I've spent my entire working career, in one form or another, as a visual storyteller. In more recent times I've  transitioned from a background in award-winning film and advertising to a dedicated visual art practice. 

 

It's an ongoing process. My earlier works were defined by the immediacy of soft pastels and charcoal but I'm currently under the influence of oil paint. I can't help but be drawn to that medium's malleable nature, its depth of colour and its ability - when it works - to evoke powerful emotions.

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I'm hugely inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Movement from the 50s and my paintings, like the artists of that time, treat the human form as a structural anchor to build an artwork around. I'm less concerned with capturing a likeness than I am with the painting as a whole.

 

My goal is to create paintings where every inch of the canvas is meaningful, intentional and alive.

 

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​​Solo Exhibitions

2025: Family Tree, The Grey Place Gallery.

2024: Hallelujah, I'm a Bum!, The Grey Place Gallery.

2022: The Jerome Incident, 1956, Upstairs Gallery.

2021: Dormant Colour, Railway Street Studios.

 

Group Exhibitions

2022: 50 Reasons Upstairs, The Upstairs Gallery.

 

Art Residencies

2024: 2/92 Aurland, Norway

 

Awards & Affiliations

2024: Finalist, Parkin Drawing Prize, New Zealand

2024: Longlist, Jackson's Art Prize, United Kingdom

2009: Crystal Bear (Best Short Film), Generation 14plus, Berlin International Film Festival

Current: Associate Artist, Unison Colour Soft Pastels

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