Born Edinburgh 1952
Edinburgh College of Art 1971 - 75
Post-Graduate Scholarship, Edinburgh College of Art 1975 - 76 (Distinction)
Moray House College of Education 1978 - 79
Elected Professional member, Society of Scottish Artists 1978
Taught Art and Design at Scalloway JH School, Shetland, 1979 – 2011.
Lived in Huntsville, Alabama for 13 months on Fulbright teaching exchange, 1984 - 85
Moved back to Edinburgh from Shetland 2014
Awards:
First Prize: Winsor and Newton National Painting Award, Mall Gallery, London 1975
Andrew Grant Travel Scholarship, Paris, 1975
Runner-up Pernod Scottish Painting Award 1976
Best painting, Bonhoga Open Exhibition, Shetland, 2001, 2004 and 2005
Macintyre Jewellery Purchase Prize (at Society of Scottish Artists annual exhibition) October 2003
Henderson’s Art Shop Travel Prize (at Society of Scottish Artists annual exhibition) October 2005