1960 Born - London 

1980-81 Gloucestershire College of Art (now the University of Gloucestershire)

1981-84 Sheffield Hallam University,  BA (Hons) Fine Art

1996-97 The UCL Institute of Education (Art & Design Dept), University College, London

2001-03 The City and Guilds of London Art School MA Fine Art - Painting

2008-14 Faculty Member and Senior Tutor, The Prince's Drawing School, London (Now The Royal Drawing School)  

2011-16 Associate Lecturer, Fine Art, The Sheffield Institute of Arts,  Sheffield Hallam University

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022 Browse & Darby,  London

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, curated by Sir Brinsley-Ford  Former Chair, The National Art Collections Fund

1991 Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead and touring

1992 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, curated by prof Glynn Williams, Head of Fine Art, RCA

1993 The Royal Academy,  Summer Exhibition, London

1993 Making a Mark, Drawing Symposium, London

1994 The Hunting Art Prizes, Royal College of Art, London and touring

1994 The City Art Galleries, Glasgow  and touring

1995 Christie's, King Street,  London

1995 The City Art Galleries, Nottingham (with Gwen John, Mark Gertler and David Bomberg)  supported by Arts Council England - Midlands Region

1996 The Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition,  London

1996 The Fine Art Society,  London

1996 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries,  London, curated by Martin Gayford, art critic/writer: Telegraph, Spectator and chief critic, Bloomberg News

1998-99 The National Trust, Artist in Residence  - Midlands Region

1998 The Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition,  London                                                                           

1998 The Royal West of England Academy,  Bristol

1999 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London - Curated by Tom Coates, Artist

2000 Wirksworth Festival,  Derbyshire -  Supported by Arts Council England

2003/4 'Atlantic' Fosterart, London (with Rebecca Salter, Ford Crull, Lance Letscher). 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, curated by Laura Gascoigne -  Art Critic, The Spectator   

2006 Christmas Exhibition, Browse & Darby,  London

2008 'Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire' His Life and Art Collection (with Elizabeth Frink, Stephen Conroy, Lucian Freud), Buxton Art Gallery and touring

2008 Threadneedle Prize,  Mall Galleries,  London  -  finalist

2011 ING Discerning Eye,  Mall Galleries,  London,  Prize Winner, curated by Brian Sewell - Art Critic, London Evening Standard 

2011/12 Art Chicago (with Browse & Darby)

2013 'Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Competition'Kings Place Gallery,  London

2010-21 London Art Fair  (with Browse & Darby)

2015 Expo Chicago (with Browse & Darby)

2016 'Recording Britain Now: Society 'The New Art Gallery Walsall (The Ruskin Prize in association with  Arts Council England)

2016 'Recording Britain Now: Society'The Electrician's Gallery, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London (The Ruskin Prize in association with the V&A and touring

2018 The British Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery (with Browse & Darby)

2006-22 Contemporary Gallery Artists, Browse & Darby,  London

2007-22 Gallery Artists, Browse & Darby,  London

2008-22 Christmas Exhibition, Browse & Darby,  London

2023 Spring Gallery Artists, Browse & Darby,  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

The John Ruskin Prize Catalogue - 2016,  ' Recording Britain Now, Society ' pp 3, 110, 11