education
2022-24
Dartington Arts School, University of Plymouth. MA Arts and Ecology. Distinction.
2001-2004
Courtauld Institute of Art. Postgraduate Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings
1998 -2001
University of York. BA in the History of Art and English Literature. First Class Honours
selected exhibitions
2024
Society of Graphic Fine Art, Mandell’s Gallery, Norwich
RWA, 171st Annual Open Exhibition
Society of Graphic Fine Art, Mall Galleries, London
2023
Society of Graphic Fine Art at the Gallery Holt, Norfolk
RWA 170th Annual Open Exhibition
‘Evolve’ Tighnabruaich Gallery, Argyll
Society of Graphic Fine Art, Mall Galleries, London
2022
‘Mystes’ The Walcot Chapel, Bath, with Jim Carter.
Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries, London
‘Navigating’, The Granary Gallery, Dartington
Society of Graphic Fine Art, Mall Galleries, London
2021
Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries, London
Society of Graphic Fine Art, Mall Galleries, London
2020
RWA Annual Open Exhibition
David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year, finalist
Society of Graphic Fine Art selected but show cancelled
2019
‘Seeking the Unseen’ Tighnabruaich Gallery, Argyll
2015
Exeter University. Solo show
2014
White Moose Gallery. Solo show
2008
Godfrey and Watt, Harrogate
awards and memberships
2024
Elected full member, Society of Graphic Fine Art
Council member, Society of Graphic Fine Art
2023
Best in show, Society of Graphic Fine Art
The Monochrome Award, Society of Graphic Fine Art
2022
Elected associate memberSociety of Graphic Fine Art
2021
The Natural Eye Bursary, Society of Wildlife Artists
illustration, residencies, research and conservation
2024
Residency at High House, Norfolk; Antony Gormley foundation. May and June
2022
Illustrating ‘Mystes’, a short story written by Jim Carter
2019-2021
Independent paintings’ researcher for the London Charterhouse
2017-2018
Paul Mellon Curatorial Researcher for the London Charterhouse
2014-2015
Artist in residence, University of Exeter. Arts council funded
2014-2017
Independent paintings’ conservator for: The London Charterhouse; The National Trust; The Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
2008-2013
Career break to raise a family
2007
Established drawing studio
2004-2008
The National Trust: freelance paintings’ conservator
2005-2006
Birkbeck, University of London: National Inventory Research Project: assist. researcher
2004-2005
Everingham Conservation Ltd: painting conservator
2004
Historic Scotland: painting conservator
2003
Westminster Abbey: assistant conservator
Stichting Restoratie Atelier Limburg: conservation researcher: the fading and surface deterioration of red lake pigments in the work of van Gogh
Christie’s: paintings conservator
papers and publications
2024
‘Traces: high tide (cuttlefish and porpoise)’ Charred cuttlebone in linseed oil on gesso and oak. Dark Mountain. Issue 26 ‘Dark Ocean’. October, 2024.
‘On finding a young porpoise’s skeleton on the beach’. Wild Roof Journal. Issue 24, January, 2024.
2021
‘Blitzed! The history and significance of the seventeenth century portraits in the London Charterhouse’. Chapter in ‘Revealing the Great Chamber’, Charterhouse publication, June 2021
2018
‘Mendinge with payntinge’: a history of painting restoration at the London Charterhouse in ‘British Picture Restorers 1600-1950’ National Portrait Gallery online
2016
‘The Execution of Dukes and Duplicates: cultural clues and material reflections in the collection at Charterhouse.’ Understanding British Portraits Conference, National Portrait Gallery, 8th December 2016
2006
van den Berg, K-J., A. Burnstock, L. Carlyle, M. Clarke, E. Hendriks, R. Hoppenbrouwers, J. Kirby and I. Lanfear (2006) “Fading of red lake paints after Vincent van Gogh – an interdisciplinary study involving three De Mayerne projects” in: J.J. Boon and E. Ferreira (eds.) Reporting Highlights of the De Mayerne Programme: The Hague: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research [NWO]: pp. 89-96
2005
A. Burnstock, I. Lanfear, K.J. van den Berg, L. Carlyle, M. Clarke, E. Hendriks and J. Kirby “Comparison of the fading and surface deterioration of red lake pigments in six paintings by Vincent van Gogh with artificially aged paint reconstructions” in: I. Verger: Preprints of the 14th Triennial Meeting of the ICOM Committee for Conservation, The Hague, 2005: Vol. I pp. 459-466