Biography
BORN
EDUCATION
- 1992-95 Royal Academy Schools MA in Painting
- 1988-91 Birmingham Polytechnic BA (hons) in Fine Art
- 1987-88 Herts College of Art and Design Foundation Studies
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
- 2003 Works on Paper Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- 2002 Woodcutter’s Contract 2060 Vision Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2001 Show 1 Hat on Wall, London (with Christina Neuderberger)
- 2001 Mappin Open Solo Show Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield
- 2000 Negative Exposure Static Gallery, Liverpool
- 1997 You Think You’ve Flown Before Proud Gallery, London (with Steven Rendall
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2006 Seeking Tacit Utopias Surface Gallery, Nottingham
- 2006 Inaugural Cube Noir Gallery, Liverpool
- 2006 10th Planet Tower Bridge Business Complex, London
- 2006 Fantasy Island Metropole Galleries, Folkestone
- 2004 - 05 Weekending The Globe Gallery, Newcastle; R.M.I.T. Project
Space,
Melbourne, Australia (2005)
- 2004 20c DACS 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Mall Galleries
- 2004 Over2You WetterlingTeo Gallery, Singapore
- 2004 Tiergarten 2060 Vision Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2003 Reduced Century Gallery London
- 2003 Drawing Show Vertigo Gallery London
- 2002 Free Market Liverpool Biennial Independent Exhibition, St
John’s Centre, Liverpool
- 2002 Simpatico Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- 2001 Back to Reality Vertigo Gallery, London,
- 2001 - 02 Liverpool 11 2060 Vision Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium; Hope St,
Gallery, Liverpool
- 2001 Synergy Orebro Slot, Orebro, Sweden
- 1999 John Moores 21 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
- 1999 London to Londinium A.T.Kearney, Berkley Sq, London
- 1997 Group Show Blue Gallery, London
- 1997 Summer Exposure Proud Gallery, London
- 1996 Ida Branson Bequest Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Street
- 1995 Out of The Nineties Mall Gallery, London
- 1994 - 95 Germinations 8 European Biennial for Young Artists Breda,
Holland (and touring to Warsaw, Bologna and
Athens)
AWARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 1999, 2001, 04,05 Liverpool John Moores University Research
Award
- 2003 British Council (Artist’s Exhibiting Abroad Award)
- 2001 - 2002 Major Commission for London City Airport
- 2001 Mappin Open, Prize-winner
- 2001 Arts Council England – Individual Artisrt Award
- 1998 Malvern Open (First Prize)
- 1995 Unipart Reflections of Technology (Runner Up)
- 1994 Andre Segonzac Travel Award to the USA
- 1994 Leverhume Trust Award
PUBLICATIONS AND CATALOGUES
- 2004 20c DACS 20th Anniversary Exhibition Catalogue
Pub. DACS ISBN : 0-9548158-0-7
- 2004 Over2You Pub. Liverpool Art School ISBN : 0-9542326-9-0
- 2002 Simpatico Pub. Liverpool Art School ISBN : 0-9542326-0-7
- 2001 Mappin Open Solo Show Pub. Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust
- 2000 Synergy Pub. Liverpool Art School ISBN : 0-9523161-10
- 1999 John Moores 21 Pub. National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside
ISBN : 1-902700-05-8
- 1999 London to Londinium Pub. A.T. Kearney
- 1996 Ida Branson Bequest Pub. Atkinson Gallery
- 1994 Germinations 8 Pub. Germinations Europe
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
- 2006 ‘Fantasy Island’ The Metropole Galleries, Folkestone
Featuring : Phillip Allen, John de Veras, Geraint Evans, James Ireland, Benet
Spencer
- 2004 / 05 ‘Weekending’ (co-currated with Miranda Whall), the Globe Gallery, Newcastle (2004); the RMIT Project Space, Melbourne, Australia (2005)
Featuring : Geraint Evans, Neil Bromwich, Miranda Whall, Zoe Walker, Justin Carter and Benet Spencer
- 2004 ‘Tiergatren’ 2060 Vision Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium (British Council Funded)
Featuring : Featuring : Ann Marie Coxon, Miranda Whall and Benet Spencer
COLLECTIONS
- London City Airport
- Rowe and Mawe
- Cable and Wireless
- Old Mutual
- Mustard Catering
- University of Central England
LECTURING EXPERIENCE
- 1998 - present Liverpool John Moores University – 0.5 Fractional Lecturer in Fine Art - BA Hons
- 2002 - present London College of Fashion – Associate Lecturer in Visual Studies - Foundation Studies
- 2007 Central St Martins College of Art – Short Course Lecturer – Life Drawing
- 2005 RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia - Visiting Lecturer (Fine Art - BA Hons)
- 2003 Shanghai University, China - Visiting Lecturer (Fine Art - BA Hons)
- 2001 University of Westminster, London - Visiting Lecturer in Architecture (Diploma)
- 2000 Leeds Metropolitan University - Visiting Lecturer (BA Hons - Fine Art)
- 1998 - 99 Blake College, London - Subject Leader in Fine Art, Foundation Studies
- 1995 - 96 Icknield High School, Luton - Artist in Residence