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Born in Dumbarton, Scotland 1957
Education1975-1980 Glasgow School of Art. Graduated BA.(Hons.)1st Class,
1980-1981Glasgow School of Art. Graduated MA.
1982Became Freelance Stained Glass Artist.
Teaching Experience and LecturesBetween 1982-84Lectured in Glasgow School of Art in Stained Glass Dept for 2 years.
1994Lecture in the Burrell Museum in Glasgow. Making of the Queen's Park Synagogue windows.
1994 May. Visiting lecturer to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Lectured on the Making of the Queen's Park Synagogue Windows and The Symbolism of the Queen's Park Synagogue Windows.
1996 Oct. as part of Glasgow Doors Open Day, gave a lecture with Gerry Grams on the Piping Centre Windows. On the same day a lecture on the Strathclyde Bicentenary Windows
1996 Nov. Lecture with Gerry Grams to the Mackintosh Society.
1997 Sep. Lecture in the Queen's Park Synagogue. Doors Open Day.
1998 Feb. Presented the Arts Award Lecture to the Royal Glasgow Philosophical Society.
1998 Feb. Lecture to the Friends of Glasgow Cathedral.
1999 Nov. Two Seminars to architects in the Boston Area.
2000 Jan. Lecture in Queen's Park Synagogue, The Symbolism of the Windows.
2000 Jan. Explanation of the Millenium Window to GAGMA.
2000 Jan. Town and Gown Invitation Lecture in association with The University of Strathclyde and The Herald Newspaper.
Competitions for Commissions1989 Sep.Won an SDA commission for the 'Coatbridge Centenary Windows
1987 May. Won an SDA commission for a memorial window for St. Andrews Church, Dundee.
1987 Jun. Was awarded the commission for Princes Square panel and worked for the first time with the Derix Studio in Germany.
1994 To design the complete set of windows for St. Konrad Kirche in Amberg - Ammersricht
1995 To design three windows for the Scottish Bagpipe Centre, Glasgow.
1998 To design for the Falklands War Memorial Window.
Invitations for Commissions1984 - 1987Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow
1986 Shaw Memorial Window for Paisley Abbey 1986.
1988 Queen's Park Hebrew Congregation, Glasgow, to design a series of 22 stained glass windows for the synagogue, for the European City of Culture year in 1990.
1991 Lockerbie Memorial Window. Lockerbie, Scotland
1992 Beirut Hostages Windows, Broxted, Essex. England.
1992 Launsbach Windows. Wettenberg, Germany.
1992 Windows for the Schloß Kirche, Worms-Herrnsheim. Germany.
1994 Mosaics for Safeway, Anniesland, Glasgow. Scotland
1995 Bi-Centenary Windows, Strathclyde University, Glasgow.
1995 Oakshaw Trinity Church, Paisley.
1996 Stonelaw Church in Rutherglen.
1997 Glasgow Cathedral Millennium Window.
Awards1988 Jan.Was presented with 2 awards from the Saltire Society for Art in Architecture.
1990 Aug. Awarded a Saltire Society Award for the Paisley Abbey Window.
Exhibitions1985 Jan.Two man exhibition, Main Fine Art, Glasgow.
1990 Oct. Represented Britain at the European Commission Crafts Exhibition in Palais Des Papes, Avignon.
1992 Jul. Exhibition of etchings in Barclay Lennie Fine Art. Glasgow.
1994 Jul. Exhibition of etchings in the William Hardie Gallery. Glasgow.
1995 Oct. Exhibition of Stained Glass and Etchings. The Sternberg Centre for Judaism. London.
1999 Nov. Participated in The Plate Show, Collins Gallery, Scotland.
2000 Jan. One man exhibition of Drawings Designs and Processes in The Collins Gallery, Scotland.
Press Coverage1984 Mar.Featured in 'Craftwork' magazine also Mar 1987.
1984 Jun. Featured in Scottish Television 'Studio' programme.
1987 Nov. Featured in 'The Scotsman' magazine.
1987 Nov. Installed Paisley Abbey Window and featured in BBC Scottish News.
1990 Mar. Featured in a Sunday Times article about the Queens Park Synagogue Commission.
1991 Jul. Feature article by Cordelia Oliver in The Scotsman.
1991 Dec. Featured on Radio 4 Kaleidoscope, featured on front page of The Times, Scottish Sunday Times and Glasgow Herald newspapers.
1991 Nov. Feature By Robb Dawson Scott on the Synagogue windows in Sunday Times, Scotland.
1992 Dec. Feature in the Church Building magazine.
1993 Jan. Press Coverage of the Dedication of The Hostage Windows.
1993 Aug. Large Feature Article in the Herald Newspaper by Clare Henry.
1994 Jul. Review of Exhibition of Etchings in the Glasgow Herald.
1997 Feb. Feature in 'Dont Look Down', Scottish Television Arts programme.
1998 Jul. Feature in 'Bilderbogen' for Hessen3 television in Germany.
2000 Jan. Radio Interview for the Brian Morton Show on BBC Radio Scotland
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