Scottish culture and the world of plants lie at the heart of my art practice. I focus on how plants affect our culture, identity, and life, working directly with them to create sustainable and natural mediums, which I then weave into a storytelling narrative through the creation of paintings and sculptural forms that display plants with cultural significance in relation to my research in a way that highlights them.
Natural pigments and sustainability have become a large part of my practice, and these artworks show just the beginning of my journey into developing my craft professionally. I am dedicated to evolving my practice into something unique that speaks to the world of plants and Scottish culture on a deeper level.
Education
Robert Gordon University 2022 -Current
BA(Hons) Painting – First Class Honours Degree 2024
FINE ART MASTERS – current study
Exhibitions
The Galloway Line Exhibition 2021 online exhibition
Dumfries Museum x Children in Scotland Exhibition 2021
Gray’s School of Art Interim Show 2023
Gray’s School of Art Degree Show 2024
Harbour Cottage Gallery Open Call Exhibition 2024
Awards
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Emerging Makers Award - 2024
RGU Art and Heritage Purchase Award – 2024
RSA New Contemporaries Award – 2024
BP Student Tutoring Award - 2023
Above and Beyond Award - Dumfries College – 2021
Merit certificate for business management - achievement - 2017/2018
Merit certificate for health and food technology - achievement - 2017/2018
Duke of Edinburgh - Bronze award -2015
Certificate of excellence - Successful learner award for Business Management- 2014/2015
Responsible citizen reward - Stranraer Academy- 2014
Summer Art Prize Castle Kennedy Gardens - 2009