I studied Drawing & Painting at Glasgow School of Art under the tutelage of the late Dr James D Robertson, Dr Barbara Rae, Dr Jack Knox and the late Dr John Cunningham.
Since graduating from the Glasgow School of Art, I have worked in the private sector specialising in IT and technical project management while simultaneously trying to pursue my painting career. However, by the beginning of 2004, I found myself frustrated by the lack of time to paint and decided to paint on a full time basis. Since then I have been fortunate enough to be able to set up studios both in Scotland and in France.
1961 Born Glasgow
1979 -1983 Glasgow School of Art - BA(Hons) Fine Art
1986 -1988 University of Glasgow - MSc Information Technology
2007 Elected member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW)
AWARDS
2009 RSW / Riverside Gallery Exhibition Award, The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
2009 Joe Hargan Award, Paisley Art Institute
2008 RSW Alexander Graham Munro Award, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
1996 Armour Award, Royal Glasgow Institute Of The Fine Arts
1995 James Torrance Memorial Award, Royal Glasgow Institute Of The Fine Arts
1983 Armour Prize, Glasgow School of Art
EXHIBITIONS
1995 - 2011 Royal Glasgow Institute Of The Fine Arts
Royal Scottish Academy
Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
Paisley Art Institute
Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
Oakham Contemporary, London
John Falle Fine Art, Jersey
Thompsons Marylebone, London
Fraser Gallery, St Andrews
Denise Yapp Contemporary Art, Monmouth
Arteries Gallery, Glasgow
Thompsons Gallery, Aldeburgh
Gullane Art Gallery, Gullane, East Lothian
The Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven
The Red Rag Gallery, Stow-On-The-Wold
Gallery At Home, Versailles
Ruthven Gallery, Auchterarder
The Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeenshire
The Green Gallery, Buchlyvie
The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow
The Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, Glasgow