Biography
Born1947
Education: Challoner School, London
Hornsey College of Art ,London (part
time)
Newcastle
University – B.Sc., Ph. D., P.G.C.E.
Certificate in Art Studies, Newcastle
University
Open College of the Arts painting course.
Worked as a College Lecturer until 1998. Now painting full
time.
Solo shows
1997 Paintings
Laing Art Gallery,
Newcastle
2000 Under The Skin
Hancock Museum,
Newcastle
2000 Place
The Cluny Gallery,
Newcastle
2001Jesmond Paintings
Calouste Gulbenkian Gallery
Newcastle
2001 I Heard A Fly Buzz
Laing Art
Gallery, Newcastle
2002I Heard A Fly Buzz
Axis Gallery,
Leeds
2003 Crossings
Trevelyan College,
Durham University
2005The Cruising Cloud
Darlington Arts Centre
2006 Inscapes
The DLI Museum &
Durham Art Gallery
2010 8 Paintings
Butterfly Rooms Gallery,
Saltaire, West Yorkshire
2011 Recent Paintings
Butterfly Rooms Gallery,
Saltaire, West Yorkshire
2011 An Other Place
The Light House Arts
Space,
North Shields
2011Somewhere Else
The Python Gallery,
Middlesbrough
2012 Mass
The Sanctuary Artspace,
Gateshead
2012 Music Paintings
Glendene Gallery,
Easington(included workshops)
Selected group shows
1998 Works
The Globe Gallery,
North Shields
1999 Out of Gateshead
VANE,
Newcastle
2000 Unnerve
The Queen’s Hall Arts
Centre, Hexham
2001Diverse Visions
Art House Gallery,
Musselburgh
2001Real to Real
The Queen’s Hall Arts Centre,
Hexham
2002 Christmas Show
The Circle Gallery,
Edinburgh
2004Think of a SpaceMusa,
Gateshead
Visitor Centre
2004Figure 8 show
Long Gallery,
Newcastle University
2005Figure 8 show,
Streetworks,
Shire Pottery
Gallery & Studios, Alnwick
2006Figure 8 show,
Pictures not Words,
Lamplight
Centre, Stanley,
Co. Durham.
2006Figure 8 show,
The Customs House,
South Shields
2007Figure 8 show,
The Guildhall,
Newcastle on Tyne
2008Figure 8 show,
Seen in Colour,
The Gallery,
Gateshead Central Library
2008Figure 8 show,
Colour Room,
Myles Meehan Gallery,
Darlington
2008Figure 8 Paintings,
The Biscuit Factory,
Newcastle
2008Figure 8 show,
Colourworks,
The Tom McGuinness
Gallery,
Bishop Auckland
2009contributing artist
Biscuit Factory,
Newcastle Spring Show
2009Figure 8 show
New Paintings
Preston Hall
Museum Gallery
2009Mixed Show,
Globe Gallery,
Newcastle
2009 Figure 8 show
Paintings
Red Box Gallery,
Newcastle on Tyne
2010Empty Shop Open,
Durham
2010Coast Lines,
The Links Gallery,
Whitley Bay
2010Autumn Show,
The Biscuit Factory,
Newcastle
2012Figure8 show,
The Biscuit Factory,
Newcastle
2012Figure8 show
The Tom McGuinness Gallery, Bishop
Auckland
Work in public and civic
venues and commissions
2006Canary Wharf, London, commission – Atlas, oil
on canvas4.5m x 2m
2007Civic Centre,
Gateshead.Fourpaintings from Crossings
series
2009Whitley Bay Playhouse – Cullercoats,
oil on canvas92cm x 92cm
2012True Potential, Newcastle, commission for reception
area – Vision,
oil on canvas, 180cm x 145cm
Work in private collections in UK, France and Spain
Residencies
2000The Hancock Museum, Newcastle
2010NSA Studios, North Shields
Represented by:
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Workart, Newcastle
Art Evolution, Newcastle
Alpha Art, Edinburgh
VZ Gallery, London
Haslam’s of Hallgate, Hexham
Other
October 2008 – 2011,Artistic Advisor to the Whitley Bay
Regeneration Project – redevelopment of Whitley Bay Playhouse and advisor on
colour choices for street furniture.
Born1947
Education: Challoner School, London
Hornsey College of Art ,London (part
time)
Newcastle
University – B.Sc., Ph. D., P.G.C.E.
Certificate in Art Studies, Newcastle
University
Open College of the Arts painting course.
Worked as a College Lecturer until 1998. Now painting full
time.
Solo shows
1997 Paintings
Laing Art Gallery,
Newcastle
2000 Under The Skin
Hancock Museum,
Newcastle
2000 Place
The Cluny Gallery,
Newcastle
2001Jesmond Paintings
Calouste Gulbenkian Gallery
Newcastle
2001 I Heard A Fly Buzz
Laing Art
Gallery, Newcastle
2002I Heard A Fly Buzz
Axis Gallery,
Leeds
2003 Crossings
Trevelyan College,
Durham University
2005The Cruising Cloud
Darlington Arts Centre
2006 Inscapes
The DLI Museum &
Durham Art Gallery
2010 8 Paintings
Butterfly Rooms Gallery,
Saltaire, West Yorkshire
2011 Recent Paintings
Butterfly Rooms Gallery,
Saltaire, West Yorkshire
2011 An Other Place
The Light House Arts
Space,
North Shields
2011Somewhere Else
The Python Gallery,
Middlesbrough
2012 Mass
The Sanctuary Artspace,
Gateshead
2012 Music Paintings
Glendene Gallery,
Easington(included workshops)
Selected group shows
1998 Works
The Globe Gallery,
North Shields
1999 Out of Gateshead
VANE,
Newcastle
2000 Unnerve
The Queen’s Hall Arts
Centre, Hexham
2001Diverse Visions
Art House Gallery,
Musselburgh
2001Real to Real
The Queen’s Hall Arts Centre,
Hexham
2002 Christmas Show
The Circle Gallery,
Edinburgh
2004Think of a SpaceMusa,
Gateshead
Visitor Centre
2004Figure 8 show
Long Gallery,
Newcastle University
2005Figure 8 show,
Streetworks,
Shire Pottery
Gallery & Studios, Alnwick
2006Figure 8 show,
Pictures not Words,
Lamplight
Centre, Stanley,
Co. Durham.
2006Figure 8 show,
The Customs House,
South Shields
2007Figure 8 show,
The Guildhall,
Newcastle on Tyne
2008Figure 8 show,
Seen in Colour,
The Gallery,
Gateshead Central Library
2008Figure 8 show,
Colour Room,
Myles Meehan Gallery,
Darlington
2008Figure 8 Paintings,
The Biscuit Factory,
Newcastle
2008Figure 8 show,
Colourworks,
The Tom McGuinness
Gallery,
Bishop Auckland
2009contributing artist
Biscuit Factory,
Newcastle Spring Show
2009Figure 8 show
New Paintings
Preston Hall
Museum Gallery
2009Mixed Show,
Globe Gallery,
Newcastle
2009 Figure 8 show
Paintings
Red Box Gallery,
Newcastle on Tyne
2010Empty Shop Open,
Durham
2010Coast Lines,
The Links Gallery,
Whitley Bay
2010Autumn Show,
The Biscuit Factory,
Newcastle
2012Figure8 show,
The Biscuit Factory,
Newcastle
2012Figure8 show
The Tom McGuinness Gallery, Bishop
Auckland
Work in public and civic
venues and commissions
2006Canary Wharf, London, commission – Atlas, oil
on canvas4.5m x 2m
2007Civic Centre,
Gateshead.Fourpaintings from Crossings
series
2009Whitley Bay Playhouse – Cullercoats,
oil on canvas92cm x 92cm
2012True Potential, Newcastle, commission for reception
area – Vision,
oil on canvas, 180cm x 145cm
Work in private collections in UK, France and Spain
Residencies
2000The Hancock Museum, Newcastle
2010NSA Studios, North Shields
Represented by:
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Workart, Newcastle
Art Evolution, Newcastle
Alpha Art, Edinburgh
VZ Gallery, London
Haslam’s of Hallgate, Hexham
Other
October 2008 – 2011,Artistic Advisor to the Whitley Bay
Regeneration Project – redevelopment of Whitley Bay Playhouse and advisor on
colour choices for street furniture.