Biography

Born and raised in Kenya, Fiona studied Fine Art (Sculpture), graduating from the Byam Shaw School of Art, London with distinction in 1987. Now based in Somerset, Fiona makes predominantly sculptural pieces using steel, copper, wire and found materials. Her work reflects an interest in vitalism and primal life forms - often textured, woven structures such as nests, insects and cocoons. Fiona exhibits extensively, runs workshops for children and adults and holds occasional artist-in-residence posts.

Prizewinner at the Atkinson Gallery Summer Show '11 and winner of the 3d award for 'Wildlife Artist of the Year '09', Mall Galleries, London (for David Shepherd's Wildlife Foundation), Fiona recently formed the Scraptors group with Anthony Wilson, Paul Boswell and Rachel Macleay, and installed a Sculpture Trail at Stourhead National Trust Estate ('11) involving over 70 pieces. Other works include a large recycled steel and wire 'Dragonfly emerging from Nymph', sited at Carymoor Environmental Centre, Castle Cary and a giant 5 metre Spider, created as a public recycling project for Glastonbury Festival's Greenfields '10.

Exhibitions

2011: Winter Sculpture Exhibition, RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon; 'Conjuring Colour from the Dark of Winter', Blackmore Farm, Somerset; 'Mystery and Mutability', Bridgwater Arts Centre; Showborough House Sculpture Garden, Glos; Gants Mill, Bruton; Bruton Art Trail; Sustainability Show, Taunton; Salvo Fair, Knebworth; Blue Cedar Gallery, Glastonbury; Prizewinner in Summer Show, Atkinson Gallery, Street; East Burford House (NGS), Pilton; Green Fair, Frome; Ran Adornable Art Workshops & created site sculpture, Larmer Tree Festival; Devon Recycled Sculpture TRAIL '11; Commissioned to produce two site-specific insect sculptures alongside family workshops, Stackpool Park, Kidderminster; Binham Grange Summer Art Show, Minehead; 'Beyond the Garden Gate' Scraptors' Stourhead NT Sculpture Trail; SAW at Stoberry Park, Wells; Quartz Art Exhibition, Taunton; Ginger Fig Gallery, Taunton

2010: Winter Sculpture Exhibition, RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon; Fire and Iron Gallery, Surrey; Ginger Fig Gallery, Taunton; Brief Art '10, Somerset; The Ariel Gallery, Totnes; 'Celebration' at Air Gallery, Wells; Showborough House Sculpture Garden, Gloucestershire; Black Swan Arts Open Exhibition (finalist); Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition '10, Devon; Bruton Festival of Arts, Somerset; 'Nature' at Octagon Gallery, Yeovil; 'Treading Lightly' at Yew Tree Gallery, Cornwall; Headford Open Gardens (NGS), Somerset; Manor House Garden Sculpture Show, Dorset; Woodland Garden Sculpture Trail, North Somerset; Devon Sculpture T.R.A.I.L., Devon coast; 'Joyride' at Hybrid Gallery, Honiton; The Binham Grange Contemporary Summer Art Show, Minehead; Somerset Art Weeks Open Studios; Stourhead Grounds, Somerset; Leader of Carymoor Intergenerational Sculpture Project, resulting in creation of 3m site-specific sculpture with public input; Ran public recycled Sculpture Project involving creation of giant 5m Spider at Glastonbury Festival. Workshops included Great Crane project. Featured in Artist & Illustrator, Spaeda, BANA and Mendip Times

2009: Winner of Wildlife Artist of the Year '09 Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London; other exhibitions include Sir Harold Hillier Art in the Garden '09, Hants; Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition '09, Devon; Devon Sculpture T.R.A.I.L.; Somerset Art Weeks '09; Winter Sculpture Exhibition, RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon; Fire and Iron Gallery, Surrey. Artist-in-residence at All Hallows Preparatory School, Cranmore, Somerset. Commissioned to produce 7 large steel and wire insect sculptures for permanent siting at Dobbies Garden World, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Featured in Somerset Life, Musera and Leisure Painter.

2008-11: Teacher of Art (p.t. extra-curricular) at All Hallows Preparatory School, Cranmore, Somerset

2008: Exhibitions include 20th Summer Show, Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Somerset; 'Beaks, Tails, Paws and Claws', Delamore Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Devon; 'Khulla Dhoka' (Open Door) Exhibition, Royal Overseas League, London; Somerset Art Weeks Open Studios; Ginger Fig Gallery, Taunton

2007: Solo Exhibition at Brown and Forrest Restaurant, Somerset; 303 Gallery, Somerset; Victoriart, Taunton; Art/Works, Somerset; Paintworks, Bristol; Green Park Art Fair, Bath

2006-10: NADFAS Young Arts School Organiser, Somerset

2006-8: Co-operative member of Nunney Gallery, Somerset. Published in several issues of Musera

2006: Exhibitions include Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis; Somerset Arts Weeks; The Study Gallery, Poole; Black Swan Arts Open Exhibition (finalist), Frome

2005: Solo Exhibition at Tobacco Factory Gallery and Cafe, Bristol

2000-09: Teacher of Art (part-time) at Kings of Wessex School, Chedddar, Somerset

1994-99: Teacher of Art at Churchill Community School, Churchill, Bristol. Represented by Fire and Iron Gallery, Surrey; Site-specific sculpture installed at Exeter University, Devon

1994: Gained PGCE in Art, Secondary level at Exeter University, Devon

1993: Exhibitions include Merz Contemporary Art Gallery, London; 'Art for Sale', London; Tobacco Art Gallery, London

1992: Finalist in World Wildlife Fund Environmental Sculpture Exhibition, Millbank, London; South London Art Gallery, London; 'Art in the Park', Essex. Published in Contemporary Art '91 (hardback)

1991: Exhibitions include 'Doors of the Earth', Brighton; Atlantis Art Sale, London

1990-92: Artist-in-residence and Sculpture technician at Kensington and Chelsea College and Westminster Adult Education Institute, London. North Street Studios Exhibition, London

1988-89: Prop, Lighting and Set Designer at Supotco, London. Chelsea Gardens Outdoor Show, London

Group Memberships

CLA, Spaeda, SAW, BANA, Scraptors, Gallery4Art