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  (b.1973) Northwich, UK. Lives and works in Antwerp and London.

Education

1999 - 2000 Institute of Education, University of London PGCE Post-16 Education

1995 - 1997 Slade School of Fine Art, University College London MFA – Painting

1991 - 1995 University of Newcastle Upon Tyne BA Hons. Fine Art – Painting

Solo Exhibitions

2010 Live Record Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium

2006 The Trophy Room Vertigo, London

2003 Documentary Vertigo, London

2002 Recent Paintings Lawrence Graham, London
Talking Painting (Two-person show with Julian Wakelin) Vertigo, London

1998 New Paintings The Levi’s Gallery, London
Pubs Clubs Kebabs Minicabs The Bedford Hill Gallery, London

Group Exhibitions

2010 Hyping the Real Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium
(With: Jason Brooks / Benjamin Cottam / Uli Lamsfuss / Robert Lazzarini / Tony Matelli)
Art Brussels 28 Contemporary Art Fair Brussels Expo

2009 Art Brussels 27 Contemporary Art Fair Brussels Expo
Art 2009: The London Art Fair The Business Design Centre, London

2008 Scope London Art Fair Lords Cricket Ground, London
Never was there so much wasted wine, so many dead flowers Terrace Gallery, Hackney, London
Command and Control Standpoint, London
(With: Mariele Neudecker / Adam Latham / Rosie Snell / Roger Kelly)
Art 2008: The London Art Fair The Business Design Centre, London

2007 Oh, Deborah! Contemporary Art Projects, London
(Including: Jason Brooks / Michael Samuels / David Leapman / Neil Gall / Claude Heath)
The Bridge Art Fair The Trafalgar Hotel, London
Art 2007: The London Art Fair The Business Design Centre, London

2006 Art 2006: The London Art Fair The Business Design Centre, London

2005 Art Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany

2004 Everyday is like Sunday Vertigo, London
(With: Karl Maughan / Roland Hicks / Rosie Snell)
BlowUp, New Painting and Photo-reality St. Paul’s Gallery, Birmingham
(Including: Glenn Brown / John Salt / Jason Brooks / Dan Hayes / Paul Winstanley / Neil Gall)
Art 2004: The London Art Fair The Business Design Centre, London

2002 30 x 30 Vertigo, London
Eidetic Britart Gallery, London
Art 2002: The London Art Fair The Business Design Centre, London

2001 Back to Reality Vertigo, London
(With: Bennet Spencer / Tom Hackney)
Reality Intervention Gallery Westland Place, London
(With: Gavin Nolan / Gavin Tremlett / John Dargan / Chris Davies / Tom Hackney / Anne Robinson)
One Week Wonders Vertigo, London

1999 We Am Painting Deborah House, London

1998 Royal Over-Seas League 15th Annual Open Overseas House, London (and tour)
BP Portrait Award National Portrait Gallery (and tour)

1997 The Summer Exhibition The Blue Gallery, London
MFA Degree Show The Slade School of Fine Art, London

1996 Art in Academia Christies, London

1995 BA Fine Art Degree Show The Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University

Publications / Reviews

2011 Live Record,
Print-on-demand catalogue, Blurb books (Mar 2011)

2010 The Aftertaste of Culture,
Artists' statement published in NYArts magazine, New York (Spring 2010)

2008 Command and Control,
Exhibition catalogue published by Standpoint, London (July 2008)

2007 Frieze and it’s followers…
Paul Carey-Kent, in Art World, Issue 2 (Dec 2007 / Jan 2008)

2004 Everyday is like Sunday,
Exhibition catalogue published by Vertigo, London (Oct 2004)

2004 Exhibition Review: BlowUp
Matt Price, in Flash Art, Vol. XXXVII (Mar / Apr 2004)

2004 BlowUp,
Exhibition catalogue published by St. Pauls Gallery, Birmingham (Feb 2004)

2003 Documentary,
Exhibition catalogue published by Vertigo, London (Oct 2003)

2001 Exhibition Review: Art 2002: The London Art Fair
Pablo LaFuente, in Art Review, Vol. LII (Dec 2001 / Jan 2002)

2001 Exhibition Review: Back to Reality
Martin Herbert, in Time Out, no. 1615 (Aug 2001)

1998 Fifteenth Annual Open Exhibition Catalogue,
Royal Over-Seas League, London (Sept 1998)

1997 The Slade Journal Vol.1,
The Slade School of Fine Art, London (May 1997)

Teaching / Residencies

2008 - 2011 The International Drawing Studio, Antwerp / Brussels
Lecturer in Drawing

2004 - 2007 The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
Visiting Lecturer BA Fine Art

2000 - 2007 Tower Hamlets College, London
Associate Lecturer in Art and Design (0.5)

1999 - 2000 Southwark College, London
Visiting Lecturer

1997 - 1998 The Bedford Hill Gallery and Workshops, London
Artist in Residence

1995 - 1997 Department for Education and Employment Bursary
Two-year scholarship to study at The Slade School of Fine Art