| Biographical Details |
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1971
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Born, Irvine, Scotland |
| 1989-93 |
BA (hons) Design 1st Class, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen |
| 1994-95 |
MA, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen |
| 1999-04 |
North East Artists Provision of Studios (NEAPS) Registered
Charity, Secretary |
| 2004-06 |
North East Artists Provision of Studios (NEAPS) Registered
Charity, Chairman |
| 2006-2008 |
North East Artists Provision of Studios (NEAPS) Registered
Charity, Secretary |
| 2009 |
Part time Lecturer, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen |
| Awards |
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1996 |
Shell Expro Employees Award, Aberdeen Art Gallery |
| 1999 |
Morrison Portrait Award, RSA Edinburgh, Commendation Award |
| 2001 |
Gray's Former Students, Aberdeen Art Gallery, First prize |
| 2004 |
BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, First prize |
| 2005 |
The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, London, Runner up 2005 |
| 2008 |
Member, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters (RP) |
| 2008 |
Chichester National Open Art Competition 2008, Regional Prize Winner (Scotland)
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| Commissions/Notable Portraits |
| 1999 |
Series of 10 illustrations for limited edition 40 year old
Glenfarclas Whisky |
| 2004 |
The Miracle (Wife & Son, BP Portrait Award 1st Prize) |
| 2004 |
Laura & Louise Merchant |
| 2005 |
Peter Mullan, actor/director (Shortlisted, Garrick/Milne Prize) |
| 2005 |
The Storm (Lyndsey Dawson portrait, Runner up in LPS Prize) |
| 2005 |
Eleanor Grundy |
| 2006 |
Bernard Hill, actor |
| 2006 |
James & Phillipa Lord |
| 2006 |
Before the Game (Conrad & Casper Paxton) |
| 2006 |
Before the Return (Hanne, Rolf & Kristine Vaagen) |
| 2006 |
The Telephone (Dr Margaret Black) |
| 2006 |
Tiffany (Angharad & Rhiannon Jones) |
| 2006 |
John Reynolds, Aberdeen Lord Provost |
| 2007 |
Richard Ramsay, US Amateur Golf Champion 2006 |
| 2007 |
Bob Le Sueur, Jersey Art Gallery & Museum |
| 2008 |
Sir Peter Mansfield, Nobel Prize Winner 2003 |
| 2008 |
Ian McDiarmid, actor and theatre director |
| 2008 |
Evan Redford |
| 2008 |
Sir Peter Mansfield, The National Portrait Gallery, London |
| 2008 |
Godfather (Neil McLeod with Jordan & Jessica Lyon) |
| 2009 |
Peter Chapman Lay Canon St Paul's Cathedral |
| Exhibitions |
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Group Exhibitions
- Aberdeen Artists Society Exhibition, Aberdeen Art Gallery
- Aberdeen Art Centre, Aberdeen
- Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
- Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen
- Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeenshire
- The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
- Thompson's Gallery, Marylebone, London
- Baillie Gallery, London
- Red Rag Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold
- Glasgow Art Fair 2005
- The Garrick/Milne Prize, London 2005
- Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition, London 2005
- The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition, Mall Galleries,
London 2006
- Aspect Prize, Paisley Art Institute 2006
- Singer & Friedlander Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, Mall
Galleries, London 2006
- Chambers Gallery, London 2006
- Battersea Art Fair, London 2006
- The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition, Mall Galleries,
London 2007
- Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition, London 2007
- The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 2008
- RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2008
- McAuley Fine Art 2009
- Chichester National Open Art Competition 2008
- Sue Ryder, Art Liberating Lives 2008
Solo Exhibitions
- 2005 Passengers, Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen
- 2007 Journeys, Rendezvous Gallery, Aberdeen
Books & Catalogues
- 1999 Entry in The Dictionary of Artists in Britain Since 1945,
David Buckman, Art Dictionaries Ltd, Bristol, England
- 2008 Cover illustration, Doing Pragmatics by Peter Grundy
Public Collections
- Aberdeen Art Gallery
- Aberdeen City Council
- Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
- Jersey Art Gallery & Museum
- The National Portrait Gallery, London
- St Paul's Cathedral Chapter House, London
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