Exhibitions
2024
5th –21st July
24th May–10th June
18th –25th April
Sunderland Art Trail, Sunderland City Centre
Dry Run, Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
Connections, Priestman Gallery, University of Sunderland
2025
22nd Nov - 3rd January
'Home', Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield
5th Sept - 1st Nov
'The Four Seasons', Pyramid Gallery and The Contemporary Glass Society, York
1st July - 30th July
'Thresholds:Moments that Changed Everything', Cista Arts online
7th June - 14th June
'Penultimate', National Glass Centre, Sunderland
28th April - 6th May
"Behind the Art" Photography Exhibition by Claire Louise Photography, Keel Square, Sunderland
6th Jan -12th March
'Light and Dark' (online), Contemporary Glass Society
2025
2026
31st January - 31 July
'Graduates', National Glass Centre, Sunderland
Awards and Achievements
2025
2nd Place, The CGS Glass Sellers Graduate Prize
2025
2024
Futures Fund Opportunity Scholarship
2023
The Mary & Brian Archer Opportunity Scholarship
2026
Scholarship to Pilchuck Glass School, USA
2025
Robson Art & Design Masters Scholarship
Talks
5th September 2025
The Four Seasons - Artist Talk with CGS, Belfry Hall, York
12th March 2025
CGS Meet the Makers from Light and Dark exhibition - online
Education & Learning
Sept 2022 - July 2025
BA (Hons) Artist Designer Maker: Glass and Ceramics – First Class Honours , University of Sunderland, 2025
March 2024
March 2024
July 2023
June 2021
June 2017
July 2003
Vivid Glass Art - Glass Fusing with Enamels
Placement at the National Glass Centre - Hot Glass Studios
Bullclough Art School - Drawing workshop
City & Guilds Profession Recognition Award -
Level 5 - Affiliateship
AAT Level 3 - Diploma in Accountancy
Canterbury College, Advanced Diploma in European Hospitality Management
October 2025 - to date
MA in Visual Art - Glass, University of Sunderland
Professional Experience
April –December 2024
Volunteer Hot Glass Studios Assistant, National Glass Centre, Sunderland
March 2025
Hot Shop Assistant to John Moran
September - October 2024
Teaching Assistant, Life Drawing, University of Sunderland
Treasurer of 'Dry Run' exhibition
November 2023- May 2024
November 2024
Hot Studios Assistant to Zac Weinburg for Isabella Kullmann
Treasurer of 'Penultimate' exhibition
May 2024 -June 2025
September 2024 -Present
Treasurer of The Glass and Ceramics Society
Skills
Hot Glass
Hot Glass Blowing and Flameworking both at a competent level
Kiln Casting
including Mould Making, Gel Flex and Silicone Moulds, Core Casting, Kiln programming
Screen Printing
Use of Illustrator/Photoshop to manipulate the image, Light Box exposure, screen preparation and enamel application on glass
Coldworking
Use of Flatbed grinders, hand lapping, linishers, polishing lathes, engraving (basic), sandblasting and using sandblasting resist films
CAD
User of Rhino 7 to realise a design/model rendered into the space and using the relevant material textures