Qualifications

1948 Born in Manchester.

1967 Foundation, Cardiff College of Art

1998 BA Honours Degree, Fine Art, at Falmouth College of Arts.

Selected solo and show case shows

2009 Show Open Space Gallery, Penryn

2009 Supernature, View Gallery, Bristol

2008 The Drawing Show at the Exchange, Penzance

2006 Inaugural Exhibition, Defined Art, Esher, London

2005 Idiom, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro.

2003 Weather Report II, Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn.

2002 New Millennium Gallery, St. Ives

Selected mixed shows

2010 Westcott Gallery, St. Ives. NSA

2010 Great Atlantic Gallery, Falmouth

2009 A Cornish Perspective, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol

2008 Open Space Gallery, Penryn

2008 Drawing the Line, Hilton Young Fine Art

2007 Lineage, Newlyn Art Gallery

2007 Opening Show at Hilton Young Fine Art

2007 Defined Art, Esher, London

2007 Unquiet Earth, NSA selected show in St. Ives

2001-5 Critics Choice Exhibitons with NSA, work selected by art critics including Sacha Craddock, Mel Gooding, Nicholas Usherwood, writer, at the Camden Gallery

2005 NSA show at Thompson's, the City, London

2004/5 NSA Drawing Show, Newlyn Art Gallery

2004-7 Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Easter, Summer and Christmas shows.

2004-7 Edgar Modern fine Art, Bath, Easter, Summer and Christmas shows.

2000-5 Installation site-specific and traveling shows with PALP (Penwith Artist Led Projects) Shed, PALPitations, Field of Vision, Wish You Were Here

Selected Awards, residences, groups.

2006 – ongoing. Chairperson of NSA. Invited to take over Chair of NSA committee to redefine and develop the NSA and with the committee lead the membership through an exciting but difficult period of change and development.

Successfully applied for funding from the Arts Council to provide a project manager for two years to consolidate and expand on our achievements.

2006 Residency for IN-TRANSIT, Mobile Art Space, directed by Lucy Willow, supported by Penwith District Council, Unltd and Creative Kernow.

2005 Awarded Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England for studio time for solo show.

2005 Awarded Creative Skills Development Fund for two research trips to London

2002 –2005 Vice Chair and founder member of former artist led group, PALP (Penwith Artist-Led Projects). One of six artists who managed six projects and two national collaborations over the 3 year period. These were very successful and engaged a broad range of audiences and employed other artists. Experience gained includes funding, curatorial skills, practical management and organization, leading experimental educational projects.

PALP were participating artists in the ALIAS pilot scheme.

PALP awarded Regional Arts Lottery Programme funding for two year programme.

Selected Publications

2008 Revolver,

2007 St. Ives 1975-2005 Art colony in Transition

2006 Art About St. Ives by Roy Ray, W Gilbert and Colin Orchard

2002 Making Waves by Tom Cross.

2002 ARTNSA Published by Newlyn Gallery