Artist statement
Site specific projects, residencies, exhibitions, commissions.
Qualifications and training
- 2008 PG Cert Art and Ecology, Dartington College Of Arts, Devon, UK
- 2007 Straw Bale Building Course, CAT (Center for Alternative Technology), Wales, UK
- 2007 Cob Building Course, `Earthed' (cob builders/teachers), Devon,UK
- 2007 Green Oak Timber Frame Building Course, Yarner Trust, North Devon, UK
- 2001 Photoshop Course, Media Centre, Phoenix, Exeter, Devon, UK
- 1994 Stone Carving Course, Portland Sculpture Trust,, Isle of Portland, UK
- 1990 Fine Art/Architectural Glass (1986 -1990), Staatliche Akademie den Bildenden Kunste (State Academy of Art), Stuttgart, Germany
Employment
- 2006 Vice President/Secretary General (2006 onwards), AININ (Artists in Nature International Network), World-Wide (constitution registered in France)
- 2003 Since 2003, periodic, translations (German to English) art catalogues, various, Europe
- 2001 Consultant Artist (Lead Artist), Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, Devon, UK
- 1990 Film Editor, Independent Film Production, Cologne, Germany
- 1989 Periodic assistant to glass artist Barbara Schonian (1989-1992), The artist's studios, Hamburg and Stuttgart, Germany
Solo exhibitions
- 2003 Glass Works, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon
- 1995 Sculptural Works,, In eigenen Atelier,, Stuttgart, Germany
Group exhibitions
- 2011 The Sound of Sculpture, Traveling Exhibition, Austria
- 2010 Art, Ecology and the Economy, CCANW/Duchy Centre, Dartmoor, Devon
- 2008 Cinderella Hills, CCANW (Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World), Haldon Forest, near Exeter, Devon, UK
- 2007 Glass Focus, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon, UK
- 2005 Sculpture 2005, Gallery of Aubazine, Aubazine, France
- 2004 Vis a Vis, Galerie am Leewesser, Brunnen, Switzerland
- 2004 Elemental Insights, Met Office/Devon Guild of Craftsmen, UK touring exhibition
- 2003 Weitergehen, Galerie des Rosengartenhaus, Lana, Italy
- 2002 Bildhauerei am Bildhauerhaus, Bildhauerhaus, Krastal, Austria
- 2002 New Members, Contemporary Applied Arts, London
- 2002 Vitrall Actual, Collegi d'Enginyers I Aparelladors de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- 2001 Conceptual Interiors, Beatrice Royal Art Gallery, near Southampton
- 2000 Touring exhibition of glass works, London, Salisbury, Christchurch and Linnich, Germany
- 2000 Printworks, Rufford Craft Gallery, near Nottingham
- 1998 20th Century Sculpture, Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Somerset, UK
- 1996 Hot Glass, Museum Berchtuldshof, Uhingen, Germany
- 1995 Stone Sculpture, Galerie des Europahaus, Klagenfurt, Austria
- 1995 Stone Sculpture, Bildhauerhaus, Krastal, Villach, Austria
- 1995 Designers Habitats, Collins Gallery, Strathclyde University, Glasgow
- 1995 Glass in Architecture, Muhlacker, Germany
- 1993 Artwork Glass, Trade Centre, Salzburg, Austria
- 1992 Glaskunst, Galerie der Berufsakademie, Mosbach, Germany
- 1992 Art In The Built Environment, Hauptzollamt, Munich, Germany
- 1992 Architectural Glass, Musee Du Vitrail, Romont, Switzerland
- 1991 Glaskunst, Galerie der Handwerkskammer, Munich, Germany
- 1991 Works In The Cloister, Maximilian Church, Dusseldorf, Germany
- 1991 `Fünf aus Stuttgart’, Galerie Fritz Kreis, Salzburg, Austria
- 1991 Glass Art In Architecture, Galerie Derix, Tannusstein, Germany
- 1990 `Zeitgenossische Glaskunst', Galerie der Akademie Hohenheim, Hohenheim, Germany
- 1990 Duo, Galerie Uta Goppelsruder, Bretten, Germany
- 1989 `Glaskunst', Galerie der Gesellschaft fuer christliche Kunst, Munich, Germany
- 1988 Glas aus Stuttgart, Galerie Erdmannsdorfer, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1987 `Glas und Licht', Galerie der Neckarwerke, Fellbach, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1987 Glasklasse Stuttgart, Galerie 86, Laupheim, Germany
- 1987 Jahresausstellung, Galerie der Stadt, Schonaich, Germany
Artist talks
- 2007 Presentation of work and current site related project, Town Hall, Jaujac, France
- 2006 Public presentation/discussion of designs for Torquay public art project, Living Coasts, Torquay, Devon, UK
- 2006 Presentation of work and discussion of public art design for Torqauy, South Devon College, Paighton, Devon, UK
- 2006 Presentation of work and the design project for Torquay, Brixham Community College, Brixham, Devon, UK
- 2006 Presentation and discussion of public art project in Torquay, Association of War Veterans, Torquay, UK
- 2005 Public presentation of work and current project in Jaujac, Town Hall, Jaujac, France
- 2003 Presentation of work and current project, Galerie des Rosengartens, Lana, Italy
Workshops
- 2010 Workshop for primary school teachers, Pilgrim School, Plymouth, UK
Residencies
- 2012 `Feldversuche', Gols, Austria
- 2010 `B Side' multimedia arts festival, B Side, Portland, Dorset, UK
- 2010 `Internationale Steinsymposium Mandarfen 2010', Mandarfen, Austria
- 2010 `Out of Space', Rerun Productions, Holland
- 2008 `Etangs d'art', Collectif d'artistes du Pays de Broceliande, Brittany, France
- 2007 Sur mon chemin un artists passe, Artists Association of Jaujac, Jaujac, South France
- 2005 `5th International Sculpture Residency', Jardin de Sculpture Aubazine, Aubazine, France
- 2005 International artists residency, Artists Association of Jaujac, Jaujac, South France
- 2005 Skulpturensymposium, KEK, Pfaffikon, Switzerland
- 2004 `Maitres des lieux - International Artists Residency, St Lo Arts, St Lo, France
- 2004 Art in the Environment Residency, Springhead Trust, Wiltshire, UK
- 2004 `vis a vis', 14. Skulpturenwoche, Brunnenkunstwoche, Brunnen, Switzerland
- 2003 `Weitergehen' - 2nd International Sculpture Residency, Lanaart, Lana, Italy
- 2002 `Public View - International Artists Residency, Bildhauerhaus Krastal, Austria
- 2001 Odyssee 2000+1 European Artists Residency, Kunstwerkstatt Rotelaterne, Flensberg, Germany
- 1995 International Stone Sculptors Residency, Bildhauerhaus Krastal, Austria
Private commissions
- 2006 Work in Glass, private residence, Birmingham, UK
- 1997 Architectural Glass, Private Residence, Stuttgart, Germany (more info)
- 1997 Work in glass, Doctors consulting room, Heidelberg, Germany
- 1996 Architectural Glass, Private Residence, Heidelberg, Germany (more info)
- 1989 Work in Glass, Private Residence, Hamburg, Germany
Public commissions
- 2012 `Stone Spoon Soup', Hochschule, Gols, Austria
- 2011 `RAFGEIL', City Park/Russian War Memorial, Bernau bei Berlin, Germany
- 2008 Town Square Art Commission (design stage), Llanhilleth Town Square, Wales, UK
- 2007 Double Avenue, Sustrans, Wansbeck Estuary, Northumberland, UK
- 2006 Vanishing Point, Torbay Council, Devon, Beacon Quay, Torquay, Devon (more info)
- 2006 Eat for England, Wildspace Art Trail, South East Northumberland, UK (more info)
- 2005 The Landscape of the Finger, Chateau de Sidieres (Cultural Centre), France (more info)
- 2005 Ceiling mounted backlit photography, Broomfield Hospital, Essex, UK
- 2004 Cubic Cow, Castle Fields, Shrewsbury, UK
- 2003 Alpine Tower, LanaArt, Lana, South Tirol, Italy (more info)
- 2002 Suspended glass/photography work, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK (more info)
- 2001 Architectural Glass, Beatrice Royal Art Gallery Eastleigh, Eastleigh, UK (more info)
- 2000 Work in Glass, Tacchi Morris Performance Arts Centre, Taunton, UK (more info)
- 1998 Architectural glass work, Architectural Department of the Catholic Dioceses of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- 1998 The Sower guides the plough wheels carefully, Bistumshaus(administrative building for the Catholic Dioceses of Speyer), Speyer, Germany (more info)
- 1998 Glass doors, Bistumshaus, Bistumshaus, Speyer, Germany (more info)
- 1997 Tulip Wall, Bistumshaus(administrative building for the Catholic Dioceses of Speyer), Speyer, Germany (more info)
- 1996 Architectural Glass, Kraus Electronic,, Pforzheim, Germany (more info)
- 1995 The Wave No.2, Europa Park, Klagenfurt, Austria (more info)
- 1995 The Wave No.1, Lauster Steinbruch, Lauster Steinbruch, Einode, Austria (more info)
- 1992 Architectural Glass and sculpture, Aussegnungshalle, Pforzheim, Germany
- 1991 architectural glass and sculptural relief, Chapel of Rest, Buchenbronn, Germany (more info)
- 1988 Architectural Glass, Restaurant `Zum Kamel', Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany
Corporate commissions
- 2007 Glass Works, Met Office, Exeter, South West England
- 2003 Work in Glass, Fundacio Centre del Vidre de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (more info)
- 2002 Work in glass, Peters Glaswerkstatt, Linnich, Germany
- 1996 Work in Glass, Derix Glaswerkstatt, Rottweil, Germany (more info)
- 1995 Work in Glass, Derix Glaswerkstatt, Taunusstein, Germany (more info)
- 1992 Work in glass, Galerie Erdmannsdorfer, Stuttgart, Germany (more info)
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2008 1st stage design competition, Exeter Council, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon
- 2007 Invited design competition for public art (sculpture), sea front development, St.Hellier/Jersey Sculpture Trust, Jersey
- 2006 Invited design competition for public art (Lighting/3D relief), Lambton St, Sunderland/Commissions North, Sunderland, UK
- 2006 Invited design competition for public art (Sure Start Centre, Ashington), Blythe Valley Council, Ashington, North East England
- 2005 Invited design competition for public art (sculpture), Rhondda Hospital in Llwynypia/Artwork Wales, Wales, UK
- 2005 Invited design competition for public art (public sculpture, Holywood), Holywood Arts Trust, Holywood, Northern Ireland
- 2005 Development Bursary ('Reflective Practitioner’), Arts Council South West, S.W.England
- 2004 Invited design competition for public art (exterior wall mounted relief), Quay Arts, Isle of Wight, UK
- 2003 Invited design competition for sculpture commission, John Osborne Arvon Centre, Shropshire, UK
- 2003 Invited design competition for corporate commission (architectural glass), McGraw-Hill, Canary Wharf, London, UK
- 2003 Art Bursary, Woo Foundation, London, UK
- 2002 Invited design competition for sculpture, Quayside Development, Cork, Ireland
- 2002 Invited design competition for public art ( text based floor design), Town Hall Square, Shrewsbury, Shopshire, UK
- 2002 Training and Development Grant, South West Arts, Exeter, Devon, UK
- 2002 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Green Park Hospital, Belfast, N.Ireland
- 2002 Invited design competition for public art (sculpture/water), ‘Hidden Rivers’ Project, Leazes Park, Newcastle, UK
- 2001 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Community Treatment and Care Centre, Holywood Arches, Belfast, N.Ireland
- 2001 Crafts Council Setting Up Grant, Crafts Council, London, UK
- 2001 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Trestle Theatre Company, St.Albans, Herts, UK
- 2001 Training and Development Grant, South West Arts, Exeter, Devon, UK
- 1998 Invited design competition for public art (archtectural glass and stone work), Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery, Sunderland, UK
- 1998 Invited design competition for public art (architectural glass), Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Museum, Wolverhampton, UK
- 1997 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Sweyne School, Raleigh, Essex, UK
- 1996 Invited design competition for public art (free standing glass work), A.K.Bell Library, Perth, Scotland, UK
- 1996 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Maria Himmelfahrt (Catholic Church), Schriesheim, Germany
- 1996 Invited design competition for architectural glass and sculpture, Dumfries Tourist and Information Centre, Dumfries, Scotland
- 1995 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Colchester Hospital, Colchester, UK
- 1993 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset, UK
- 1993 Salzburg Glass Prize (2nd place), Galerie Fritz kreis/Salzburger Messe, Salzburg, Austria
- 1992 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Catholic Church, Ohmenhausen, Reutlingen, Germany
- 1992 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Choir and Rose windows, protestant church, Bruchkobel near Frankfurt, Germany
- 1992 Invited design competition for public art (architectural glass), Kassel Credit Institute(bank), Stuttgart, Germany
- 1992 Art in the Built Environment (Idea Competition - 3rd Prize)), Mayesche Hofkunst Anstalt/Dept.of Culture, Munich, Munich, Germany
- 1991 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Jugendzentrum, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1991 Invited design competition for public art (kinetic sculpture), Eberspacher GMBH, Esslingen, Germany
- 1990 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Pohlheim Catholic Church, Pohlheim, Germany
- 1990 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Landesgirokasse (bank), Main Station, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1990 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Aussegnungshalle (Place of Rest), Reutlingen near Stuttgart, Germany
- 1990 Invited design competition for public art (architectural glass/suspended 3D work), therapy baths for disabled children, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1989 Invited design competition for architectural glass, City Council Offices, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1989 Invited design competition for public art (architectural glass, paving and sculpture), Civic Centre, Ostfildern, Germany
- 1988 Invited design competition for architectural glass, catholic chapel, St Hedwig, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1988 Invited design competition for architectural glass, St Marien Kirche, catholic church, Tannusstein, Germany
- 1987 Invited design competition for architectural glass, catholic chapel, Klein Boussler near Aachen, Germany
- 1987 Invited design competition for architectural glass, Community Centre, Dewangen, Germany
- 1987 Auslanderstipendium (1987/1988), Akademie den Bildenden Kunste Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Educational experience - primary
- 2009 (2009/2010) working with children to design sculpture for a mountain cycle path, Volksschule Leogang, Austria
Educational experience - secondary
- 1992 Photography Teacher, Internationale Jugendaustausch (International Youth Exchange), Stuttgart, Germany
Educational experience - tertiary
- 2008 mentor (2008/09), Art students - South Devon College, Devon, UK
Site specific
- 2012 `Inside Out', High Cross House, Devon, UK
- 2012 `Much Ado About Mutton', Studio One, Dartington, Devon, UK
- 2010 `Tree Line', Int. Steinsymposium, Mandarfen, Austria
- 2010 `Digital Avalanche', Int. Steinsymposium, Mandarfen, Austria
- 2010 `Schafstorte', Kinderkulturleogang, Leogang, Austria
- 2010 `Design for Living', Nature Reserve De Rottige Meente, Holland
- 2009 `Sheep's Wall',, Otterton Mill, Otterton, Devon
- 2008 `Dead in the Water',, Estang d'art - Collectif d’Artistes du Pays de Brocéliande, Brittany, France
- 2007 `Bar Code for a Landscape' (site specific installation), Jaujac Council, Jaujac, Ardeche, France
- 2005 `Designer Fog' (site specific installation - four variations)), KEK/Pfaffikon Council, Quayside, Pfaffikon, Lake Zurich, Switzerland (more info)
- 2005 `The House of the Gardener' (site specific istallation), Jaujac Council, Jaujac, Ardeche, France (more info)
- 2004 `Der Heugabel' (site specific installation), Kunstverein Brunnen, Lake Luzern, Brunnen, Switzerland
- 2004 `Floating Lake' (site specific installation), Kunstverein Brunnen, Lake Luzern, Brunnen, Switzerland
- 2004 `X marks the spot' (site specific installation), St Lo Council, Church of Notre Dame, St Lo, Normandy, France (more info)
- 2004 `Slow Rain', Woodbury,, Devon
- 2002 `Silbersee' (site specific installation), Bildhauerverein Krastal, Krastal, Carinthia, Austria (more info)
- 2001 `It's the economy, stupid?' (floating installation), Flensberg Council, Flensberg Harbour, Flensberg, Germany (more info)