BORN:
Redruth, Cornwall. 1961.
Presently living in Glasgow, Scotland. U.K.
EDUCATION:
B.A.(Hons) Fine Art. Leeds Polytechnic, Yorkshire. 1983-1986.
Foundation Course. Falmouth School of Art, Cornwall. 1981-1982.
SOLO SHOWS:
July - September 2023. 'Time's Light'. Cample Line, near Thornhill, Scotland.
July 2021. ‘Slow Yellow’. Zembla Gallery, Hawick. Scotland.
June 2021. ‘Still Orange’. Stallan/Brand. Glasgow.
May - June 2017. ‘Lemon Yellow Home’. Stallan/Brand. Glasgow
May 2014. ‘Love is Orange, Or Maybe a Dirty Pink’. The Lillie Gallery, Milngavie, Glasgow.
September 1997. The Todd Building, Glasgow.
May 1997. Anderson Bell Christie Architects Glasgow.
June 1996. ‘New Paintings’ at Renfrew Chambers Glasgow.
May 1996. Page and Park Architects, Glasgow.
March 1994. ‘Works on Paper and Cloth’, Bar 10 Glasgow.
August 1989. ‘High Seas’, The One Gallery Glasgow.
GROUP SHOWS.
November 2022. Fundraiser for 16 Nicholson Street. Glasgow.
June 2022. Artist Aid Ukraine. The Pentagon Centre, Glasgow.
April 2022. 16 Nicholson Street. Fundraiser for Ukraine.
June 2017. Creekside Open, London. Selected by Alison Wilding.
April 2016. Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. Across the City programme: ‘Human Shaped’ with Steven Grainger, Laurie Figgis, Suzanne Dery and Billy Teasdale at Sculpture and Design, Maryhill. Glasgow.
Supported programme: ‘ Bust Out’ with Valerie Norris, Bel Gilbert-Scott, Sarah Kenchington, Elin Anna Porisdottir, Sally Hackett, Rae-Yen Song and Pester and Rossi. The Lillie Gallery, Glasgow.
August 2015: Edinburgh International Arts Festival at The Garage. With Bel Gilbert-Scott. Sarah Kenchington and Pester and Rossi.
June 2015. Forth Valley Open studios with Sarah Kenchington, Emma Forbes, Bel Gilbert-Scott , Pester and Rossi.
April 2012. ‘No Meal is Complete Without Conversation’ with Andrew Miller and John Shankie as part of Glasgow International.
July 2012. Members show Transmission, Glasgow.
September 2011. The Fairfield Building, Glasgow. With Carol Rhodes, Merlin James, Bel Gilbert-Scott, Richard Walker, Victoria Morton.
October 1998. ‘Deep Frieze’. Qaqortoq. Greenland.
July 1998. ‘Seeing Hozomeen’ The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh.
November 1997. ‘A Fast Moving Car’. Iain Irving Projects. Peterhead.
September 1996. The Collective Open.
July 1996. ‘Four Messages’, the Phoenix Gallery, Brighton.
May 1996. ’Art for People’. The Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
September 1995. ‘ The Last Picture Show’. Wolf at the Door, Penzance. Cornwall.
August 1995. ‘Arato Janos & Miss X’. The Collection. L’Observatoire Gallerie, Brussels.
May 1994. ‘Recent Paintings’, Intermedia Gallery. Glasgow with Carol Rhodes.
March 1989. ‘New Paintings WASPS Gallery, Glasgow with Kathy Dodds.
June 1986 ‘One Step Beyond’. The Easthorpe Gallery, Huddersfield. Four graduates selected from Leeds Polytechnic degree show.
AWARDS.
2024 - Nominated for Bryan Robertson Trust Award.
2023 - Nominated for a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award.
2016 - Nominated for the Bryan Robertson Trust Award.
COMMISSIONS.
1997 - Site-specific work for Anderson Bell Christie Architects new building.
1995 - Designed backdrops for Horse McDonald and Scottish Chamber Orchestra at Glasgow Barrowlands.
COLLABORATIONS.
1997 Redevelopment of Tramway, Glasgow with Zoo Architects.
1993 Ist Prize Metro/Tramway billboard competition with Big Panda. ( John Clark, Louise Crawford and Jamie Burroughs ).
COLLECTIONS.
2019 - For the refurbished Maggie’s Centre, Edinburgh. Curated by Fiona Bradley.
On-line: Art U.K.
Various private collections in the U.K and Internationally.
TEACHING.
1996-1998. Visiting Lecturer Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee. Fine Art department.
1994-1998. Lecturer, Portfolio Course. John Wheatley College. Glasgow.
OTHER.
First child born 1998.
Second child born 2000.
2002-2012. Trained and worked as a Gestalt therapist.