Artist statement
The narrative of each painting is of a moment in time that conversely lends itself, in part, to the 'film still'. The process is a blending of photographic or video fragments melded together to form a cohesive narrative expressed either through oil paint or analogue and digital video. The subject is an exploration of the atmosphere generated by missing or hidden elements within the scene that convey a sense of mystery and the impression that a significant event has already occurred (or that is about to) which affects the visible persons and those that maybe hidden. Whilst this often involves the concealment of the identities it is also achieved by the interaction of these figures with inanimate objects within the frame.
Qualifications and training
- 2010 Illustration: Editorial & Children's Books, Putney School Of Art & Design, London
- 2004 MA Fine Art, University of East London
- 1999 BA (Hons) Fine Art, 2:1, Middlesex University
- 1995 Foundation, North Herts College
Solo exhibitions
- 2011 "Oblivion", Westminster Reference Library, London
- 2009 "With No Hope Of Heaven", The Firestation, Windsor (more info)
- 2007 "Cuts", La Galleria D'Arte, Fondazione Patrizio Patelli, Locarno, Switzerland (more info)
- 2006 "A Glass Darkening", Phoenix Arts, Leicester (more info)
- 2006 "O Have You Seen The Devle", The Residence, London (more info)
Group exhibitions
- 2012 Cambridge Artworks Open 2012, Cambridge Artworks, Cambridge
- 2011 settesale per setteartisti, Casa Cavalier Pellanda, Biasca, Switzerland (more info)
- 2011 Creekside Open 2011, APT Gallery, Deptford
- 2009 Shorts, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
- 2009 Gaze And Body, ROTORELIEFS, Vibe Bar, Brick Lane, London, UK
- 2009 PROJECTS Screening, Another Roadside Attraction, The Griffin, London, UK
- 2008 11 Untitled, Troubadour Art Gallery, London (more info)
- 2007 'La Collezione', La Galleria D'Arte, Fondazione Patrizio Patelli, Locarno, Switzerland
- 2005 'The Housewarming', The Residence, Victoria Park Road, London
- 2005 'City Intrigue', Signatures Gallery, Duke Street St James, London
- 2005 'Dream Room Creation 05', Sociocultural Center, Magdeburg, Germany
- 2005 'Painting Film: A Multimedia Group Show', Lounge Gallery, London
- 2004 'On-The-Wall', Swarm Gallery, Olympia, London
- 2003 Soup (short film), 291 Gallery, Hackney, London
- 2003 'Metrospective', Old Aldwych Tube Station, London
Live/Performance
- 2006 Leicester Gothic Chapter 3: Black Annis, Leicester City Gallery, Leicester (more info)
Artist talks
- 2011 Last Friday Shorts, Old Water Works, Southend
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2012 Fellow, Digswell Arts Trust, Fenners, Letchworth Garden City
- 2011 Creekside Open 2011 Prize Winner, APT Gallery, Deptford
- 2001 Apthorp Award Prize Winner, London Borough of Barnet, UK
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