Artist statement
Concepts
My work, which includes site specific public sculpture, sculpture and installation, combines the natural and the man-made with themes largely drawn from nature interpreted through industrial materials and engineering techniques. Multiples, reflection, transparency, movement and light are present. I seek equivalents for elemental movement, the human body, objects in the landscape. In developing ideas on a large scale, transformation occurs.
Influences
Technological advances. Work of scientists researching weather, structure of planet, water. History of places in which a work has been commissioned. Landscape and history of Scotland. Weather, weather research.
Career path
BA Hons Modern Languages, UCL
BA Fine Art, University of Hertfordshire
New Contemporaries, 1986
Sculpture Commission for opening of Stansted Airport, 1991
Many public sculpture commissions including Helsinki Festival 1994; City of Cardiff; City of Dundee; City of Milton Keynes; Jesus College, Cambridge; Chelsea & Westminster Hospital; MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Canada.
Many group and solo exhibitions including 'Lovely Weather' a collaboration with research scientists,
2005 Exhibition at Natural History Museum, London, again collaboration with scientists.
Sculpture purchased from the Cass Foundation for Surrey University and Ekeberg Sculpture Park, Oslo.
Public realm
- 2012 FOREST OF LIGHT, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire
- 2012 STRANDED HEART, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
- 2011 SHOOTS, Essex County Council, Chelmer Valley Park & Ride
- 2009 THE PULSE, Sacriston Community Centre, Sacriston, County Durham
- 2008 Triple Ripple, University of Surrey, Guildford
- 2007 Between Two Worlds, Forestry Commission Scotland, Glenmore Forest
- 2007 Three Rivers, Priory Place, Essex County Court, Chelmsford
- 2006 Green Wind, The Tump, Ravenswood, Ipswich
- 2005 Mountain, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 Place of Reflection, Napoleon Garden, Holland Park, Holland Park, London
- 2011 BIRD, Killhope Mining Museum, County Durham
- 2005 Mountain, Natural History Museum, London
- 2004 Lovely Weather, MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- 2004 Lovely Weather, Peterborough Digital Arts, Peterborough
- 2004 Lovely Weather, Crawford Arts Centre, St. Andrews
- 2001 Cumulus, Algarden Gallery, Borts Sweden
- 2000 River, Art.TM, Inverness
- 1999 Ghosts, Forteviot, Scotland
- 1998 Legend, Highlands of Scotland, 4 hillside venues
- 1997 Concord Lighting, Gainsborough's House, Sudbury
- 1996 Sign, Sculpture for Culloden Commemoration, Hillockhead, Black Isle
- 1995 Light and Air, Jelly Leg'd Chicken Arts, Reading
- 1994 Suviseppele, Helsinki Festival, Finland
- 1992 One Thing Remaining, Workspace, LASS, Leeds
- 1992 Sculpture, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne
- 1991 Hollow Men, Contact Gallery, Norwich
- 1991 Wind '91, Nida, Lithuania
- 1990 Sculpture, Crypt Gallery, St George's, London
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Expressions of Movement, The Grove, Watford, Herts
- 2011 Passengers and Goods, Stephenson's Works, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2011 A Decade of Sculpture in the Garden, University of Leicester Botanic Garden, Leicester
- 2010 Heart, Head and Hands, Botanic Gardens, University of Leicester, Leicester
- 2009 Promenade, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
- 2004 RBS Annual, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
- 2003 Gainsborough Regeneration, Gainsborough Riverside, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
- 2001 Concepts for 21st century, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
- 2001 Abiko Open Exhibition, Japan
- 2001 East of Eden, Spacex, Exeter
- 2001 Dalarnas Museum, Sweden
- 2001 Europrint 2001
- 2000 Lustre, McManus Galleries, Dundee
- 2000 Views Across The Pond, Buckling Hall, Norfolk
- 2000 Apocalypse, International Triennial Vilnius, Lithuania
- 1999 daibh, Arainn Chaluim Chille, Skye
- 1999 Reflections, International Symposium, Lithurania
- 1998 Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- 1998 11th International Print Triennial, Talinn, Estonia
- 1998 Carmichael's Book, Art TM, Inverness, Travelling
- 1997 Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- 1997 Scottish Sculpture Open, Stirling University and touring
- 1997 Changing Perceptions, Edinburgh City Art Centre and touring
- 1997 See Sense, Travelling Gallery, Scotland
- 1997 Impotent, Highland Printmakers, touring
- 1996 In the Close, Jesus College, Cambridge
- 1996 Chelsea Harbour '96, Chelsea Harbour, London
- 1995 Box, Modern Art Museum, Lithuania
- 1995 Scottish Sculpture Open 8, Kildrummy Castle and Stirling University
- 1994 Light Fantastic!, Walsall Museum and Art Gallery
- 1994 Street Talk, Helsinki Street Exhibition
- 1994 Linear Excursions, Morley Gallery, London
- 1993 Light '93, Nida, Lithuania
- 1993 Paperworks IV, Seagate Gallery,Dundee
- 1993 Making Waves, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool
- 1993 Sedimente, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Germany
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