I paint and draw whatever had caught my attention, and I want to know behind the scene of the stories. I am looking for that invisible background and the history of the subjects that intrigued me.
School
1992-1995 City&Guild Art School in Kennington foundation course “1st year of painting
1995-1999 Slade School of Fine Art College UCL. BA degree
1999-2001 Glasgow School of Art MFA degree.
1999 & 2000 Hidatakayama scholarship awards.
Exhibition
1996 Big Issue Group show London U.K.
2002 Solo show at Lilac Gallery “Colour”, Sapporo Japan
2007-2010 Popup Gallery ”KOMACHI”, Edinburgh
2015 Best Drawing prize East Linton Art competition
2017 Best Drawing prize East Linton Art competition
2015 Father studying against forgetfulness” selected for the catalogue in Paisley art
2018 1st prize 50th East Linton Art Competition
2019 November ING Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary Winner, The Mall Gallery London
2020 March Jackson’s Painting Prize Long-list online
2020 Scottish Portrait Award Long-list online
2020 ING Discerning Eye online exhibition online
2021 Royal Society of Portrait Painter annual exhibition, The Mall Gallery London
2021 Figurative Art Now, The Mall Gallery London
2021 The Moth Magazine
2021 PRESENCE at The Tatha Gallery, Newport on Tay (invited)
2021 Resonating Narrative, WHITESPACE Edinburgh
2022 COUNTERPLAN at Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
2022 Society of Graphic Art Group Exhibition, The Mall Gallery London
2022 Spring Collection at the Zenwalls Gallery, Peeble Scotland
2022 ING Discerning Eye exhibition, The Mall Gallery London
2022 “MOVEMENT” Solo Exhibition, St Margaret house Edinburgh
2022 “Wintering” Group show, WHITESPACE Edinburgh
2023 ESBAT group show, Dundas Street Gallery Edinburgh
2023 Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition 2023 London
2023 A NEW PREMIER at the St Margaret House Edinburgh
2023 Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2023 online exhibition
2023 Portrait Group Exhibition, Fidra Fine Art Gallery find out more
2023 A NEW PREMIER at the St Margaret House Edinburgh
2024 The Society of Woman Artists 163rd Annual Open Exhibition at the Mall gallery London
Archive
2020 Easel words independent visual art magazine The Jackdaw magazine by Davide Lee
2022 Publication of Progressive Drawing Book