Artist Statement
I make abstract, graphic and expressionist silkscreen prints.
A love of vibrant colour and off-kilter repetition has been part of me for as long as I can recall, but in an ever-more artificial and filtered world, seeing and feeling the hand of the maker seems more important than ever. With every pull of the squeegee I’m looking to capture moments of energy, eschewing design and perfection for a looseness and pure spontaneity.
Paper and canvas are wonderful materials to print on. I also can’t help thinking ‘what if…’ which leads to experimenting with less familiar materials such as chiffon, tulle and other materials.
Being ‘over-sensitive’ with ‘a heightened sensitivity to injustice’ means that 21st-century inequality and division doesn’t sit well with me. My work addresses this boldly and simplistically, celebrating unity in difference, presenting an optimistic vision more joyful and hopeful. The Seneca phrase “we are waves of the same sea” chimes loudly, informing a recurring theme and motif.
Minimal in form and generous in their use of colour, I’m aiming for a physicality from looking at my prints, for people to feel the motion and visual energy. It’s work to be experienced rather than explained, and rewards repeated viewing. But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself with a studio visit.
WE (float on)
2025, screenprint on tulle, 150 x 170 cm
Exhibitions
Selected group exhibitions.
2026
John Ruskin Prize Exhibition – London
2025
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair – London
The Assembly House Summer Open – Norwich
2024
MK Calling – MK Gallery
Small & Mighty – Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London
ArtCan FIESTA! – Inky Fingers, London
The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art Open Exhibition
2023
Rugby Open – Rugby Art Gallery
Heseltine Open – Oxfordshire
ArtCan HOME – The Department Store, Brixton, London
FIFTEEN – Northampton Museum & Gallery
ArtCan AMPLIFY – New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts
L’Atelier11 – Towcester
2022
ING Discerning Eye – Mall Galleries, London
Northants Open Exhibition – Lamport Hall
Awards
Shortlisted for the John Ruskin Prize 2026
Shortlisted for the Jackson’s Art Prize 2025
Awarded a CVAN EM development bursary 2025
Longlisted for the Henki Art Prize 2025
WE (flow) I
2025, screenprint on paper, 120 x 160 cm
WE (flow) II
2025, screenprint on paper, 80 x 100 cm
It ain’t where you’re from, it’s where you’re at
2024, screenprint on canvas, 95 x 135cm
Yes, but where are you really from?
2023, screenprint on canvas, 55 x 85cm
Hand-printed limited edition on paper available here.
Photo taken at MK Gallery, credit Rob Harris
Yes, but where are you really from? (Repeated ad nauseum)
2024, screenprint on canvas, 150 x 180cm
WE (connect) I
2025, screenprint on canvas, diptych, 70 x 47 cm
WE (series)
2024, one-off screenprints on paper, 31 x 43cm
WE (majority-minority) I + II
2024, screenprints on canvas, 70 x 90cm
Studio Visits
Visitors are welcome to the studio (by appointment).
Click here to arrange a viewing.
Rogue Waves #7a
2023, screenprint on paper (1/1), 42 x 60cm
Waves #17, 18, 19, 27
2022, screenprints on paper (1/1), 30 x 40cm
Waves #11
2022, screenprint on paper (1/1), 27 x 38cm
Rogue Waves #5a
2023, screenprint on paper (1/1), 42 x 60cm
Bespoke commissions & commercial enquiries contact: editions@beanwave.co.uk
