Artist who studied Chinese language and archaeology at London University, 1974–5. Then attended Croydon College of Art, 1976–9, followed by postgraduate course at St Martin’s School of Art, 1980–1. Maggi Hambling, Eddie Wolfram, Barry Martin and John Bellamy were cited as influences on her career, which included teaching in Birmingham and at Byam Shaw School of Art. Her False Floor (4), an object measuring 192 inches x 312 inches x 4 inches and created from copper briquettes, was a notable feature of the 1992 East & South Norwich Gallery/Kent Institute of Art and Design show. Other group shows included LG from 1981; Eaumages, Festival of Installations, Villedieu Cultural Centre in Paris, 1984; and Manchester City Art Gallery, 1987. Had series of solo shows from LYC Museum & Art Gallery, Cumbria, 1983, later ones including Serpentine Gallery, 1987, Woodlands Art Gallery, 1989, Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton, 2001, and Standpoint Gallery, 2002, her sculptural installation The Bakery of Secrets being funded through the Mark Tanner Award.