Web design, counter-narratives, psychogeography, collaborative/community networks, artist’s led initiatives. Americana music. Contemporary poetry. Cartoons and Art Criticism. Based in Nottingham U.K.
Born Oxford, England, 1959
Oxford Polytechnic Foundation Art & Design 1977-1978
Hornsey College of Art : B.A. Fine Art 1978-1981.
Derby University Postgrad. Cert. in Arts Practice 2007 -
Had series of successful London painting exhibitions through 1980’s and art used on record sleeves for WEA Records and Creation Records.
Moved back to Oxfordshire 1989 -1992 and worked in downland to create the ‘Chalk Downs ‘ set of drawings.
Exhibited at The Rocket Press in 1991 alongside Ray Howard Jones, Robin Tanner and Edward Bawden
(Rocket Press now Rocket Gallery, London).
Moved to Edinburgh 1994 and created ‘McThistle’ suite of etchings at Edinburgh College of Art 1994-5.
Moved to Nottingham U.K. 2002
Trained as teacher at Nottingham University (P.G.C.C.E) 2004
Currently living in Nottingham and now freelance web designer and practicing artist.
Published poet ( see Writing website) and performing songwriter ( Songwriter website)
and podcaster see Flyinshoes Music.
Multimedia Lecturer Trent University 2007 -
Specialist research areas:
Web design, digitally constructed identities, contemporary theory, counter-narratives, psychogeography, Ali*, collaborative/community networks. (*Artist’s Led Initiatives)
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Record Sleeves of Year 1988