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I was born in Germany but have lived in England and Central Scotland since 1993. My educational background is as diverse as my cultural one. From a degree in linguistics I moved into art and particularly printmaking, often combining language with my images. My work is mainly figurative. I am not a painter of the inanimate, of still lives or landscapes. My life revolves around my family, friends and the many creatures we have accumulated into our household over the years. This includes several dogs, a cat, horses, hens and various other critters. I like to observe all that life and capture the things which amuse me and touch my imagination: What does it feel like to walk a dog in the rain? What is going on in the little dog's head when it looks at me like that? I am not interested in concept art. Modern art has sold its soul to cleverness and marketing. What I draw and paint is personal and speaks to the observer directly. I find printmaking an ideal medium, because it gives me the freedom to draw and enjoy the whimsical and expressive qualities of my subjects in a very direct way. At present, I am mainly focused on etching, a technique with a rich past and an exciting future. Over the last years I have explored various materials and methods, traditional and modern. The possibilities of etching in combination with other ways of creating marks and shades on the plate seem virtually endless and beg to be explored for their graphic potential. I am a member of Fife Dunfermline Printmakers Workshop where I do most of my work. I also hold memberships for Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio and Visual Arts Scotland. My pictures have been exhibited in galleries and at art shows around Britain and particularly in Scotland since 2004. I also participate in Perthshire Open Studios regularly. |
| 1995 |
M.A. English Literature and Linguistics, Duisburg, FRG, Dissertation on educational illustration |
| 2003 – 2006 |
HND Art & Design, Lauder College, Dunfermline |
| July 2005 |
Life Painting, Leith School of Art |
| 2006 – 2007 |
F/T Painting Course under Paul Martin, Leith School of Art |
| Autumn 2007 |
Lithography Course, Edinburgh Printmakers |
| Winter 2007–08 |
Printmaking Course, Dunfermline Printmakers |
| Spring 2008 |
Etching Course, Dunfermline Printmakers |
| Spring 2009 |
Collograph Course, Dunfermline Printmakers |
| Autumn 2009 |
Advanced Etching Course, DCA, Dundee |
| February 2010 |
Advanced Colour Etching Course, DCA, Dundee |
| February 2010 |
Masterclass Photo etching, FDPW, Dunfermline |
| 2007 – May 2008 |
Edinburgh Printmakers Studio |
| From May 2008 |
Fife Dunfermline Printmakers Workshop |
| From January 2009 |
Visual Arts Scotland |
| From July 2009 |
Scottish Artists Union |
| From November 2009 |
Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio |
| 2005 |
Commission for Environmental Sculpture, Blairadam Forest, Fife |
| 2005 |
Lauder Award for Best Student in Art & Design |
Annual Events: | |
| March |
Fossoway Open Exhibition, Crook of Devon |
| May |
Dollar Art Society Annual Exhibition, Dollar |
| June |
Portmoak Festival, Kinesswood |
| September |
Perthshire Open Studios |
Mixed shows: | |
| June 2004 |
Lauder Annual Exhibition, Dunfermline |
| June 2005 |
Lauder Annual Exhibition, Dunfermline |
| June 2006 |
Lauder Annual Exhibition, Dunfermline |
| December 2006 |
Winter Exhibition, Leith School of Art |
| June 2007 |
Summer Exhibition, Leith School of Art |
| September 2007 |
Mainhill Gallery, Ancrum |
| March 2008 |
Affordable Art Fair London |
| July 2008 – January 2009 |
Artisanat Gallery, Perth |
| August – September 2008 |
Aspect Prize Exhibition, Glasgow |
| November 2008 |
WALC exhibition, Crook of Devon |
| December 2008 |
Stirling Smith Gallery, Stirling |
| April – October 2009 |
Strathearn Gallery, Crieff |
| August 2009 |
'At Home' Exhibition with FDPW at Aberdour Festival |
| August – September 2009 |
Silver Exhibition with FDPW at Scion House, Stirling |
| August – September 2009 |
Ealain Gallery, Blairgowry |
| Nov 2009 – January 2010 |
Stirling Smith Museum & Art Gallery, Christmas Exhibition |
| November 2009 – present |
Highland Print Studio, Inverness |
| November 2009 – present |
Strathearn Gallery, Crieff |
| December 2009 – present |
The Gallery, Kinross |
| February – March 2010 |
Visual Arts Scotland, Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh |
| April 2010 |
Falkland Arts & Crafts Fair |
| May 2010 |
West Fife Villages Arts & Photography Exhibition |
| May 2010 |
Mainhill Gallery, Ancrum, Spring Exhibition |
| June 2010 |
Abbot House, Dunfermline with FDPW |
| June & August 2010 |
Gallowridge Gallery, Dunfermline |
| August 2010 |
Auchtermuchty Festival |
| September 2010 |
Dunfermline Library, Dunfermline with FDPW |
Solo exhibitions: | |
| Christmas 2006 |
Eclectic, Dunfermline |
| September 2007 |
Over Dalkeith, Rumbling Bridge |
| Winter 2007 |
Graigvechan, North Wales |
| Autumn 2008 |
Café Gallery Fresh, Dunfermline |
| December 2008 |
Café Gallery Fresh, Dunfermline |
| From Spring 2009 |
Boyds, Kinross |
| Spring/Summer 2009 |
Grouse & Claret, Kinross |
| July 2010 |
Luigino's, Falkland |
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