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
5th Sept - 1st Nov
1st July - 30th July
7th June - 14th June
28th April - 6th May
6th Jan -12th March
'Light and Dark' (online), Contemporary Glass Society
"Behind the Art" Photography Exhibition by Claire Louise Photography, Keel Square, Sunderland
'Penultimate', National Glass Centre, Sunderland
'Thresholds:Moments that Changed Everything', Cista Arts online
'The Four Seasons', Pyramid Gallery and The Contemporary Glass Society, York
'Home', Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield
2026
25th - 2nd Oct
'States of Being', Priestman Gallery, University of Sunderland
27th August - 31st Oct
27th August - 31st Oct
22nd August- 22nd Oct
20th - 1 August
24th - 31 July
7th- 23 July
15th - 29th May
15th April - 22nd May
31st January - 31 July
'Graduates', National Glass Centre, Sunderland
'Spring', Open Gallery, Halifax
'Dry Run Celebration', Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
'Memories', Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
'Conclusion', National Glass Centre, Sunderland
'Holt Art Project- Charlotte Fraser Glass & Ceramics Award, Holt, Norfolk
'Fifteen x Fifteen', Blowfish Gallery, Stourbridge
'Cabinet of Curiosities', CGS, World of Glass, St. Helens
'International Festival of Glass - British Glass Biennale', Glass Art Society, World of Glass, St. Helens
Awards and Achievements
2026
Scholarship to Pilchuck Glass School, USA
2025
2025
2025
2024
2023
Robson Art & Design Masters Scholarship
2nd Place, The CGS Glass Sellers Graduate Prize
Futures Fund Opportunity Scholarship
The Mary & Brian Archer Opportunity 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
September 2024 -Present
May 2024 -June 2025
March 2025
April –December 2024
November 2024
September - October 2024
November 2023- May 2024
Treasurer of The Glass and Ceramics Society
Treasurer of 'Penultimate' exhibition
Hot Shop Assistant to John Moran
Volunteer Hot Glass Studios Assistant, National Glass Centre, Sunderland
Hot Studios Assistant to Zac Weinburg for Isabella Kullmann
Teaching Assistant, Life Drawing, University of Sunderland
Treasurer of 'Dry Run' exhibition
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