Born Glasgow 1959
Studied at Glasgow School of Art, 1976-1980
Studied filmmaking in London, 1980-1982
Worked at BBC, London, as Film Editor, 1982-1987
Received the British Council Award as first UK Painter in Residence at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore, 1990
Served as Advisor for Visual Arts, Scottish Arts Council, 1994-1996
Member of Council, Cambridge Drawing Society, 1996
Elected member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, 2001
Served as Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, 2004-2005
Elected member of Paisley Art Institute, 2010