Short Biography 1985 Derby Arts Festival prize-winner 1988-91 Chelsea College of Art & Design (B.A Hons degree)Paintings 1989-1991 1991-92 Chisenhale Studios sub-let, East London 2004 Reached 2nd stage short-list for John Moores 23 Exhibition, Liverpool 2011 attend art group at Re-think Derby until 2017 member Derby sketching club 2017 Derby sketching club annual exhibition awarded 'Highly Commended' honour 2018 ........................................ Selected Exhibitions:1990 Portobello Open, The Tabernacle gallery, Powis Square, London 1990 Peabody's gallery, Nottingham 1991 Top Marks in Art, The London Institute gallery, London 1991 London College of Fashion, London invited artists 1991 Fresh Art, Islington, London 1992 Portobello Open, The Tabernacle gallery, Powis Square, London 1992 Leicestershire collection for schools and colleges 2005 La Viande Gallery, London 2006 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery. 2007 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery. 2007 Postcards, Derby Museum & Art Gallery. 2008 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery. 2009 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery. 2011-12 Nottingham City Arts Diversity Exhibition, Nottingham, 2011 Tarpey Gallery Midlands Open, Castle Donington - 12th Nov-24th Dec. 2011 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery, 26th Nov 2011-Jan 2012 2013 Exeter Arms, Derby. 2013 Tarpey Gallery Midlands Open, Castle Donington 2014 The Quad, Derby (small group showing) 2015 Little Paintings group showing, National BBC competition, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester May 1-22 2016 The Quad, Derby (group showing) May 2016 Derby Museum and art gallery group show 'my place in the world' Sept/Aug 2018 Markeaton Park Derby sketching club May 25 - 28th 2019 Markeaton Park Derby sketching club May 23 - 27th The Quad Derby self portraits group showing 30 Nov 2019 - 29 March 2020 ........................................ Collections Inskip & Jenkins Architects Ltd, The London Institute, Private Collections in London, Derby County FC Pride Park Stadium, Derby City Council