Painter, draughtsman and illustrator who graduated from City and Guilds of London Art School in 1989 with first-class diploma with distinction in the illustrative arts. Soon after, she was commissioned by Savoy Hotel to do a series of pictures about their chefs and kitchens, later hung in Grill St Quentin, Knightsbridge. Other commissioned work, in 1991, included a record cover for Rykodisc; Sheep, a Walker Books Ltd title; and an Ulster Television commission to capture life behind the scenes. Had a first solo show at Kerlin Gallery, Belfast, in 1991; another in 1992 at Cadogan Gallery.