Biography
Education
Sheffield College of Art. 1967-68.
Falmouth School of Art. B.A. (Hons) 2.1 1968-71.
Slade School of Art. H.D.F.A. (Lond.) Sculpture. 1971-73 (click for .pdf file)
Exhibitions
One and two person Exhibitions;
Portsmouth Polytechnic. Nottingham Polytechnic.
Falmouth Arts Centre. Galleria Zeusi, Tropea, Italy.
Circollo Gallupi, Tropea, Italy. Plymouth Arts Centre.
Crucible Theatre Gallery, Sheffield. Heslington Hall, University of York.
Falmouth Art Gallery. Falmouth School of Art Gallery.
The Showroom, Bethnal Green, London.
Group Exhibitions;
Penwith Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall. Newlyn Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall.
Brewhouse Open, Taunton. Trelissick Gallery, Truro, Cornwall.
‘Century of Art in Cornwall’, 1889-1989, Truro Museum, Cornwall.
‘The Bloodshot Eye’, touring show; Falmouth College of Arts Gallery,
The Gallery, Cork Street,London, Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham,
Plymouth Arts Centre, Devon The Hotbath Gallery, Bath.
South-West Open, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Devon.
Cardosa Art, Lucca, Italy. Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.
Terre D’Aqua, Turin, Italy. British Art Medal Society, London.
‘Altogether Different’ Royal Cornwall Museum Galleries, Truro, Cornwall.
Vallico in Arte, Lucca, Italy.
Awards
Boise Scholar, Italy and Sicily. 1973-74.
Sainsbury Award, Artist in residence at Eggbuckland School, Plymouth. 1987.
Employment
Teaching;
Portsmouth Polytechnic 1972-73 P/T Lecturer B.A. Sculpture.
Falmouth School of Art 1974-75 P/T Lecturer B.A. Sculpture.
Camborne College 1979-80 P/T Lecturer A-level Art.
Truro Adult Education Centre 1981-86 P/T Lecturer in Vocational Studies in drawing, painting and sculpture.
Falmouth College of Arts1986-2003 P/t Lecturer in Foundation Studies in sculpture, drawing, fine art, three dimensional design. Visiting lecturer on Fine Art degree course, Three Dimensional Design degree course, Visual Culture postgraduate course.
Self-employed;
1974-76 Working in the building industry.
1977-78 Panthercraft, Penryn. Research and design with prototype and production racing catamarans.
1978-80 Working in the building industry, decorative woodwork, fitted furniture, general woodworking and construction.
1985-95 Extensive renovations to studios and homes in Italy and Cornwall.
1992 (Summer) worked on restoring decorative 17th. And 18th. Century woodwork at Catureglio, Lucca, a 13th. Century villa owned by architects Pattie and Michael Hopkins.
1993 Formed Artery a group of designers and artists working in Cornwall offering consultation and creation in the field of public art.
1990-2003 Joint organiser of residential summer schools in Cornwall, France and Italy, teaching drawing, painting and sculpture.
1998-2002 Organiser of “Vallico in Arte” (Mixed exhibition and festival of international artists at Vallico Sotto, Lucca, Italy.) and Masterclasses in Fine Art and Creative Writing.
2004-2005 Major reconstruction of new home and studio in Puglia, Italy. Documented by Talkback for Channel 4’s programme ‘Grand Designs Abroad’, screened September 22nd 2004.
2004-2018 Joint organiser of residential Art courses in Puglia, Italy.
1985 to present. Working as self-employed sculptor. Exhibitions and public and private commissions.
Societies
Member of the Newlyn Society of Artists and frequent exhibitor.