Biography
I
originally come from London, UK but spent some of my youth growing up in Zambia, Africa.
I have since lived in many other countries: France,
Spain, Ireland, Wales,
USA, the west country of the
UK, Sardinia and now I am
living in Sicily, Italy.
I
completed my first Degree in Fine Art in London
at Hornsey College of Art and then went on to a career in the Film and
Television Industry. I returned to full time education in 2007 to do a second
degree in Ceramics at Bath Spa University
in the UK
and then continued to gain a Master of Arts in Ceramics.
My sculptures are in many private and public
collections worldwide. I have exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Born 27/10/1961 UK
Education
1980-1981
Wimbledon College of Arts, UAL, London Arts
Foundation
1981-1984 Hornsey College
of Art, London, UK
BAHons Fine Art
2007-2011 Bath Spa University, UK BAHons Ceramics
2011-2013 Bath Spa University, UK MA Ceramics
Participation in Prizes
2025 Women In Art Prize, Selected
finalist for the prise in London
2023 NordArt23, International Art Exhibition Selected finalist for the exhibition in Germany
2022 Biennale Del Gattopardo, “Homodeus”, Selected
finalist for the exhibition
in
Italy
2019 Korean International Ceramic Biennial Selected finalist for the exhibition in South Korea.
2018 Art Gemini Prize
Selected finalist for the exhibition in London.
2013 The Gane Trust Award Award for studio equipment
2011 The 303 South and South West Sculpture award
Winner
2010 The Gane Travel Award Scholarship I
travelled to Russia
to study Puppetry and Contemporary Art
Publications
2022 April IstitutoGalanteoliva.It
Magazine “Homodeus, “Il dilemma dell’uomo dio” a cura di Michele Citro.
Interviste agli artisti Nicoletti Lamberti: Alison Shanks
2020 May Korea Ceramic Foundation Featured work
2018 June “Discerner
Magazine” Featured work
2014 October “Space
Magazine” Front cover
photograph
2013 March “500
Prints On Clay” Work featured
in the book
2012 October “Ceramics
at Art School” Ceramic Review
Magazine.
Artist Residency
2015 Guldagergaard
Ceramic research Centre, Denmark
Public Collections
Guldagergaard
International Ceramic Research Centre,
Denmark
Lapideo, Stallaini, Italy
Private Collections
Davina Kemble
Bourke de Vies
Exhibitions- Selected Group
2025
April Hardness Studios, London
2024
August Galleria Montevergine
Arte Contemporary, Siracusa,
Italy
2023-2024
June-March ‘1400’, Foundation
Bernaudaud, Limoges, France
2024
June-October NordArt 2023, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2022
November- Orte Art, Ortea Palace
Hotel, Ortigia, Siracusa, Italy
January 2023
August Lapideo, Stallaini, Italy
April MNP, Bassi Di Palazzo di
Nicolaci, Noto, Italy
May Biennale Del Gattopardo,
“Homodeus”, Palma Di Montechiaro, Italy
2021
July Lapideo, Stallaini, Italy
2020
May Korean International Ceramic
Biennale, South Korea Selected finalist for the onsite exhibition.
Barnums of Noto, Noto, Italy.
This is a
gallery where some of my work is permanently displayed.
2019
July Palazzo Spadoro, Scicli, Italy
July Natideo, Stallaini, Italy
Sept Korean International Ceramic Biennale, South Korea.
2018
December Art Gemini, Singapore
June Art Gemini Prize, London,
UK
February Flux Exhibition, Chelsea
School of Art,
London, UK
2016
July Angels, Siracusa,
Sicily, Italy
June Lapideo, Stalliani, Sicily, Italy
March Moon out of Ortigia, Siracusa, Sicily,
Italy
2015
December Flux Exhibition, RCA, London,
UK
February Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Centre,
Denmark
January "9th. Annual Graduate Show", Bevere Gallery, UK
2014
June "New Designers", London, UK
June Adur Fringe Festival, UK
May "A Given Structure", Bath
Fringe Festival, Bath, UK
March "Speculative
Future" A-Side B-Side Gallery, London,
UK
2013
September MA
Show Bath Spa University, UK
