CV

Born: Aberdeen


Education

2015 - 2016  UCL, Institute of Education, PGCE Post Compulsory Education

2004 – 2006  Royal College of Art, MA Painting

1999 – 2003  Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University, BA (Hons) Fine Art

Solo Exhibitions

2016 All Sorts of  Trouble, Galleri Gro, Campus Allegro, Jakobstad, Finland.

2014  ill - trickit. New Court gallery, Repton, Derbyshire.

2011  Gulsh,  Limousine bull Project space, Aberdeen. (collaboration)

2004  Foyer gallery, Aberdeen.


Group Exhibitions

2014  Arteles Project Review x2014, Arteles Creative Center, Hahmajärventie 26, 38490 Haukijärvi, Finland.

2014 Beep Wales International Painting Prize 2014:  A Portrait of the Artist as....  The old Iceland building, Swansea.

2014  Paint like you mean it, Interview Room 11, Edinburgh.  (long list)

2012  Throwing Perfume on Violets, Blyth gallery, London.

2012  Mark Making,  Foyer gallery, Aberdeen.

2011  Gilding the Lily, Transition gallery. London.

2011  Landscape Past and Present (with Constable) Duff House, Banff, Aberdeenshire.

2010  Cream, An exhibition of work from Scotland’s elite artists.  St James Place wealth management, Aberdeen.

2010  Beyond Fontana, Studio 1.1, London.

2009  Metro Land, (curated by Flora Fairbairn ) Merriscourt Farm, Oxfordshire,

2008  Life is only have the story, Christ Church, Spitalfields, (contemporary art show and silent auction).

2008  Civilization – spurns – the Leopard! Blyth gallery, London.

2008  The Marmite prize for Painting 2008,  Studio 1.1, London.

2007  Anticipation,  One,One,One gallery, London.

2007  My Penguin, 39 gallery, London.

2006  Degree Show, RCA, London.

2006  Zenith 06,  Nomoregrey gallery, London.

2006  Arcade, 6 galleries in Marble Arch of Painting graduates from RCA.

2005   Short and Sharp, Howie Street Show, RCA, London.

2005  Interim Show, RCA, London.

2004  Something is already Happening.  Rosie Wilde gallery, London.

2003  Degree show, Grays School of Art, Aberdeen.

2003  Aberdeen Artists Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery.

2003  Withinity, Generator Projects, Dundee.

2003  Ten of The Best BA Graduates chosen by Art Review, Lux gallery, London.

Residencies

2017  Artist in Residence, Repton School, Derbyshire.

2016 Ateljé Stundars,  AiR Artist-in-Residence in Korsholm, Finland.  

2014 Artist in Residency Programme, Arteles Creative Center, Hahmajärventie 26, 38490 Haukijärvi, Finland. 

Grants/Awards

2016 Creative Scotland, Open Project Funding Award.

2014  Arts Trust of Scotland Award.

2010  Aberdeenshire Council Visual Arts Award.

2006  Aberdeenshire Council Visual Arts Award.

Publications

May 2014  Paint Like You Mean It 2014 , 1R11 Painting Prize  (IR11 Publications)

March 2011  On the Cover feature a-n (artists newsletter) Magazine.

2008  Times newspaper supplement - Raconteur Media- Investing in Art

2008 The Marmite Prize for Painting 2008  (Susak Press 2008)