| Biography | 
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                      | 1963 | 
                      Born in Northampton, England  
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                      | 1982-86 | 
                      BA (Hons) Degree in Fine 
                        Art, Reading University   | 
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                      | 1987-88 | 
                      Post Graduate Diploma in 
                        Art Therapy, St Albans College of Art   | 
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                      | Selected 
                        Exhibitions | 
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                      | 1990 | 
                      Gas Hall 90, The Gas Hall, 
                        Birmingham   | 
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                      | 1992 | 
                       Lichfield 
                        Festival, Lichfield Cathedral   | 
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                      Prints 
                        in Progress, Malvern Workshop, Malvern | 
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                      Contemporary 
                        Icons, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter | 
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                      | 1993 | 
                      Change of State, MCA, Birmingham 
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                      Art Challenge, Bull Ring 
                        Centre, Birmingham | 
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                      1994  
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                      Visions, Clove Two Gallery, 
                        London  | 
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                      Abstractions, Art First, 
                        London | 
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                      1995 
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                      Quietude, Ikon Gallery 
                        Touring Exhibition  | 
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                      William Gear: Past and 
                        Present Friends, Birmingham | 
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                      Museum and Art Gallery | 
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                      1996    | 
                      Three Years On, Art First, 
                        London  | 
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                      Paintings by Gillian Lever, 
                        Worcester Cathedral, | 
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                      Three Choirs Festival (solo) | 
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                      2000    | 
                      The Meditation of my Heart, 
                        Winchester Cathedral (solo)  | 
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                      Paintings by Gillian Lever, 
                        Helios Gallery, Birmingham (solo) | 
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                      2001    | 
                      Directors Choice, Art First, 
                        New York   | 
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                      New Paintings, Art First, 
                        London (solo) | 
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                      | 2002  | 
                      UB40 Series, 
                        The Waterhall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (solo) 
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                      Starting a Collection, 
                        Art First, London | 
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                      | 2003 | 
                      Paintings by Gillian Lever, 
                        Helios Gallery, Warwickshire (solo)  | 
                        
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                      Loving the Questions, Art 
                        First, London (solo) | 
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                      2004   | 
                      Fired Earth, Celebrating 
                        Twenty Years, Art First, London   | 
                        
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                      Seven Last Words, CBSO 
                        Centre, Birmingham (solo) | 
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                      Seven Last Words, Ladywood 
                        ARC (solo) | 
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                      | 2005  | 
                      Seven Last Words, Rook 
                        Lane Arts, Frome (solo)   | 
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                      Seven Last Words, Cheltenham 
                        Music Festival (solo) | 
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                      Mixed Doubles, Art First, 
                        London | 
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                      Portfolio Gallery, Barnsley | 
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                      | Residencies, 
                        Awards and Publications | 
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                      | 1995-00 | 
                      Artist-in-Residence at 
                        the Old Grammar School, Kings Norton   | 
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                      | 2001 | 
                      Cover and publicity for 
                        Cover Up CD by UB40, Virgin Records    | 
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                      | 2003 | 
                       Cover for Memories of 
                        Bliss: God, Sex and Us by Jo Ind, SCM    | 
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                      | 2004 | 
                      Arts Council South West 
                        grant   | 
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                      | 2005 | 
                      The Jerusalem Trust grant 
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                      | Collections | 
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                      Birmingham 
                        Museum and Art Gallery, Goldman Sachs, UB40, 
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                      | The 
                        Warwick Arts Trust London, private collections in Britain 
                        and abroad | 
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