Painting holds a central place in my life: as a way to capture things that hold meaning to me, or to share my experience of the world with others.
My work is rooted in Contemporary Realism and subjects range widely, from contemplative still lifes to quiet landscapes; from the movement and gestures observed in the natural world to deep connections between objects and people. The light on the subject is paramount and will almost always be the first thing that draws me to it.
I naturally tend towards deep observation and hope to capture something of the play of light and shade and the nuances and subtleties which are revealed.
EDUCATION
1994-98 BA Hons First Class - Drawing & Painting , ECA, Edinburgh
1998-2000 Master of Fine Art, ECA, Edinburgh
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Paintings in Hospitals
Royal Bank of Scotland
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 StAnza Festival, The Bield Theatre, St. Andrews
2016 Enough & More, Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy
Aspects Festival, Bangor, N. Ireland
2015 Birnam Arts & Conference Centre, Dunkeld, Perthshire
Between A Blink & A Breath, Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy
​2011 Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Frames Gallery, Perth
2009 Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 RSA Annual Exhibition
2014 MacMillan Summer Exhibition, Bonhams Auction House, Edinburgh
Mellerstain Gallery, Mellerstain House, Scottish Borders
2012 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea
2010 The Yard Gallery, Holywood, Northern Ireland
New Faces Revisited, Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
2008 Homes & Interiors, Scotland, Glasgow SECC
2007 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea
2006 Re-mix 100, Vilnius, Lithuania
Bridgeview Gallery, Aberdeen
2003 Soul Space, Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
2001 Clear Insights, Edinburgh International Conference Centre
2000 New Faces, Strathearn Gallery, Crieff
Counterpoint, Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Time, Edinburgh International Science Festival, Cameo Bar
New Faces, Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
1999 Reflections, Dunfermline Library
Unknown Gallery, Stockbridge, Edinburgh
Black & White, Sculpture Court, ECA
1998 Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters, Edinburgh
Ten Emerging Artists, Edinburgh Festival
1997 10/10, Gallery 10, Edinburgh Festival