I am a former lecturer in sculpture at Edinburgh College of Art. I took voluntary severance in 2008 to concentrate on my work as a professional artist.

Art Education

1974 - 79 Edinburgh College of Art 1978, Diploma of Art, Sculpture and 1979 Post Graduate Diploma of Art, Sculpture, with Distinction.

1979 - 82 Royal College of Art, London: Master of Art (Painting)

1997 - 99 Northumberland College City & Guilds 7307 Further and Adult Education Teachers' Certificate

1999 NCFE Ceracmics and TDLB's 32 & 33 (teaching assessment certificates)

Art

I have exhibited widely in Britain, Sweden and America, and I welcome photographic commissions of portraits of gardens.

If you would like to see my CV please contact me.

Teaching

I organise and teach the following groups:

• A local art group in Symington, called the Madainn group. I teach and organise exhibitions throughout Scotland for the group, which meets all day on a Thursday during term time.
• Life drawing, painting and clay modelling events which run seasonally for a week four times a year in a local village.
• An art group for teenagers who are interested in building a portfolio in preparation for applying to art college.

Life Model and Dancer 'Gilda Lily'

Photograph of Gilda Lily in my studio from a Life Drawing and Painting week held in April 2009