Line, scale, colour and repetition are at the core of my method, tempered by a decorative quality to the finished work. I aim to instil a piece with a feel and atmosphere, where the juxtaposition of colour can evoke opposites, whether harmonious or jarring. To achieve my aims the creation of colour charts play an important role in my working practice as well as bringing a regimentation and order to the studio.
I use different techniques to create a finished work, experimenting photographically and digitally, which I believe has opened up new and interesting opportunities for printmakers, along with hand drawn and coloured images, initially paring them back to simple shapes, shadows and highlights, before layering them up again. The process is ever evolving.
Qualifications
1992-94 Camberwell College of Arts, London,
Decorative Arts, specialising in printed textiles.
Graduated with Distinction.
1995-98 Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
BA (Hons) Drawing and Painting, specialising in Printmaking.
Graduated with 2:1
Exhibitions
2016
Summer- Solo exhibition, The Pringle Room, Old Gala House, Galashiels, curated by Scottish Borders Council.
April-May Participating in Art @ Ancrum weekend
Spring- Solo exhibition, Coldstream Museum, Scottish Borders, curated by Scottish Borders Council.
2015
November- ‘Home’, Winter Show, Coldstream Gallery, Scottish Borders.
August-November- Work on loan to the BBC.
August- Open exhibition, Allanbank Arts, Allanton, Berwickshire.
June-ongoing- The Found Gallery, Dunbar, East Lothian.
April-June- Featured Spotlight Printmaker, Summer exhibition, The Stonewall Gallery, Preston, Berwickshire.
Spring- Exhibited at Number Four Gallery, St Abbs, Berwickshire.
2014
July-Open exhibition, Allanbank Arts, Allanton, Berwickshire.
April- ‘In the Garden’, Coldstream Gallery, Scottish Borders.
April- Exhibition at Eyemouth Museum, Eyemouth, Berwickshire.
2013
November- The Smokehouse Gallery, Winter exhibition, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders.
August- Open exhibition, Allanbank Arts, Allanton, Berwickshire.
May- Solo exhibition, ‘Local Prints’, The Hayloft Gallery, Paxton House, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders.
Awards
2013
Allanbank Arts, Open exhibition, Most Promising Newcomer.
I am a member of: Crossing Borders
Society of Scottish Artists
Visual Arts Scotland
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