| Biography |
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| 1963 |
Born in Hertford, England
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| 1981-85 |
BA (Hons) Degree in Fine
Art, Reading University
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| 1988-89 |
PGCE in Art, Bretton Hall,
University of Leeds
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| 1992-94 |
MA Degree in Fine Art,
University of Central England |
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| Selected
Exhibitions |
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| 1986 |
End of Residency Show,
Radley College, near Oxford (solo)
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| 1987 |
York Art Space,
Heslington Hall, University of York
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Installation, Long Gallery,
University of Newcastle (solo) |
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| 1990 |
Paperworks, The Black Swan
Guild, Somerset |
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1991-93
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Tearaways, Craftspace Touring
show, touring nationally |
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1992
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Prints in Progress, Malvern
Workshop, Malvern |
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1995
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William Gear:
Past and Present Friends, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |
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1997
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Hours, Old Grammar School,
Kings Norton, Birmingham |
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2000
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Panel Paintings, Wilson
Stephens Fine Art, London |
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| 2001 |
A Still Point,
Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham |
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| 2002 |
Mixed exhibition, The Stour
Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour |
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2003
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Mixed exhibition, The Stour
Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour
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| 2004 |
Group Show, Winds of Change
Gallery, Winchcombe |
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| 2005 |
Watchers and
Holy Ones, St Catherine’s Church, Blackwell, touring
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Greenbelt Festival,
All Saints Church, Kings Heath, St Leonard’s Church,
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Bilston, University
of Gloucestershire |
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(solo) Mixed
Doubles, Art First, London |
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| 2006 |
Watchers and Holy Ones,
Lichfield Cathedral (solo) |
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Three Choirs Festival Exhibition,
The Courtyard, Hereford |
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| Residencies,
Awards and Publications |
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| 1984 |
University of Reading Travel
Grant
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| 1985-86 |
Artist-in-Residence at
Radley College, Abingdon, Oxon
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| 1995-00 |
Artist-in-Residence at
the Old Grammar School, Kings Norton
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| 2000 |
Creative Ambition Award
from Arts Council West Midlands
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| 2005 |
Cover for An
Indian Rug Surprised by Snow, a collection of poetry by
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Adam Strickson,
Wrecking Ball Press |
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Watchers and
Holy Ones, a full colour booklet with meditations by Chris
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by Chris Thorpe |
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| Collections |
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| Birmingham
Museum and Art Gallery |
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| Private
collections in Britain and abroad |
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