Cura was a solo exhibition at Green Gallery in Dundee University Botanic Gardens in January 2026.
It brought together drawings, oil paintings, embroidery, paper cut-outs and artist books developed through sustained engagement with plant life. The title is the Latin for care, attention, and cure - the quality of looking the work required and the relationship it described.
Supported by a Visual Artists and Craft Makers Award from Fife Contemporary, with mentoring from Astrid Leeson, Cura marked a shift toward more integrated, cross-media inquiry, and laid the ground for the practice that has followed.

Interior of an art gallery with white walls and a wooden floor, displaying colorful paintings. A window shows a snowy outdoor scene with trees.
Two hanging sketches of leafy vines on a wall in an art space or gallery.
Decorative piece of paper with embroidered flowers and leaves in various colors, with some written text partially visible.
Open sketchbook with two black line drawings of flowers, one on each page, placed on a wooden stand on a white surface. Two sheets with gray and black floral stencils or prints are beside the sketchbook, one with large abstract flower shapes and the other with a bird sketch.
A wall decorated with framed black-and-white botanical and nature artwork, with a window on the right side showing trees outside.
A wooden door with large glass panels showing a snowy outdoor scene with trees and a deck, with colorful artwork displayed on a white surface inside.
Silhouette of a wolf's head made from black cutout shapes, mounted on a white background inside a white picture frame.
Two framed paintings hang on a white wooden wall between two windows showing an outdoor landscape with snow and trees. The top painting depicts a large tree with green and yellow leaves, painted in an abstract style. The bottom painting shows a branch with dark leaves and a purple flower, in a more minimalist style.