1966，Born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK. 1982-1984，Dewsbury and Batley Art College. 1984，Meets David Blackburn, who becomes a mentor. 1985-1988，Manchester School of Art; awarded BA (Hons) in Fine Art. 1987，Completes first boat drawings, which become an ongoing series. 1988-1990，Slade School of Art; Postgraduate Study in Fine Art. 1989，Anatomy for Artists, University College, London. 1989，Regular visits to British Museum and Petri Museum, UCL. 1990，Commences Association with the Hart Gallery. 1990，First solo exhibition, Hart Gallery, Nottingham. Wins Joseph Webb prize for draughtsman under 35 years. 1991-1992，Awarded place at Hochshule Der Kunst, Berlin, as Artist in Residence. Visits museums and galleries. 1992，Begins to develop methods using mixed media on paper. 1993，Moves to Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield, sets up first studio. 1995，Completes ‘Self-portrait drawing textile worker’, first aerial view. Shortlisted for Villiers David prize. 1997，Touring exhibition, Wakefield, Harrogate, Salford, Huddersfield. Wins Villiers David Prize. Travels extensively through USA (East and West Coast), Australia and Mexico, visiting anthropology museum in Mexico City and travelling to the Gulf of Mexico. 1998-1999，Completes textural aerial views inspired by travels. Villiers David Prize exhibition, Hart Gallery. 1999-2001，Part-time Lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University. 2002，Commences Association with the Albemarle Gallery. 2002，First solo exhibition at Albemarle Gallery, London. 2003，Travels to Belgium, visiting museums in Bruges, Brussels and Ghent, seeing works by Van Eyck and Permecke. 2005，First exhibitions in New York and Bologna in association with Albemarle Gallery. 2007，Exhibits in Milan and Bologna. Regular visits to East coast near Whitby. 2008，Solo exhibition, Albemarle Gallery. Continues with aerial views of solitary figures. 2010 - 2011，‘Four British Figurative Painters’, Albemarle Gallery and Ettinger Gallery, New York. 2012，Early works from the David Blackburn collection at 108 Gallery, Harrogate. 2013，Solo exhibition at Jersey Arts Centre, St Helier, Jersey. 2014，Making of the film 'Figures in Solitude'. （原文来自艺术家介绍，请自行翻译中文）
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