Education

2003-2004 Cyprus College of Art, Cyprus, PG Diploma Fine Art

1991-1997 Gray's School of Art, Scotland, BA (Hons.) Fine Art

Summary of Exhibitions

2009

Dino Art Café, Limassol, Cyprus: Joint Show

2008

Morphi Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus: Group Show

Kyklos Gallery, Pafos, Cyprus: Group Show 'Light-Water'

2007

Kivotos 3000 Art Café, Polis, Cyprus: Joint Show 'Muse'

The Pegasus Foundation, Art Studio 55, Limassol, Cyprus: Group Show 'Colours'

The Melina Merkouri Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus: Group Show 'Masala'

Violá Lounge Bar, Limassol, Cyprus: Permanent Rolling Exhibition

Dino Art Café, Limassol, Cyprus: Joint Show

Morphi Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus: Group Show

2006

The Geof May Studios, Limassol, Cyprus: Cinema#1 Group show

The Limassol Studios, Limassol, Cyprus: Group Show

2005

Himachal State Museum, Himachal Pradesh, India: Gallery Collection

Two Thin Laddies Café, Edinburgh, UK: Group Show

2004

En Plo Gallery, Pafos, Cyprus: Group Show

C.C.A Gallery, Pafos, Cyprus: Solo Show ‘Your Empire: My Funeral'

2003

Two Thin Laddies Café, Edinburgh, UK: Group Show

Embo Café, Edinburgh, UK: Solo Show 'Ephemera'

Residencies and positions

2008-2009
Art director Dino Art Café, Limassol, Cyprus

2006-2007
The Limassol Studios, Limassol, Cyprus
Creating a series of strongly delineated narrative paintings using pure colour and found objects for exhibition and sale.

2005-2006
India
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Kochi (Kerala), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Two residencies and one show as part of a six month tour producing drawings installation and a collaborative event using local materials and artists.

2004-2005
Luxor, Egypt
A six month studio residency in film, sculpture and drawing reflecting the local culture and physical environment.

2000-2001
Kathmandu, Nepal
A period of personal created contemplation where I produced installation, sculpture and performance using unconventional local materials.

Theatre

2006-2007
Hungarian Theatre Company, The Richard Demarco Foundation
Creating live backdrops for the performance 'Portrait C' for The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Book Art

2000
Dundee Centre for Contemporary Arts, Artists’ Book Collection
Produced a set of 8 Artists’ Books exhibited at various galleries and bookshops throughout Scotland

Travel

2002
Study tour of Egypt

1999
Tour of North India and Nepal, assistant to director Stephen McKay on the documentary film 'Tigers in the Monsoon'.

I have also enjoyed general travel including Morocco, Warsaw, Paris and Amsterdam.

Experience

Founding Member of the Cinema#1 art group in Limassol, Cyprus

Assistant to Michael Hennessy, Head of Art Therapy, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen Working with the in and outpatients as well as establishing psycho-geriatric art classes and established art classes at a mental health drop in centre.

 

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