Artist statement
ConceptsA symbiosis between studio and commissioned work. In the studio I have been working with cameras constructed by myself to explore issues concerning objectivity and control. The commissioned work is more wide ranging but compliments the studio work in respect of an interest in directness, pragmatism and objectivity where the public's curiosity is given a very high level of importance.
Influences
own cultural identity (English, British, White); own gender (Male); Sexual Identity (Heterosexual), environmental awareness / sea, ships, coastline management
Career path
Qualifications:
1975 MA Fine Art, Painting, Chelsea College of Art and Design
1973 BA Hons, Fine Art, University of Leeds
1969 Foundation, Somerset College of Art and Design
Teaching Experience:
2001 Senior Lecturer, Fine Art, Middlesex University
1998/2002 External Examiner, MA Sculpture, Slade School of Fine Art
1996/2000 External Examiner, Fine Art, Plymouth University
1990/99 Visiting Lecturer, Sculpture, Statens, Kunstakademi, Oslo, Norway
1975-present Part-time Lecturer, Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art and Design
1975-present Part-time Lecturer, Fine Art, Middlesex University
1990/96 Visiting Lecturer, Sculpture, Vestlandets Kunstakademi, Bergen, Norway
1978/93 Part-time Lecturer, Bath College of Higher Education
Areas of work:
Tertiary education
Curating
Exhibiting
Lecturing
Practice-based research
Private commissions
Public art
Residencies
Visual arts consultancy
Lottery applications
Project management
Workshops
Radio/TV
Working with architects
Collections:
Norsk Museum for Fotografi, Horten, Norway
A T Kearney
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Arts Council of England, Collection
Peter Stuyvestant, Amsterdam
British Council Collection, London
Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
National Museum of Film Photography and Television, Bradford
Solo exhibitions
- 2001 Odd Times, The Gallery, Southwark Park, London
- 2000 Time and Tide, Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, Tour to Institute Gallery London and River and Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames
- 1999 Still Time, Kapil Jariwala Gallery, London
- 1997 Sektorer, Norsk Museum for Fotografi, Horten Norway, toured to Haugesuad, Norway
- 1994 Standing Wave, Design Museum and Unit 18, Butlers Wharf, London
- 1992 Full Circle, Jariwala, Clove Building, London
- 1992 Red Rags, DEGW, London
- 1990 Seamarks, Touring Exhibition from Southampton
- 1989 The Land From The Sea, Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh
- 1986 Other Works and River Entries, National Museum of Film Photography and Television, Bradford
- 1984 Chelsea Art School Gallery
- 1984 Landmarks, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Canada
- 1982 A Clean Set of Heels, Lewis Johnstone Gallery, London
- 1982 Terra Incognita, Camerawork, London
Group exhibitions
- 2002 Forest States.org, touring exhibition
- 2001 Photosynkyria, Thessalonika, Greece
- 2001 Showcase 1, Chelsea College of art at Millbank
- 2000 Exploration; Out of this World, A T Kearney, Berkeley Square, London
- 1999 Floorgazing Sates.org, touring exhibition through to 2001
- 1999 Art at 100, 100 Park Lane, London
- 1994 Maximum Exposure, Photographers Gallery, London
- 1993 Landskap Sjoskap, Buskerud Kunstnercenter, Norway
- 1993 The Boat Show, The Cafe Gallery, London
- 1989 Tree of Life, Common Ground, South Bank Centre, London and Tour
- 1989 Tricks and Transformations, City Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent
- 1987 Emerging Artists, Guggenheim Museum, New York
- 1987 Photography Art and Image, Oldham Art Gallery
- 1986 Fotofest, Houston, Texas
- 1984 Space Complex, Third Eye Centre, Glasgow
