Artist Statement
Concepts My work, which includes site specific public sculpture, sculpture and installation, combines the natural and the man-made with themes largely drawn from nature interpreted through industrial materials and engineering techniques. Multiples, reflection, transparency, movement and light are present. I seek equivalents for elemental movement, the human body, objects in the landscape. In developing ideas on a large scale, transformation occurs. Influences Technological advances. Work of scientists researching weather, structure of planet, water. History of places in which a work has been commissioned. Landscape and history of Scotland. Weather, weather research. Career path BA Hons Modern Languages, UCL BA Fine Art, University of Hertfordshire New Contemporaries, 1986 Sculpture Commission for opening of Stansted Airport, 1991 Many public sculpture commissions including Helsinki Festival 1994; City of Cardiff; City of Dundee; City of Milton Keynes; Jesus College, Cambridge; Chelsea & Westminster Hospital; MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Canada. Many group and solo exhibitions including 'Lovely Weather' a collaboration with research scientists, 2005 Exhibition at Natural History Museum, London, again collaboration with scientists. 2012 Sculpture purchased from the Cass Foundation for Surrey University and Ekeberg Sculpture Park, Oslo. 2014 Sculpture chosen to be donated by HM the Queen to City of Paris - unveiled 7.6.14 on the Ile de la Cite. It is now permanently located in the Parc Martin Luther King, 17e, Paris. 2015 New commissions for Perth Museum, Scotland and for the Centre for Medecine, Leicester University. 2016 New sculpture is currently on show at Burghley House, Stamford.
CV & Education
Public realm
2012 - FOREST OF LIGHT, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire
2012 - STRANDED HEART, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
2011 - SHOOTS, Essex County Council, Chelmer Valley Park & Ride
2009 - THE PULSE, Sacriston Community Centre, Sacriston, County Durham
2008 - Triple Ripple, University of Surrey, Guildford
2007 - Between Two Worlds, Forestry Commission Scotland, Glenmore Forest
2007 - Three Rivers, Priory Place, Essex County Court, Chelmsford
2006 - Green Wind, The Tump, Ravenswood , Ipswich
2005 - Mountain, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Solo exhibitions
2012 - Place of Reflection, Napoleon Garden, Holland Park, Holland Park, London
2011 - BIRD, Killhope Mining Museum, County Durham
2005 - Mountain, Natural History Museum, London
2004 - Lovely Weather, Crawford Arts Centre, St. Andrews
2004 - Lovely Weather, MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2004 - Lovely Weather, Peterborough Digital Arts, Peterborough
2001 - Cumulus, Algarden Gallery, Borts Sweden
2000 - River, Art.TM, Inverness
1999 - Ghosts, Forteviot, Scotland
1998 - Legend, Highlands of Scotland, 4 hillside venues
1997 - Concord Lighting, Gainsborough's House, Sudbury
1996 - Sign, Sculpture for Culloden Commemoration, Hillockhead, Black Isle
1995 - Light and Air, Jelly Leg'd Chicken Arts, Reading
1994 - Suviseppele, Helsinki Festival, Finland
1992 - One Thing Remaining, Workspace, LASS, Leeds
1992 - Sculpture, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne
1991 - Hollow Men, Contact Gallery, Norwich
1991 - Wind '91, Nida, Lithuania
1990 - Sculpture, Crypt Gallery, St George's, London
Group exhibitions
2012 - Expressions of Movement, The Grove, Watford, Herts
2011 - A Decade of Sculpture in the Garden, University of Leicester Botanic Garden, Leicester
2011 - Passengers and Goods, Stephenson's Works, Newcastle upon Tyne
2010 - Heart, Head and Hands, Botanic Gardens, University of Leicester, Leicester
2009 - Promenade, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
2004 - RBS Annual, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London
2003 - Gainsborough Regeneration, Gainsborough Riverside, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
2001 - Abiko Open Exhibition, Japan
2001 - Concepts for 21st century, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
2001 - Dalarnas Museum, Sweden
2001 - East of Eden, Spacex, Exeter
2001 - Europrint 2001
2000 - Apocalypse, International Triennial Vilnius, Lithuania
2000 - Lustre, McManus Galleries, Dundee
2000 - Views Across The Pond, Buckling Hall, Norfolk
1999 - daibh, Arainn Chaluim Chille, Skye
1999 - Reflections, International Symposium, Lithurania
1998 - 11th International Print Triennial, Talinn, Estonia
1998 - Carmichael's Book, Art TM, Inverness, Travelling
1998 - Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1997 - Changing Perceptions, Edinburgh City Art Centre and touring
1997 - Impotent, Highland Printmakers, touring
1997 - Scottish Sculpture Open, Stirling University and touring
1997 - See Sense, Travelling Gallery, Scotland
1997 - Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1996 - Chelsea Harbour '96, Chelsea Harbour, London
1996 - In the Close, Jesus College, Cambridge
1995 - Box, Modern Art Museum, Lithuania
1995 - Scottish Sculpture Open 8, Kildrummy Castle and Stirling University
1994 - Light Fantastic!, Walsall Museum and Art Gallery
1994 - Linear Excursions, Morley Gallery, London
1994 - Street Talk, Helsinki Street Exhibition
1993 - Light '93, Nida, Lithuania
1993 - Making Waves, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool
1993 - Paperworks IV, Seagate Gallery,Dundee
1993 - Sedimente, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Germany