As a lifelong creative, who has also managed a career in diplomacy, university education and journalism. Caroline has exhibited her own art work and curated exhibitions worldwide and has several paintings in the UK Government Art Collection. Caroline has a Masters in Fine Art from Cambridge School of Art and has spent time as artist-in-residence at the Humanitarian Centre and worked professionally for two years as a studio painter for a globally known artist.
She has operated under the name “Murmur” for her a street-based work.
Caroline has written over a 100 articles – academic and for the mainstream media and edited many books – many about communications and the media. “A Better Basra” is a book about her time in Iraq and “Looking for Tigers” is a collection of biographical travel stories. See writing page for more.
Exhibitions & Shows
- September 2021: “Suspicious Circumstances” ten “true-crime” paintings towards a group show of resident artists at Studio 18 for the Site Festival.
- 2021: Participating artist in the Open Exhibition at Studio 18, Stroud
- 2020: Weekly Open Studios at the artists workshop
- May 2019: Exhibiting a large collection of paintings as part of the SVA Site Festival.
- October 2017: Instigator and exhibitor in the Nasty Women Stroud Exhibition
- August 2017: Exhibitor at the Nasty Women London Exhibition
- May 2017: Part of a group show “Off the Record” at the Meme Art Bar in Stroud (also curated)
- April 2016: Part of a group show “Staff Only” at the Site Festival in Stroud (also curated).
- Nov 2015: Part of a three-woman exhibition of portraits of World War I soldiers at the Michaelhouse Centre in Cambridge. Part of the Festival of Ideas. (also curated).
- June 2015: Solo exhibition of paintings “Motor Arts” at Wilton House Supercar event, Wiltshire
- Nov 2014: Solo exhibition in an estate agents in Murcia, Spain. “Mientras Hablamos” is a collection of paintings of the town (also curated)..
- Jul 2014: Part of the “Ride to Cambridge” exhibition at Cambridge Contemporary Arts as part of a Tour de France project. Eight paintings exhibited in the main gallery and gallery windows.
- Jun 2014: Part of a group show “Obsession: Love, Ritual, Collection” at the Embassy Tea Garden, London – Installation piece curated by Charlotte Meddings.
- Mar 2014: Solo exhibition of drawings: “Baghdad Barriers & The Secret Message” at The Iraqi Cultural Centre, London (also curated).
- Aug 2013: Solo exhibition of photographs “Motor arts” at Wilton House Supercar event, Wiltshire
- Jul 2013: One of 84 artists exhibiting in the “Dazed & Refused” portrait painting show at the Arches Gallery in Hackney in London
- Apr 2013: Solo exhibition of photographs “Motor arts” at the Event City in Manchester
- Dec 2012: One of 12 artists selected as part of “Text & Context” exhibition at Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
- Oct 2012: One of 25 artists selected for Cambridge wide “Text & Context” public art exhibition for work remaking telegrams from Twitter messages which was shown in a Cambridge Post Office
- Mar 2012: The Searle Award Short-List Exhibition at the Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge
- Dec 2011: Solo Exhibition: “Travels in South Asia”, (paintings & drawings) at Sweet n Spicy, Cambridge (also curated).
- Oct 2011: Solo Screening: “Another Face” (film) at Oxford University
- Aug 2011: Solo Screening: “Another Face” & Photographic Exhibition, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge
- Jul 2011: Solo Screening: “Another Face” (film) at The Pakistan High Commission, London
- Apr 2011: Screening: The Mary Project, (film) at the House of Lords, London
- Oct 2009: Exhibition of 11 paintings: “Portraits of War Correspondents”, at Storm Fine Arts, Cambridge
- May 2009: Paintings exhibited as part of a group show “Bawa’s Lunaganga” in Bentota, Sri Lanka
- Apr 2009: Solo Exhibition of paintings: Portraits of War Correspondents at The Frontline Club, London
- Sep 2003: Charcoal drawings exhibited as part of a group show “Up Close” at Finomenal Gallerie d’Art in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- May 2003: Book Signing: Palmy Days (photographs of Sri Lanka’s children) at The Barefoot Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Dec 2002: Charcoal drawings exhibited as part of a group show at The Bungalow in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Apr 2000: Solo exhibition of paintings “Impressions of Bratislava” sponsored by The British Council at Galleria, Bratislava, Slovakia
Curation & Project Work
- October 2017: Nasty Women of Stroud Exhibition
- July 2014: “Recycle Le Vélo” bicycle sculpture trail in Cambridge for the Tour de France
- Mar 2014: “Secret Art for Syria” – exhibiting specifically made art-work to raise funds for Oxfam’s Syria Crisis Campaign exhibition at St. Ethelburga’s Peace Centre, London
- 2013/14: Running a book publishing project including monthly workshops in all aspects of publishing at a secondary school in Cambridge
- Oct 2013: “Homes” competition finalists at Emmaus show rooms in Cambridgeshire
- Sep 2013: “Celebrating 10 years of Peace in Liberia” photographic exhibition for the United Nations at the Africa Centre, Cambridge
- Nov 2010: Curatorial Project “The Mary Project” at the Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge
- 2009: Portraiture project with “challenging” Year 10 students at a local secondary school
Arts Education & Awards
- 2015 Selected as a member of the Guild of Motoring Artists in 2015
- 2014 Long-listed for the BP Portrait Award
- 2012 Short-listed for the Searle Award for Creativity
- 2010 – 2012 Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) (Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University) – full time
- 2011 PTTLS City & Guilds “Creative Communities” (Arts Council Funded, Momentum Arts, Cambridge)
- 1997 Awarded the Iraq Reconstruction Medal (UK Government)
- 1991-1992 Higher National Diploma in Art & Design (Bath College of Art)
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