Education

Manchester Metropolitan University  MA Fine Art  2002
(Year 1 Sheffield Hallam University 2000 - 2001)

University of Sussex  Postgraduate Certificate in Education  1981
                            
University of Manchester  Postgraduate Diploma in Art Gallery and Museum Studies  1979                   

Courtauld Institute of Art  B.A. Honours in History of Art  1978


                                                       

Employment

Artist, researcher, curator and writer  2011 - present

Nottingham Contemporary  Head of Learning   2010 - 2011

The University of Manchester , Manchester Museums and Galleries Curator of Learning  2006 - 2010

Freelance Visiting lecturer and arts project manager  2003 - 2006

Manchester City Galleries  Senior Education Curator 2001 - 2003

Bolton Museum and Art Gallery  Visual Arts Access and Learning Officer  2000 - 2001

Trafford MBC, Special Projects  Special Projects Officer for IWM north  1999 - 2000

Salford Museum and Art Gallery  Temporary Arts and Exhibitions Officer  1999

1982 - 1998 Working on exhibitions and research projects including Tate Liverpool, University of Manchester and regional galleries and museums in Sheffield, Leeds and Greater Manchester.