CV

Birth date + Nationality

13/12/73, British.


Education

1995-1997
Royal College of Art   MA(RCA) Painting.

1992-1995
Loughborough College of Art + Design   BA(Hons) 1st Class Fine Art.


Solo + Group Exhibitions

2008
It's Not Easy   Underground at Exit Art, New York, USA.
The Golden Record   Collective, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Faith  Primo Alonso, London.

2007
Faith  Primo Alonso, Dean Clough, Halifax, Yorkshire
Salon 07  Seven Seven Contemporary, London.
Goldmembers   The Embassy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
10th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair   University of Leeds.
 
2006
Drawing is a Verb, Drawing is a Noun  Stone Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
Members Show  The Embassy, Edinburgh, Scotland.

2005
Folklore  APT Gallery, London.

2004
Lab 04   ICA, London.
Extreme Surfaces   Volonta Space, Tokyo Japan.

2003
Territory   APT Gallery, London.

2002
Cherry   Canonbury Gallery, London.
L.A.B 02   London Institute, London.

2001
Googly   Bankley Gallery, Manchester.
Open   Maryland Studios, London.

2000
Transformations   Lamont Gallery, London.
Vim + Vigour   S1, Sheffield.

1999
Forgeries, Explosions + Misrepresentations   Phoenix Gallery, Exeter.


Awards

2008
Shortlisted for Stage 2 John Moores Painting Prize, UK.

2007
Arts Award/Bursary, Irish Arts Council.

2004
On the Initial Shortlist for Painting is Dead, Long Live Painting, Hastings Museum, UK.

1997 - 1998
Susan Summers Studio Fellowship, USA.

1996
Hall Fellowship, France.


Publications and Reviews

2007
‘Faith’ - (Exhibition review), Metro Newspaper and AN Magazine (Dec).
‘The Painting of Modern Life’ - Exhibition review (Hayward Gallery), total:spec magazine (Dec).
‘Soraya Rodriguez/Zoo Art Fair’ - Interview/Feature, (Zoo Art Fair, Royal Academy), total:spec magazine (Nov).
‘Floating World’ - (Review/Preview), AN Magazine (Nov).
‘Peter McDonald’ - Interview (‘New Paintings at Kate MacGarry’), total:spec magazine (Oct).
‘Panic Attack!’ - Exhibition review, (‘Art from the Punk Years’ Barbican Art Gallery), total:spec magazine (Sept).
‘Armen Eloyan’ - Artist interview (‘Armen Eloyan Paintings at Parasol Unit’), total:spec magazine (Aug).
‘David Thorpe’ - Exhibition review (‘David Thorpe - The Defeated Life Restored’ Camden Arts Centre, London), total:spec magazine (June).

2005
Hybrid   Bookwork, pub. by Floating World.

2004
Life and Death   Artists Book pub. by EBB (in Assoc. with Floating World), ISBN 0-9549096-0-7
Workspaces   A.N. Magazine.

2003
March Diary (Essential Art Events)   Art Review (Art Preview -The Gallery Guide).
The New Eastenders   A.N. Magazine.
Territory-Pick of the Week   The Wharf Newspaper.

2002
Codex   Bookwork pub by Pupa Press.

2000
Vim and Vigour Exhibition Catalogue   ISBN 0-8633990-4-5
Vim and Vigour   Artists Newsletter.

1999
Agenda 2   Life (The Observer Magazine).

1997
Art of the Possible   Life (The Observer Magazine).
Pick a Card   London ES Magazine (Evening Standard).
The New Masters   Life (The Observer Magazine).