About me

The ambition to become an artist started when visiting the walker art gallery sat in front of Hans Holbein The Younger- Henry VIII painting on a school trip in year 6. I was inspired by how powerful painting can be.

My painting style changed after University focusing on colour and creating a sense of open narrative in my work. At the time inspired by Neo Rauch and Daniel Richter. Also the use of vibrant colour like in Franz Ackermann. People either loved or hated it, and some even accused me of taking many different types of drugs. Which was not the case I just had a vivid imagination and a love for vibrant colour. These paintings I called The Act Series.

My painting style has gone back to my routes of the love of painting skies and landscapes. As a child I was always travelling with my family to Wales, Blackpool, where we stayed in caravans. The music in the car whilst travelling along with the beautiful scenery gave me the inspiration to paint. Inspired by the effect natural and artificial light had on landscapes always fascinated me and still does.

My artist C.V

Born Liverpool UK, 1984

Education

2008 BA (Hon’s) Fine Art, Painting & Drawing. University Of Huddersfield

Awarded artist in residence & exhibition

2014/2015 Duke & Duchess of Devonshire, Bolton Abbey estate, The Devonshire Arms hotel. 

Commissioned by the Duke & Duchess Of Devonshire, Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire estate hotel The Devonshire Arms. To Create work for the permanent collection and a 3 month exhibition at Bolton Abbey. The opportunity came through The Prince’s Trust to have a weeks artist residency at the hotel to inspire the works of art. After being shortlisted for the opportunity to the final three, me & artist Dan Wall where both given the commission.

It was an amazing week in such a beautiful location & great to share the opportunity with a fantastic artist who is passionate about his art

Exhibitions

2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 The Atkinson, Southport

2017 #Destinationbootle, The Little Merton regeneration scheme (Painting now on permanent display) Group painting commission. WEA Funded project. (image shown top page)

2015 Tomorrow’s store, London

2014 Arty mix landscapes, Bootle art gallery

2014 ‘The Act’ Solo exhibition, Bridewell gallery, Liverpool

2014 ‘Home’ Bridewell gallery Liverpool

2012 Diamond Jubilee, City Central Bid, Clayton Square

2010 ‘Sense Of Place’ The CUC Liverpool

2010 Solo exhibition, Orrell Library, Sefton Merseyside

2008 ‘Best Of Merseyside’ National Conservation Centre, Liverpool museum

2008 ‘Sefton Open’ Atkinson Gallery, Southport

2008 ‘Art Crawl’ Huddersfield

2008 ‘New Settlers’ University of Huddersfield (Degree Show)

2007 ‘Drawn 2’ University Of Huddersfield

2007 ‘Fluxus Banner’ Procession Huddersfield

2007 ‘Place’ Dean Clough, Halifax

2007 ‘Your Decision’ University of Huddersfield

2007 ‘Beautiful Things’ Ramsden Gallery, Huddersfield

Large scale public mural artwork commissions

2009 Safe Productions ‘Past & Future’ Mural

Organisations worked with delivering community art projects for adults/elderly citizens/mental health background. Delivering art tuition leading to exhibitions/public artwork commissions

WEA

SAFE Regeneration (formerly SAFE Productions)

OVH One Vision Housing

Vola

Merseyside Safeguarding Adults Board (as artist painting live at Voices event and commissioned artwork about the event) link to their website here https://www.merseysidesafeguardingadultsboard.co.uk/safeguarding-voices/

Business partners

Groupon and Wowcher with Arty mix, tutor delivering art tuition for adults via group workshops and private one to one tuition