Sculptor using a variety of materials such as cloth, iron, fabric and steel, born in Nottingham. Obtained a degree in fine art from Sheffield City Polytechnic, 1986–9, with a master’s from Glasgow School of Art, 1990–2. Awards included a Visual Arts Grant from the British Council, 1994, and one from Banff Centre for the Arts, Calgary, 1995. Group shows included Starting Points, Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1991; Asian Arts Festival at Worcester City Art Gallery, 1993; Panfletos de Agri-cultura poster project organised by Transformadors, Barcelona, 1994; Veins, Galeria dels Angels, Barcelona, 1995; and British Art Show 4, and tour, 1995–6. Had a solo exhibition Red Earth at Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, 1993, others including a series in Sweden, among them Hidden Witnesses, Galleri Amidol, Gothenburg, 1994.