SOLO SHOWS: (C) with catalogue
Sept ’05 ‘Body Maps’, Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop.
Sept ’03 ‘Superficial or Inherent’, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow. (C)
Sept ’02 ‘Superficial or Inherent’, Kunstverein Rastatt, Germany.
March ’01 Open studio during IAAB residency, IAAB Riehen studio, Basel, Switzerland
April ‘00 ‘Existing Bodies’ including artist’s talk, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow. (C)
June ‘99 ‘Existing Bodies’, George Watson’s College, Edinburgh. (C)
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
April ’14 PhotoComPrint International Portrait Gallery, Tuzla, Bosnia
Sept ‘06 ‘Snap to Grid’, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Feb’06 ‘Multiple Choice – an exhibition of Contmeporary British Printmaking’, Fermyn Woods Contemporary Art, Brigstock
May ‘05 ‘Konstnärliga Strategier’, ‘The Mobile Archive of Wonders’, Modern Museum, Stockholm
April ‘05 Glasgow Art Fair, George Square, Glasgow
Jan ‘05 London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London
Nov ‘04 The Park Gallery, Callendar House, Falkirk
Aug ‘04 ‘Synaesthesia’, Siggraph 2004 Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
April ‘04 Glasgow Art Fair, George Square, Glasgow
Dec ’03 Visual Arts Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
May ’03 ‘Prospects’ – Pizza Express finalist show, The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London.
Dec ’01 ‘Regionale’, Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland.
April ’01 Artists Association of Tuzla touring show, Tuzla, Zinice and Kalesija in Bosnia.
April ‘00 Glasgow Art Fair, George Square, Glasgow.
Nov ’99 Visual Arts Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
Oct ‘99 ‘Created Space’, Atrium Gallery, London.
July ‘97 Dom ‘Armije’ (Army Headquarters), Tuzla, Bosnia.
Aug ‘96 ‘Umjetnost Slobode’ Festival show at Dom ‘Môse Pijade’, Tuzla and the International Portrait Gallery, Tuzla.
Feb ‘96 ‘A Sense of Place’ S.S.A. Smith Gallery, Stirling.
Oct ‘95 Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
March ‘95 ‘Contemporary Impressions’ Prints from the Crawford Arts Centre, St. Andrews, Scotland.
Scottish Workshops
Jan ‘95 ‘10+’, Karelian State Museum, Russia.
May ‘94 Aberdeen Artists Annual Exhibition, Aberdeen City Art Gallery.
AWARDS/SPONSORSHIP
2005
Hope Scott Trust
Nancy Graham Memorial prize
Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy bursary
Scottish Arts Council development award
Edinburgh College of Art research award
2003
Edinburgh Council Visual Arts and Crafts award
Edinburgh College of Art research award
2002
Dundee College staff development award
Edinburgh College of Art research award
2001
British Council Grants to artists
Hope Scott Trust
Scottish Arts Council development award
Edinburgh College of Art staff development
Dundee College staff development award
Edinburgh College of Art research award
2000
Edinburgh College of Art research award
1999
The Arts Trust of Scotland award
Scottish Arts Council Small Assistance grant
1998
Sponsorship from Number 21 Counselling services
Sponsorship from TGWU
1997
Sponsorship from Martin Bell MP
Scottish Arts Council Assistance Grant
1996
Sponsored by the Laing Group
Balkan Arts Link
EXPERIENCE:
2012 – present founder of Portfolio Oomph – getting you into art college.
2000 – 2009 Edinburgh College of Art, academic lecturer in printmaking, digital imaging and photography on the first year course and photography on second year B.A.(Hons) Drawing and Painting.
1999 – 2012 Dundee College, academic lecturer responsible for screen printing, digital imaging and drawing projects on HNC/D Graphics/Illustration courses.
2001 Digital artist leading a web design project in conjunction with WHALE and the Health Agency in Edinburgh.
2001 Digital artist working on one to one projects with ArtLink Edinburgh.
2001/2 Digital artist in school workshops at Stills Gallery, Edinburgh.
2000 Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre in collaboration with the McManus Galleries, photography workshops.
2000 Glasgow School of Art, visiting artist.
1999/2000 Visual Art Studios, Glasgow. Lecturer in photography & life drawing on folio preparation and special needs courses.
1999 Basil Paterson College, Edinburgh. Tutor for ‘A’ level & GCSE Art/Design.
1998 Designed, published and presented an artist’s book to the people of Tuzla, Bosnia. Supported by the Bosnian Canton Government with financial support from Scottish Arts Council and Martin Bell MP.
1998/7/6 Academic Lecturer at Chesterfield College working on the GNVQ Advanced Art and Design course teaching figure drawing and visual studies in 1998 and 1997, printmaking and visual communication projects in 1996.
1997 One of four selected artists from Britain to partake in the Artists Exchange 1997 at the invitation of the Artists Union of Tuzla, Bosnia sponsored by Balkan Arts Link.
1996 Academic Lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee working on the first year general course in printmaking. I was also involved in the assessments of the course.
1996 Travelled to Bosnia/Herzegovina with Artists for a United Bosnia to teach, exhibit and to give workshops for the people of Tuzla in a week long festival “Umjetnost Slobode” – Freedom Festival. Sponsored by the Laing Group.
1994/1995 Volunteer with the Action Group and ArtLink on two lens based projects, one at Gogarburn Hospital and one based in Leith. I was responsible for initiating projects, providing support also teaching black and white photography.
RESIDENCIES:
2002 – .Kunst AIR programme hosted by Federal Chancellery, Vienna, Austria.
2001 – IAAB (International Artist Exchange programme) in Basel, Switzerland.
1999/2000 – Visual Art Studios, Glasgow.
1998/1999 – George Watson’s College Artist in Residence.
EDUCATION:
1998 – 1999 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow P.G.C.E. for Further and Higher Education.
1991 – 1994 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee B.A.(Hons) Fine Art – Printmaking.
1989 – 1991 Chesterfield College of Technology and Arts, Chesterfield Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design.