Born St Albans 1964.
Completed an Honours Degree in Photography. Undertook a year in Post Graduate studies at the University of Nottingham in Visual Culture. This research is supporting a new body of work.
Education
2007- University of Nottingham M.A Visual Culture
2002, 2005 University of Derby BA (Hons) Photography
1995, 1997 Nottingham Trent University PGCE Programme (Cert Ed)
Current work in progress for 2010.
Transitional/ Non Space and the uncanny
Portraits - Night Workers
Selected Exhibitions
2006 - AVP Group Exhibition, Audio Visual Exhibition of an East Midlands Landscape. Curated by Dr David Reid of Nottingham Trent University.
2005 - Invisible Hand - New National Forest, University of Derby
2004 - Residency, National Trust, Ilam Hall, Derbyshire, Artist in Residence, Camera Obscura Project, creation of a walk in Camera Obscura within the grounds of Ilam Hall in response to the Victorian Landscape.
External Work
2005/- Art Practitioner - University of Derby, studio practice, darkroom process and printing - colour & mono.
2005 - Common Culture - 'Bouncers' Portraits. Employed by Common Culture to photograph the portraits for their work on the Entertainment Industry. See links page for direct viewing, these portraits were later purchased with funding from the V&A to go in the Galleries permanent public collection.
2006 - The Void Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland - portrait work for Common Culture.
2001/- employed by Derby City Council as an Art Practitioner in the 'Creative Partnerships" scheme to enable children from diverse cultural and social backgrounds to use digital and and film photography as a creative medium of self expression, learning and team work.