TIMELINE
2025 May - date / ARTIST - in studio Lisbon and London
2024 May - June / ARTIST Vmes / In Between group show - Cankerjev dom, Ljubjiana, Slovenia
2023 May / ARTIST - Lost Specimens solo show – Tamarind Gallery, Bali, Indonesia
2019 – 2025 / ARTIST - Lost Specimens - in studio, Indonesia and London
2016 – date / CONSERVATION RESEARCHER - Marine Megafauna Foundation SE Asia. (n.b. 2012 - date: our data set continues to form the basis of most manta ray research papers published in the region)
2012 – 2016 / CO FOUNDER - Aquatic Alliance Indonesia manta ray marine research centre (n.b. 2014: our work directly assisted in achieving FULL protection for manta rays throughout Indonesia)
2011 / MARINE RESEARCHER - Marine Megafauna Foundation main office, Mozambique
2009 –2010 / MARINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT - Gili Eco Trust coral monitoring and restoration
2006–2009 / VOLUNTEER - Projects in India, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar, Mozambique
2005 / ARTIST - Media Punch paintings as part of a group show at The Cave Gallery, Williamsburg, NY
2001-2006 / ARTIST - Painter - in studio, Brooklyn, NY
2001-2006 / CELEBRITY FASHION STYLIST - NYC - Represented by Judy Casey Agency, NYC (clients included: David Bowie, Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Lenny Kravitz, Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
1995-2001 / CELEBRITY FASHION STYLIST - LA - Represented by Celestine Agency, Los Angeles (clients included: Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Jude Law, Keanu Reeves, Grace Jones, Shakira)
EDUCATION
2011: Marine Megafauna Foundation: field research, data collection, logging and analysis with Dr. Andrea Marshall and Dr. Simon Pierce
1989-1992: Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion Degree Nottingham Trent University
1988: Art Foundation: Suffolk Art School
OVERVIEW
Traversing both fields of art and marine science means research and study in both.
Throughout our time focusing on elasmobranch conservation, observation and data-collection were our primary focus. Manta ray research was, and to a certain degree still is a new field, so being in such close proximity to these amazing animals often yielded significant results.
Below are publications of which I am the sole author, or where we contributed data. Being a direct influence on the “scientific” papers I now write to describe each Lost Specimen, it is easy to see how these two worlds intertwine in my current art practice.
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Please click on the title to review the papers.
2015 Manta alfredi of Nusa Penida Fishing Line Injuries Report
2013 Aquatic Alliance Manta Alfredi Population of Nusa Penida Range
1992 BA (Hons) Degree Thesis: The Social Significance of Virtual Reality
