born in Dumfriesshire in 1964

EDUCATION
1993 - 95 Parrs Wood MEC - Handmade Furniture
1993 - 94 The Arden Centre Manchester - BTEC Foundation in Fine Art
1988 - 90 Berkshire College of Art & Design - BTEC HND in Graphic Design
1986 - 88 Cumbria College of Art & Design - BTEC OND in Art & Design
1976 - 81 Annan Academy

EMPLOYMENT
1981 - 86 Dumfriesshire Newspapers Group - Lithographic Printer
1990 - 92 GPD Design Consultancy - Graphic Designer
1992 - 93 Visual Line Display - Shop Display Artist

EXHIBITIONS and COMMERCIAL OUTLETS
3 Harbours Exhibition, Cockenzie Power Station, East Lothian
'Indian Summer' Craft Shop, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
The Page Gallery, Pittenweem Arts Festival, Fife
'Art for Children' Save The Children, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
'Natural Beauties' The Park Gallery, Falkirk
Visual Arts Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Scottish Furniture Makers Association, Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh
'All Wrapped Up', Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh
The Line gallery, Linlithgow
Concrete Wardrobe, Edinburgh
Cecilia Colman, London
Off The Wall, Corebridge, Northumberland
Gold Gallery, Edinburgh
The Salt Gallery, Cornwall
Stenton Gallery, East Lothian
Studio 46, East Lothian
The Strathearn Gallery, Crieff
Q2 Queen's Gallery, Dundee

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Applied Arts Scotland

Scottish Furniture Makers Asociation

AWARDS AND SPONSORSHIP
Hope Scott Trust

PRESS COVERAGE
Scotland on Sunday feature in 'At home' magazine (2 Nov. p. 20)
Scotland on Sunday feature in 'Spectrum' magazine (26 Oct. p.12,13,15)
Homes and Interiors Scotland magazine,
feature on commissioning Scottish Furniture Makers
(issue number 31 sept-oct 2003, pages 62-68)

Links to these reviews can be found on the press reviews page