Curriculum Vitae

Education and training

  • Fine Arts Diploma (painting and printmaking) City and Guilds of London Art School, 1982-85
  • Foundation Course, City and Guilds of London Art School, 1981-82

Work history/teaching experience

  • Drawing course tutor, Paintbox School of Art, since September 2023
  • Drawing Course leader, Leith School of Art, www.leithschoolofart.co.uk since 2015
  • Visiting Lecturer, Paintbox School of Art, www.paintboxartclasses.com, since 2014
  • Part time tutor at Leith School of Art, Edinburgh since 2003
  • Part time Community Education Tutor with the City of Edinburgh Council, from April 2002 to March 2020
  • Visiting Lecturer, The Leith School of Art, Edinburgh, from 2000 to 2003.
  • Voluntary part time art teaching at primary school, from 2000 to 2006.
  • Painting Tutor with the Open College of the Arts, from 1995 to 2007.
  • Worked at the Galerie Bernier, Athens 1986-88.

Book Covers

Exhibitions

  • Borders Art Fair, Kelso, March 2024
  • St James 23 Collective, Edinburgh Palette, St Margaret's House, Edinburgh, October 2023
  • Solo exhibition, 'The Ordinary Being Looked At', Leith School of Art, July 2022
  • Solo exhibition, 'The Passion, Stations of the Cross', St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, April 2022
  • 'Allaban': Scottish Land and Townscapes, The Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy, March 2019
  • The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London  February 2019
  • 'A Partial View', The Sutton Gallery, Edinburgh, November 2017
  • Solo exhibition, McNaughtan's Gallery and Bookshop, Edinburgh, June 2016
  • An Ealdhain Arts Trust. 'Moving Mountains' Open Exhibition, Fort William, February 2016
  • 'Palimpsest' Solo exhibition, Leith School of Art, October 2015
  • SSA Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh, December 2014
  • RSA Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, November 2014
  • Scottish Society of Artists Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh, February 2013
  • Ardquin Fine Arts, Surrey, February 2013
  • RSA Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, November 2012
  • New Work, Whitespace, Edinburgh, November, 2012
  • 'Small Works Exhibition', The Leith School of Art, April, 2012
  • 'Field, Sea and Stone' Doubtfire Gallery, Edinburgh, March, 2012
  • Scottish Drawing Competition and Exhibition, Paisley Art Institute, October, 2011
  • Solo exhibition at Leith School of Art, September 2010
  • ‘Celebrating 20 Years of Leith School of Art’ The Leith School of Art, 2009
  • ‘Primavera’, Touchie Studios, Perth and Kinross, 2009
  • ‘Travelling’ Solo exhibition, The Municipal Gallery of Mykonos, Greece, 2008
  • ‘Connect Four’ The Leith School of Art, 2006
  • St Columba’s Hospice Annual exhibition, 2006
  • 'Transforming' staff exhibition, The Leith School of Art, 2004
  • Visual Arts Scotland, Ocean Terminal, 2002
  • Royal Academy, London, 2001
  • Duff House, National Galleries of Scotland, 2001
  • Visual Arts Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, 1999
  • Edinburgh Festival, 1998
  • Langton Gallery, London, 1985
  • Christies’ ‘Pick of Graduate Painting’, Royal Academy, 1985
  • The Stowell Award Show, The Royal Academy, 1983