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