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BIOGRAPHY

Born Penzance, Cornwall, England.

Full-time, professional fibre artist and teacher

EDUCATION

1963/4
Falmouth School of Art

1964/7
Winchester School of Art B.A Textile Design

EXHIBITIONS

2001
European Textile Art Exhibition Riga, Latvia

2000
Discourse - FIBRE 2000 exhibition Ireland
Cutting edge Contemporary Art Quilts UK
1st Quilt Triennial Textilmuseum, Heidelberg and touring Germany.

1999
Wexford Artists Books exhibition Ireland, England & Wales.
Claremorris Open Exhibition Claremorris, Co. Mayo Ireland.

1998/9
Unwrapping FIBRE 2000 exhibition Ireland
1998 Earth, Air, Fire & Water Guinness Gallery, Ireland
Claremorris Open Exhibition Claremorris, Co. Mayo Ireland

1997
Wexford Artists Books exhibition Ireland, Wales & France
The Art of the Stitch London & other venues UK
Coates European Embroidery Germany, Italy, UK, Netherlands

1996
The Women of Annaghmakerrig - Textile Art from Ireland University of Minnesota, USA.

AWARDS

1998 Joint 1st prize, Claremorris Open Exhibition Ireland
1994 Joint 1st prize IONTAS Small Works Competition Ireland
1990 Bavarian State Gold Medal Exempla'90 Germany

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2001
Participant at International Fibre Art Symposium, Latvia

1998
Participant at International Fibre Symposium, Annaghmakerrig Ireland

1997
Founded cross-media group 'FIBRE 2000'

1982-present
Established Pheonix House Studios at Whitegate, Co.Clare Ireland

1975/82
Founded & ran weaving workshops for mentally-handicapped adults Germany & Ireland