Artist statement
ConceptsThe patterns, rhythms, forms and colours of nature in a microscopic and macroscopic sense have always inspired me. Peripheral vision, a momentary glance at things overlooked or discarded will often spark an idea - something from nothing. In a chemistry of vision, memory and observation, the imagery becomes a sort of visual poem, a simplification to draw the eye to an essence.
InfluencesThe main visual influence on my work was studying biology - an invaluable system of observation and interpretation. Sources of inspiration include travel, music, bookshops, ephemera, TV and films, the inconspicuous, things misread, out of focus, discarded, Photoshop, wild goose chases, the space between dreams and waking, snippets of conversation, family and friends.
Career path
Studying Biological Sciences at Leicester University taught me how to focus and explore possibilities - a view into an unseen world. I studied printmaking at the Glasgow Print Studio including etching, screenprinting, lithography and relief printing. The experience of working with artists here and with visiting artists from around the world is invaluable. My aim is to wander without certainty and paint whatever catches my eye.
Solo exhibitions
- 2010 Of a Delicate Nature, Howden Park Centre, Livingston, Scotland
- 2009 The Space Between, The Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2008 Between Earth and Sky, Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2004 Natural Philosophy, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
- 2001 Drawing the Line Somewhere, Cambell Associates, Glasgow
- 2000 Sensitive Chaos, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
- 1998 Breaking Symmetry, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
Group exhibitions
- 2010 Tunnocked, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow Scotland
- 2009 Summer Exhibition, McGill Duncan Gallery, Castle Douglas, Scotland
- 2009 Five Scottish Print Studios, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT, USA
- 2008 Summer Show, Cambridge Contemporary Art Gallery, Cambridge, England
- 2008 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy, London
- 2007 Winter Show, Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland Isles, Scotland
- 2007 Scottish Printmakers, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2006 Beings, Will's Art Warehouse, London
- 2006 The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy, London
- 2005 Wrexham Print International, Wrexham Arts Centre, Wales
- 2005 Bliss, Will's Art Warehouse, London
- 2005 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
- 2005 RGI Annual Exhibition, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow
- 2005 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London
- 2004 RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- 2003 Sanctuary, Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
- 2003 5th International Miniprint, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
- 2002 Global Matrix, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
- 2002 Art for Europe, Scotland House, Brussels
- 2002 Royal Glasgow Institute, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow
- 2002 British Contemporaries, Compass Gallery, Glasgow
- 2002 Summer Show, Cambridge Contemporary Art, Cambridge
- 2001 Napier, Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2000 Miniare, La Bibliotheque National du Quebec, Montreal Canada
- 2000 Relativities, Off-Centre Gallery, Bristol
- 2000 Digitally Mastered, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow
- 2000 World Festival Art on Paper, Kranj, Slovenia
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