Artist statement
I have been a photographer since the late 70s, and until enrolling for Sunderland University’s MA in Photography in 2007 was largely self-taught. I have a background in construction engineering which has informed my most recent body of work, ‘Lost Waltz’, but photographically have eclectic tastes and am essentially a portrait and documentary photographer.
I began exhibiting in 2003 and have since shown work in solo and group exhibitions in England and France. A founder member of photography collective Wideyed, I assisted in the planning, curation, marketing and production of the exhibition of Iranian photographer, Newsha Tavakolion. I printed her ‘Sisters in Chanel & Chador’ exhibition which was subsequently shown at Side, Newcastle, amongst other places.
I am currently based in the North-East of England.
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 'Lost Waltz', Brighton Photo Fringe, North Lawn, St.Peter's Church
- 2006 'Stormin' the Castle', Decisive Moment Gallery, Darlington
- 2005 'Growing Green', Chateau du Perron, Touraine, France
- 2005 'Growing Green', The Waiting Room, Yarm, Tees Valley
- 2005 'Growing Green', Decisive Moment Gallery, Darlington
- 2004 'Skylines', Havelock Walk Studios, Forest Hill, London
Group exhibitions
- 2013 'Therblig', New Art Exchange, Nottingham
- 2012 Nomadic Village Touring Exhibition, Nomadic Village Touring Caravan Gallery, Allenheads, Bishop Auckland, Preston, Larroque Arts Festival (France), Salzburg (Austria)Graz (Austria)
- 2012 'Foreign Bodies', Nomadic Village 2012, Desmesnes Mill, Wolsingham Co.Durham UK
- 2012 'In Vino Veritas', ArtHouse, Lewisham, London
- 2011 In Vino Veritas; newspaper, Chateau du Perron, Lemere, France
- 2011 'Re:Mapping the Flâneur', Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2011 'The Flâneur: The Dwelling Place of the Collective', Format11 Festival, Royal Insurance Building, Derby
- 2010 BlowUp Bombay, Street Exhibition, Mumbai
- 2010 My City, Cityspace, Sunderland
- 2010 'Tattoos of the Tees Valley', Head of Steam, Darlington
- 2010 Blindboys Wideyed, Empty Shop @ 42b Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2009 'The Pleasures of the Imagination', Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
- 2007 'Vendanges', Lee Moor Farm Business Park, Northumberland
- 2006 'Vendanges', The Waiting Room, Yarm, Tees Valley
- 2003 'Bloodlines', Havelock Walk Studios, London
Degree shows
- 2009 'Sight Unseen', Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
- 2008 'Pleasures of the Imagination', Northern Gallery Contemporary Art
Residencies
- 2012 Nomadic Village 2012, Desmesnes Mill picnic area, Wolsingham, Co.Durham
- 2011 In Vino Veritas, Chateau du Perronc, Lemere, France
- 2010 In Vino Veritas, Chateau du Perron, Lemere, France
Public commissions
- 2009 'Tattoos of the Tees Valley', Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Middlesbrough
- 2008 Museum refurbishment portrait commission, Museum of Hartlepool, Hartlepool
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2013 'Therblig' - Format Exposure Award, New Art Exchange, Nottingham
