1977 - 1978 Foundation Art Course North Devon College
1978 - 1981 Exeter College of Art
1981 - 1983 Slade School of Art
QUALIFICATIONS and PRIZES
Assoc. Institute of Bankers
Bachelor of Arts(Honours)
Higher Diploma in Fine Art University College London
Certificate in Education
1981 Sculpture Prize Royal Society of Arts
EXHIBITIONS
Harrison McCann “Pick of the Bunch”
2nd European Sculpture Biennalle Normandie
Ropewalk Gallery, Bideford
Spacex Gallery, Exeter
Brewhouse, Taunton
Winchester St. Gallery, Salisbury
Blacksell Gallery, N. Devon College
St. Ives Festival
NDA Broomhill Gallery, N.Devon
The Real Art Gallery,Shrewsbury.
Quay Gallery, Appledore.
Allessandro Studios Dundee
B&WH.Burton Art Gallery, Bideford
Quay Gallery Appledore
Straw Project Open Studios
SW. Open Studios
NDA Broomhill Gallery
Thelma Hulbert Open 2007
Selected for Appledore Arts Festival 2007
One Man Show Burton Art Gallery 2007
COMMISIONS 1983 - 2003
1983 Asda Supermarket Sept. Cricket Festival Trophy
LWTV Theatre Sculptures
Numerous sculptures for architects in the design of theme parks, restaurants, discotheques, industrial parks, including work for Bass, Northern Leisure, First Leisure, Scottish and Newcastle Breweries, Rank Leisure, Legoland Windsor, East Devon Coastal Heritage Centre, Holiday Inn Saudi Arabia, Tableau figures for Barnstaple Heritage centre, 3.5 meter wall panel for Chicago Rock Cafes.
MEDIA
TSW Art film about studio and work 1985
TSW Saturday Club
BBC Radio Devon
North Devon Journal
Western Morning News
Westcountry TV West Country Hall of Fame
TEACHING AND ACADEMIC
Part-time lecturer North Devon College since 1983
Visiting Lecturer Exeter College of Art, Gloucester College of Art, Slade School of Art,University of Plymouth
Work Shop Presenter National Arts Learning Network Conference, Tate Britain, February 2007
Numerous work experience and visiting artist projects with North Devon Schools
Including Chulmleigh School, Ilfracombe School and Pilton Commmunity College.
Programme Leader for North Devon School of Art in Fine Art, Illustration, and Ceramics, delivered in association with North Devon College and University of Plymouth.
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A series of personal icons formed the basis for my recent exhibition at the Burton Gallery, Bideford. Imagery reflecting various aspects of my existence, interests in art, music and literature became distilled into personal signposts that were used as responses to events and experiences. My job as programme leader for the new North Devon School of Art means that I am constantly researching artists, genres and concepts. This contributes to my paintings being perhaps varied in style but more importantly giving me a reflective and self critical framework within which to work. I am also affected by time constraints which I see as positive, whereas some paintings evolve over months, many paintings are mostly created in one or two sessions-usually involving working into the early hours.
The mix of working methods is reflected in my application of paint, brush marks and forms, often reflecting the ideas that I am researching at the time of making the work.
Kerouac’s Road for example, was painted after listening to a radio programme about the re-release of Jack Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’, which was written in a ‘caffeine fuelled frenzy on a continuous piece of paper’. There is also a bit of Ry Cooder’s pink guitar, as a homage to his Paris Texas theme.
Goals and Weeping Guitar explore the iconic electric guitar both as instrument and tool for social change. Witness Billy Braggs taking second electric guitars into prisons to aid rehabilitation. Homage explores personal skill in attempting to deal with space, precision and form in the manner of De Chirico.
My painting is an essential component of my existence, responding to circumstances and reflecting interests and aspirations. |
