In 2019, I graduated from Norwich University of the Arts with a BA(Hons) degree in Fine Art, in the same year I was fortunate enough to make the final of the John Ruskin Prize and I was awarded the winner of the Bishop’s Art Prize. Since graduating, I have exhibited in London and across the country. 

 

For a long time, I have been interested in the relationship between beauty and the grotesque. I explore this relationship using food.

I’m inspired by strange dishes I find in retro cookbooks and memories from my own childhood, therefore my paintings often have a sense of nostalgia to them and I aim to trigger memories within the viewer. Another aim of mine is to make the viewer feel slightly uneasy or confused; often my paintings initially look appealing or beautiful, but there is usually something peculiar about the image that may make you think twice. 

​

More recently, I have been exploring a similar relationship using flowers, more specifically the contrast between natural and artificial beauty. By adorning already beautiful and pure objects, such as flowers, I am able to create a different kind of beauty that is perplexing and garish. The vivid colours I often use in my work also emphasise this. I also sometimes highlight environmental issues in these paintings, by illustrating the destructive impact humans are having on nature.

 

I have started to explore olfactory art and how scent can impact my paintings. These scents link to the subjects within my artwork and can help to trigger a memory or enhance the painting. I have found that adding scent to my work engages the viewer in a much more direct way.