Born

Port Louis. Mauritius

Training

Royal college of Art - Industrial Design placement.1991

Postgraduate Royal Academy Schools. October 89 – July 92.

Undergraduate Chelsea school of Art. September 86 – June 89.

Exhibitions

Heaven in a Wildflower. Chapel House. Penzance. July - August 2025

Possible worlds/juxtapose. Aarhus Denmark - June 2025

Sluice expo. Technical Museum of East Iceland - May 2025

Supermarketart. Stockholm Art Fair. Sweden. - March 2025

Paradise. Rapture/Velarde gallery. Devon - June 2024

Transformative Nature. Corn Hall. Diss. Norfolk Feb- March 2024

Bardsey. Oriel Plas Glyn Y weddw. Llanbedrog Wales. ACW July - Oct 2022

Studio US. Primeyarc. Great Yarmouth. June 2022

Unstable monuments. Bristol Magistrate Court - February 2022

The Art of Wellbeing. Beningbrough Hall. York ACE & National Trust Aug - Nov 2021

My Name is not refugee. First Site. Colchester ACE Nov - Jan 2020 -21

Yarmouth Springs. Original Projects. Great Yarmouth - June 2021

T.a.p. St Marys works. Norwich. Nov 2018

Flora. Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Wales. July – Sept 2016

Flora. Oriel Plas y Glyn Weddw. Pwllheli. Wales. March – May 2016

florilegium WC1. Plinth. London Feb – March 2015

Flora. Oriel Myrddin. Carmarthen. Wales – Sept – Oct 2015

Flora . Oriel Davies Newtown. Wales – May 2015 – Sept 2015

York Curiouser. York. 2015

Witnessing the Wilderness, Wimbledon College of Art – London – April 2013

Charter of the forest. The Collection Lincoln – June 2011

Known Unknowns. Gallery Loop. Seoul. South Korea July – Sept 2009

Flower Power. Villa Giulia Verbania. Italy. May – Sept 2009

Tatton Park Biennial. Cheshire may –Sept 2008

Biennial Cuvee. Linz Austria Feb- April 2008

Sharjah Biennial 8. United Arab Emirates. April – June 2007

Offsite. Ikon Gallery. Birmingham. Sept 2004 – Sept 2005

Media arts, Bath. Sept 04 – May 2005

Art of the Garden. Tate Britain June – Aug 2004

Camden Arts centre Jan - June 2004

Transmissions. Domobaal. London. Jan 2004

Into the Grey. Cover up. London June 2003

Nature & Nation. Hastings Museum. Touring may 03 – Nov 2004

Adventurous Wildflowers. Gallery Oldham. Touring. Dec 2003- April 05

Life everyday. Tablet gallery. London Sept 2002

Out of line. Arts council touring June 2001 – July 2002

Idlewild. The approach. London. May 1999

Solo exhibitions

Goodbye to all that. Plas-Glyn-Weddw (ACW) North Wales May - Aug 2023

florilegium SW7. Royal Society of Sculptors. London May - June 2023

florilegium E11. Walthamstow Wetlands. London March 2017 - 2018

florilegium SW7. Plinth. London Sept – Oct 2016

Seen/Unseen. Ikon . Birmingham April 2015 – Jan 2016 - Permanent

Where on earth am I going? Art house foundation May 2011

I want Nature. Willow Place Corby Sept 2009

Ikon Gallery. Off-site. June – July 2007

Fabrica, Brighton June – Sept 2006

The approach April 2006

Ikon gallery July – Sept 2005

The Approach. July 2002

Residencies

Artist in Residence. Amly. Sussex July/Sept 2020

Artist in Residence Bardsey Island. Bardsey Island Trust. North Wales May 2021 & Oct 2021

Artist in residence. Plas Glyn Y Weddw. North Wales April 2019 –July 2022

Artist in residence. Ikon. Birmingham. March 2014 – April 2015

Research Artist in residence. Sudborough Lodge. Fermynwoods. May 2008- Aug 2009

Artist in residence Stour Valley. Kent. Sept 2005 – Sept 2006

Artist in residence Bolwick Hall. Norfolk – Sept 2004

Artist in residence Camden arts centre March – May 2003

Artist in residence Chisenhale gallery November – December.1994

Scholarships & awards

Arts Council of England award 2014

Arts council of England research award 2005

Combined arts grant. Westminster arts council.2000 – 2006

Educational arts project fund. Westminster Arts.1999

Hyde Park place estates 1998

Forrest & Grinsell foundation 1998

Royal Academy schools drawing prize 1992

Leverhulme Scholarship 1992

Educational / projects

Workshop leader. Original Projects. Murmations. - Feb 2025

Workshop Leader. Space explorers. Science Art Writing. Latitude Festival July 2024

Workshop leader/ Talk. Exhibition Rd festival Imperial college of Science. June 2023

Workshop Leader. Benton End - Colchester - May 2022

Workshop Leader. Yarmouth Springs Eternal 2 - Great Yarmouth - April 2022

Workshop Leader. SAW - Drakes Primary school - Thetford - March 2022

Edible East. Norwich Sept 2021 - March 2022

Workshop Leader - Jan Van Huysum. Primeyarc & National Gallery Great Yarmouth June 21

Hidden Crome. KTD & Castle Museum - March 2021 - ongoing

TAP. Co Founder. Norfolk 2018 - ongoing

Workshop Leader: Borrowed Light London May 2018

Newlyn Art School. Visiting lecturer April 2017 - ongoing

Flora. Workshop leader Welsh Arts Council Tour. April 2015 – Nov 2016

The Black Apotheca. Black Country voyages. Ikon. March 2015 – March 2016

Instinct distinct. Jenny Hammond Primary School & ACE London Dec 14 – May 2017

Our Tree. Jenny Hammond Primary School London 2013

Common Knowledge. Up Projects. London 2013

Gaetan James. Aka. 2012- on-going

Summer-space. Compton Verney. Warwickshire. 2011

Research post. Bright space (Creative partnerships) Birmingham 2010

Landspace. Land securities 2010

Workshop leader. Y.M.C.A. Youth project. Sudborough Lodge. May 2009

Workshop leader Combined Schools project. Brighton Jan – Feb 2008

Workshop leader. Gasworks. London. August 2007

Workshop leader. Creative Partnerships. Birmingham. May - Oct 2006

Workshop leader. Manchester City Art Gallery. May 2005

Workshop leader. Lincoln Usher Art Gallery. May - June 2004

Workshop leader. Worcester Art Gallery. May- June 2004

Workshop leader. Scarborough Art Gallery. May –June 2003

Visiting lecturer. Undergraduates. Central St Martins 2003 – 2007

Master Drawing class. Camden Arts. Off - Centre. March 2003

Workshop leader. Gallery Oldham. Nov 2003

Workshop leader. Wingfield Gallery. Eye Suffolk. May 2002

Workshop leader. The Potteries Museum. Stoke on Trent Feb 2002

Workshop leader. York City Art Gallery June 2001

Workshop leader. Hayward Gallery. London. Jan 2002

Curator. Tablet Gallery. London Sept 2000 - Aug 2001

Project coordinator. Wild in the park. London Borough of Westminster. August 2000 - 06

Education Officer. Tablet gallery. London. March 1999 –July 2003

Visiting lecturer (Undergraduates) Northbrook College. Worthing May 1999 - 2001

Workshop leader. Staff Development Associates. London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. May 1999/2000

Workshop leader. Tablet Gallery. London. Feb 1999

Educart. Founder/Co Director. Jan 1999 – Ongoing

Project coordinator. Looking through Seeing. Westminster Schools. Oct–Dec1998

Workshop leader. Embark. London Borough of Hammersmith. July 1998

Workshop leader. Redbridge Refugee Forum. September 1997

Workshop leader. Serpentine Gallery. March 1997

Workshop leader. Delfina studios. December 1996

Workshop leader. Serpentine Gallery. November 1996.

Education Officer. Chisenhale Gallery. Sept 1995 – March 1997

Workshop leader. Bethnal Green City Challenge. Jan - April 1995

Workshop leader. Maidstone Museum & Gallery. January 1995

Visual Arts lecturer (Primary teachers). Redbridge Institute. Sept 1994 – Dec 1998

Workshop leader. Chisenhale Gallery. September 1994

Workshop leader. Look ahead housing.London.1994

Workshop leader. Royal Academy. July 1992

Public commissions / collections

John Innes Plant Institute 2023 - ongoing

Amly Botanicals 2021

Walthamstow wetlands 2017-2018

Oriel Davies 2015

Hilton Garden 2015

Ernst & Young 2015

York curiouser 2013-14

Up projects 2013

Capital holdings 2012

The Collection 2011

Land Securities 2010

Vital arts 2010 - 2014

Springhill Institute 2009

Southwark Council 2007

Forty thieves 2006

Worcester art gallery 2004

Camden arts centre 2004

Gallery Oldham 2003

The Arts Council of England Collection 1999

The Gateway Project. . Levitt Bernstein Associates.1994

Art in Leicestershire schools.June.1993

Courtaulds PLC UK/USA1992

Numerous private collections