Born Oxford, England, 1959
Oxford Polytechnic Foundation Art & Design 1978-1979
Hornsey College of Art : B.A. Fine Art 1979-1981
Had series of successful London exhibitions through 1980’s and art used on record sleeves for WEA Records and Creation Records. Interested in the transavantguardia of Italy, New Painting France and the ‘New Spirit’ of painting as featured at Royal Academy in 1981. Featured in Gilbert & George photo-piece ‘Gateway’1986. Moved back to Oxfordshire 1989 -1992 and worked in downland to create the ‘Chalk Downs ‘ set of drawings. Exhibited at The Rocket Press in 1991 alongside Ray Howard Jones, Robin Tanner and Edward Bawden (Rocket Press now Rocket Gallery London)
Started writing poetry and immediately published in small literary magazines including Southfields, Slowdancer and Oxford Poetry etc. Moved to Edinburgh 1994 and created ‘Edinburgh’ suite of etchings at Edinburgh College of Art 1994-5. Joined Shore Poets in Edinburgh and poem used as title of group anthology The Ice Horses in 1996. Anthology edited by Stewart Conn and included Ian Chrichton Smith and other leading Scottish poets.
Became interested in alt-country music in late eighties and still performs as alter-ego ‘Trailer Star’. Moved to Oxford in 1996 and started online music webzine Flyinshoes which ran until 2004.
Moved to Nottingham U.K. 2002.
Tribute to ‘Trailer Star’ CD ‘Moon Over The Downs’ released 2003 in aid of Cancer Research.
Trained as teacher at Nottingham University (P.G.C.C.E) 2004
F.E. Teacher – South Nottingham, Castle and West Notts Colleges – Literacy, Drawing and Multimedia subjects – 2005-6
Freelance web designer, artist 2006-
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PUBLICATIONS
1996 ‘The Ice Horses’ – A Shore Poets Anthology.
(Scottish Cultural Press, Edinburgh)
Reviews of poetry and poems in Lines Review, Edinburgh plus individual poems in following small magazines.Southfields, Slowdancer, Gairfish, Oxford Poetry, Odyssey, Fatchance, Envoi, Poetry London Newsletter, Bound Spiral, Interactions etc.
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POETRY READINGS
1992 SLOWDANCER 28 :
Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham with Kirsty Gunn and Mark Robinson.
1993 DIDCOT FESTIVAL :
Didcot Library with fellow Didcot poets Jonathan Davidson & Greg Sweetnam.
1996 SHORE POETS :
Fruitmarket gallery, Edinburgh with John Purser & Gillian Ferguson.
1999 SOUTHFIELDS MAGAZINE READING :
Magic Cafe, Oxford with Richard Price & Giles Goodland.
2000 LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL :
Three Oxford Poets with Giles Goodland & Jeremy Hilton.
2000 FIRE MAGAZINE READING Highgate London:
various writers associated with Fire.
2001 BACKROOM POETS, OXFORD :
With W.N.Herbert & Joe Butler.
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MUSIC RECORDINGS
1993 The High Priests ‘Ice Cream Town’ B/W ‘Black Swans Sink’ 7″
(High Records 001. Southern Distribution)
2001 Trailer Star ‘The Floodplain demos’ : CD
(Snake Song Recording Company)
2002 Trailer Star ‘The Dead Skin EP’ : 4 track E.P.
(Snake Song Recording Company)
2003 The Trailer Star Tribute ‘Moon Over The Downs’
(Super Tiny Records STR0002)
2005 Trailer Star ‘Threat of rain EP’ : 5 track E.P.
( Tstar Records: TSR002)
2006 Trailer Star ‘Orange Capri’
( Tstar Records: TSR005)
2008 Trailer Star ‘Suit of Nettles’
( Tstar Records: TSR007)
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EXHIBITIONS
1985 Actors Institute Islington, London.
1987 12 Young Artists. Square Gallery, Highgate, London.
1988 Solo show. Square Gallery, Highgate, London.
1989 Pyramid Arts, Dalston, London.
1990 Rocket Press, Blewbury, Oxon.
1999 Christchurch College Oxford Artweek 3-Jay exhibition.
2003 Lady Bay Open Studios, Nottingham
2004 Egerton Studio Group, Nottingham, Open Studios
2005 Egerton Studio Group, Nottingham, Open Studios
2006 ‘TYPO’ group show NCN Nottingham
2007 Lady Bay Arts & Gardens, Nottingham
2008 ‘Connect 08′ @ The Collection Lincoln
2008 ‘Drawing Out’ Staff Drawing Show – Bonington Gallery, Trent University, Nottingham
