1967
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland
1987 – 91
Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. Painting (B.A Hons)
1991 – 93
Slade School of Art, London. Diploma in Fine Art
1993 – 94
Abbey Major Award, The British School at Rome
1996 – 97
Artist in Residence, Durham Cathedral
Lives and works in London
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
David Nolan Gallery, New York
Alison Jacques Gallery, London
2010
The Great Constructor, David Nolan Gallery, New York
2009
Re-make/Re-model, Aurel Scheibler, Berlin
2008
The Outward Urge, Scheiblermitte, Berlin
2005
Atoll Villas, Hales Gallery, London
2001
Model Paintings, Agnews, London (catalogue)
1998
Durham Paintings, Aberdeen City Art Gallery, Aberdeen, UK
1997
Durham Paintings, Vardy Gallery, University of Sunderland and Durham City Art Gallery , Durham, UK (catalogue)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
Cross-Check, Petra Rink Galerie, Dusseldorf
Watching Me Watching You, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Robert Mappelthorpe: Night Work, curated by the Scissor Sisters, Alison Jacques Gallery, London
2010
Wall-to-Wall, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
Undone: Making and Unmaking in Contemporary Sculpture, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK (catalogue)
The Visible Vagina, David Nolan New York and Francis M. Naumann Fine Art ,New York (catalogue)
Redefining Landscape, Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium
2009
Obsession: Contemporary Art from the Lodeveans Collection, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK (catalogue)
A Sort of Night of the Mind, a Kind of Night for our Thoughts, Herbert Read Gallery, University for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Kent, UK
Shadow Existence, Scheiblermitte, Berlin
2008
Something Less, Something More, The David Roberts Art Foundation, London
Says the Junk in the Yard, Flowers East, London (catalogue)
2007
Max. Durchfahrtshöhe, Scheiblermitte, Berlin
Layer Cake, Fabio Tiboni Art Contemporanea, Bologna (catalogue)
The End Begins: works from the Lodeveans Collection curated by Gill Hedley, The Hospital, London
Small Wonders, The Grey Gallery, London
British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel Auction Exhibition, Christies, London
2006
Lodestar, Terrace Studios Gallery, London
World Gone Mad, Herbert Read Gallery, Kent, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester and Limehouse Arts Foundation, London (catalogue)
2005
Under-lie, Keith Talent Gallery, London
2004
Tubeway Army, Keith Talent Up West, London
Obstractivist, Hales Gallery, London
2003
Blow Up, St. Paul's Gallery, Birmingham, UK (catalogue)
2001
Group Show, Agnews, London
2000
New Publications, Peacock, Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, UK
1999
Equinox, Cairn Gallery, Nailsworth, UK
Jerwood Painting Prize 1999, Jerwood Gallery, London (catalogue)
1997-98
John Moores 20 Liverpool Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK (catalogue)
1994
British School at Rome Mostra, British School at Rome (catalogue)
PUBLICATIONS
2008
Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art, Black Dog Publishing
2007
Shelf Life, Neil Gall, Black Dog Publishing
Texts by Simon Groom, Charles Darwent and Dr Johanna Malt
2001
Model Paintings, Neil Gall, Agnews
Text by Charles Darwent
1997
Durham Paintings, Neil Gall, University of Sunderland Publications
Text by Mel Gooding
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COLLECTIONS
Aberdeen City Art Gallery
Unilever
Simmons & Simmons
Hiscox
Insinger de Beaufort
The Lodeveans Collection
David Roberts Arts Foundation
The Zabludowicz Art Trust