About the Artist's Work
Qualifications & Awards
1979 | BSc. Geography & Botany - University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
1991 | FAETC (Further & Adult Teachers Certificate) - Radstock College, Bath |
2003 | Certificate in Botanical Illustration - University of Sheffield |
2005 | Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal |
2007 | Royal Horticultural Society Silver Gilt Medal |
2012 | Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal |
Solo Exhibitions
1986 | Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, UK (Exhibition of watercolour landscapes) |
1996 | Amulet Arts Centre, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK (Exhibition of watercolour landscapes) |
2009-2011 | Annual Christmas Exhibitions of Botanical Illustrations at home in Sheffield |
2011 | Clock Tower Gallery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield (Exhibition of Botanical Illustrations) |
2013 | Sheffield Open Up at home in Sheffield |
2014 | Sheffield Open Up at home in Sheffield |
2016 | Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens, York |
2017 | Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens, York |
Group Exhibitions
1995-2000 | Sadler St. Gallery, Wells, Somerset, UK (seasonal group exhibitions) |
1994-2011 | Somerset Arts Week, UK (regular group exhibitions every 2 years) |
2001, 2004 | Yeovil Arts Centre, Yeovil, Somerset, UK (2 group exhibitions) |
2001-2010 | Sheffield Open-Up, at Hangingwater Studio, Sheffield, UK (annual group exhibitions) |
2005 | Royal Horticultural Society Show, Westminster, London, UK |
2007 |
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, USA (12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art) |
2010 | Art in the Garden, Botanical Gardens, Sheffield |
2012 | "Winter Wayside Weeds", Royal Horticultural Society, Malvern Spring Gardening Show, Three Counties Argicultural Society Showground, UK |
2013 | Somerset Arts Week, UK |
2015 | Harrogate International Visual Arts Expo, Harrogate, UK |
Collections
| Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library, London, UK Florilegium Society Archive, Sheffield Botanical Gardens Numerous private collections |