ABOUT
Artists Statement
Much of my inspiration for what I desire to communicate is borne of the conviction that we all possess hidden narratives. Our stories guide our sense of who we are and reflect in our humanity. It is my intention for my work to record these via the production of images and often objects. The creation of any artwork is integral to the materials it is created with and by the processes they undergo.
Beginning in the act of drawing, my works evolve across a breadth of media each given careful consideration to how best to convey the story they hold. For example when I use the methods of intaglio this is with deliberate intent, not only for its visual impact but for the connotations and traditions it evokes of the age old art of storytelling.
EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
February 2021 (Upcoming) Joint show - The Artmill Gallery Plymouth
July 2020 (Upcoming) Solo show - Ocean Studios, Plymouth
November 2019 Group show 'Christmas show 2019'- The Artmill Gallery, Plymouth
October 2019 Group show, 'Artmill 100' - The Artmill Gallery, Plymouth
May 2019 Associate Member of Ocean Studios
March 2019 "13 Pieces" Exhibtion - Postgraduate Centre, Plymouth College of Art
June 2003 Artists in Residence, Ashlands Primary School, Ilkley
Februrary 1994 Solo exhbition - ArCo College of Art, Lisbon, Portugal at the intiation of the British Consul
Spring 1993 Large scale drawing event, Atlantis Group, London
Spring 1991 Artist in Residence, Henry Maynard Junior School, Walthamstow, London
AWARDS
1994 Recipient of Gulbenkian Foundation Prize, for artwork reflecting Portugese martime history, Royal College of Art.
1993 Recipient of The Daler Rowney Prize for Drawing, awarded by Sir Peter Blake, Royal College of Art.
EDUCATION
2018 to July 2020 MFA, Plymouth College of Art
2004 PGCE (Secondary Education - Art & Design)
1992 to 1994 MA in Printmaking, Royal College of Art
1989 to 1992 Ba (Hons) Fine Art, University of East London
1988 HND in Textile Design, Chelsea School of Art
Granted studio space with MA Painting at Bagley Lane, Fulham
1987 Foundation, Jacob Kramer College of Art