Born 1964, Liverpool. (moved to Aberdeen in 1969).
Exhibitions
2026
- RSA 200, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow, 2 October–28 November.A Nod to the Academy, Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay.
- Royal Watercolour Society at RWS Gallery, RWS Gallery, London. Invited artist, 22 September–23 December.
- The Autumn Catalogue, Thompson’s Gallery, London, 22 September–9 October.
- 200 Years, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
- Living Rooms, Irving Gallery, Oxford. Solo exhibition, 25 April–23 May.
- Silent Disco, Graham Crowley Studio, Greystone Industries, Wickham Market, Suffolk.
- Good Things Come in Small Packages, Prince and Pilgrim Gallery, Richmond, London.
- Contemporary British Painting Prize 2026, Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield.
- Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026, London. Selected exhibitor with Apparatus.
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026, Royal Academy of Arts, London. Selected exhibitor with The Raid.
- Summer Exhibition, Hampstead Art Society, Gallery Eight, St James’s, London.
2025
- Interiors, Thompson’s Gallery, Aldeburgh, 6 December 2025–11 January 2026.
- The September Collection, Prince and Pilgrim Gallery, Richmond, London.
- The Soho Open, Great Pulteney Street Gallery, London.
- Landscape Open 2025, The Salisbury Museum, Salisbury.
- Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral, Somerset.
- Summer Exhibition, Hampstead Art Society, Gallery Eight, St James’s, London.
2024
- Ghosts in the Garden, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. Solo exhibition.
- Frontiers: Painting in Scotland Now, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Co-curated exhibition.
- Fight, Flight or Freeze, Pictorem Gallery, London.
- Slow Painting, Contemporary British Painting, Studio KIND and Plough Arts Centre.
- The Scottish Show, Panter and Hall, London.
- Summer Exhibition, Hampstead Art Society, Gallery Eight, St James’s, London.
2023
- Contemporary British Painting Prize, Huddersfield Art Gallery and Thames-Side Studios, London. Highly Commended.
- Scottish Landscape Awards, City Art Centre, Edinburgh. City of Edinburgh Prize.
- Jackson’s Painting Prize, Bankside Gallery, London.
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
2022
- Platforms Project, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens.
- The Waverton Art Prize, Alice’s Gallery, London.
- New English Art Club Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
2021
- Dwell, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. Solo exhibition.
- Emergence, Rise Art, London.
- John Moores Painting Prize 2020, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Prizewinner.
- ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London.
2019
- NEONEANDERTHALS, collaboration with Jeanne Cannizzo, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
- Utopia, Society of Scottish Artists, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries and Kirkcudbright.
- Our Infinite Land, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
- Westmorland Painting Prize, Rheged Centre, Cumbria.
- Visual Arts Scotland: Alight, Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh.
2018
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
- RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
- Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, Mall Galleries, London.
- OPEN, Visual Arts Scotland and Society of Scottish Artists, Edinburgh.
2017
- Invasions and Excavations, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. Solo exhibition.
2016
- Ghostlands, with Kate Downie and Ronald Plowman, Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay.
2012
- Fred, St Margaret’s House, Edinburgh.
2011
- Fred, Foyer Gallery, Aberdeen.
2008
- Solo Exhibition, Otter Gallery, University of Chichester, Chichester.
2006
- There Is Something About Oxford, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford.
2005
- -Director’s Choice, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh.
1999
- Hinterland, Pier Arts Centre, Orkney; Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
1998
- 3 Scottish Artists, with Joe Fan and Neil Gall, John Martin Gallery, London.
- Solo Exhibition, Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen.
1997
Morrison Portrait Award, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
1996
Contemporary Scottish Art, 47 Gallery, London.
1995
Three-Person Exhibition, Bruton Gallery, Bath.
1994
- Solo Exhibition, Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen.
- Solo Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh.
- Summer Show, Thackeray Gallery, London.
1993
- Artist’s Choice, Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames. Curated by June Redfern.
- Eight Scottish Artists, Thompson’s Gallery, London.
- Morrison Portrait Competition Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
1992
- Solo Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh.
- 150 Years at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh.
- 16 Artistes Français et Écossais, Montpellier, France.
- Barbara Rae’s Artist’s Choice, William Jackson Gallery, London.
1991
-Solo Exhibition, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh.
1990
- Solo Exhibition, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
- Exhibition, Selkirk Arts Centre, Selkirk, Scottish Borders.
Awards, Prizes and Publications
2024
Exhibition Convenor, RSA New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
2023
Highly Commended Prize, Contemporary British Painting Prize 2023, Huddersfield Art Gallery
City of Edinburgh Award, Scottish Landscape Awards, City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Prizewinner (Scenes of Everyday Life), Jacksons Painting Prize
RSA Blackadder Houston Mid-Career Painting Award, £20,000.
2022
Prizewinner (Landscape Category), Jacksons Painting Prize
The Scottish Gallery/William J MacAulay Award, 196th Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy
2021
Prizewinner, John Moores Painting Prize 2020, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool
Scottish Regional Prize, The Discerning Eye , Mall Galleries London
2016
W Gordon Smith Award (Inaugural) – Ist Prize, Dovecot Gallery, Infirmary Street Edinburgh
Runner up, The Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary, Mall Galleries London
2015
The Turtleton Trust Scottish Art Prize, National Open Art exhibition, Royal College of Art, London and Pallant House Gallery Chichester
2015
Featured Artist in ‘The Drawing Paper 8’ edited collaboratively by Amanda Ravetz
1997
Morrison Portrait Award, Runner up, Royal Scottish Academy
1996
The Guthrie Award, Royal Scottish Academy, Annual Exhibition
1993
The Latimar Award, Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition
1992
The Saltire Society Purchase Prize, Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition.
1991
The Elizabeth Greenshields Award, (Canada)
1990
John Kinross Travelling Scholarship to Florence
1989
Chambers Bursary, Royal Scottish Academy, Student Competition
Professional Experience
2025- present
Part time tutor, Leith School of Art
2016 – 2024
Lecturer, Art and Design, Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh
2013 – 2016
President, Visual Arts Scotland.
2011 – 2016
Short Courses Organiser, Art and Design, Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh
2007 – 2011
Lifelong Learning Coordinator, Edinburgh College of Art
2008, 2005, 2004, 2002 (summers)
Invited Artist, Cyprus College of Art
2005 – 2006
Fine Art Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University
2004
Fine Art Lecturer, Kent Institute of Art and Design (Now UCA)
1999 – 2003
Head of Fine Art, University of Chichester
1991 – 1999
Fine Art Lecturer, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen
1990 – 1991
Drawing tutor, Edinburgh College of Art
Education
1989 – 1990
Postgraduate Diploma. Painting, Edinburgh College of Art
1985 – 89
Drawing and Painting, BA (Hons) 2,1, Edinburgh College of Art
1984 – 85
HNC Graphic Design, Aberdeen College of Commerce (Now North East Scotland College)