Is a quilt a drawing? AYFP Issue 2 2024
What is softness, but a well worn jumper: unravelling the cross-overs
of love, memory and tactility in knitting,
In the Loop at 10, Winchester School of Art 19-20 July 2018
Nostalgia and the knit stitch: looking at the
past in contemporary culture in the context of knitting
BA Dissertation, Gray’s School of Art 2017
Residencies
Fellowship at Winter Residency, Penland School of Craft, North Carolina 2023
Awards
Be Her Lead Grant 2021
Jack Petchey Leader Award 2021
Distinction in Masters Dissertation 2018
Commended in the Undergraduate Awards 2018
Dewar Arts Award 2018
Dewar Arts Award 2017
Selected for Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Showcase 2017
Alexandrina McKenzie Legacy Award for Meritorious Work 2017
BP Graduate Design Award – Highly Commended 2017
Shortlisted for Scotland Judging Heat for the Society of Dyer and Colourists Competition 2016
Exhibitions
Winter Residency Showcase, Penland School of Craft, North Carolina 2023
Satellite: VSA at Summerhall, Summerhall, Edinburgh 2018
Seams, Textiles Group Show, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London 2018
OPEN 2018, Graduate Showcase (Visual Arts Scotland), Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 2018
MAKE, MA Textiles Work in Progress Show, Royal College of Art, London 2018
New Designers, Business Design Centre 2017
Graduate Degree Show, Gray's School of Art 2017
Soft / Not / Soft, Living room exhibition with collaborator Kirsty Munro 2017
Interim Design Show, Gray's School of Art 2017
Make it Personal Exhibition, Aberdeen Business School 2015
No Presha, contributed with collective Not Bad Not Good, Ruthrieston Community Centre 2015
Talks
Soft Thoughts: Unravelling Connections, Peckham Craft Show May 2019
Education and Qualifications
Level 3 CACHE Early Years Educator
2021-2023
MA in Textiles (Knit)
2017 - 2019 Royal College of Art, London
BA (Hons) First Class Honours Degree in Fashion and Textile Design
2013 - 2017 Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen