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Born           Lanark, Scotland.
Education    1996-98.  M.A. Site-Specific Sculpture, Wimbledon School of Art.
                    1982-85.  B.A. (hons), Painting, Sunderland Polytechnic.
                    1981-82.  Foundation Diploma, Cumbria College of Art & Design.

CURRENT
                Two-month residency (until 9/3/12), followed by solo show, RMJM Architects, Glasgow.

FORTHCOMING       
2012         Solo exhibition, Martyr's School, Glasgow (April).

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011        'Pavilionality', The Briggait Project Space, Glasgow.
                'Hour Song', Ateliers Hoherweg, Dusseldorf, Germany.
2010        'Modblocks', Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.
2009        'Interchange', Project Slogan Gallery, Aberdeen.       
                'Studio project 18', Market Gallery, Glasgow.
2008        'Stuck Cities', Victoria Baths, Manchester.
                'Multi Module', Scotland Street School Museum, Glasgow.
                 'Jet Blush', Art and Design Gallery, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.
2007        'Jipb Cube', Jarnac, France & Ichinomiya, Japan.
2006        'Jipb Cube', An Tuireann, Isle of Skye & Bovlingbjerg, Denmark,
                'Cromikka Bits', GSS, Glasgow.
2005        'Test Strips', Project Room, Glasgow.
2004        'Foiled', VSF, Woodlands Road, Glasgow.
                'Blink 3', Market Gallery, Glasgow.
2003        'Govan Gathering Light', Pearce Institute, Glasgow.               
2002        'Blinder', Metro Station,Tynemouth.
                'Strands', Globe Gallery, North Shields.
                'On The Hoof', Waygood Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
2001        'When and Where', Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries.
                'Pixellation', Space Banana, Birmingham.
                'Here', Queen of Hungary, Norwich.                       
2000        'Groundswell 2', 291 Gallery, London.
                'Motility', Queen's Hall, Hexham.                                    
                'Now You See it...', The International 3, Manchester, 
                also shown at Ferens Gallery, Hull and Sneinton Market, Nottingham.                    
1999        'Groundswell', The Changing Room, Stirling.
1998        'UV Flood', ASC Studios, London.
1997        'Yellow', Islington Arts factory, London.
1996        'Big fans', The Conductors' Hallway, London.                                       
1995        'Big Fans', Gallery 2, Bradford.
                'Spinner', Contact Gallery, Norwich.
                'Satellite', Blackthorpe Barn, Bury St. Edmunds.
1994        'The Floaters', Phoenix Gallery, Brighton.
1993        'Skullorama', Maze Gallery, Brighton.
                'Animator 2', Collective Gallery, Edinburgh.
1992        'Animator', Citizens' Studios, Edinburgh.
1987        'Way out East', Collective Gallery, Edinburgh.
                                                                                               
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011         House for an Art Lover, Glasgow.
                 Vault Art Fair, Glasgow.
2010        'Glasgow', 2 person show with Kirsten Krueger, Gallery Plan-D, Dusseldorf, Germany.
2009        'Deep Breaths', Govanhill Baths, Glasgow.
                'TAS', Piece Hall, Halifax.
2007        'Available 4', Kunstschnee, Vienna, Austria.
                'Blend', Galerie in Zabo, Nuremberg, Germany. 
                'Gold Members', Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh.
2006        'Available 3', Gallery Camelot, Krakow, Poland.
                'Members' Show', Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
2005        'Synthetic Reality', Art Gallery, Bury St. Edmunds.
                'Grid Ideas...', 2 person show with Doris Voetter, Intermedia, Glasgow.   
2004        'Trust', WASPS, Glasgow.       
                'Field Day', Waxham Barn, Norfolk.                            
2003        'Jerwood Sculpture Prize Shortlist', Jerwood Space, London.                                   
2002        'Max 5', Cafe Gallery Projects, London.       
                'No Sleep Until Hammersmith', Central Space, London. 
                'Capital', The Lighting Centre (as part of VANE), Newcastle upon Tyne 
 2000       'Nothing But The Truth', Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth.                                      
                'Radio Halo', Jodrell Bank, Cheshire.
                'Uninhabited', Stowell Street Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.                                       
1999        'Node 5 + 5', NGCA, Sunderland (as part of VANE).
                'Run Rabbit Run', Waygood Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
                'Sculpture Trail', Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire.
                'Location', Worsley's Warehouse, London.
1998        'Blackout', Worsley's Warehouse, London.                 
1996        'Northern Lights', Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh.
1995        'Inspirit', Museum & Art Gallery, Maidstone.
1994        'Cogs & Cams', Towner Gallery, Eastbourne.
1993        'Inside Outside', Gardner Centre, Brighton.
                'Insights', Pittencrieff House, Dunfermline.
1992        'Moving On', Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal.
                Visionfest, Liverpool.
1991        'SSA Revisited', Crawford Arts Centre, St. Andrews.
1990        'Christmas Show', Seagate Gallery, Dundee.
1989        SSA, The Mound, Edinburgh.
1988        'Four Painters', Gallery 202, London.
1987        'Fairweather Friends', Calton Studios, Edinburgh.

RESIDENCIES
2011        Ateliers Hoherweg, Dusseldorf, Germany
2009        Market Gallery, Glasgow.
2008        Victoria Baths, Manchester.
2003        Rufford Country Park, Newark.
2002-3    WASPS Studios, Glasgow.
2002        Heritage Centre, Motherwell.       
2001        Burghley House and Sculpture Garden, Stamford.

AWARDS
2012        Creative Scotland, Quality Production Grant.              
2011        The Hope Scott Trust, Visual Arts Award.
                Glasgow City Council, Visual Arts Grant.
2010        Glasgow City Council, Visual Arts Grant.
2009        Oppenheim - John Downes Award.
2008        Glasgow City Council, Visual Arts Grant.
2007        Scottish Arts Council, Creative and Professional Development Award.
2003        Glasgow City Council, Visual Arts Grant.
2001        Northern Arts, Open Access Grant.
2000        Montgomery Sculpture Trust Prize.
1999        Northern Arts, Visual Arts Award.
1995        South East Arts, Direct Support Grant.
1994        South East Arts, Direct Support Grant.

PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2009        New Victoria Hospital, Glasgow.
2007        New Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, Brighton.
2006        Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow .
2005        New City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent.
                Napier Building, Glasgow .
                New Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital.
                Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
2004        New Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital.
                Staff Refectory, Glasgow School of Art.       
2003        WASPS Studios, Glasgow.        
                Rufford Country Park, Newark.            
                Chiltern Sculpture Trail, Oxfordshire.    
2002        Heritage Centre, Motherwell.       
2001        Burghley House and Sculpture Garden, Stamford.   
                Woodend Museum, Scarborough.