the development of my painting process. After coming home and setting up my studio, I experimented mixing atelier style painting with colour, texture and pop/graphic shapes that I had grown up with.

In my explorations I couldn't help but notice the differences in the world of the old masters and our own. We are surrounded by so many objects, produced at a scale that would never have been conceivable to those in the past. Gone are the brass pots and ceramic bowls, replaced by single use packaging that have the potential to outlive us. By juxtaposing traditional figurative painting against these ‘pop’ objects, I hope to show a more accurate window into the world as it is for us today.

This show is my journey into developing my artistic voice and as a figurative painter, what it means to portray our colourful, product-filled reality.

Please join me at the launch of my first solo exhibition at The Yellow Book Bar in collaboration with Sweet Venues Brighton. The exhibition will start on Sunday 12 May through to Friday 7 June 2024.

Tickets to the launch event are available on Eventbrite here.

'Take Time' Exhibition at Ilkley Manor House

I was so delighted to be selected to participate in this Yorkshire based exhibition, running 16 September - October 2023.

The premise was that each artist offered their own consideration of our experience of time – the landmark moments in our lives and our aspirations for the future, as well as our sense of being in the present.

The work, drawn from artists across the UK, has been selected by an independent panel of highly respected professional gallerists and curators, Clare Alton-Fletcher (Chief Executive of West Yorkshire Print Workshop), Jane Kay (Creative Director at The Gallery, Sunny Bank Mills), Martyn Lucas (Artist & Curator at Turnpike Gallery) and Joanne Tinker (Artist & Gallerist at Tinker Gallery Ilkley) together with a number of Ilkley residents.

I submitted my hand made bridal bouquet to this exhibition and it represents my first ‘sculpture’ to ever be exhibited! Taking around 20 - 30 hours to create, it comprises 100 or so handmade flowers, buttons and metal detailing. Folded into those flowers are memories of that intense time, not only was I planning a wedding on a budget but we were also in the middle of a visa process. This exhibition actually coincided with us being granted permanent residency in the UK, which was a lovely full circle moment!