Artist profiles

Siân has exhibited in solo shows overseas at the Tamura Gallery, Tokyo (1989), the British Council Gallery, Madras (1994), the EPO Gallery, Munich (1995), the Kunstverein, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (2004) and North Gallery, Kyoto Art Centre, Japan (2006). Her exhibition Ream toured to Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth; Mead Gallery, Coventry, and Angel Row Nottingham during 2003-4.In 2005 a solo exhibition New Works was held at The Drawing Gallery, London. In 2007 her work formed a temporary display at the V&A, London and was the subject of a publication, Gaze. In 2008, Of Dust was shown at Daiwa Foundation House, London. She has been included in group exhibitions in Italy, Germany, Denmark and Slovakia as well numerous exhibitions in this country including; Oriel Mostyn 10 (1998); Drawing - the Process; Kingston University (2003); Look to This Day, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester (2004); Refractions/Shadows - A Critic’s Choice, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro (2008); Building With Colour, Gallery North, Newcastle (2009). She has regularly been selected for the Jerwood Drawing Prize receiving Second Prize in 2001 and for inclusion in a number of overviews of British contemporary drawing including , Drawing Inspiration, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal (2006); Drawing Breath, Wimbledon College of Art (2006-7) and In Between the Lines – Recent British Drawing , Trinity Contemporary, (2009).

Her work is represented in collections including the British Museum, British Council, European Patent Office, Paintings in Hospitals, Scotland and the V&A. She lives and works in Northumberland.