Education
2023
BA(Hons) Textile Design, Glasgow School of Art, UK
Graduate with First Class Honours, Newbery Medal
2018
MA Fine Art Graphics, KASK&Conservatorium, School of Art Gent, Belgium
Graduated with Distinction
2014
BA Art Pedagogy, Faculty of Pedagogy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Awards/Commendations
2023
Designers Guild Special Award, The Designers Guild Plaque, presented to a University or an Individual for outstanding work
Special Design Award: Travel Award issued by The Cotton Industry War Memorial Trust
1st Prize The Clothworkers’ Company Award for a woven fabric design for interior furnishings or products
2nd Prize The Clothworkers’ Company Award for a woven fabric design for fashion/ accessories
1st Prize British Wool & The Alternative Flooring Company Award
Newbery Medal (highest accolade for graduating student at the GSA)
Incorporation of Bonnetmakers and Dyers Award (awarded to top Textile Design student at the GSA)
Woven Textile Design Award (Issued by The Weavers' Company at ND)
New Maker Award Prizewinner (Issued by Fife Contemporary)
Weaver's Award for Best Use of Wool for Fashion or Interiors (Issued by The Incorporation of Weavers of Glasgow)
2022
Commendation from The Clothworkers’ Company Award for a woven fabric design for interior furnishings or products
Begg x Co Scholarship (to fund my honours year)
2021
AVA CAD Digital Design Award (selected as a finalist for innovative digital design)
Exhibitions/Residencies
2023
Artist in Residence, Glasgow School of Art, current
The Bradford Textile Society Finalist Exhibition, The Dye House Gallery, School Of Art, Bradford (group exhibition)
Enliven: Connecting With Archives, The Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow, Scotland (group exhibition)
POST, Reid Gallery, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland (group exhibition)
New Designers, Islington Business Design Centre, London (all UK graduate students showcase)
GSA Showcase, Reid Gallery, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
WIP (Work In Progress), Reid Gallery Hall, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2022
Reform, French Street Studios, Glasgow, Scotland (group exhibition and fashion show)
2020
Nothing That Hasn’t Been Done Before, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland (group exhibition)
Embrace, Student Association of Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland (group exhibition)
2018
Labour Of Love And Compulsion, Glazen Gang, KASK & Conservatorium, Gent, Belgium (solo exhibition)
Graduation 18, Zwarte Zaal, KASK & Conservatorium, Gent, Belgium (group exhibition)
Memberships
Incorporation of Bonnetmakers and Dyers of Glasgow