Education
MFA 2D / Painting 2001-2004 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA
BA (Hons) Painting 1996-2000 Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
HND Graphic Design 1994-1996 Aberdeen College, Aberdeen
Professional / Teaching Experience
2005 - 2024 June 2005 - present, Self-Employed Professional Artist
2014 Artist selected for the 'In a Jiffy Correspondence Project' by Forfar Academy Students, project organised by the Society of Scottish Artists
2012 Sabbatical to Phoenix, Arizona, USA, from November - December 2012
2010 Elected Professional Member of The Society of Scottish Artists
2004 - 2005 Artist for New Elgin Primary School Arts Project, New Elgin Primary School, Elgin
Summer 2003 / 2004 Judge of drawings and short stories by psychology students at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA
2001 - 2004 Teacher of various drawing classes (as Instructor of Record) and art history discussion groups (as Graduate Assistant), employed by the School of Art and Design, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA
2001 - 2004 Member of GAPP: Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers at SIUC
2003 - 2004 Treasurer for GAPP: Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers at SIUC
Summer 2003 Graduate Assistant, developed and wrote an Orientation Guidebook for Graduate Teaching Assistants
Workshops
2020- I am currently a carer and so all workshops are temporarily postponed
2018 The Importance of Line Workshop, Garmouth and Kingston Art Group, Garmouth
2017 Creating Tonal Paintings Workshop, Garmouth and Kingston Art Group, Garmouth
2015 Composition Workshop, Garmouth and Kingston Art Group, Garmouth
• Colour Workshop, Garmouth and Kingston Art Group, Garmouth
2013 Drawing, Portgordon Art Group, Portgordon
2012 Composition, Tone and Colour, Portgordon Art Group, Portgordon
2010 Drawing, Portgordon Art Group, Portgordon
• Picture This Graphic Communication Workshop , Moray Art Centre, Findhorn
2009 Art Workshops provided on behalf of Sightsavers International Junior Painter of the Year Awards Annual Competition, Anderson's Primary School, Forres
• Drawing, Portgordon Art Group, Portgordon
• Picture This Graphic Communication Workshops, Moray Art Centre, Findhorn
2008 Drawing, The B.A.L.L. Project, Hopeman
• Drawing, The B.A.L.L. Project, Keith
2007 Drawing as a tool for investigation, The B.A.L.L. Project, Hopeman
Public Commissions
2008 'Farming' Hungry for Success Installation , Logie Primary School, Logie, Dunphail, Forres
2006 Buckie's Fishing Heritage Commission, Cluny Square, Buckie
2005 River Spey Mural, Craigellachie Primary School, Craigellachie
2005 'The Four Seasons' Hungry for Success Installation, Milne's Primary School, Fochabers
2005 'The Sea' Hungry for Success Installation, Hopeman Primary School, Hopeman
Awards and Prizes
2011 Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Award , Professional Development Award, UK
2010 Two-Week artist residency awarded by The Creative Retreat, Gardenstown
2009 HI-Arts Visual Artists' Award, Creative and Professional Development Grant, Scotland
2008 The Hope Scott Trust Grant, Creative and Professional Development Grant, Scotland
2007 Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Award, Professional Development Award, UK
• HI-Arts Visual Artists' Award, Creative and Professional Development Grant, Scotland
2001 - 2004 Full Tuition Waiver, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA
2000 Pillans and Wilson Award, major painting prize in the Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Publications
2012 Pushing Out the Boat Issue 11, artwork selected for the North-East Scotland's Magazine of New Writing
Public and Private Collections
Monaghan County Council, Ireland
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA
Pillans and Wilson
Private collections in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, and USA
Exhibitions
Exhibition history from 1999 to present includes over 100 local, national, and international exhibitions, including 6 solo and 2 two-person exhibitions. This also includes 32 invitational exhibitions and 22 juried exhibitions.
