As an artist I am largely self-taught, having left formal artistic education at age 15, being rather unsatisfied with the restrictive and conceptual approaches to teaching that I experienced at the time. Since that age, I have educated myself on numerous art styles and movements from across the world, and have developed non-standard approaches and holistic methods of composition in my work. As a result I am now fully conversant in the artistic (and associated mythological) traditions of Mesoamerica, the Andes and the Amazon as well as numerous rock art and petroglyphic styles from Africa and Australia to Palaeolithic Europe and Israel. The primitivist human and zoomorphic form of the Old European and Minoan culture horizons and visionary and psychedelic movements of the twentieth century are also inspirations for my work.
I began formally creating what I consider to be my first original compositions at age 23 when living in Japan, and for much of the last ten years I have generally worked for small commissions, gifts or personal creations for my own continuing artistic development. In the past two years I have exhibited in a variety of locations and have been involved in larger commissions and projects.
:: exhibitions and projects ::
2005
The Common Place, Leeds, UK - July - Exhibition of three new pieces.
2006
The Smoothie Company, Leeds, UK - Sep to Dec - Exhibition of twenty prints of previous work.
Visionary Revue, - Dec - Inclusion of six pieces from the ::salviaspace:: project with commentary.
Entheogen Review - Dec - Inclusion of two pieces from the ::salviaspace:: project.
2007
Priestley Theatre, Bradford, UK - Feb to Mar - Exhibition of four new pieces.
Arts Cafe, Leeds, UK- Mar to Apr - Exhibition of fourteen new pieces.
Out Of the Woods, Leeds, UK- Apr to May - Exhibition of ten prints of previous work.
Centenary Square, Bradford, UK - May - Commission to design five Canvas Banners for a central public space.
Bradford, UK - Mar to July - Design and soundtrack for Flying Fox a short animated film.
Northern Exposure - July - Inclusion of design on magazine cover based on Dragon Purple banner.
Centenary Square, Bradford, UK - July - Inclusion of Flying Fox in the STIR Bradford film festival.
BRB, Leeds, UK - Jun to Aug - Exhibition of twenty prints of previous work.
Negev, Israel - Sep - Exhibition of commissioned Negev Rock Art pieces.
42 New Briggate, Leeds, UK - Sep - Exhibition of one piece.
Saltaire Festival, Bradford, UK - Sep - First Prize Winner of 'Inspired By World Heritage' with Five Mountains
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