CV

1968 Born in Glasgow, Scotland.

1985 Left school and started a full-time general art and design course at Derbyshire College of HE.

1987 HND ceramics course at Harrow College

1989 BA Hons in Fine Art, specialising in Ceramics at Portsmouth Polytechnic.

1990 Set up Bartonfields Pottery with partner Emma Spence and started teaching at Burton College.

1992 Joined BET 4 Artists group and took part in exhibitions locally and in France and Germany over the next five years.

1997 Moved to Stourbridge. I started a lecturing job at Dudley College. Built a new studio in the garden.

2002 Back to the Beach Exhibition at Rufford Craft Gallery, Nottinghamshire.

2004 Application accepted to exhibit at Earth and Fire ceramics fair at Rufford, Nottinghamshire.

2004 Awarded Arts Council grant for producing and promoting a new body of work.

2005 5 Ways in Clay exhibition at Living Gallery in Stourbridge.

2005 Reduced teaching commitment at Dudley College to focus on developing and making new work. 

2005 Exhibited at Tim Andews Woodbury Gallery, Stour Gallery.

2005 Art in Clay at Hatfield House and in a Joint exhibition with Sam Hall at Yorkshire Sculpture Lounge. 

2005 Became a Professional member of the Craft Potters Association.

2006 Built a new and larger studio in the garden. 

2006 Received 2nd Arts Council grant for producing and promoting a new body of work. 

2006 Exhibited at Gallery Top and Roundhouse Gallery.

2007 Exhibited at Lund Gallery and Bevere Gallery. 

2007 Exhibited at Porthminster Gallery, St Ives and continues to exhibit there as one of their gallery artists.

2008 Solo show at Alpha House Gallery. Exhibited at Contemporary Ceramics and New Ashgate Gallery.

2009 Exhibited at Gallery Top and Ceramic Art London at the Royal College of Art.

2010 Exhibited at Gallery Top and Ceramic Art London at the Royal College of Art

2012 Solo Exhibition at Porthminster Gallery, St. Ives.

2013 Invited artist at Landscape and Ceramics symposium, Kecskemet, Hungary.

2015 Paysages Exhibition at Galerie le Don du Fel, France.

2016 Exhibited at Ceramic Art London and @Collective Gallery, Edinburgh.

2018 Exhibited at Ceramic Art London and "Ineffable" exhibition at Thrown Contemporary, London.

2019 Solo Ceramics Exhibition at Stratford Gallery, Warwickshire.

2020 Relocated home and studio to Cornwall.