Born Glasgow 1978

Qualifications

2002 –2004     Masters of Fine Art, Printmaking Royal College of Art, London

1999- 2002      B.A Hon’s Fine Art Printmaking Grays School of Art, Aberdeen

Private Collections

2005 - 2007     USA Private Collections

2002                Aberdeen Art Gallery, Permanent Collection

Publications

2008                Print Portfolio, Invited Artist for Grays School of Art

2006                “Blindfolds” print exchange USA-UK

Selected Exhibitions

2008                Glasgow Print Studio solo exhibition

                        The Art Movement, London Art fair Islington Business Centre

2007                Discerning Eye Mall Galleries, London

                        Glasgow Print Studio “Edinburgh Festival Exhibition”

                        Blackheath Gallery, London

                        Amber Roome, Edinburgh 2 person show with James Lumsden

2006                Partition’s Glasgow Print Studio, Solo Show 

2005                Singer and Friedlander Exhibition Invited Artist 

                        Blackheath Gallery London, Group Exhibition

 Group Exhibitions

2007                Aspect Prize Exhibition Paisley Art Centre 

                        Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen

2006                Paisley Art Institute Glasgow

2005                Hamnavoe Gallery Aberdeen 

                        Art Exposure Gallery Group Exhibition Glasgow

                        Paisley Art Institute Glasgow Annual Exhibition, Scotland

2004                High Holborn, Mid City Place, London

                        “Our Time Now" Southwark Gallery, London

2003                “Past and Present” Strathearn Gallery, Crieff, Scotland

                        Ex-Press Gulbenkien Galleries Royal College of Art, London

                        New Graduates Leith Gallery, Edinburgh

2002                Aberdeen Artists Society exhibition, Aberdeen Art Gallery 

Professional experience

2005- present  Visiting lecturer at Grays School of Art Aberdeen

2007- present  Print studio, Print technician screen printer

2007- present  Tramway Arts centre, Visual art tutor

                        Gartnavel Royal Hospital, art tutor

                        Glasgow Museum of Modern Art, screen-printing workshops

                        Scottish Academy of Asian Art, art tutor

                        Click Youth Arts Centre Perth, art tutor

                        South Ayrshire Council - Connexions project art tutor

2006                Our Lady’s High School Cumbernauld New Editions Project

                        Glasgow Metropolitan College, community lecturer

                        Glasgow Print Studio screen-print tutor

2004                Royal College of Art Assistant Print Technician, Etching, Lithography and Screen-print evening                         classes                                  

Awards

2005                Joe Hargan Award Paisley Art Institute, Glasgow

2004                Tim Mara Trust Award Royal College of Art

2003                Daler Rowney Drawing Prize Royal College of Art, London

2002                Royal Scottish Academy John Kinross Award (3 month Scholarship to Florence)