Born Lancashire, United Kingdom in 1957. Graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1985. Chase/Taliani residential Venice Scholar, Italy 1986. Currently living in Kent, UK.
Upcoming exhibitions and projects-
2024- Art Central Hong Kong (Art Roof Top Gallery)
Recent exhibitions selection
2023- The Art of Creative Research, National Institute of Education Art Gallery, NTU, Singapore
2022- Laurence Wood paintings, KangQi Art, Guangzhou, China
2021- Hysan Mural Design Competition Showcase, Urban Sky, Hysan Place, Hong Kong
2021- Renewal of Life; KangQi Art, Guangzhou, China
2020- Drawing As The Core, Koo Ming Kown Gallery, HKBU, Hong Kong
2020 – Contemporary Artists from Abroad, KangQi Art, Guangzhou Design Week, IEC, Guangzhou, China
Previous exhibitions selection
2019– Artistic Excellence, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Art Macao 2019, Macao
2019 – Paintings; International Design Week, Nanfung ICE Centre, Guangzhou, China
2018 – Shenzhen City Art Fair, Shenzhen, China
2018 – Possibilities of Design; Bodies In Transit Wall Painting for Asia Remix, International Design Week, Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning, Shenzhen, China
2018 – Translation(s) I-III: Translating New Territories, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong
2018 – Yunlin Art Together International Exhibition at Yilan and Yunlin, Taiwan
2018 – Exchange Exhibition, Kyung Hee University Museum of Arts, Seoul, Korea
2017 – Translation(s) III; Bodies In Transit, Screened at Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art, Manchester UK and ArtStays Festival, Slovenia.
2016 – “Choice Emblems”, Solo show at Lacey Contemporary Gallery, London
2016 – “Mysticism in Landscape”, Nadine Fine Art SE Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2016 – The Monochrome Show. Spice Select. Nadine Fine Art SE Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2016 – Screening of video ‘Revolution’. Videotage Booth, Art Basel, Hong Kong
2016 – Landscape Beyond. Video screened with new musical composition from C.C.Leung, Black Box Theatre, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2015 – Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, UK
2015 – Around Among Within, Solo show at Lacey Contemporary Gallery, London
2015 – “Translation(s)II, Videotage Hong Kong & Artstays Festival Slovenia
2014 – 8th Artelaguna Art Prize, Arsenale, Venice, Italy
2013 – “Translations”, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong
2013 – Artwalk Extra, Artsbus, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
2010 – Deaths and Entrances, St.Mary’s Church, Faversham, Kent, UK
2007 – Oskar Hansen International Symposium, Bergen Arkitekt Skole, Norway
2008 – Art Power for Future Hope, Canada Square, London
2005 – Les Mervielles Du Monde, Museum of Fine Arts, Dunkirk, France
2005 – For and From, The Metropole Gallery, Folkestone
2005 – Drawing 200, The Drawing Room, Tannery Arts, London
2001 – Reispijn-Reislust, Hans Brinker Gallery, Amsterdam
1999 – The Vauxhall Gardens, Norwich School of Art
1998 – New paintings, Palace Theatre, Watford
1990-96 – 3-ways, Contemporary British Painting, British Council tour Africa/Asia
1995 – Recent paintings, group show, RCA, London
1994,95,04 – Absolut RCA, RCA, London
1994 – Paper-based, Imperial College, London
1989,90 – New paintings, Thun, Switzerland
1988 – Druce Landscape Competition, Camden arts Centre, London
1988 – Royal Overseas League Annual, London
1988 – Stormstruck, Petworth House, Sussex
1986 – Venice, Royal Festival Hall, London
1986 – Hunting Group Art Prizes, London
1985 – Recent Paintings, Solomon Gallery, London
1985 – Pace-setters Five, City Museum, Peterborough
1985 – DH Lawrence Festival Exhibition, Nottingham
1985 – Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, Mall Galleries, London
1980 – Midlands Open 25, Nottingham, UK. Winner ATV Network Prize
1980 – Stowells Trophy, Royal Academy, London. (Highly Commended Printmaking Prize)
1979 – The New Contemporaries, ICA, London
2019- Mural for Yitian Plaza, Shenzhen, China
2018- Mural for International Design Week, MOCAPE, Shenzhen, China
2015 – Paintings for Kent Science Park, Kent, UK
2006 – Designs for Cayzer courtyard, Lee’s Court Mansion, Kent
1993 – Watford Borough Council, Foyer Painting, Munden Tower Block
1992 – Watford Borough Council, Charter Place Shopping Centre Mural
1983 – Leicester City Council, various murals
Kent Science Park, Kent, UK
HM King Charles III, Highgrove House, UK
National Trust Foundation for Art, UK
HSBC Bank HQ, Canary Wharf, London, UK
Watford Borough Council, Watford, UK
Royal College of Art, London, UK
Imperial College, London, UK
Bergen Arkitekt Skole, Norway
University for the Creative Arts, Kent, UK
De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Numerous private collections
Author
Watercolour Masterclass
HarperCollins 1993
Consultant Editor
Artists Wisdom
Inklink 1993
Consultant Editor
The Challenge of Landscape Painting
Collins 1989
Consultant Editor/Writer
Advanced Marker Technique
MacDonald 1987
Consultant Editor/Illustrator
Tonal Values
Vista, 1987
Contributing Editor/Illustrator
Encyclopedia of Drawing Techniques
Headline,1987
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