Biography

My work is conceptual.

It takes a long time to make and the time reflects the real time of the events that inspire it. Some watercolours and oil paintings are large with thousands of small squares, each a different colour and each representing an event that took place. Numbers and colour are crucial. The sculptures are made of found objects that are painted and combined to create a structure that can hold the words that I write. I use mirrors to help the viewer peak into my world. The postcards are a record of my journeys and a conversation. My films are short and show the passing of time and the fragility of life. My etchings are made with multiple plates and subtle colours and represent past thoughts and present feelings. My words mark the places I visit.

Exhibitions

2016                 A New Home Art Pavilion

2015                 Jerwood Drawing Prize

                        NOA Competition

                        East London Printmaking Studio Summer Exhibition           

2014                SPACE Open, London E8

                        Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, New York

2013                Jerwood Drawing Prize

2012                The Gallery in Redchurch Street, London E2

                        SPACE Open, London E8

1995–2009      Small is Beautiful, annual show at Flowers East, London E8

1994                Art 94, London Contemporary Art Fair, London N1

1992                Stephen Bartley Gallery, Chelsea, London

1991                Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, Slovenia

                        British Month, Roy Miles Gallery, Bruton Street, London W1

Lauriston Gallery, Victoria Park, London E9

                        Stephen Bartley Gallery, Chelsea, London

                        Ellys Tynan Gallery, Art Now, London

1990                Small is Beautiful, Flowers East, London E8

                        Edith Grove Gallery, London SW10

1989                Whitechapel Open, Whitechapel Gallery, London E1

                        Edith Grove Gallery, London SW10

1987                On a Plate, Serpentine Gallery, London W1

                        150 Years of Printmaking at the Royal College of Art, Barbican Art Gallery, London EC2

1988                Royal Overseas League

1986                Small is Beautiful, Angela Flowers Gallery, London W1

1985                Printmakers at the Royal College of Art, Barbican Art Gallery, London EC2

                        Battersea Arts Centre, London SW11

1984                Prizewinner at Mulhouse Biennale, Alsace, France

1983                Michael Parkin Gallery, London SW1

1982                Northern Young Contemporaries, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

                        Six New Printmakers, Paton Gallery, London

                        Hayward Annual, Hayward Gallery, London SE1

1979, 1983      Stowells Trophy Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London

1980–1983      MA in Printmaking, Royal College of Art, London

1979–1980      Printmaking course, École des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

1976–1979      BA in Fine Art, Middlesex Polytechnic

1975–1976      Foundation Course, Central School of Art & Design, London WC1