Sculptor and medallist, born in New Zealand, who lived and worked in Auckland, London, Rome and Paris. She graduated in sculpture and design at Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, 1979–82, studying at Scuola della Medaglia, Rome Mint, Italy, 1985–6. Awards and residencies included Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Major Travel Grant, 1984; residency at National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, and Prix de Sculpture, first prize, French Mint, both 1990; and Lipworth Foundation Sculpture Prize, 1993. She won a number of commissions from the British Art Medal Society, 1985–90. Group shows included National Exhibition, Crafts Council, Wellington, 1981; MAFA Open, 1988; and Press Museum, Istanbul, 1996. Was a frequent solo exhibitor from 1983, later shows including Simmons Gallery, 1997.