ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I am interested in the atomization of identity and social relations in the gay community and our search for meaning through ecstatic ritual, particularly within the context of current hyperrealities. 

As a means of exploring these ideas I examine how we perceive and decode abstract and semi-abstract form. I use decorative patterning, silhouette, psychedelia and my own personal pictographic language in an attempt to connect to archetypal experience.

I work in a range of media, creating paintings, collage, screenprints and digital artwork. These media often overlap and integrate. I paint on paper so that I can collage painted images and textures and synthesise the resulting images into my digital work to give it greater tactility and warmth.

Biography

I live and work in Birmingham, England

1970 / Born in Cardiff, Wales

1993 / BA Fine Art, University of Wolverhampton

2002 / HND Multimedia, Warwickshire College

After my studies I worked as freelance graphic designer and as a lecturer in Vis Comm and Media. During this time I continued my personal art practice, which has intensified during the last few years. 

2014 / Flow, Althorpe Studios & Gallery, Leamington Spa (group exhibition)

2021 / Ikon Open, Ikon For Artists, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
(Open Call)

/ Brum Collective, Kings Heath Art Rooms (group exhibition
and art sale)

2023 / Moved City, The Engine Room (group exhibition)