My Landscape is made up of people and places I inhabit. I chose to return to Orkney. The landscape resonates with me. I discover it as I paint it.
I studied drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art (2:1)
Awards And Residencies
2019 VACMA grant to attend a course at Edinburgh Print Studio
2015 Residency in North Ronaldsay awarded by Creative Scotland/ OIC
2012 –13 Island Gateway residency T.H.I Stromness
2008 Award from hi-arts to learn safe etching in Edinburgh Print Studio
2006 Travel Award from hi-arts to London
2002-2004 Research Scholarship from The Prince’s Drawing School
2001 The Cuthbert Prize, awarded by the R.G.I
2000 The Morrison’s Portrait Award Runner-up
1999 Three month residency at The School of Restoration And Conservation,
Lytomysle, Czech Republic
1998 The Emmy Sachs Prize, awarded by Glasgow School of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2020 We Woke and The World Was Different Northlight, Stromness
2019 Chasing Time Northlight, Stromness
2018 Changing Places The Old Library, Kirkwall
2016 A Small Town The Scottish Gallery
2015 Windows Are Eyes Northlight, Stromness
2014 Pitch Northlight, Stromness
2012 The Lion’s Teeth Northlight , Stromness
2011 Portrait Of An Alter Ego Wool and Wine
2011 Hill and Voe The Pier Arts Centre
2009 Arc O Möns The Brae Gallery, Stromness
2008 Black Thunder The Loft, Orkney
2008 The Rake’s Progress Porteous Brae Gallery, Orkney
2006 A Short Lived Moment Nearly The Orkney Gallery, Orkney
2005 From Where I’m Standing The Reel, Orkney
2004 Next Tuesday The Compass Gallery, Glasgow
1999 One Too Many Glasgow Project Rooms
1999 Of My Legs Site specific locations around Glasgow
Group Exhibitions
2019 Miniatures The Scottish Gallery
2018 Six Of The Best The Loft Gallery
2017 175 Years The Scottish Gallery
2017 Willick’s Shed Northlight, Stromness
2015 , 2013 Open Windows Stromness
2014 Rhythms Of Land And Sea The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
2014 What Seas, What Shores Da Gadderie, Shetland
2012 Street Shapes Orkney Library, The Commercial Hotel.
2010 Book Stone Voe Northlight Studio, Stromness
Art @ Lunch The Science Festival, The Peedie Kirk,
To Be Northlight Studio Stromness
2007 Shrine Site Specific Installation, Stromness
Exhibition Of Artist’s Books Porteous Brae Gallery, Orkney
Exhibition Of Drawings Edinburgh College of Art
Tent Untitled Exhibition Fourth Barrier, Stromness
2006 Discerning Eye The Mall Galleries invited artist
2005 London Calling Mansfield Gallery, Glasgow
2004 Drawing on London Art Space, London
The Jerwood Drawing Prize The Jerwood Space, London
The B.P Portrait Award The National Portrait Gallery, London
2000 This Never Really Happened The Arlington Baths, Glasgow
2000 The Eighth Scottish Drawing Prize Paisley Art Institute, Paisley
1999 The Body Is Still A Good Read The Pentagon, Glasgow
1999 The S.S.A. Scottish Royal Academy
Work
2017-2019 Print technician at Soulisquoy Print Studio.
2016-on going Print tutor at Orkney College
2016- on going Independent Living Support worker.
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