After graduating in Sculpture and launching an artistic practice in London, my path took a different turn when I became captivated by climbing. This passion led me to dedicate much of my career to the mountains—as a climber, mountaineer, guide, and environmental advocate—granting me the opportunity to work in some of the world’s most remote and breathtaking environments. More recently, I have returned to a creative practice, now based in Northeast Scotland. Here, I continue to engage with the landscape, expressing my responses through a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, and sculpture.

Exhibitions:

An Talla Solais, Summer Show 2025

Dundee Contemporary Arts, Made in Dundee, Print exhibition

‘Elements’; Milton of Crathes Gallery, Aberdeenshire

Phoenix Centre, Sensing Place Group Show, Northeast Open Studios

‘Glisk’, An Talla Solais, Ullapool 2025

VAS Holding Conversations, Leith, February 2026

Larks Gallery, Ballater, Featured Artist, August 2026

Education

University of York, MA, Cultural Heritage 2014

Camberwell School of Art, BA Fine Art (Sculpture) 1985

Career

·       Practicing visual artist based in Northeast Scotland. 2022 to date

·       Portfolio Course, Bridge House Arts/An Talla Solais. 2024/5

·       Chief Executive, The Cabrach Trust, A local heritage trust situated on the edge of the Cairngorm mountains, where an ambitious programme of regeneration through cultural heritage is taking place. 2016 - 2021

·       Chief Executive, Nurture Lakeland, an environmental trust with protection of the mountain environment at its heart, working to mitigate the impacts of tourism on the natural environment 2007 - 2014

·       Mountain Guide and Mountaineering Instructor working at the National Mountaineering Centre and in high mountain ranges across the world. 1992 - 2006

·       A creative practice in London, working from studios in Camberwell, and exhibiting in a range of locations in south and central London, and Wales. Whilst also working in community arts development with the Albany Theatre South London. 1985 - 1992

Memberships

Visual Arts Scotland.

Aberdeen Artists Society

Awards

Winner of a number of ecotourism awards including: Tourism for Tomorrow, 'Destination Stewardship' and Responsible Tourism Award, Destination Management
Winner of several awards for mountaineering including: Gino Watkins Award for Polar Exploration, Alison Hargreaves Award for Women Mountaineering, and awards from the Mount Everest Foundation.