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Born in Dumbarton, Scotland

Education

1975-1980 Glasgow School of Art. Graduated BA.(Hons.)1st Class,
1980-1981 Glasgow School of Art. Graduated MA.
1982 Became Freelance Stained Glass Artist.

Teaching Experience and Lectures

Between 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.
2007 Apr. Stained Glass in Scotland: Who Cares? Joint SSGS/SCHR Day Conference, Edinburgh.
2009 Jun. Rias Lecture , Dundee.

Awards

1988 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.
2001 Jan. Bene Award - Highest Award for Exellence for The Millenium Window
2003 Dec. Awarded Honorary Doctorate - University of Paisley

Exhibitions

1985 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.
2000 Jan. One man exhibition of Drawings Designs and Processes in The Rathaus Foyer, Wiesbaden, Germany.
2006 Dec. Exhibition of Etchings, Cafe Gandolfi and Collins Gallery, Glasgow
2007 May. Imperial War Museum, London, The Falklands Exhibition. Half Scale Drawing of Window.

Press Coverage

1984 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.
2001 Sep. Major Feature in the Korean Crafts Arts Magazine, Crart
2000 Jan. Radio Interview for the Brian Morton Show on BBC Radio Scotland
2001 Autumn Major Feature in the Scottish Life Magazine
2002 Dec. Radio Interview, Personal Touch, with Johnston McKay on BBC Radio Scotland
2003 Jan. Press Coverage of the Closure of Queen's Park Synagogue
2005 Feature articles in the Chinese Magazine : Art of Glass Nr. 17 & 18
2008 Press coverage in Germany and Scotland, The Oran Mor Project