Biography

1959

Born in Glasgow

1976-80

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee. DA (Painting)

1980-81

Royal Academy of Fine Art, The Hague, Holland
Postgraduate scholarship in painting (Special commendation)

1981-82

University of California at Los Angeles  Visiting Artist

1989

International exchange workshop, Valencia, Spain

“Il Gioco Dell’Oca” Project with international artists, Sardinia

1993-94

Part-time lecturer in Painting, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen

2000-     

Part-time lecturer in Fine Art, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee

Painting full-time since 1985, lives and works in Edinburgh

Awards

1980

British Council Scholarship

1981

Greenshields Award

1985

Educational Institute of Scotland Award

1989

 Scottish Arts Council Award

1994

Guthrie Award, Royal Scottish Academy

2003

Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy Research Bursary

Solo exhibitions

1984

Main Fine Art, Glasgow

1985

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

1987

The Glasgow Arts Centre

1988

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

1989

Raab Gallery, London

1992

Raab Gallery, London

1993

Compass Gallery, Glasgow

1994

Raab Boukamel Gallery, London

1994

Galleri Christian Dam, Copenhagen

1995

Raab Boukamel Gallery, London

1997

Boukamel Contemporary Art, London

1998

Galleri Christian Dam, Oslo

1999

Compass Gallery, Glasgow

2000 

BCA Boukamel, London

2000

Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh

2003

BCA Gallery, London

2005

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

2006

Osborne Samuel, London