ART EDUCATION
2013 – 15 Master of Fine Arts (Painting and Printmaking), New York Academy of Art
2013 -2010 Diploma in Drawing and Painting, Leith School of Art
1989 PhD Animal Physiology, The University of Sydney
1982 Bachelor of Science (Distinction), The American University of Beirut
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2019 “A Life More Human”, Union Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2017 “Markings”, Galerie Alice Mogabgab, Beirut, Lebanon
“This Life to Me”, Union Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
“Empreintes”, La Reine Blanche Scene des Arts et des Sciences, Paris, France
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Smithy Gallery, Two Person Exhibition with Joyce Gunn Cairns, Glasgow, Scotland
Affordable Art show, Smithy Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
Fidra Fine Art, Gullane, Scotland
Lime Tree Gallery, Works on Paper, Long Melford, England
Visual Art Scotland, Alight 2019. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
Pastel Society Annual Exhibition. Mall Galleries, London
Society of Scottish Artists, 121st Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy,
Edinburgh, Scotland
2018 Fidra Fine Art, Christmas Exhibition, Gullane, Scotland
Smithy Gallery, Christmas Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland
Edinburgh Art Fair, Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Lime Tree Gallery, Scotland
Art on a Postcard, The Hepatitis C Trust, WeWork, Devonshire Square, London
The Royal West England Academy, 166th Annual Exhibition, Bristol
Lime Tree Gallery, 3 person exhibition with Vivienne Williams and Rose Strang, Bristol
London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts, CCA Galleries, London
The Prince’s Trust ‘True Colours’ Art Auction, Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh
Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London
Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2017 ‘Form in Art – Art of Form’. Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge University.
An exhibition to coincide with a workshop on Form and Deformation in Art, Toys and Games.
Union Gallery, Christmas Exhibition, Edinburgh
London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts, CCA Galleries, London
Lime Tree Gallery, Paper Trail Exhibition, Bristol
Leith School of Art Fundraising Exhibition and Auction, Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh
Work on Paper Art Fair, Lime Tree Gallery, Royal Geographical Society, London
Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London
Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2016 Flowers Gallery, Cork Street, London, “Small is Beautiful” exhibition
Fly 2016, Visual Arts Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh
The Royal West England Academy, 164th Annual Exhibition, Bristol
Lime Tree Gallery, Summer Exhibition, Bristol
Converge 2016, Visual Arts Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh
Cannon Gallery of Art, Western Oregon University, Oregon (USA), Pushing the Edge
Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London
2015 Lime Tree Gallery, Christmas Exhibition, Long Melford, Suffolk
The Royal West England Academy, 163rd Annual Exhibition, Bristol
Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh
New Work - New York, 1st Biennial Survey by all eleven New York City based MFA programmes,
Williamsburg, New York
TriBeCa Ball, New York Academy of Art, New York
2014 Collective Ground, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
Deck the Walls, Wilkinson Gallery, New York Academy of Art, New York
Awards and Recognitions
The Pastel Society, Schminke Award, Mall Galleries, London (2019)
The Society of Scottish Artists, The PaintBox Award, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (2019)
The Pastel Society, Frank Herring Award, Mall Galleries, London (2018)
The Royal Society of British Artists, The Michael Harding Award, London (2017)
The Pastel Society, Artists and Illustrators Award, London (2016)
Eliza Clifford Prize for outstanding work by a mature student, Leith School of Art, Edinburgh (2012)
Resident Artist at the Dingle - Ireland Summer Art Program, State University of New York (SUNY, 2016)
Elected Professional member of Visual Art Scotland (2016)
Collection
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Private Collections in the UK, France, Lebanon, Singapore, USA, New Zealand, Canada
