Colleges/Qualifications:
2007 Leeds University BA Hons Fine Art (International) First Class

Exhibitions:
2008 Accenture Corporate Art Loan, Accenture London Office Group Show
2008 ArtMap Manchester, City Tower, Manchester. Group Show
2008 Follow the Lights, Lowry Hotel, Manchester. Group Show
2008 Waterside Open Art, Waterside Art Centre, Sale, Trafford. Group Show
2007 Bankley Open 2007 Bankley Studios Levenshulme. Group Show
2007 The Grieve + Samaritans Art Prize, House of Commons, London. Jurors: Anthony McNerney and Camilla D'Arcy- Irvine. Group Show
2007 Blank Media, Zion Art Centre, Manchester. Group Show
2007 Caprious (Degree Show), University of Leeds. Group Show
2007 Liberté d' Expression, Light Gallery, London. Curator Sharmina Karim. Group Show
2007 Nationwide Mercury Music Art Prize 2007, The Hospital Gallery, Group Show London. Juror: Sir Peter Blake. Director Dan Ford. Group Show
2006 Liberté d'Expression Competition, Candid Arts Trust, London. Group Show Curator: Sharmina Karim. Group Show
2006 Gallery Redbill, Shotton. Group Show
2006 Colourblind, Eleanor Winter's Gallery, Toronto Solo Show
2005 Nationwide Mercury Music 'Art and Music 2005' The Air Gallery, Group Show London. Juror: Sir Peter Blake. Director: Dan Ford Group Show
2005 One by One, North, Leeds. Solo Show
2004 Channel 4 Self Portrait Competition 2004, National Tour (including Manchester City Art Gallery) Group Show
2004 Bansang Hospital Appeal Charity Exhibition, University of Leeds. Group Show
2004 The Fall, Mook, Leeds Solo Show
2004 Gascoigne Gallery Painting Prize 2004, Gascoigne Gallery, Harrogate

Prizes/Awards:
2008 Water Open Art Visitors Choice Award
2007 Short listed for the Grieve + Samaritans Art Prize
2007 2nd Place in Celeste Art Prize Public Online Vote 2007
Short listed for the Nationwide Mercury Music Art Prize
2006 2nd Prize Liberté d' Expression Competition
2006 Short Listed for the Celeste Painting Prize
2005 John Gray Bronze Painting Award
2002 Phil Redmond Bursary

Commissions:
2008 Commission for Standard Charted Bank Corporate Collection
2007 Jimmy Armfield Portrait for the Professional Footballers Association

Press/Media Coverage:
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