overview

• As well as exhibition and mural work, I run an adult art club/class and regular life drawing classes, I teach art A level night classes at Wolsingham Community College and have worked as a part-time lecturer in art/craft for Community Education at Bishop Auckland College.
• I have also organized art workshops for school projects, drug rehabilitation classes, youth projects (including summer schools) and art/craft for students with physical and learning difficulties.
• In 1992 I was chosen to represent County Durham in their cultural exchange scheme which resulted in two exhibitions staged in Germany.
• Following two successful exhibitions in the U.S.A. in February, 1999 I was invited back to the States to show my paintings in the twin county of Durham, North Carolina in August, 2000.
• I was chosen to represent county Durham at the Municipality of Royvas Painting Festival, Crete in August, 2006
• Summer 2008 I was involved and exhibited paintings/sculpture/photo-montage in the international arts project (England, France, Germany, Italy) 4elements
• June 2010. Ran art holiday course, Kefalonia, Greece
• My work has been commissioned both home and abroad and has been featured on the Tyne Tees Television programme, ‘Dales Diary’
• I have gained a number of regional awards for art projects and teaching

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about the artist

• As well as exhibition and mural work, I run an adult art club/class and regular life drawing classes, I teach art A level night classes at Wolsingham Community College and have worked as a part-time lecturer in art/craft for Community Education at Bishop Auckland College.
• I have also organized art workshops for school projects, drug rehabilitation classes, youth projects (including summer schools) and art/craft for students with physical and learning difficulties.
• In 1992 I was chosen to represent County Durham in their cultural exchange scheme which resulted in two exhibitions staged in Germany.
• Following two successful exhibitions in the U.S.A. in February, 1999 I was invited back to the States to show my paintings in the twin county of Durham, North Carolina in August, 2000.
• I was chosen to represent county Durham at the Municipality of Royvas Painting Festival, Crete in August, 2006
• Summer 2008 I was involved and exhibited paintings/sculpture/photo-montage in the international arts project (England, France, Germany, Italy) 4elements
• June 2010. Ran art holiday course, Kefalonia, Greece
• My work has been commissioned both home and abroad and has been featured on the Tyne Tees Television programme, ‘Dales Diary’
• I have gained a number of regional awards for art projects and teaching

exhibitions

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
• 2011 Agitate, Dance City, Newcastle on Tyne, UK
• 2008 Greenfield Community Arts Centre Ferryhill, Co. Durham
• 2007 Washington Arts Centre Co. Durham
• 2000 The Art Guild Gallery, Durham, Nth Carolina. U.S.A.
• 2000 B.B.C. Broadcasting Centre Newcastle on Tyne
• 1999 Newark Academy Gallery New Jersey, U.S.A.
• 1999 D.L.I. Art Gallery Durham City
• 1998 The Cutting Room Gallery Leeds
• 1997 Bishop Auckland Town Hall Gallery Co. Durham
• 1997 Brabenthallen Netherlands
• 1996 Crook Civic Centre Co. Durham
• 1996 Washington Arts Centre Co. Durham
• 1995 Studentwerk , Germany
• 1993 Crook Civic Centre Co. Durham
  
  GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
• 2008 International art project, ‘4elements’, Tübingen, Germany
• 2006 Municipality of Rouvas Art Festival Crete
• 1999 New York Art Expo U.S.A.
• 1998 Art Miami U.S.A.
• 1997 Wear Valley Artists Co. Durham
• 1993 Raw Gallery London
• 1992 International Art Exchange Exhibition Tübingen, Germany