In 2021 I was awarded an Arts Council England grant to develop my professional practice in moving images, sound and writing. I have used this to help me to complete 4 film projects, including 2 short films on Autism and ADHD, with 2 more films and a documentary in the process of production. My first film “We are the Lost Girls” has so far been shown at 24 international film festivals, receiving 19 awards.
I am also in the process of creating a series of publications/videos/multi-media artworks based on my journeys across the USA. These new artworks are being based on my experiences while travelling of the landscapes, cultures and iconography of places to which I travel. I have already created over 200 2-dimensional artworks based on these experiences and my ambition is to extend this method into multi-media work that can result in on-line and real publications and videos, which can be shown publicly, on YouTube, etc, and at film festivals.
I have travelled widely throughout Italy over the last 20 years, and own a house in Abruzzo, which I visit when I can, using it as a base to create new artworks. I have travelled widely across the world, but Italy is my favourite country, so an obvious choice for creating these new multi-media artworks.
I have extensive experience in working as an artist-in-residence, and have found attendance to be very stimulating, mixing with other artists, working with local people, experiencing new places and creating a large body of work.