About
Born 1977, London, UK
I am a full time artist based at Wimbledon Art Studios in London, working mainly in oil paints on stretched canvas and linen.
My recent work comprises paintings of building hoardings and construction timbers symbolising transition and growth in the city. Ideas of the temporary and permanent, population growth and decline, energy consumption and expenditure, union and passing are explored with splintered and burnt expanding maps, balancing helixes and multiplied scrawls of initials and hearts.
These ideas developed while I made city paintings of Soho, Piccadilly and recognisable landmarks. I aspire to capture the feel of a place rather than present a photographic snapshot.
Previous works were dominated by portraiture and figure painting often with a narrative inspired by stories, myths and old master painters- particularly Goya and Rembrandt.
The Kenya voices project was compiled on a three week tour of Kenya making portraits while a consultant from Human Rights Watch took testimony from officials, activists, victims and witnesses of the post election violence in 2008.
Please click on the portfolio projects and individual images for further details.
Education
1997-2000 BA(hons) Fine art painting,
Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education
1996-1997 Foundation Art and design,
Wimbledon School of Art
Exhibitions:
2007-2011 Wimbledon Art Studios, Summer and Winter Open Studio Exhibition
2009 Paris Art Fair
2009 London Art Fair, Islington (Gallery One)
2000-2009 One man show, Mcneill fine arts, Herfordshire
2005 National Portrait Gallery, BP Award- selected artist
2004 Dublin Art fair
2004 3 man show, Irish art group, Portstewart, Northern Ireland
2002 New York Art fair (London contemporary art)
Publications:
2011 500 Portraits, National portrait gallery- featured artist
2005 Artist and Illustrator magazine- featured artist (Rising star article)