Current Employment
I maintain an ongoing artistic practise.
In addition I am a regular visiting tutor at the following colleges –
Emerson College Visual Arts and Sculpture trainings, visiting tutor 2006 to present
I teach various subjects including; ‘Introduction to painting’, ‘Drawing to colour’, and a history of art course, exploring cave art to contemporary practise. I also teach some phenomenology and nature studies.
Tobias School of Art & Therapy: Transpersonal Arts, visiting tutor 2005 to the present
I am a visiting history of art tutor and in addition I offer weekend workshops and give various public lectures through the year.
London Waldorf Seminar: Part time Waldorf Teacher Training
I teach clay modelling in the Waldorf curriculum to the trainees.
I am currently engaged in a public art project for Barratt’s Homes.
Educational Background
2010 – present 2 year part time PGCE (DTLLS) Central Sussex College, Crawley.
1998 – 2001 Foundation Year and Sculpture Training at Emerson College, East Sussex
1983 – 1986 BA (Hons.) Fine Art, Backhouse College of Art, University of Sunderland
1982 – 1983 Art Foundation Course, Rochdale College of Art
Recent Exhibitions
July 2011- March 2012: Engaged in a public arts project for Barratt Homes, New Central Woking.
Sept 2011: My painting ‘Moving Slowly’ was shortlisted in the ‘London Lives: Travel’ Competition. Bankside Gallery, London
May/June 2011 Solo Exhibition: Rudolf Steiner House, London. ‘The Songs to the Night’ Oil, acrylic and gouache paintings
Dec 2010 Open Studios: Highgate Works Open Studios, Forest Row, East Sussex
June 2010 Solo Exhibition: the Christian Community, Forest Row, East Sussex
‘Inland Sea’ oil and gouache paintings
May 2010 Group Exhibition: Emerson College May Fair, Forest Row, East Sussex
Jan/Feb 2009 Riverside Healing Centre, Forest Row, East Sussex. Oil paintings
June 2009 Solo Exhibition: the Christian Community, Forest Row, East Sussex.
Passing Through series.Í Oil paintings
Nov/Dec 2008 Group Exhibition: Avery Contemporary Art, Cranbrook, Kent. Oil paintings
June 2008 Group Exhibition: ‘6 Painters’, Brighton, Sussex. Oil paintings
June 2008 Art Fair: Teddington, Landmark Arts Centre, Kingston-Upon-Thames.
Oil paintings & Drawings
Nov 2007 Group Exhibition: Art and Sculpture Exhibition, Forest Row, East Sussex.
Oil paintings
July/Aug 2007 Solo Exhibition: Emerson College, Forest Row exhibition of large oil paintings
May 2007 Solo Exhibition: The Christian Community, Forest Row, East Sussex.
Oil paintings
Oct 2006 Group Exhibition: “Beyond the Visible” Art Fair, Forest Row, East Sussex.
Oil and water colour paintings
April/May 2005 Solo Exhibition, the Wellspring Clinic, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Oil and water colour paintings
June 2004 Two man show: South East Open Studios, 23 Balls Green, Withyham, East Sussex.
Oil paintings
June 2003 Two man show: South East Open Studios, 23 Balls Green, Withyham, East Sussex
drawings, lino prints and oil paintings
2002 – 2003 Group Shows: Space Gallery, Brighton. Large oil paintings
May 2002 Group Exhibition, Brighton Festival Open Houses. Oil and water-colour paintings and sculpture
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