I help people gently peel back masks and old patterns so they can feel more like themselves, set healthy boundaries, and approach life with renewed hope.
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About
I offer a supportive, creative space where you can reconnect with your authentic self, express feelings freely and rediscover optimism.
Drawing on my own creative practice and lived experience of healing, I bring embodied wisdom to our sessions so that together we can build a collaborative and fruitful therapeutic relationship. I integrate somatic practices to help regulate the nervous system and honour the connection between body and mind.
With a Master’s degree in Art Psychotherapy, my approach is person-centred, trauma-informed and psychodynamic. When I am not working with clients I am riding my bike, painting in my studio, visiting the highland of Scotland, or watching films!
Inclusivity
My commitment to inclusivity is also shaped by lived experience. I understand, both personally and professionally, how systems can marginalise people and how vital it is to have spaces of understanding and care. This informs my practice and my dedication to meeting each client with respect and openness.
inclusivity is central to my work as a therapist. I actively support individuals across diverse identities, including race, gender, sexuality, class, disability, and neurodivergence. I strive to cultivate a therapeutic space that resists discrimination, challenges stigma, and fosters belonging.
Artist’s CV
EDUCATION
2025 MSc Art Psychotherapy Queen Margaret University
2010 MFA Edinburgh College of Art
2004 BFA University of Colorado at Boulder
2003 Studied Illustration School of Visual Art NY
RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS
2017 Artist In Residency in Motherhood, (self directed 9 months) Edinburgh, UK
2013 Roswell Artist In Residency Program, Roswell, NM (funded 12 months)
2012 Abbey Award Fellowship for Painting, Rome, Italy (funded 3 months)
2009 Cove Park Centre, Helensburough, Scotland (2 weeks)
2009 John David Moonie Foundation, Chicago Il (2 weeks)
2009 Takt Kunstprojektraum, Berlin, Germany (1 month)
AWARDS
2025 Blackadder Houston Mid Career Travel Award, Royal Scottish Academy
2012 Open Eye Gallery Prize at Visual Arts, Visual Arts Scotland
2012 Leith School of Art Prize, Visual Arts Scotland
2007 Best in Show, Core New Art Space Juried Exhibition, Denver, Co
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Ancient Pain—The EveryMovie, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh UK
2015 We Are Walking, stArt up Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2013 The Sculptor’s Model, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM
2011 Emotional Wavelengths of Unseen Color, The Palour Bar, Edinburgh, UK
2010 Inexorable, Total Kunst Gallery, Edinburgh UK
2008 Where a Shoulder Bears it’s Edge, Denver, CO
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Odysseys Through the Storm, QMU Grad Show, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
2023, reConnect, Bone Springs Arts Space, Roswell, NM
2019 re:Birth Spilt Milk Annual Members Show Edinburgh Palette, UK
2019 Alight, Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibit, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh UK
2018 oh motHER, Custums House, Edinburgh UK
2018 Home, Old Prinworks, Birmingham UK
2017 Rair 50th Anniversary Exhibit, Roswell, NM
2017 2017 Center for Open Learning Student Show, University of Edinburgh UK
2012 RSA Open Annual, Edinburgh, UK
2012 Ex Roma III, APT Gallery, London , UK
2012 This is Where We Live Now, British School at Rome, Italy
2012 Lynn Painter Stainer Prize, Mall Galleries, London UK
2011 Visual Arts Scotland, RSA Edinburgh UK
2011 RECREA(C)TION, Art’s Complex, Edinburgh, UK
2010 Return to Source, Art’s Complex, Edinburgh UK
2010 Post-Graduate Show, Somerset UK
2009 Open Studios, Takt Kunstprojektraum, Berlin, Germany
2009 Third Wheel, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh UK
2009 Maquette, Big Red Door, Edinburgh UK
2008 3032 Miles, J.D Mooney Foundation, Chicago, IL
2008 Annual Auction, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO
2008 Emerging Artists, Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder CO
2008 Decalescence, Now Gallery, Denver, CO
2007 Art & Spirituality, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
BIBLIOGRAPHY
06/2015, Presneull, Max, Fabrik Magazine, pg 76-77, Link
04/28/2015 , Sam Whiting, SF Chronicle, Link
11/23/14, Tess Townsend, “New Exhibit by RAIR Fellow” Roswell Daily Record11/23/14, Tess Townsend, “New Exhibit by RAIR Fellow” Roswell Daily Record, Review
01/15/14, Techera Niyego, The New Collectors Book 2014, feature, pg 107
13/11/13, Rosylyn Stevenson, The Ruidoso Free Press, “So RAIR,” article, Link
11/21/13, T. Townsend, Vision Magazine, Roswell Daily Record, Article Link
09/30/13, Rebecca Wilson, SaatchiOnline One-To-Watch, Link
06/12 British School at Rome Fine Arts catalog 2011-12, image, pg 28-29
3/2012 Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition Catalog, image
07/08 Denver Westword, Arts Section, exhibition announcement and cover image
TEACHING
2017 Illustration Instructor, City of Edinburgh Council Adult Learning, Edinburgh UK
2016 Drawing Instructor, Craigroyston Community High School, Edinburgh, UK
2016 Watercolor Instructor, Eric Liddell Center, Edinburgh, UK
2015 Middle School Art Teacher, San Domenico School, San Anselmo, CA
2014 Guest Artist, Elementary Arts Legacy Project, Roswell, NM
2013 Drawing Instructor, Roswell Museum and Art Center Roswell, NM
2010-2012 Drawing and Painting Instructor, Leith Academy, Edinburgh UK
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art