New British Artists

"As a born-again Christian I am convinced of the importance of the individual, and a personal relationship with God. I therefore do not idealise or flatter my subjects, but portray them as they are; as individuals. I do not wish to distance the viewer by perceived gaps in wealth, social status, or intellect, but rather to engage with the subject on an immediately communicative and intimate level.

When a person's eyes are directed away from you, as is the case in many of my works, that person appears to be locked away from the outside world, lost in their own thoughts and experience. They are then the passive recipients of the viewer's gaze, consciously or unconsciously. The moment their gaze is lifted however, and is directed outwards towards the viewer, it is no longer them that is being studied, but the viewer. They are aware of your presence, and engage with you as you do with them"

D.O.B. 1980

Education: B.A. History of Art (First)
M.A. (Hons) Fine Art

Exhibitions/awards/prizes
The Richard Dunlop award, Visual Arts Scotland Exhibition 2005
Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition, Edinburgh
New Faces, Compass Gallery, Glasgow
New British Artists,Affordable Art Fair, London, 2003
Affordable Art Fair, New York
Red Door Gallery, Edinburgh
John Martin Gallery, Chelsea, London
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
Leith Gallery, Edinburgh 2004
Frames Contemporary Gallery, Perth 2004
Cairns Gallery Peebles 2004
New British Artists, London Art Fair, Art2004
New British Artists, Affordable Art Fair 2004
New British Artists, Manchester Art Show 2004
New British Artists, London Art Fair 2005
Visual Arts Scotland, RSA, Edinburgh 2005
Solo exhibition Cairns Gallery Peebles 2005
Artay, Leith Gallery Edinburgh 2005
Art for Childre, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, 2005
Cairns Gallery, Peebles, 2005
New British Artists, Affordable Art Fair 2005
New British Artists, Contemporary Art Fair Edinburgh 2005