OfflineThe C.V.
Born Oxford, England, 1959
Oxford Polytechnic Foundation Art & Design 1977-1978
Hornsey College of Art : B.A. Fine Art 1978-1981.
Derby University Postgrad. Cert. in Arts Practice 2007-2008
Had series of successful London painting exhibitions through 1980’s and art used on record sleeves for WEA Records and Creation Records.
Moved back to Oxfordshire 1989 -1992 and worked in downland to create the ‘Chalk Downs ‘ set of drawings.
Exhibited at The Rocket Press in 1991 alongside Ray Howard Jones, Robin Tanner and Edward Bawden
(Rocket Press now Rocket Gallery, London).
Moved to Edinburgh 1994 and created ‘McThistle’ suite of etchings at Edinburgh College of Art 1994-5.
Moved to Nottingham U.K. 2002
Trained as teacher at Nottingham University (P.G.C.C.E) 2004
Currently living in Nottingham and now multimedia lecturer at Trent University, freelance web designer and practicing digital artist.
Published poet (see Writing website) and performing songwriter (Songwriter website)
and music reviewer see Flyinshoes Music.
Multimedia Lecturer Trent University 2007 -
Specialist research areas:
Web design, digitally constructed identities, contemporary theory, counter-narratives, psychogeography, Ali*, collaborative/community networks. (*Artist’s Led Initiatives)
2008 July 17 – 20, Group show ‘Penned’ Artscape,Baltimore U.S.A.
in the Pinkard Gallery, Bunting Center, Maryland Institute College of Art
2008 July – Moogee the Art Dog at Goldfactory Contemporary, Nottingham
2008 May – Lincoln Collection ‘Connect’ group show
2008 April – ‘Drawing Out’ staff group show Nottingham Trent University
2007 Lady Bay, Nottingham, Arts & Gardens Festival
2006 ‘TYPO’ Group Show Gold Factory @ New College Nottingham (Curator)
2006 ‘Paint & Print’ Show Harding House Gallery Lincoln
2005 Egerton Studio Group, Nottingham, Open Studios
2004 Egerton Studio Group, Nottingham, Open Studios
2003 Lady Bay Open Studios, Nottingham
1999 3-Jay Group Show,Christchurch College, Oxford Artweek.
1992 ‘Tems’ Group Show,Bampton Town Hall, Oxon.
1992 Friend’s Meeting House , Banbury
1991 Rocket Press, Blewbury, Oxon.
1989 Pyramid Arts, Dalston, London.
1988 Drawings with Martin Jolly. Square Gallery, Highgate, London.
1988 Solo show. Square Gallery, Highgate, London.
1987 12 Young Artists. Square Gallery, Highgate, London.
1986 Hornsey Library, London
1985 Actors Institute Islington, London
WORKSHOPS
2008 – Nottingham and Whatton Prisons – Creative writing projects
2007 – Digital arts and recording – Double Impact Nottingham
2006 – Framework ‘Drugs’ a rehabilitation collaborative project (Exhibited Waterstones Gallery)
2003 – Lady Bay Dragon Primary School, Nottingham – Artweek day.
Further info. at WORKSHOPS website
COLLABORATIONS
2007 Digital Maps Project with environmental artist Paul Matosic
2006 Cabaret Pink performance – music plus visuals by Moongold
2003 Moon Over The Downs Tribute CD in aid of cancer research
1991 St Martins Illustration show – Laura Stenhouse Stone litho prints -Shaun Belcher lyrics and poems.
