Biography

   

EXHIBITIONS:

Luxury Goods; A Festival of Art and Guilt, The Foundry London EC2  January 2009
Five at Five; An exhibition of Five Artists, Gallery five, London W11  September 2008
Work in Progress, Gallery five, London W11 (Solo exhibition)  May 2008
Painted Paper; Contemporary Depictions of the Figure, Bath  October 2007
A painting donated to raise money for St Mary’s Baby Unit, auctioned at the Dorchester Hotel London W1  October 2007
Barnes Art salon, OSO Barnes, London SW14  July 2007
Never Be Seen. Art 3 @ The Baxter Gallery London  December 2006
The Hourglass Gallery, Hebden Bridge W.Yorks. (Two man show)  March 2004.
New Creators, Helmshore Museum, Lancs  September - October 2004
Fresh Art Fair, Islington, London N1  July 2003
Manchester Metropolitan University  June 2003
Ikea Stores, Waddington  May 2003
The British Airways VIP Lounge Manchester  February - June 2003
The Hans Brinkler Hotel, Amsterdam  December 2002
Conflation, (Solo exhibition of Prints) The Old Hall, Lancs OL14  May 2002
Bar One, Hebden Bridge, W. Yorks  June 2001
Grumpy’s Mill, Lancs OL14  June 2001
The Old Hall, Lancs OL14 (Paintings Solo exhibition)  May 2001
Bar One , Hebden Bridge, W.Yorks  September 2000
The Old Hall, Todmorden, Lancs OL14  June 2000
The Gallery, Hebden Bridge, W Yorks  May 2000

COMPETITIONS :
A select group of four students exhibiting at The British Airways VIP Lounge Manchester. February – June 2003
A select group of five final year students from five UK Art colleges exhibiting at The Hans Brinkler Hotel, Amsterdam. December 2002

COMMISSIONS:
A large scale painting Nebula commissioned for The Old Hall function room on the theme transition and journey. The Old Hall, Lancs. July 2002

PERFORMANCE POETRY:

  • Joint performance with Giles Abbott. Cavalcade festival. Electric barge, Sheldon sq, Paddington, London 30th April 2010 
  • Joint performance with Giles Abbott. Poetry Cafe, Betterton St, London WC2 29th March 2010
  • Missfit Mondays, Poetry, Theater & Storytelling Festival, The Troy Bar, Hoxton Street. London March - May 2009


QUALIFICATIONS:
BA Fine Arts Painting, Manchester Metropolitan University 2001 –2003
HND Fine Art Painting. Distinction. Todmorden Community College Lancs 1999 - 2001.