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EDUCATION
1985-1990          DUMFRIES ACADEMY, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND.
1991-1998          GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

QUALIFICATIONS
1994 -1998      BATCHELOR OF ART, HONOURS DEGREE, FINE ART, DRAWING AND PAINTING

PRIZES AND AWARDS
2003           BUCHANAN PURCHASE PRIZE, AWARDED AT ART EXPOSURE GALLERY AUTUMN SHOW                  
1999           CITY OF GLASGOW PRIZE, AWARDED AT THE ROYAL GLASGOW INSTITUTE ANNUAL EXHIBITION                  
1998           BENNO SCHOTZ AWARD FOR DRAWING, AWARDED AT THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART DEGREE SHOW     
                             
GALLERIES AND SHOWS
2006               GROUP SHOW, ARTERIES GALLERY, BATH ST, GLASGOW.
2006               SUMMER SHOW, ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2006               EDINBURGH FESTIVAL SHOW, LEITH GALLERY, EDINBURGH.
2005               GROUP SHOW, ETON CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, ETON.
2005               LONDON ART FAIR, REPRESENTED BY ETON GALLERY.
2005               TWO MAN SHOW, ART EXPOSURE GALLERY, and GLASGOW.
2005               THREE MAN SHOW, LEITH GALLERY, and EDINBURGH.
2005               PAISLEY INSTITUTE ANNUAL SHOW, CHOSEN FOR ENTRY.
2004               GROUP SHOW, BLACKHEATH GALLERY, LONDON.
2004               SOLO SHOW, ARTERIES GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2004               GROUP SHOW, SCOTLAND ART.COM, GLASGOW.
2003               FEATURED ARTIST, BLACKHEATH GALLERY, LONDON.
2003               FIGURATIVE SHOW, ART EXPOSURE GALLERY, GLASGOW
2003               POSTCARD EXHIBITION, ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY.
2002               SOLO SHOW, ARTERIES GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2001               GROUP SHOW, ART EXPOSURE GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2001               GROUP SHOW, ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2001               FEATURED ARTIST, ATTENDI ART GALLERY, and LONDON.
2000               GROUP SHOW, ART EXPOSURE GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2000              YOUNG CONTEMPORARIES, SCOTTISH GALLERY, EDINBURGH.
1999               RGI, ANNUAL SHOW, WINNER OF CITY OF GLASGOW PRIZE.
1999               RSA, EDINBURGH, SELECTED FOR MORRISON AWARD.
1999               SCOTTISH SHOW, ATTENDI GALLERY, LONDON.
1999               GROUP SHOW, LEITH GALLERY, EDINBURGH.
1998               CHRISTMAS SHOW, COMPASS GALLERY, GLASGOW.
1998               CHRISTMAS SHOW, EDINBURGH GALLERY, EDINBURGH.
1998               RSA, SELECTED FOR NOBLE GROSS ART PRIZE.
1998               NEW GENERATION SHOW, COMPASS GALLERY, GLASGOW           

ARTISTS STATEMENT
THE CONCEPT BEHIND MY WORK IS TO CREATE AN EMOTIONAL DIALOGUE, WITHOUT .
 RELYING ON THE NARRATIVE. TO DO THIS I HAVE CONCENTRATED ON COMPOSITION,
.TECHNIQUE AND LIGHTING. I WORK WITH MODELS FROM BOTH LIFE AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 
USUALLY COMPOSING MY WORK WITH A SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD. THIS INSTANTLY 
CREATES A THEATRICAL SETTING. THE FIGURES BECOME UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL INVADING  
THE VIEWERS SPACE. TO FURTHER EMPHASIS THIS I RELY MORE SO ON BODY LANGUAGE THAN 
ON FACIAL EXPRESSIONS TO CONVEY MY THOUGHTS TO THE VIEWER.
 VOYEURISM PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN MY WORK. I WANT THE VIEWER TO ASK WHAT IS HAPPENING 
IN THE PAINTINGS.  I WANT THEM TO FEEL THAT THEY ARE INTRUDING INTO SOMEONE'S PRIVATE
WORLD. WHEN PAINTING I WORK WITH VERY THIN LAYERS OF PAINT GLAZING OVER AND OVER TO
BUILD UP THE IMAGE AND TO DEEPEN IT, OBSCURING AREAS IN DARKNESS. AS THE
PAINTING PROGRESSES I WORK WITH THICKER LAYERS OF PAINT CREATING DRAMATIC
CONTRASTS IN TONE AND TEXTURE. I THINK THE OIL PAINTING TECHNIQUES I USE
ALONG WITH THE THEATRICAL LIGHTING AND SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD ADDS MYSTERY
TO MY WORK. HOPEFULLY MAKING THE VIEWER WONDER WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
PAINTING, WHO THE PERSON IS AND SHOULD THEY BE LOOKING.
MY INSPIRATION IS VERY VARIED AS I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW ARTISTS AND
IDEAS, I'M AS INFLUENCED BY FILM DIRECTORS AS I AM BY PAINTERS AND I LIST
ODD NERDRUM, REMBRANDT, CARAVAGGIO, PAULA REGO, ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU,
DAVID LYNCH, AND CRONENBERG AS MY INFLUENCES AMONGST OTHERS.