Theresia Cadwallader was born and brought up in Java studying civil engineering at Leeds University. She worked on building a university campus, bringing infrastructure to the jungles of Sulawesi and designing irrigation system for Lombok and Sumbawa. After taking a master degree in Irrigation Engineering at Southampton, she practised as an engineer in Jakarta and Sumatra. She then married and settled in Oxton. She continued working as a water engineer in the North West for a few years. She brought up her family in Oxton and studied fine art and jewellery design at the Wirral Met, completed her BTEC in 2009 with Distinction.

Theresia’s work includes painting, prints and jewellery. All her work combines a strong feeling for earth and stones, often geometric with rigorous design skills, and influenced by her early years among the colours and sounds of Indonesia.

Prizes: Individual Award prize (2nd place) for Inspired By... 2009 arts and crafts competition by Liverpool Museums and V&A.

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