Biography:

I have been tackling the subject of urban life since graduating in1999 from Gray’s School in 1999 with a BA (Hons) in Painting, going on to receive a Postgraduate Diploma/Masters in Art & Design in 2000.
My passion for urban art was sparked during my first trip to Amsterdam in 2012. In the neighbourhood of the Spuistraat, home to a community of creative types, I took countless pictures of decaying buildings and graffiti, traveling there almost every year to renew my repertoire. What attracted me was the impromptu and transient nature of street art as well as its multiculturalism, as many artists would come from outside the country to make murals.
My series of spray can tribal mask paintings was inspired by a workshop I led in my home town of Aberdeen, during which I painted on old spray cans. The suite is an exotic and luxuriant array of tribal masks incorporating elements from African, Asian, and South American traditions. The masks are depicted on spray cans and surrounded by lush patterns of plants and animals. The series has a distinct metropolitan feel and celebrates diversity through a message of unity: we are one species and one tribe. I have exhibited my work widely in the UK as well as all over Europe and North America.
In 2019 these paintings developed into my unisex urban t-shirt brand Tribe All. As a designer, I have participated in the Aberdeen and Milan Fashion Weeks. My artwork has appeared in publications such as Elle Decor, Red Magazine, and House & Garden. My t-shirts have been featured in Red, GQ, Wired, London Life, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Elle, Cosmopolitan and Vogue. The brand has also been promoted at the Urban Music Awards in 2020 and 2022.
The first ever National Social Media Awards in 2021 in London and at Event Savo’ opening Milan Fashion Week in September 2022 where Tribe All was paraded as ‘New Talent’.

2023: Lost In Art, Galleria360, Florence.
2023: Segnalati Malta, Ea Effetto Arte, The Parliament House Of Malta, Malta.
2023: The Netherlands Mural For The Peace, MJ Portilla Art Gallery, Amsterdam.
2023: International Exhibition The Netherlands, MJ Portilla Art Gallery, Amsterdam.
2023: Sanremo Biennale Arte Expo, Ariston Theater Sanremo.
2023: Artist 360, VYA Art Gallery, Madrid.
2023: Borderless –  Momentum: The Art of Manifestation, Offla Gallery, Seoul.
2023: Borderless –  Momentum: The Art of Manifestation, Verse Gallery, Oslo.
2023: Ideas Empire, Capital Culture House, El Barrio’s Artspace New York.
2023: ART3F International Contemporary Art Fair 2023, Capital Culture House, Monaco.
2023: Singularities, Peruvian Embassy, Berlin.
2023: Concept, Florence Contemporary Gallery, Florence.
2023: CAOS, International Contemporary Exhibition, MADS Gallery, Milan & Fuerteventura.
2023: Sicily Summer Expo, Museum Of Ragusa, Sicily.
2023: The Holy Art Gallery, Art On Loop, Rue Jean-Mace, Paris.
2023: The Holy Art Gallery, Art On Loop, Ernest Allardstraat, Brussels.
2023: The Holy Art Gallery, Art On Loop, Sarphatipark, Amsterdam.
2023: Interconnecting Lines (Group Exhibition) Presented by Artio Gallery, One Art Space, New York.
2023: Sun Kingdom, Capital Culture House, Santana Art Gallery, Madrid.
2023: A Postcard From Home – Seasons, GHAT-Grampian Hospitals Art Trust, Aberdeen.
2023: Artists Talk Digital Exhibition, Broadway Plaza, Times Square, New York.
2023: Expometro – Art Tunnel Billboard Art Show, Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona.
2023: Ambientarti IV Edition, Art Space Milano, Hub/Art Gallery, Milan.
2023: Imagination, Florence Contemporary Gallery, Florence.
2023: Session 03, Galeria Azur – Berlin.
2023: Women In The Arts, Museum Of The Americas, Galeria Imaginarte, Barcelona.
2023: Borderless, Exp-SG Gallery, Singapore.
2023: Borderless, Verse Gallery, Norway.
2023: Emporers, Capital Culture House, Medina Art Gallery, Rome.
2023: Women In The Arts, Museum Of The Americas, The Falcon Villa, Dubai.
2023: Tokyo Art Fair (TTAF), Tokyo Tower, Tokyo.
2023: Amars IV Edition, Art Space Milano, Hub/Art Gallery, Barcelona.
2023: Contemporary Art and Artists, PAKS Gallery Munich.
2023: Artist 360 Madrid, Museum of The Americas, Madrid.
2023: Madrid Station Exhibition,  Contemporay Art Station, Madrid.
2023: Artistic Mindset Of Today, PAKS Gallery Vienna/Austria.
2022: Brain Cake, Gaudi Room, Casa Mila La Pedrera.
2022: Christmas Exhibition, Museum Of The Americas, Houston, Texas.
2022: A Sense Of Movement, A Letter In Mind, Gallery Different, London.
2022: Miami Art Fair, Spectrum – Red Dot Miami, World Wide Art-Artavita gallery.
2022: Best American Talent 2022, (virtual show), The Holy Art, London.
2022: Aquars II, MA-EC Gallery, Milan.
2022: Artio Art Gallery Interconnecting Lines (Group Exhibition). MEAM (European Museum Of Modern Art, Barcelona.
2022: Bienal De Arte Barcelona International Art Exhibition, MEAM (European Museum Of Modern Art, Barcelona.
2022: Placrylic Art Fair, Middlethorpe Hall, North Yorkshire.
2022: FIABCN 2022 – Fira Internacional d’Art de Barcelona 2022 (Barcelona International Art Fair 2022 – 7th Edition), Museu Maritim De Barcelona (Sala Gran), Barcelona.
2022: Ea Effetto Arte, Carrousel de Louvre Art Shopping, Paris.
2022: Artio Art Gallery, Carrousel de Louvre Art Shopping, Paris.
2022: National Doodle Day For Epilepsy Action, www.epilepsy.org.uk
2022: Street Art Festival 2022, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2022: Tropicality (online show), DeCurated, Barcelona.
2022: Nuovi Mond, Rossocinabro Gallery, Rome.
2022: Artists Talk Digital Exhibition, Broadway Plaza, Times Square, New York.
2022: God Save The Queen, Pop Gallery, Brighton.
2022: Voices Of Tomorrow (online show), Contemporary Art Curator, Belgium.
2022: Between Us, Rossocinabro Gallery, Rome.
2022: Rome International Art Fair, It’s Liquid, Medina Art Gallery, Rome.
2022: Ambientarti, MA-EC Gallery, Milan.
2022: Around The World in 80 Artists, UKColab, Electrowerkz, London.
2022: Rituals – Anima Mundi, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice.
2022: NFT ( New Freedom Thinking), MADS Gallery, Milan & Fuerte Ventura.
2022: You & I, online exhibition.
2022: Mixed Exhibition, Rossocinabro Gallery, Rome.
2022: Artists For Ukraine Art Auction, Facebook.
2022: Gend-ity, Arthouse Project London.
2022: The Butterfly Effect (online show), Contemporary Art Curator, Belgium.
2022: The Body Language, It’s Liquid, THE ROOM, Contemporary Art Space, Venice.
2022: Happiness.Optimism.Love (online show), La Fenice Gallery Hong Kong.
2022: International Postcard Show 2022, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2022: Eternity (virtual show), The Holy Art, London.
2021: Sacrifice, MADS Gallery, Milan & Fuerte Ventura.
2021: The Freedom of Artistry Expression, Christmas Pop Up Event, Scape, 2 Orchard Link, Singapore.
2021: VIFAF 21 V2 (Virtual International Fine Art Fair), World Of Crete, www.worldofcrete.com
2021: Hysterica, MADS Gallery, Milan & Fuerte Ventura.
2021: Love Is Not An Ideology, Zebra One Gallery (virtual show), London.
2021: In Bloom, Surface Gallery, Instagram, Nottingham.
2021: Happy Money Exhibition, OverDrawn Dayz Gallery, Old Kent Market, Margate.
2021: London Accessory Week, Black Swan Studios, London.
2021: Street Art Festival 2021, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2021: #LoveTorry, Facebook.
2021: International Postcard Show 2020, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2021: For The Love Of Money Art, OverDrawn Dayz Gallery, Old Kent Market, Margate.
2021: Xartplatform Online Art Project 2021, Facebook & Instagram.
2021: Art Auction To Raise Money For VAfrica, UKColab, facebook.
2021: Shake It, Arthouse Project London.
2021: A Postcard From Home, GHAT-Grampian Hospitals Art Trust, Aberdeen.
2020: Help Bugaria Street Cats and Dogs, Facebook.
2020: A Letter In Mind Everday Things, @Oxo Tower Wharf London.
2020: Things That Travel, Arthouse Project London.
2020: Calling All Creatives, Facebook & Instagram.
2020: Quarantine Art Exhibition, Facebook & Instagram.
2020: Xartplatform Online Art Project 2020, Facebook & Instagram.
2020: Aabody’s Torry Postcard Art Exhibition, Aabody’s Torry Festival – aabodystorry.com
2020: For The Love Of Money Art, The Old Kent Market, Margate.
2019: A Letter In Mind Making Light Work, @Oxo Tower Wharf London.
2019: Street Art Festival 2019, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2019: Cut, Spray & Pray, Studio 4, Peterborough.
2019: International Postcard Show 2019, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2018: A Letter In Mind A Way With Colour, @Oxo Tower Wharf London.
2018: Street Art Festival 2018, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2018: Aberdeen Fashion Week, Copthorne Hotel, Aberdeen.
2018: Unity, Spin, Aberdeen.
2018: International Postcard Show 2018, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2017: Aberdeen Fashion Week, Inn At The Park Hotel, Aberdeen.
2017: A Letter In Mind A Sense Of Place, @Oxo Tower Wharf London.
2017: Makers- Market, Curated Stories Studio, Aberdeen.
2017: Street Art Festival 2017, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2017: Tribal Takeover, Art & Alternative Music Festival, Shack 56, Club Origin,  Aberdeen.
2017: Mixed Bag, Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen.
2017: Walk The Block – Street Art Festival, Unit 51, The Tunnels, Aberdeen.
2017: Stuffed Gallery, Newave Gallery, Aberdeen.
2016: Mixed Exhibition, Newave Gallery, Aberdeen.
2016: Stuffed Gallery, Newave Gallery, Aberdeen.
2016: NEOS, Teasel & Tweed, Aberdeen.
2015: Het Kunstenaarsbal 2015, ( Presented by the Peter Klashorst Gallery), Stadschouwburg, Leidseplein, Amsterdam.
2015: Mark-Making, Union Square, Aberdeen.
2015: A Year In The Spuistraat, The Beautiful Mountain, Aberdeen.
2014: A Different Plain, Junction Gallery, Aberdeen.
2013: Solo Exhibition, The Beautiful Mountain, Aberdeen.
2013: NEOS Exhibition, Junction Gallery, Aberdeen.
2012: Grotto: The Winter Exhibition, Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen.
2012: Save The Bull A4 Exhibition, Limousine Bull Artists Collective, Aberdeen.
2012: Our Kids Too Charity Art Auction, Bridgeview Gallery, Aberdeen.
2011: Winter Exhibition, Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen.
2010: Origins Of Colour, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen.
2010: Our Kids Too Charity Art Auction, Bridgeview Gallery, Aberdeen.
2009: CD Art Exhibition, In Aid Of The Archie Foundation, GHAT-Grampian Hospitals Art Trust, Forresterhill Hospital Aberdeen.
2009: Coast, Cafe Musa, Aberdeen.
2009: Fabric Of The Land, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen.
2009: Homecoming, Cafe Musa, Aberdeen.
2008: Gray’s Graduates Exhibition, Holburn Gallery, Aberdeen.
2008: The Gallowgate 6, Bridge View Gallery, Aberdeen.
2008: Grays Graduates Exhibition 2008, The Artists Gallery, Aberdeen.
2007: Winter Show, Bridge View Gallery, Aberdeen.
2007: Grays Graduates, Milton Of Crathes, Aberdeen.
2007: Grays Graduates, Café Musa, Aberdeen.
2007: Hidden Treasure, GHAT – Forresterhill Hospital, Aberdeen
2006: Grays Graduates Summer Exhibition, Carby Art Gallery, Aberdeen.
2006: Aberdeen Artists Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen.
2005: Exhibition In Aid Of The Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, GHAT – Forresterhill Hospital, Aberdeen.
2005: Mixed Group Exhibition, Larks Gallery, Ballater, Aberdeenshire.
2004: Solo Exhibition, Airyhall Community Centre, Aberdeen.
2004: Grays Graduates, Queens Road Gallery Aberdeen.
2004: Solo Exhibition, GHAT – Forresterhill Hospital, Aberdeen.
2003: Exhibition In Aid Of The Archie Foundation, GHAT – Forresterhill Hospital, Aberdeen.
2003: Grays Former Students Exhibition, Larks Gallery, Ballater, Aberdeenshire.
2002: Grays Former Students Exhibition, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen.
2002: Aberdeen Artists Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen.