1960 Born – London
1980-81 Gloucestershire College of Art and Design
1981-84 Sheffield Hallam University, BA (Hons) Fine Art
1996-97 The Institute of Education, University of London (Since 2015 the UCL Institute of Education)
2001-03 The City and Guilds of London Art School, MA Fine Art – Painting
2008-2013 Faculty Member and Senior Tutor, The Prince’s Drawing School, London
2011- 2013 Associate Lecturer, Fine Art, The Sheffield, Institute of Arts, Sheffield Hallam University
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013 ‘Derivations and New Directions’, Browse & Darby, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
1986 The City Art Galleries (Graves), Sheffield
1991 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London and touring
Work selected by Sir Brinsley-Ford former Chair of The National Art Collections Fund
Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead and touring
1992 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
Work Selected by prof Glynn Williams, Head of Fine Art, RCA
1993 Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy, London
Making a Mark, Drawing Symposium London
1994 The Hunting Art Prizes, Royal College of Art, London and touring
The City Art Galleries, Glasgow and touring
1995 Christie’s, King Street, London
The City Art Galleries, Nottingham
supported by East Midlands Arts
1996 Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy, London
The Fine Art Society, London
Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
Work selected by Martin Gayford, art critic/writer Telegraph and chief critic, Bloomberg News
1998-99 The National Trust (East Midlands region), Artist in Residence
1998 The Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, London
The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
1999 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
work selected by Tom Coates
2000 Wirksworth Festival Derbyshire
supported by Arts Council England
2003/4 ‘Atlantic’, Fosterart Ltd, London – In Association with the Howard Scott Gallery, New York
2005 The Hunting Art Prizes, The Royal College of Art, London
2005-7 ‘ Memories of Andrew Devonshire’, Chatsworth
2006 ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
work Selected by Laura Gascoigne – Art Critic, The Spectator
2006-11 Contemporary Gallery Artists, Browse & Darby, London
2007 Christmas Exhibition, Browse & Darby, London
2008 Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire: His Life and Art Collection, Buxton Art Gallery – on tour
Threadneedle Prize, London – finalist
2009/10 Christmas Exhibition, Browse & Darby, London
2011 ING Discerning Eye, London
Invited by Brian Sewell, art critic, London Evening Standard – Prize-Winner
The London Art Fair (with Browse & Darby)
Art Chicago (with Browse & Darby)
2011-13 Contemporary Gallery Artists, Browse & Darby, London
2012 Christmas Exhibition, Browse & Darby, London
2013 ‘Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Competition’, Kings Place Gallery, London
Public and Corporate Collections
The Duke of Devonshire and the Chatsworth Settlement Trustees, Chatsworth and Lismore Castle
The William Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc, New York
The Finnish Embassy
The National Trust
Sheffield Hallam University
Private Collections
UK, Europe, USA and Japan
Literature / Reviews
Devonshire. A, Accidents of Fortune, 2004
Michael Russell (Publishing) ltd, p115
Devonshire. D, Memories of Andrew Devonshire, 2007
Landmark Publishing, p 65
Wright, K, Threadneedle Prize, 2008 (Illustrated catalogue essay)
In Praise of Figurative Art, Catalogue: pp 23, 53
