CURRICULUM VITAE
Born Scotland, U.K. 1980
STUDY:
Hamilton College Art Department, studying under Alan Wilson, developing landscape and neo-romantic artwork
Glasgow School of Art Painting Department 1998 - 2002, BA(hons) Fine Art
Japan, Osawano: apprentice of Master Wakabayashi (Sho calligraphy, markmaking) 2002 - present
AWARDS, CURATING AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:
| April 2011 |
Curating 'The Way to Northern Cherry Blossoms’ Japan Charity Exhibition, RGI Kelly Gallery and Blair Thomson’s Studio, Glasgow |
| May 2010 |
Representing U.K. at ART/X/TOYAMA International Exhibition and participating in the International Art Symposium and Artist Talks |
| March 2010 |
Curating for Royal Glasgow Institute: ‘Artist’s Statement’ section at Glasgow Art Fair |
| May 2008 |
Curating for Glasgow Art Club ‘New Faces to Glasgow Art Club’, mixed exhibition |
| October 2007
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RGI Langside College Watercolour Award; Glasgow Art Club Fellowship |
| January 2004 |
Awarded RSW Residency at Hospitalfield House, Arbroath for October ‘04 |
| October 2002 |
Awarded Fairbairn Residency at Cove Park on the West coast of Scotland |
| November 2001 |
Royal Glasgow Institute Scholarship; RGI Exhibitionship |
| June 2001 |
3rd Year Prize, Glasgow School of Art |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
| 2011 |
April |
'The Way to Northern Cherry Blossoms’ Japan Charity Exhibition, RGI Kelly Gallery and Blair Thomson’s Studio, Glasgow |
| May |
Showing with Cove Park Print Portfolio, Boisdale Gallery, London Curated by Fleming Collection |
| 2010 |
March |
Participating in RGI’s ‘Artist’s Statement’ section at Glasgow Art Fair, also represented by John Green Fine Art, Glasgow |
| March |
Hospitalfield Artist Resident Exhibition at Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh |
| April - May
|
‘ART/X/TOYAMA’ (four-yearly public show in Japan) selected to represent the UK |
| August |
Collaboration with Designworks, Interior Design Showcase at SECC, Glasgow |
| November |
RGI Annual Exhibition |
| 2009 |
February |
Postcards 2009, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow |
| April |
RSA Spring Open, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh |
| April
|
Glasgow Art Fair, showing with Scotlandart.com |
| May |
‘Trailing the North Wind’, Glasgow Art Club solo exhibition |
| July |
Aspect Exhibition, Paisley Art Museum |
| July |
Wakabayashi Shujo 90th Sho Exhibition, Toyama, Japan, showing 8 works & collaborating with him and clothes designer Madam Chizuko |
| November |
RGI Annual Exhibition |
| 2008 |
March |
Glasgow Art Fair, representing Scotlandart.com and John Green Fine Art, Glasgow |
| April |
Sophie Montgomery Art, London (featured artist) |
May
|
‘New Faces to Glasgow Art Club’, mixed exhibition |
| June |
‘Offshore’, Scotlandart.com, three-man show |
| November |
RGI Annual Exhibition |
| December |
‘Box of Delights’, Ricefield Gallery, Glasgow |
| 2007 |
May |
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, 'Highland' |
| July |
New York Affordable Art Fair representing Flying Colours Gallery, London |
| October
|
RGI Annual Exhibition, prizes for 'Rhythms Kilcreggan' |
| November |
Mixed Exhibition, Kilmorack Gallery, Invernessshire |
| December |
Christmas Exhibition, House for an Art Lover, Glasgow |
| 2006 |
January |
Scotlandart.com, Edinburgh, ‘Abstract Exhibition’ |
| April |
Sophie Montgomery Art London, wall of six works |
| April
|
Glasgow Art Fair, representing John Green Fine Art, Glasgow |
| May |
Two man show at Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen |
| October |
Third Step Gallery solo show ‘In Time with the Wind’, Glasgow |
| 2005 |
March |
London Affordable Art Fair, representing Baillie Gallery, London |
| May/June |
‘Selected Scottish Graduates – Past & Present’ at Scotlandart.com |
| September
|
Three man show at Baillie Gallery, London |
| October |
RGI Annual Exhibition |
| 2004 |
March |
London Affordable Art Fair, representing Scotlandart.com |
| April |
Glasgow Art Fair, representing Scotlandart.com, John Green Fine Art and GSA |
| August
|
‘Scottish Art Today’, Lloyds TSB, Edinburgh |
| Sept-Nov |
One of six selected artists for Royal Concert Hall Exhibition ‘Internationalism’ |
| November
|
Mixed show at Baillie Gallery |
| 2003 |
Jan-Feb |
‘Different Degrees’, group show at Queen’s Gallery, Dundee |
| April |
Glasgow Art Fair, representing Scotlandart.com, Stenton Gallery and GSA |
| May
|
Three man show at Full Circle Gallery, Glasgow |
| August |
‘Scottish Art Today’, Lloyds TSB, Edinburgh |
| Sept-Oct
|
Solo show at the Stenton Gallery, East Lothian (near Edinburgh) |
| November
|
RGI Annual Exhibition, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow |
| 2002 |
April |
Glasgow Art Fair, representing GSA |
| June |
Glasgow School of Art ‘Degree Show’ Exhibition, Main Gallery Space, Mackintosh Building |
| July-Sept
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‘Terra Nova’ Degree Show Selection. Main Gallery Space, Mackintosh |
| July-Sept |
Compass Gallery ‘Next Generation’ and large work in the Pentagon Centre, Glasgow |
| October
|
Solo exhibition at the Kelly Gallery, Glasgow (RGI Exhibitionship) |
| November
|
Royal Glasgow Institute Annual Exhibition, McLellan Galleries |
| December |
Solo Exhibition at Studio 24, West Kilbride, Scotland |
| 2001 |
June |
Solo Exhibition at ‘Gallery Cossachok’, Glasgow |
| October |
‘Camp Transformation’ joint installation, with Kristian Korner and Jim Ramsay |
| November
|
RGI Annual Exhibition, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, prizes for 'Coruscating' |
| 2000 |
April |
30th Laing Landscape Painting Annual Competition, Mall Galleries, London |
TUTORING:
Workshops for the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Hamilton College, Largs Academy, the Drawing and Painting Studio (Glasgow), and at ART/X/TOYAMA (Japan)
