I was born in Dunedin, fortunate to come from a very creative family with my grandfather being one of New Zealand’s first talkie movie makers. I left New Zealand at a very young age to travel the world. I studied Fine Art and Textiles in Australia and after marrying my Indian husband, I moved to Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
	I continued Art studies in Norwich and Cambridge and spent a year in Madras, India, studying Indian Art and Textiles. Having fallen in love with the Indian style of art and their philosophy I started to develop my own style of paintings, mostly with an eastern flavour, and had my first solo exhibition at Magdalene College, Cambridge University. This was followed by other solo exhibitions in Cambridge and London, the most prestigious being at J.P.Morgan the Merchant Bankers in London which was their very first Art Exhibition as part of their “Shining Star” programme which aided children’s charities.
I have become very well known for my work depicting elephants, a subject I find very endearing. Recently I have started working more intensely with colour on larger canvases sometimes with reference to landscapes others with just expressing the essence and the energy of the colour from the wonderful countries I have lived in and visited.

AWARDS

2002 ~ Supreme Applied Craft Award, Ashburton Society of Arts, Ashburton, N.Z.
2000 ~ Best Local Artist, Ashburton Society of Arts, Ashburton, N.Z.

EXHIBITIONS

April 2004 ~ Library House, Cambridge, U.K. ~ Solo
March 2004 ~ Selwyn Gallery, Darfield, Canterbury, N.Z. ~ Solo Painter
February 2004 ~ New Hall College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. ~ Solo by return invitation
October 2003 ~ Cloisters Gallery, Christchurch Art Centre, N.Z. ~ Solo Painter
October 2002 - present ~ Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics Sciences, University of Cambridge, U.K.
October 2002 ~ Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London, U.K. ~ Group
June 2002 ~ Newnham College, University of Cambridge, U.K. ~ Solo
October 2001 ~ Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London, U.K. ~ Group
June 2001 ~ Guest Artist, Ashburton Art Gallery, Ashburton, N.Z. ~ Group
November 2000 ~ Magdalene College, Quayside, Cambridge, U.K. ~ Solo
October 2000 ~ Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London, U.K. ~ Group
February 2000 ~ Cloisters Gallery, Christchurch Art Centre, N.Z. ~ Solo
December 1999 ~ Ashford, Mill House, Ashburton, N.Z. ~ Solo
October 1999 ~ J.P. Morgan, Merchant Bank, London, U.K. ~ Solo
September 1999 ~ Julia Heffer Gallery, Cambridge, U.K. ~ Solo
April 1999 ~ Conservatory Gallery, Cambridge, U.K. ~ Group
December 1998 ~ Watercolour Gallery, Cambridge, U.K. ~ Solo
November 1998 ~ Ashburton Art Gallery, Ashburton, N.Z. ~ Solo
September 1988 ~ Duxford Museum, Duxford, U.K. ~ Solo
August 1998 ~ The 507 Gallery, Chelsea, London, U.K. ~ Solo
July 1998 ~ New Hall College University of Cambridge, U.K. ~ Solo
July 1998 ~ Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge, U.K. ~ Group
March 1998 ~ Workshop Design Gallery, Cambridge, U.K. ~ Solo
November 1997 ~ Magdalene College, Cambridge, U.K. ~ Solo

COLLECTIONS

J.P. Morgan, Merchant Bank, London, U.K.
The Earl of St.Andrews, Scotland, U.K.
The Maharaja of Porbunder, India
Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, U.K.
Newnham College, University of Cambridge, U.K.
New Hall College, University of Cambridge, U.K.
Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, U.K.
Secretary of Tourism, India.
Addenbrooks Hospital Archives, Cambridge, U.K.
Madison Land Developments, London, U.K.
Michael Walton, Architects, Cambridge, U.K.
Centre 33, Cambridge, U.K.
Ashburton Society of Arts, Ashburton, N.Z.
Argyle, Welsh & Co, Solicitors, Ashburton, N.Z.

CONTACT DETAILS
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