Selected Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Ancient Trees - September 12th, 2024 - Nature in Art Gallery, Gloucester.
Staverton Park - January 2nd, 2025 - The Arborealists with Dr George Peterken OBE. Staverton Park in Suffolk is one of the largest areas of ancient pollarded oak trees in Europe. The Arborealists will visit the park over the next 18 months and will make new work especially for this exhibition.
Past Exhibitions:
2023 Affordable Art Fair, The Rogue Gallery, St Leonards on Sea
2023 Tree of Life, Ace Arts, Somerton, The Arborealists.
2023 At the Water’s Edge, an Arborialists exhibition at The Pie Factory, The show was accompanied by a Conference, entitled ‘Nature in Art’ at the Turner Contemporary, in Margate on Friday 3rd, 5-8pm. catalogue available from The Arborialists.
2023 Silent Disco 2023, curated by Graham Crowley, a mixed show of 34 artists. A film of Graham talking about the show is available on ArtTop10 on YouTube. See news.
2023 Drawing Unframed, a group show by SoCo artists at The Hastings Arts Forum, 36 Marina, St Leonards-on Sea, TN38 0BU,
2022/23 “In the Wild Wood,’ Solo Show at The blackShed Gallery, Russet Farm, Robertsbridge, Sussex. A series of new paintings in this award winning space. Read more.
2022/23 ‘Fair Ground’, Gallery 94 at Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, Sussex. This year, Fair Ground presented 40 new works on paper by artists from across the UK including 2 new watercolours by me. See News and www.artatglyndbourne
2022/23 ‘Hastings Open 2022’ A jury led international art competition and exhibition. My painting ‘Ceremony’ was selected.
2022 A Generous Space 2 at The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LG, The exhibition brought together 100 artists from the UK, 50 selected by Director Stephen Snoddy with each artist then selecting another artist. I selected artist Lara Cobden to show alongside me. May 20th to Sept 25th https://thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/exhibition/a-generous-space-2-artist-support-pledge/
2022 Jacksons Painting Prize. I was delighted to be shortlisted for the prize this year with my painting ‘By the River’ and am appearing in the online exhibition of paintings. Go to Jacksonsgallery to see my work.
2022 Capturing Worlds, solo show - Hastings Art Forum, 36 Marina, St Leonards-on-Sea, June 14th - 26th- Read more
2022 ‘Relay Respond Relay’, co-curated experimental, multidisciplinary art show for SoCo artists at Electro Studios, St Leonards on Sea, July 1st - 10th
2022 AQUA - Group Exhibition, Ryebank Gallery, 11A High Street, Rye. TN31 7JF, July 15th - August 14th
2022 ‘Off Kilter’ Art Space Trinity 7, Paintings by Steph Fawbert, Rosa Leutchford and Melanie Twigg, 7 Trinity Street, Hastings - May 6th - 13th.
2022 South Coast Artists Open, Hastings Art Forum, St Leonards-on-Sea.
2021/22 ‘Royal Academy Summer Exhibition’ London - curated by Yinka Shonibare with the theme ‘rediscovering magic’. Royal Academy of Art, Piccadilly, London. Read more
2021/22 ‘Fairground,’ Gallery 94, Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, East Sussex - A celebration of painting in Sussex, explored by 16 artists.
2021 ‘A Sense of Place,’ Lane House Arts at the Electro Studios Project Place, St Leonards on Sea, Sussex - A group show exploring themes of family, migration, displacement, heritage, identity, memory and loss.
2021 A Smaller Picture 3, South Coast Artists Collective. I co-curated this group show at the Hastings Art Forum, 21st Sept. to 3rd Oct, Tues-Sun 11am -5pm.
2021 ‘Jacksons Painting Prize’ ‘Rural Fair ‘ long listed
2021 ‘Rye Contemporary Arts Society’ summer exhibition
2021 Coastal Currents Arts Festival Open Studios, Bohemia Road Studios, St Leonards on Sea.
2020 ‘Hastings Open 2020’ 27 August - 3 January - Hastings Museum and Art Gallery. ‘Hastings Open is a major open-entry art show celebrating the creative talent of artists and makers from across the world.’ ‘Evening Walk with Pablo’ selected.
2019 ‘Sixty Feet of Water Between Life and Imaginative Obsession’, Elizabeth Bauer Contemporary Art Space, Hastings; a collaboration of painters with Victoria Kiff, Luke Hannam, Charles Koning, Chris Milton, Oliver Crowther and Nick Carrick
2019 Lewes Artwave, new paintings and prints; group show with Lis Lawrence, Anna de Geus and Jo Easton
2019 Coastal Currents Arts Festival, Open studios, Bohemia Road Studios, St Leonards on Sea
2019 A Smaller Picture, group show, SoCo Artists
2018 "Waterworks' six artists painting in watercolour at HAF, St Leonards-on-Sea
2018 Pestalozzi Open Studios, Sedlescombe, Coastal Currents Arts Festival
2017 ‘Where the Wild Things Are’: Stephanie Fawbert, Stephanie Rubin and Nikki Tompsett: Three artists representing children and animals in their work. The Rye Creative Centre
2017 'Art in the Garden', with Lucy Brennan Shiel, Julia Hilton and Joanna Sheldon. South East Open Studios, Hastings
2016 Sea Crossing - an installation with SoCo Artists referencing 'For Those in Peril on the Sea' 2011 by Hew Locke. Electro Studio Project Space for the ROOT 1066 Cultural Festival
2016 SoCo Artists Showcase, Six artists at HAF, St Leonards-on-Sea
2015 Painters in Watercolour, Hastings Art Forum, St Leonards on Sea
2014 'Domestic Disturbance' - celebrating International Women's Day, The School Creative Centre, Rye
2013 Coastal Currents Arts Festival, Hastings, Open Studio, Mercatoria Business Centre, St Leonards on Sea
2012 Portraits of Children, Auberge de la Croix du Pape, Eze, France
2010 Group Studio Show, The Gallery, 12 Claremont, Hastings
2009 ‘Warrior Worlds’, works on paper, Coastal Currents Arts Festival, Hastings
2000 Paintings of Music, Lloyd Jerome Gallery and Dental Practice, Glasgow, Scotland
1999 ‘Visions of Music’: An interactive show of works on paper made through work with classically trained pianists. The exhibition was funded by Southern Arts for the Hampshire Museum Services and toured to Christchurch, Alton and Basingstoke
1996-8 ‘Glancing’, an installation of over 500 roughly lifesize watercolour paintings of faces watercolours of faces was curated by the James Hockey Gallery at UCA, and toured to the S.C. Johnson Gallery, Farnham; Zandra Rhodes Gallery, Kent Institute of Art & Design; and the Stoke Newington Arts Festival, London
1997 ‘Performance interpretations’, an exhibition of paintings of musicians and music at the Glories of the Keyboard, International Piano Festival, Manchester
1995 Outpost; Venice Biennale, Italy
1995 Space Studios Open, Hackney, London
1994 Whitechapel Open Studios, London
1993 Bloomin’ Art, S.C. Johnson Gallery, Surrey
1993 Chelsea Arts Club, Group Show
1992 ‘ Flyblown’ Works on paper, The Everyman, Hampstead
1988 Railway Studios Open, Brixton
1987 Portraits Through the Ages, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Residencies
1997 Glories of the Keyboard International Piano Festival, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
1993-5 Ladevie School of Music, Lot et Garonne, France.
Education
1987BA (Hons) Fine Art: Newcastle upon Tyne
2000MSc in International Health Promotion and Education, Leeds Metropolitan University