
Education:
1989 Degree in Visual Arts with art therapy, Lancaster University BA hons 2:1
1990 Further Education Teachers Certificate, Grantham College
1994 Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work, University of Glasgow
1997 Certificate in Counselling Skills
2012 Post Graduate Diploma/ Higher Specialist Award in Leadership
and Management for Social Work, University of Birmingham
2013 Masters in Leadership and Management- specialist area: creativity and social work, University of Birmingham
Employment:
Service Coordinator, Pause Mental Health Service, University of Birmingham
Visiting lecturer in Social Work
Associate tutor, University of Warwick; Coventry University
Founder of Birmingham Artivistas, Black and Blue Collective
Freelance participatory artist
Recent Exhibitions, Projects & Shows
2021
MIXED RAGE Art Rooms Kings Heath group show and launch of the MIXED RAGE Collective
2020
John Taylor Hospice 110 years commission - participatory project
Community Connexions- The Rep Theatre, schools based art project
IKON Artists in Schools Project
2019
IKON and Barber Youth Programme collaborative project
2018
ORT Gallery, Birmingham. Precious- Brum YODO festival A Matter of Life and Death- Dying Matters Week 2018
2017:
Exhibition John Lewis Community Gallery - November 2017-February 2018
Women and Protest Season- MAC September- November 2017
Residency AGE UK
Connecting Messages- Lead co-artist with Kings Heath Action for Refugees Showcase May
Ort Gallery, Balsall Heath, Birmingham
A Matter of Life and Death- Dying Maters Week- Installation MAC May 2017
Provocation at Awkward Bastards 2, MAC
2016:
Artful Minds- ACE funded project with Stonham carers
Connecting Communities- in partnership with MAC and Hall Green Arts Forum