The Plants That Made Me. Series 1. 2025 I work within an urban context, connecting closely to the forms of nature that exist around me, particularly ruderal plants that are often dismissed as weeds and overlooked. This body of work is an expression of deep reverence for these plants. Through sustained time spent with them, I have come to know their life cycles, habitats, and patterns of growth. The process is rooted in mindfulness and attentive observation, fostering a sense of connection and care. In alignment with the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement, my methodology embraces slowness and material integrity. I create pigments directly from these plants and use them to illustrate these plants that I know and love. In doing so, the plants are not only represented but physically embedded within each work. This approach honours their resilience and presence and invites a reconsideration of our relationship with the often-marginalized forms of urban nature. Media - Lake Pigments made from Ruderal plants, naturally dyed paper, upcycled laser ply. All dimensions are variable. 1/7 The Plants That Made Me. As part of Emerald Green Mineral House Guest Exhibition. David Parr House. 2025. All images courtesy of the David Parr House. The Plants That Made Me. Series 2. 2025 My work is a celebration of the plants that I encounter in my urban environment. Plants considered ‘ruderal’ and generally overlooked. As I walk, I am drawn to these plants that seem to be growing abundantly, thriving in areas of neglect and human disturbance. While serving as examples of ecological adaptation in the face of global capitalism and colonialism. To me, they are much more than plants that exist in the fringes, regularly subjected to plant blindness. And hold meaning beyond their botanical names and classifications. The work serves as an antidote to the concept of plant blindness, while looking at these plants through a ‘kin centric approach’. Acknowledging them for their presence and the role they play in how I map my existence and life. The works presented are autobiographical cartographic illustrations of the villages and regions that I walk around Cambridge and encounter these plants across the seasons. . Media - Hand embroidery on Upcycled fabric dyed naturally from Ruderal plants.

Artist Statement The basis of my practice is deeply grounded in a profound connection to nature, specifically within the context of an urban environment. Embedded in an immersive way of working in multiple and interconnected ways with the plant species in my environment, it brings with it multiple layers of care. Inspired by ancient craft practices, it is grounded in being slow, labor intensive, and attuned to my local environment. I draw on varied methods and media ranging from drawing, walking, foraging, while making my own materials from nature. The collective aim of my practice is to share my innate ability to connect deeply with urban nature, and use awe to elicit inquisitiveness, amazement, reflection, and connection towards it. It is important for me to continue to engage with issues of ecological relevance and to do so in soft and gentle ways while evoking feelings of wonder and joy. Download CV Education Master of Fine Arts, ARU, Cambridge,2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts, ARU, Cambridge, 2023 Foundation in Arts, Cambridge Regional College, Cambridge, 2018 Exhibitions Solo - 2026- Award of a Solo exhibition at Cambridge Artspace, Cambridge. Date To be confirmed. Group Exhibitions February 2026 – Antidote. Cambridge Artworks. October-November 2025: ‘Emerald Green, Mineral Green’, House Guest Exhibition at the David Parr House July 2025: ‘TEN’ Ma Fine Art Degree Show, Ruskin Gallery, Anglia Ruskin University. April 2025: The Sustainability Art and Design Prize Exhibition, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge November 2024: ‘The Art of Living’, The David Parr House, Cambridge April 2024: ‘Altered’, Grand Arcade, Cambridge February 2024: ‘Landed’, at the Banks Art Centre, Suffolk September 2023 – November 2024: ‘The Anxiety of the Interdisciplinary’, Alison Richard Building, Cambridge July 2023: Degree Show BA(Hons) Fine Art 2023: Midpoint interim show at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge 2022: Sustainable Art Prize, Ruskin Gallery, Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge 2022:’Human Perspectives’, Gonville and Caius, University of Cambridge. 2021:’Sustainability Art Prize’, Ruskin Gallery, Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge 2121:’Current’, It is What It is, Online exhibition 2020: Open Windows, Cambridge 2020: Balcony Exhibition, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge 2019- 2020: Mott McDonalds Office Space Exhibition, Cambridge 2019: Foundation Show for Diploma in Art and Design, Cambridge Regional College Residency 1. Caravan Residency at Cambridge Artworks and Artspace, Cambridge 13th October to 2nd November 2025 2. Summer School August 2023 After the Green Revolution: The Science and Politics of Sustainable Food Systems in the Anthropocene. CRASSH Cambridge, Global Sustainability Institute. Ongoing Interview Series, Weaving Currents ‘Weaving Currents’ at Cambridge Artspace in collaboration with artist Clio Lloyd-Jacob. A series which focuses on artists of South Asian origin and their cultural influences. June 2024: Ceramicist Vallari Harshwal in conversation with Mansi Shouche September 2204: Textile artist Tanvi Kant October 2024: Sustainable textile artist Paaras Abbas Workshops September 2025: Playground for Remaking Worlds, David Graeber Institute, London March 2025: Imprints and Inscriptions; Creating Botanical Biographies Through Literature. Cambridge Festival. Jan 2025: Staff Development Day at Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University. 2024 September: ‘South Asian Heritage Art Project’, curated by Milton Keynes Art Centre in Marylebone School Basingstoke 2023 September to November: Natural Cambourne, 6 workshops conducted with Arts and Minds in the Cambourne Library, Cambridgeshire. 2023 April: ‘Creating Colour from Nature’. Three-hour workshop conducted at the Milton Keynes Art Gallery, Milton Keynes. July to August 2023: Three Workshops for Visually Impaired participants. Conducted collaboratively with artist Stepanka Facerova at the David Parr House, Cambridge. September 2021 to April 2022: Teaching Assistant as part of the Saturday Art Club, Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University. 2021October: ‘Of the Earth’. Workshop- Clay, Sculpture and Abstract Painting using the materials beneath our feet. Heong Gallery, Cambridge 2021: ‘The Create Club’, online workshop hosted on Eventbrite through Anglia Ruskin University. Talks 2023: Cambridge Artworks: Pathways: An artist's talk and practice sharing: Helen Cook, Susan Mealing, Mansi Shouche