2004 Hastings

2004 Hastings

2004 Hastings I left Chichester in 2003 to re-establishing my art practice. I moved to the dynamic seafront of Hastings in East Sussex; a town full of colourful people and a new source of visual stimulus. I developed a preoccupation with the sensibilities and...
2002 – 2008 Cyprus

2002 – 2008 Cyprus

2002-2008 Cyprus In 2002, to escape academia I choose to spend a month as a student at the Cyprus College of Art in Lemba, near Pafos. The School was set up for international art students to come and make art free from administration and curriculum. It now runs summer...
1999 – 2003 Chichester

1999 – 2003 Chichester

1999-2003 Chichester In 1999 I became Head of Fine Art at University College Chichester. I oversaw a new build for fine art, underwent a major quality assurance inspection and rewrote of the curriculum – but made virtually no art. Chichester is a wealthy city set...
1993 – 1999 Aberdeen

1993 – 1999 Aberdeen

1993-1999 Aberdeen In 1993, I became a full time painting lecturer at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen. A new lyricism and use of colour emerged and I started to make work with more pathos and myth. My second solo show at the Scottish Gallery in 1994...
1991 – 1993 Edinburgh

1991 – 1993 Edinburgh

1991-1993 Edinburgh It took some time to settle into a post art school work pattern in Edinburgh. I moved studio about four times and the quality and scope of my work was inconsistent. After several disappointments with London galleries losing interest or going bust,...