EDUCATION
1985-1986:
Foundation Course in Art & Design, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
1986-1989:
Ba (Hons.) Degree in Fine Craft Design, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
1997-1998:
Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Art, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
1998-1999:
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Art, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Department of the Environment / Carrickfergus Castle, Northern Ireland
The Northern Bank, Northern Ireland
Lisburn Museum, Northern Ireland
Ulster History Park, Northern Ireland
Big Telly Theatre Company, Northern Ireland
Southern Education & Library Board, Northern Ireland
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
Taunton Museum, Taunton, England
Clotworthy House Arts Centre, Northern Ireland
Northern Bank, Northern Ireland
Southern Education & Library Board, Northern Ireland
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Ireland, U. S. A.
PUBLICATIONS
'Living stones', Issue 1, 2007
'Lifetimes', Issue 40, 2005
Holmes, V., 'The Encyclopedia of Machine Embroidery', Batsford, London, 2003
'The World of Embroidery', Volume 50 No.5, 1999
'Northern Ireland Homes Interiors & Living', 1997
Holmes, V., 'The Machine Embroiderers Workbook', Batsford, London, 1991
MEMBERSHIP
1991-2007 - The '62 Group' of Textile Artist's
EXHIBITIONS
2012
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, England
The Old Post Office, Lisbane, Northern Ireland
The Barefoot Gallery, Leeds, England
The Cottage Gallery, Somerset, England
Quantum Contemporary Art, London, England
The Battletown Gallery, Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
2011
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, England
The Barefoot Gallery, Leeds, England
The Cottage Gallery, Somerset, England
Quantum Contemporary Art, London, England
The Battletown Gallery, Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
2010
The Barefoot Gallery, Leeds, England
The Cottage Gallery, Somerset, England
Quantum Contemporary Art, London, England
The Battletown Gallery, Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
2009
Art Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
The Barefoot Gallery, Leeds, England
The Cottage Gallery, Somerset, England
Quantum Contemporary Art, London, England
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
2008
The Fiery Beacon Gallery, Painswick, England
British Trade Craft Fair, Harrogate, England
Quantum Contemporary Art, London, England
Afforable Art Fair, London, England
The Market Place Arts Centre & Theatre, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Thistle Gallery, Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
2007
Thistle Gallery, Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart, Northern Ireland
Afforable Art Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Afforable Art Fair, New York, USA
Afforable Art Fair, London, England
Quantum Contemporary Art, London, England
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
2006
Quantum Contemporary Art, London, England
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Thistle Gallery, Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Gallery Clare, Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
Gallery M, Lurgan, Northern Ireland
2005
Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, England
Ker-St Gallery, Camaret, France
Thistle Gallery, Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Gallery Clare, Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
2004
Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Knit & Stitch Show, London, England
Hayloft Gallery, Dorset, England
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
2003
Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, England
Townhouse Gallery, Portrush, Northern Ireland
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
Quails, Banbridge, Northern Ireland
Bury St.Edmunds Art Gallery, Suffolk, England
2002
Irish Linen Centre & Museum, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Upfront Gallery, Penrith, Cumbria, England
Knit & Stitch Show, Dublin, London, Harrogate
Quails, Banbridge, Northern Ireland
Beverley Art Gallery, Hull, England
2001
Bankfield Museum, Halifax, England
2000
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, England
1999
Maidstone Museum Art Gallery, Maidstone, England
City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Tel Aviv, Israel
Tatton Park, Cheshire, England
1998
Alexandra Palace, London, England
Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Eire
International Centre, Harrogate, England
1997
Ulster History Park, Omagh, Northern Ireland
1996
Quarry Bank Mill, Manchester, England
1995
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, Northern Ireland
The Town Gallery, Braintree, England
Bury Municipal Art Gallery, Bury, England
Lenaderg Lodge Gallery, Banbridge, Northern Ireland
Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart, Northern Ireland
Harmony Hill Arts Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
1994
Dublin Castle, Eire
Harrogate, England
Alexandra Palace, London, England
Northern Irish Crafts, Colerain, U.S.A.
Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart, Northern Ireland
Clotworthy House Arts Centre, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1993
Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England
Plymouth Museum & Art Gallery, Plymouth, EnglandAberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales
The Mercer Gallery & Museum, Coventry, England
Wakefield Art Gallery, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Sunderland, England
London Crafts Council, London, England
1992
Hankyu, Japan
Peacock Gallery, Craigavon, Northern Ireland
62 Group Retrospective, Surrey, England
Commonwealth Institute, London, England
Seymour Galleries, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1991
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart, Northern Ireland
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, England
1990
Harmony Hill Arts Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland Touring to:
Bangor, Craigavon, Newtownards, Antrim, Northern Ireland & Cork, Eire
Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart, Northern Ireland
1989
Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland
University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland