Exhibitions

2021 – 2022
Artapestry 6 European Tapestry Forum: Denmark, Latvia, Sweden, Finland

2021
Elements: STI7 American Tapestry Alliance: Minnesota, Oregon
Kate Derum Award shortlisted: Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne
Heallreaf Post Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester

2020 – 2021
Interface Tapestry Touring International: UK, Canada

2019
1st International Tapestry Exhibition Ontario, Canada
Beyond the Edge: STI6 American Tapestry Alliance: Louisiana, Illinois

2016 – 2019
Elements: earth, air, fire, water Tapestry Touring International: Australia, UK, USA
Coast Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford

2015
Kate Derum Award shortlisted: Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne
Heallreaf Stable Gallery, West Dean
Harley Open Harley Gallery, Welbeck

2014
From Edge to Edge British Tapestry Group: Nuneaton Gallery & Museum, The Knitting & Stitching Show: London, Harrogate

2013
Fibre Bytes TaP (Textiles and Paper): Rugby Art Gallery & Museum

2012 – 2014
Artapestry 3 European Tapestry Forum: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, France, Latvia

2011
Art in Action Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordfordshire
Woven Threads British Tapestry Group: Orleans House, Twickenham
Passages: STI2 American Tapestry Alliance: New Mexico, Washington State, Virginia
5th International Exhibition of Mini Art Kherson, Ukraine

2010 – 2011
Art Tapestry Biennial 8 American Tapestry Alliance: Nebraska, Masechusetts

2010
Art in Action Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordfordshire
Enchanted Pathways: small format tapestries American Tapestry Alliance: New Mexico
Coventry Open The Herbert, Coventry
Art in Action Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordfordshire

2008– 2009
Warped or Not? TaP (Textiles and Paper): Rugby Art Gallery; Unit One, Coventry

2008
Tapestry 08 British Tapestry Group: Bankfield Museum, Crossley Gallery, Halifax
Woven Gems: small format tapestries American Tapestry Alliance: Florida
Land Australian National University, Canberra

2006 – 2007
Tap…off the wall TaP (Textiles and Paper): Saint Martin’s Arts, Birmingham; Nuneaton Gallery & Museum; The Herbert, Coventry
Tapestry Today British Tapestry Group: Machpelah Mill, Hebden Bridge

2006
Grand Designs: Small format tapestries American Tapestry Alliance: Michigan
Virtual Chamber of Commerce and Ernst & Young, Birmingham

2005 – 2007
Artapestry European Tapestry Forum: Denmark, Germany, France

2005
Weave Solo exhibition: The Gallery, Millsy’s, Coventry

2004 – 2006
Re:Design Coventry Contemporary Crafts: Jane Powell Art Studio, Kenilworth; Shire
Hall Gallery, Stafford

2004
Open 24 The Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
Square-Carre-Cuadrado Women in Art, Venezuela

Education

1994 – 1996
University of Warwick M.A. in Art Education

1974 – 1975
University of Warwick B:Ed (Honours)

1971 – 1974
Coventry College of Education Certificate in Education

Publications

2021
Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond, Tommye McClure Scanlin; Schiffer Publishing Ltd

2012
The Art of Textiles, ed. Mary Schoeser; Thames and Hudson; London

Conference papers, media

2011
‘Off the Page’: BBC Radio 4 discussion programme

2008
‘Digital technologies, the design process: from the ordinary to the extra-ordinary’, Tapestry 08
Symposium: Australian National University, Canberra

2004
‘The challenge for craft education: the use, and abuse, of new technology’, Challenging Craft
Conference: Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen

Projects/awards

2008
Feasibility Study: Birmingham City Council
International Project: Coventry University Enterprises Ltd

2006 – 2007
SmartArt: Arts + Media Training, Esmee Fairburn Foundation, Arts Council

2005 – 2008
VISUAL: Arts and Business, Renn and Thacker Partnership