Stained glass artist and student conservator
I trained as an artist at Glasgow School of Art where I learned advanced painting and printmaking techniques. I also spent a term in Stockholm learning how to cold-cast glass. After graduating I gained experince as a conservator for small bird specimens at the National Museum of Scotland. Recently I have married my skills in art and conservation through pursuing an interest in historic stained glass. I have gained experience in this through working with ICON accredited conservator Linda Cannon and Rainbow stained glass studios. I will be starting an MA this September in stained glass conservation and heritage management at the University of York. Currently I am pursuing research in to gaps in the Scottish stained glass historical record. In the near future I will be developing a project to help gain funding for the Scottish Stained Glass Trust.
Education
2012-2013
West Lothian College, HNC Art - B
2013-2017
GSA, Painting & Printmaking, BA (hons) 1:1
2015-2016
KKH Stockholm, cold-casting glass (graded as part of BA)
2020-
University of York, MA, Stained Glass Conservation & Heritage Management
Experience
2020
2018
2016-2018
2018
Assistant to Conservator, Tombae Church of Incarnation
Speaker at European Culture Summit, Invisible Spaces Exhibition, HES-
NMS, small bird specimen preparator
Artist in residence, Edinburgh tool library
Awards - Stained glass scholarship
QEST Scholar
Radcliffe Scholar
Plowden Scholar
June Baker Trust Bursary
York Glaziers Trust Bursary
York Foundation for Conservation and Craftsmanship Bursary