1965
Born in Orkney, Scotland
1983-88
MA Hons in Fine Art (Sculpture), Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004
Rosengarten ,Hunterian Museum, Glasgow; collaboration with writer Janice Galloway; exhibition & book (published by Platform Projects)
2001
Level, Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen; exhibition & CD-ROM; commissioned by New Media Scotland and Peacock Visual Arts
2000
Undercovered, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh; exhibition & book - 'pipelines' with writer Janice Galloway
1997
Lifting Light, The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney; exhibition & publication with essay by Murdo McDonald
1992
Soundings, The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
1991
New Work, The Black Pig Gallery, Kirkwall, Orkney
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ PROJECTS
2008
Three Islands, International Artists Workshop, North Uist
2007
Cynosure - A North Light, The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney
2003
Poets, Artists, Scientists, collaborative project with Norman McLeod (paleontologist, Natural History Museum, London) & Sarah McGuire (writer); Print Studio, Dundee Contemporary Arts
Interactions, lithography folio commission, Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop
The Mohni Project, International Live Arts Project, Estonia
2002
Living Landscape, West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland and An Tureann Arts Centre, Sky
Moon Pool, commission for public artwork, Tyrebagger Forest, Aberdeenshire
Distilled Live Scotland, Boylan Gallery, New York
2001
Here and Now, Scottish Art 1990 - 2001, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Dundee Contemporary Arts
Deep Root, International Festival of Live, Sound & New Media Art, Hull Time Based Arts, Hull
Mediarama Festival, The Centro Andaluz of Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain
Source, The Constant Moment, millennium commission, The Pier Arts Centre, Orkney
Citadel Drop, commission for public artwork, Citadel Quay, Ayr
2000
On Land, The Travelling Gallery, venues throughout Scotland
Surface, An Tuireann Arts Centre, Sky
Open to View, Crichton Estate, Dumfries; with Andrea Roe, Annie Cattrell, Jan Hogarth
Weight is not in balance, NT Ariel, Basel, Switzerland; performance with Daniel Brefin
Dialog, Galerie Awangarda BWA, Wroclaw, Poland
Aspects of Contemporary Art in Scotland, Südbahnhof, Krefeld, Germany
1999
Locale, The City Arts Centre, Edinburgh
Memory Palace, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Stirling; with Cathy Pilkington & Andy Howitt (dancer/ choreographer)
Connections, Edinburgh Festival Exhibition, The RSA Galleries, Edinburgh
Atlantic Connections, Arizona State University, USA
ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, The Royal Festival Hall, London
1998
Made in Mauritius, Gallery Eureka, Mauritius
Art Exposure, Market Place Gallery, London
ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, The Royal Festival Hall, London
1998
Sunnifa, The Mart, Kirkwall, The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen; with Andy Howitt (choreographer) & Pete Stollery (composer); commissioned by the St Magnus Festival, Orkney
1997
Resound, Highland Park Distillery, Orkney; with Mark Yates (composer) & the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
1996
Instead of Snow, Konstens Hus, Lulea, Sweden
A Sense of Place, The Smith Art Gallery, Stirling
New Work at the Yards, The Earls Palace, Kirkwall, Orkney
1996
Soundings, Varberg Museum, Halland, Sweden, The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
Earth, Bayer Art Prize, The Mall Galleries, London
1995
SWARM, The Scottish Arts Council Touring Gallery
Cast, Carved and Constructed, Crawford Arts Centre, St Andrews
1994
The Sum Of All Parts, The City Arts Centre, Edinburgh
Private View, The Pier Arts Centre, Orkney
6 Orkney Artists, Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland
SCANDEX- Contemporary Scottish Sculpture, Aberdeen Art Gallery and tour to Finland, Norway & Sweden
Tin, The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
1993
A Midsummer Night's Dream, St. Magnus Festival, Orkney
Paperworks, Seagate Gallery, Dundee
1992
Birdlands, The Pier Arts Centre, Orkney & tour. Commissioned by the R.S.P.B. & Orkney Arts Society
15 Orkney Artists, The Smiths Galleries, London
Gambit, 369 Gallery, Edinburgh
RESIDENCIES/ GUEST ARTIST
2007
Visiting artist & talk: Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, University of Dortmund
2004
Residency: Hoherweg Studios, Dusseldorf, Germany
2002
Invited artist & talk: International Festival of Digital Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
2000
Residency: IAAB Studio (Christoph Merian Stiftung), Basel, Switzerland
1998
International Art Symposium, Mauritius
1996
International Snow Symposium, Arctic Festival, Lulea, Sweden
1993
International Stone Symposium, Kiev, Ukraine
1993
Scottish Sculpture Open 7, Aberdeenshire
COMMISSIONED PUBLIC WORKS
2006
Shortlisted as lead artist for the Centre for Health Sciences, Inverness
2004
Shortlisted for commission: as lead artist for Sustrans Project ‘Art & the Travelling Landscape’
2002
TYREBAGGER FOREST, ABERDEEN, commissioned by the Tyrebagger Trust. Silver coated cast bronze sculpture, tree bands with poem by Janice Galloway. Publication (in progress)
2001
SOURCE, STROMNESS, ORKNEY, commissioned by the Pier Art Centre as part of The Constant Moment, a millennium project to commission artworks across Orkney. A tidal sculpture installed in Stromness harbour: acrylic column containing Venetian water, glass bottles, video installation (in gallery).
2000
CITADEL QUAY, AYR, commissioned by Art in Partnership for Carvill, (Scotland). Cast iron sculpture, panels with poem by Janice Galloway, boxed multiple containing miniature version of sculpture & poem.
TEACHING & OTHER PROJECTS
1991- present
Part Time Lecturer in Sculpture, Edinburgh College of Art
1990- 96
Part Time Art Tutor with Lothian Regional Council
1994- 96
'Text & Texture' Sculpture Project with Artlink and Greenscheme, Craigmillar, Edinburgh (with Andrea Roe)
1994
Workshops with the Tate Gallery, Liverpool
1992- 93
Sculpture Project with Project Ability, Installation & Public Artwork for Florence St Hospital, Glasgow (with Lucy Byatt)
1991- 92
Environmental Sculpture Project with Artlink, Gogarburn Hospital, Edinburgh
Workshops & projects with the Scottish Arts Council Travelling Gallery, Theatre Workshop, Lung Ha's Theatre Co. and schools, libraries, hospitals across Scotland.
AWARDS
2003
Arts and Humanities Research Board, Research Grant
2003
The Hope Scott Trust
2000
Arts and Humanities Research Board, Research Grant
1998
The Scottish Arts Council, Assistance Grant
1996
The Scottish Arts Council, Artists Award
1996
The Hope Scott Trust
1995
Myet Oppenhiem Award, Royal Scottish Academy
1995
Benno and Milly Schotz Award, Royal Glasgow Institute
1993
The British Council, Travel Grant
1988
Andrew Grant Scholarship
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, EDITIONS & MULTIPLES
2004
Rosengarten, with Janice Galloway, book published by Platform Projects. ISBN 0954683102
2003
Snow Milk, limited edition lithograph, available from Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop
2001
Here and Now, edited by Katrina Brown, book published by Dundee Contemporary Arts, ISBN 095351787X
Level, multiple aluminium sculpture with interactive CD-ROM, available from the artist
2000
Pipelines with Janice Galloway; essay by Brian Hand; book published by The Fruitmarket Gallery, ISBN 0947912770
On Land, booklet published by the Travelling Gallery, Scotland
Aspects of Contemporary Art in Scotland, Südbahnhof Krefeld, exhibition catalogue with essay by Andrew Patrizio, published by Edinburgh College of Art
Dialog, book published by BWA Wraclaw, Galeria Awangarda ISBN 8386983345
2000
Locale, book published by The City Arts Centre, Edinburgh, ISBN 0905072928
1997
Lifting Light, with essays by Murdo McDonald & Mary Anderson; book published by The Pier Arts Centre ISBN 0953113116
1996
Soundings, book published by The Collective Gallery
New Work at the Yards, book published by The Pier Arts Centre
1995
Swarm, booklet published by the Travelling Gallery, Scotland
1994
The Sum of All Parts, book published by The City Arts Centre, Edinburgh