Education

2025 Royal Drawing School, Online Drawing Intensive.

2023  Icon Painting Course with Peruvian Iconographer Dom Alex Echeandia, Belmont Abbey.  ​

2016-17  Critical & Professional Development Course with Paul Martin & Alastair Gordon, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh.

2014-16  Painting Course, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh.

2011-14   Drawing Course with Kenneth Le Riche, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh.

2013    Sight-Size Drawing with Nicholas Beer, Sarum Studio, Salisbury.

2011    Icon Painting Course with Paul Martin, Edinburgh.

2010-11  Introduction to Painting, Drawing & Life Drawing, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh.

1999 Cert. Ed. in Post-16 Education, Sheffield Hallam University.

1998 F.E. Teaching Certificate, Rotherham College.

1996    M.A. Modern & Contemporary Writing, University of Sheffield.

1992    B.A. Hons. English Studies, Sheffield Hallam University.
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Awards, Residences etc

2018  Research trip to Monte Mariposa, Portugal.   

2017  'Honourable Mention', Awagami Mini Print Exhibition, Japan.

2017  Artist in Residence, John Smith Business Centre, Kirkcaldy.

2015   Purcell Paper prize, Society of Scottish Artists Open Exhibition, Edinburgh.

2014   Drawing Prize, Leith School of Art Summer Exhibition, Edinburgh.