About me

I have been a designer and artist all my life, with a love of the outdoors and a curiosity about the world. After studying fine art, graphic design and architecture, I worked in architecture in the UK, Asia and Australia, before settling in London. You can see a few images from that time here. I loved travel and particularly living somewhere long enough to get a sense of it. In Hong Kong I worked for Norman Foster on the airport buildings, and in India for the Indian National Trust and Cultural Heritage. In Australia I co-founded an architecture practice in Byron Bay, where we designed so many private homes surrounded by rainforest and the sound of the sea. Alongside a successful career in architecture, fine art remained a constant passion that over the years grew to take over as a full-time occupation in 2020

I work with various drawing, painting and printmaking techniques to create images largely inspired by nature. The freedom in my mark-making gives immediacy and energy to my work, which itself exudes the simple calmness and beauty of the places that inspire it. Having a background in architecture gives me an in-depth understanding of buildings, interiors, client/designer relationships and collaborative design. Sometimes I’ll make commissioned work to suit a project, perhaps abstract or responding to a location if the brief calls for it. My work sells worldwide for both private collections and commercial interiors.

Recent & upcoming exhibitions:

Upcoming/current: Sept 17th-27th. Marine Artists (RSMA) The Mall Galleries. London

The Shetland Gallery, Shetland

Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside, Lake District

2025

Pastel artists. The Mall Galleries. London

Works on Paper. The Gallery at Green and Stone. London

Wales Contemporary. The Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks. London

Graphic Fine Artists. The Mall Galleries. London

Wales Contemporary. The Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven

Women Artists (SWA) The Mall Galleries. London

Summer exhibition (open studio & pop up gallery) Twickenham (solo)

Transience and Tranquillity. Canwood Gallery, Herefordshire (solo)

Summer Exhibition. The Gallery at Green & Stone. London

The Beach Gallery, Teddington

2024

The Shetland Gallery, Shetland

Marine Artists (RSMA) The Mall Galleries. London

AOAP International Women’s Day Auction. Bomb Factory Covent Garden

Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside, Lake District

Works on Paper. The Gallery at Green and Stone. London

Pastel Artists. The Mall Galleries. London

The London Snow Show

The Beach Gallery, Teddington

Wintering. Art on the Rise, Richmond

2023

ING Discerning Eye. The Mall Galleries. London

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. London

Marine Artists (RSMA) The Mall Galleries. London

Summer Exhibition. The Gallery at Green & Stone. London

Summer exhibition (open studio & pop up gallery) Twickenham (solo)

Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside. Lake District

Art on a Postcard. Gathering Gallery, London

The Beach Gallery, Teddington

Recent residencies:

Brisons Veor, Cape Cornwall (2024)

Coverack, Lizard Peninsular, Cornwall (2022)

Prizes/awards

2025 Shortlisted. VAO Emerging Artist Prize (drawing/illustration)

2025 Winner. People’s favourite. Richmond Art Society Summer Exhibition

2024 Winner. Best in Show. The Gallery at Green and Stone

Publications

Making a Start. Scarlett Tiger Press 2025 (contributor)

Studies in Paint, Charcoal and Print. Sophie Coe 2023 (second edition 2025)

Commissions

The Crown Estate (London). Fathom Architects (London). Dioma (Switzerland). Bonjour Verbier (Switzerland). DAC Art Consulting (USA). Rolph Judd (London). Camilla Bellord Interiors (Cotswolds). Urban Velvet (London). Qaya (London). DACre Art (London). Private collections worldwide.

Education

2007 Summer Foundation in Fine Art. The Slade. London

1995 DipARCH (Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture). Oxford Brookes University

1992 BAHons (Architecture). Oxford Brookes University

1998 Diploma in Art & Design. Bournemouth College of Art and Design