Curriculum Vitae



Background

Born 1952 in Nairobi, Kenya. Came to the UK in 1972, a refugee of Idi Amin's Ugandan regime.
Trained at Glasgow School of Art, achieving both a 1st Class Diploma in Art and a Masters in Art.


Exhibitions Awards & Collections

Date Name of Exhibition Venue

2005 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
2005 The Big Draw Glasgow Transport Museum
2005 Mixed Exhibition Pentagon Business Centre
2004 The Big Draw Glasgow Transport Museum
2004 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
2004 Mixed Exhibition Mansfield Park Gallery
2004 Mixed Exhibition Tracy Mc Nee Gallery
2004 Mixed Exhibition Pentagon Business Centre
2003 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
2002 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
2001 Mixed Exhibition The Phoenix Graphics Gallery
2001 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
2000 Mixed Exhibition The Phoenix Graphics Gallery
2000 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
2000 Mixed Exhibition The Lloyd Jerome Gallery Glasgow
2000 Mixed Exhibition Di Rollo Gallery Edinburgh
1999 Mixed Exhibition The Central Studio
1999 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
1998 Cabinet Paintings Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
1998 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
1996 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
1995 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
1994 Christmas Mixed Exhibition Art Exposure Gallery
1994 Christmas Mixed Exhibition The Compass Gallery
1994 The Art Party The Brill Building Glasgow
1990 Christmas Mixed Exhibition Glasgow Print Studio
1988 Mixed Exhibition Harbingers Glasgow
1986 Glasgow Herald competition Mc Lellan Galleries Glasgow
1981 Scottish Young Contemporaries Exhibition Albert Museum & Art Gallery Stirling
1980 Mixed Exhibition Underground Gallery
1985 Ogilvy Mather '' Out of hour '' Exhibition Nimlock Gallery London
London Award winner
1982 Prize winner, Benson & Hedges Dails Gallery, Covent Garden, London
Derwent Seven, Gold Award in Illustration
1978 Prize for the best Diploma Show Glasgow School of Art
1974 Portrait Award Glasgow School of Art

Private Collections

My work is in private collections across the world including: Kenya, Uganda, UK (Scotland, England, Wales,) USA, Canada, St. Andrews College (Glasgow).

Statement

Since setting up my own studio in 1998, I have been committed to painting full- time, and exploring the potential of acrylics and oils.
Although I initially studied Graphic Design and Illustration, I have always loved painting. The themes and preoccupation in my work have shifted endlessly over the years, working with colour and light.
Communication is the concern of my recent paintings, explored in a return to the basic language of colour.
My current fascination is with immediacy versus the subtlety of colour, and its ability to express emotions and evoke response.
Healing with colour for me has achieved balance, health and happiness.