CV & Exhibitions

Personal Details:
Born 1960, Paisley, Scotland. Resident in Bolton since 1961.
BA (Honours) in Social Sciences and Administration, University of London, Goldsmiths College in 1981.
Administration and Management in Sales Support, Marketing and Quality Management with BT plc until 1996.

Qualifications and Professional Development:

June 2005 - BA (Honours) Visual Arts, First Class, University of Bolton
Feb 2007 - MA Public Art, University of Bolton
Member of Neo Artists group
Member of Bolton Community Artists Membership (BACM)
Member of Bolton Visual Artists Network (BVAN)
Member of Gerry Halpin's Painting Group, 1990 to 2005
Workshops - Hoddlesden, 2006 - clay faces
Out of School Art Club, Egerton CP School, 2000-2002

Commissions:

Clay Faces public art project, The End of the Shift, a sculptural relief installed at Hoddlesden Millennium Green in June 2006
Creative input to Information Pack for Hoddlesden Millennium Green Trust Committee to publicise conservation area. July 2005
Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail, Clitheroe: shortlisted for sculpture trail, August 2006
Bolton MBC: Adelaide House, large-scale ceramic panels for garden, Summer 2007

Exhibitions:
2004 - Spirit of Sport/ University of Bolton exhibition, Eagle Mall, Bolton
2004 - Art42 Group Exhibition, Bank Street Chapel, Bolton
2005 - University of Bolton Degree Show, June 2005, Chadwick Campus
2005 - Bolton Visual Artists Network Exhibition, Spike's Gallery, Bolton
2006 - Bolton Community Artists Network, Hampson Street, Horwich, Bolton
2007 - University of Bolton Degree Show, June 2007, Chadwick Campus
2007 - Urban Landscapes, BACM, Hampson St Studios, Horwich, Bolton
2007 - neo-artists, Bolton, open exhibition