Born in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland

Lives and works in Santa Monica, California

 

1984-87           

Goldsmiths College. London

1983-84           

St. Martins School of Art. London

 

Exhibitions

2017     'Paintings', ROSEGALLERY, Santa Monica. Two person show with Manfred Müller. 

2016     'Paintings'. SPARC Gallery, South Pasadena.

2008     'Paintings'. Westbrook Gallery, London.

2007     '100 Paintings'. Flowers East, London.

2000     'New Paintings'. Gallery M, London.

 

Group Show

2023     First Biennial, The Ballinglen Arts Foundation and Museum, Co. Mayo, Ireland

2023     The Flower Show, LA Louver, Venice

2023     Art on a Postcard, London

2022     Small is Beautiful XL, Flowers, London

2021     Small is Beautiful XXXVIX, Flowers, London

2020     Small is Beautiful XXXVIII, Flowers, London

2020     Small is Beautiful Summer Edition, Flowers, London

2019     Small is Beautiful XXXVII, Flowers, London

2018     Small is Beautiful XXXVI, Flowers, London

2018    'December View', ROSEGALLERY, Santa Monica.

2018     Spring Forward, ROSEGALLERY, Santa Monica.

2017     Small is Beautiful XXXV, Flowers, London

2017     Reference, ROSEGALLERY, Santa Monica

2017     Color Shape Surface - Group show with Cedric Christie, Carol Robertson and Jack Smith, Flowers, New York

2016     Small is Beautiful. Flowers, London

2015     Small is Beautiful. Flowers, New York

2015     Expo Chicago, Chicago            

2015     Art Southampton. Water Mill, New York

2015     Art New York. New York

2015     Art Wynwood. Miami, Florida

2014     Small is Beautiful. Flowers, New York

2009     LA Art Show. Los Angeles.

2009     London Art Fair. Westbrook Gallery. London

2009     Small is Beautiful. ‘Love’. Flowers east. London

2009     Small is Beautiful. Flowers Madison Avenue, New York

2009     Autobiography. Flowers East, London

2007     Small is Beautiful. Flowers Central, London

2007     Small is Beautiful. Flowers Madison Avenue, New York

2006     Small is Beautiful ‘Portrait’. Flowers Central, London

2005     Small is Beautiful. Flowers East, London

2004     ‘Less is More’. Harrow Arts Centre. London

2004     Small is Beautiful ‘Here and Now’. Flowers East, London

2003     The Union Club. Greek St, London

2003     Small is Beautiful ‘War and Peace’. Flowers Central, Cork St, London

2002     Paint. Inside Space at Selfridges. London

2002     Deptford X Open Studios. London

2002     Paint on Print. Flowers Graphics, London

2002     Small is Beautiful ‘Voyage’. Flowers East, London

2001     Palm Beach Art Fair

2001     Miami Art Fair

2001     British Abstract Painting 2001. Flowers East, London

2001     Deptford X Open Studios. London

2001     ‘Signal’ Arcola Theatre. London

2001     Small is Beautiful ‘Still life’. Flowers East, London

2000     'Bloom'. Fisherton Mill, Salisbury.

2000     9 Artists. Framework Gallery Exhibition. London

2000     Deptford X Open Studios. London.

2000     Small is Beautiful ‘Self-portrait’. Flowers East, London

1999     Four Painters. DRU Space. London.

1999     Arts Dyslexia Trust. The London College of Printing.

1998     Small is Beautiful 'Millennium'. Flowers East, London.

1997     Small is Beautiful 'Abstract'. Flowers West, Los Angeles, USA

1996     Small is Beautiful 'Music'. Flowers East, London.

1995     Small is Beautiful 'Death'. Flowers East, London.

1994     Small is Beautiful 'Sex'. Flowers East, London.

1993     Paintings. Gallery 47, London.

1991     'Utopias'. Dagmar Gallery, London.

1991     Prisoners Abroad. The Crypt Gallery, Bloomsbury, London.

1990     Prisoners Abroad. Black Bull Arts Centre, London.

1989     Paintings. St Mary's Hospital Paddington, London (Two person show).

1989     Prisoners Abroad. Black Bull Arts Centre, London.

1989     Mary Summerville Art Exhibition. Tabernacle Gallery, London.

1988     Mary Summerville Art Exhibition. Smiths Gallery, London.

1987     'True to Form'. The Orangerie, Holland Park, London.

1987     Group Show. The Ecology Centre. Covent Garden, London.

 

Benefit and Charity auctions

2018     Venice Art Walk

2017     Itty Bitty Art - Lois Lambert Gallery

2015     Venice Art Walk, Silent Auction, Los Angeles

2015     Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art.

2014     Venice Art Walk, Silent Auction, Los Angeles

2014     Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art.

2013     Venice Art Walk, Silent Auction, Los Angeles.

2013     Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art.

2012     $99 Show, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine

2012     Venice Art Walk, Silent Auction, Los Angeles

2012     Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art.

2011     Venice Art Walk, Silent Auction, Los Angeles

2010     LAAA, Annual Benefit Auction, Los Angeles

2010     Inner-City Arts, Charity art auction and sale, Los Angeles

2009     Inner-City Arts, Charity art auction and sale, Los Angeles

 

Commissions

1987     Paintings commissioned for Malcolm Edwards production of 'Emilia Galotti' by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 1729-81. Young Vic Studio, London.

 

Bibliography

Independant on Sunday. 14.12.97 Tim Hilton.

Independant on Sunday.  6.12.98 Tim Hilton.

British Abstract Painting. Exhibition catalogue, Flowers Gallery, London 2001

Lewisham Independent. February 2004. Article by Micheala Freeman.