Curriculum Vitae


Art Education 1992-1996 BA Hons (First Class)
Grays School of Art, Aberdeen

BIOGRAPHY

Awards 1994 The Hector Memorial Prize

The Wood Group Purchase Prize (Grampian Hospitals Art Trust)

1995 The Steele-Cornwall Scholarship (Grays School of Art)

Grays Former Pupil Award (Grays Former Pupil Society)

1996 The MacAllan Award (Royal Scottish Academy)

The John Kinross Schoarship- three months study in Florence (Royal Scottish Academy)

1998 The Guthrie Award (Royal Scottish Academy)

2000 The Shell Expro Award ( Aberdeen Artists Society)

2001 The Alastair Salvesen Travelling Scholarship (Three Months Study in USA, Royal Scottish Academy)

The Shell Premier Award ( Aberdeen Artists Society)

Invited artist The Florence Biennial 2003 (representing Scotland)

Public Collections Aberdeen Art Gallery
Grampian Hospitals Art Trust
The Royal Scottish Academy
Paintings In Hospitals (Edinburgh)
Aberdeen City Council
MacAllan Distilleries
The Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen Asset Management
The Fuller Museum of Art (Boston USA)
Museum De La Ciudad (Mexico)


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1995-2001 Aberdeen Artist Society ( Aberdeen Art Gallery)

1995-1997 Grays Former Student Exhibition (Aberdeen Art Gallery)

1996 New Generation (Compass Gallery Glasgow)

Viewmount Graduates Show (Stonehaven)

The Scottish Gallery Christmas Show (Edinburgh)

1996-2002 New Acquisitions (Aberdeen Art Gallery)

Compass Gallery Christmas show Glasgow)

The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition (Edinburgh)

The Festival Show (The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh)

The Morrison Portrait Exhibition ( the Royal Scottish Academy)

The Noble Grossart Finalists Exhibition (Glasgow School of Art/ The Royal Scottish Academy)

The Islington Art Fair (London)

Frame of Mind ( the Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh)

New Blood ( The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh)

Recent Works ( A.R.I. Art Gallery, Aberdeen)

The Scottish Gallery Summer Show (Edinburgh)

On a Small Scale (The Open Eye Galley, Edinburgh)

Artists Alphabet (The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh)

Christmas Show ( Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen)

Northern Exposure ( The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh)

Silver ( Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen)

Group Show (Scotlandart.com, Glasgow)

The Royal Glasgow Institute (McLellan Galleries, Glasgow)

Contemporary Scottish Art (Napier Gallery, St. Helier)

The Coaster Project (Transcultural Exchange, 98 global venues)


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1998 New Works (The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen)

1999 Works on Paper (The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh)

Something New (The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen)

2000 New Lands (The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen)

2001 The Alastair Salvesen Art Scholarship
ęSmall TownĘ (The Fettes Gallery, Fettes College, Edinburgh)

2002 ęSmall Town ContinuationĘ (The Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen)


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Jan 1998-present Grays School of Art (Ad Hoc Lecturer, drawing & painting)

During my time at Grays I have been involved in teaching many aspects of visual art. My teaching was primarily in the First Year Department and covered the entire range of the course. This involved tutoring students in life drawing, life painting, portrait painting, tonal and colour still life and self motivated painting and drawing across the course.

I have also been required to carry out weekly assessments and give students both personal and group tutorials and have also been involved in the selection of entry portfolios.

I have gained further experience in the tutoring of second, third and fourth year students providing support both academically, through life drawing and general painting, and also on a more personal level by relating my own experiences.

June 1998 Summer School (Grays School of Art, general painting)

Here I taught general painting to beginners and to prospective first year students.


ABERDEEN ARTISTS

May 1997-present Professional Member

Nov 1999-present Council Member
Selection Committee Member
Hanging Committee Member