Born Newcastle upon Tyne 6th March 1952

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Education
BA Fine Arts (Hons) 1977-80
Hull College of Higher Education
MA Fine Art 1985-88
Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic

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I have work in private collections in UK and Canada. I have work in a public collection in the Franklin Trust Franklin College Chelmsford Avenue Grimsby DN345BY. After gaining a degree in Fine Art in Hull in 1980 I became a member of Hull Artists Association for a number of years with my own studio and shared Gallery space. It was a very prolific time for me and I did numerous paintings outside, direct from the River Hull of the Barges moored next to the studio. I then took an MA in Newcastle graduating in 1988. I lived and worked in Newcastle at this time. In 1995 I moved to Oldham and worked in Industry from 1995-2015. Whilst working I still pursued my painting and drawing but found I could not give it my full attention and it almost came to a stop. Since retiring in 2017 I have now more time to devote to my work and I am beginning to paint new work from my surroundings in Shiney Row near Sunderland where I now live since moving back here in 2016. In the Royal Academy Summer exhibition 2023 my monoprint SHCHODNYA - MARIUPOL was sold to a private collector.