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