CV

Education
'02-'04: MA Ceramics and Glass, Royal College of Art
'98-'01: BA(Hons) 1st, Architectural Glass, Edinburgh College of Art

Awards
2004: Prize winning entry for NGT Public Art commission
2004: Short-listed for the Helen Hamlyn 'Future Selves' Award
2004: Highly Commended entry for Uniqlo tee-shirt design competition
2001: Worshipful Company of Glaziers 'Award for Excellence'
A year long sponsorship with work placements and travel in the UK & Europe.
2001: Helen A. Rose Bequest, for Distinguished Work in Final Year

Commissions
2008: A pair of illuminated panels, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry
2007: Sculpture, Christian Mission Society, Oxford
2007: Prayer Room, Church Mission Society, Oxford
2006: Illuminated Glass Panel, Private residence, London
2006: Deck-chairs, Southend Renaisance / Urban Practitioners
2005: Corporate Identity, Urban Practitioners, London
2005: Illuminated Altar, St Peter's Church Vauxhall
2004: Millennium Windows, United Reformed Church, New Malden
2001: Glass panel, Western General Infirmary, Edinburgh

Exhibitions
2006: Hanging Sequin panel, Greenbelt Festival
2006: Wall-painting and prints, Art Space Westbourne Grove, London
2005: Design London in Milan, SuperStudio Salone del Mobile
2004: NDSelect, Gainsborough Studios, London
2004: New Designers, Business Design Centre, London
2004: The Show, Royal College of Art, London
2004: Drawings, Solo Show, Hockney Gallery RCA, London
2003: Prints and Collage, Solo Show, Hockney Gallery RCA, London
2003: Drawings, Hockney Gallery RCA, London
2001: New Designers, Business Design Centre, London
2001: Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art

Work Placements
2002: Glass Studio Assistant, Glasmalerei Peters Studio, Germany
Glasmalerei Peters was established over 100 years ago and is one of the most eminent workshops in the world, as a Glass Studio Assistant, I worked on a number of prestigious restoration projects, gaining experience of specialist techniques.

2002: Design and Craft Studio Assistant, John Patsalides Studio, London
I was able to benefit from the innovative collaborative design technique used at John Patsalides Studio, acting as a key collaborator in a design for a major installation for the reception area of BP's headquarters at Sunbury-on-Thames. My work involved the development of ideas, some client liaison, the preparation of sample panels and managing the input of structural and stage lighting engineers. The piece has been installed.

2001: Glass Studio Assistant, Goddard and Gibbs, London
International experts in the design, manufacture and installation of art glass, G&G was established in 1868. As a Glass Studio Assistant, I worked on the fabrication of a series of windows for the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, the largest Sikh temple outside India in Willesden North London, each of which was the equivalent of six storeys high.

2001: Installation Assistant, Keiko Mukaide, Elemental Traces, Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

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