1991, self-portrait with my friend from school.
In 2005 I received offers from IKEA, Laura Ashley and a Canadian Company to licence my art works, whilst I appreciated the opportunities of having works sold through global brands I did not feel my work was suitable for a commercial mass market. In 2005 I also received an offer of representation from Lumas Gallery in Berlin, I flew to Berlin to meet the founders, who were interesting, charming people. Lumas is an intriguing gallery, I admire what they were trying to achieve, working with them was a wonderful opportunity however at the time I felt it was not right for my work. In 2007/2008 I received an offer from The Hilton Hotel Group in America to supply prints of my artworks for their hotel rooms, I turned this down. I did not receive offers to supply prints for hotels in India. The commercial realities of being an artist and managing your work is tough, artists cannot always be particular about the galleries they work with and who they sell their work to. However, I humbly believe it's better to hold out for the right opportunity, develop your vision and have something meaningful to say rather than compromise on the quality and integrity of your work, though sometimes such idealism can be naive. This is why more must be done to support and encourage our artists and artist communities to grow and flourish, there should be more grants, artist programs and special tax concessions for artists and arts initiatives; artists enrich our communities creating a vibrant, tolerant, kinder, more socially and culturally responsible society (and hopefully a less hackable society.) we should do whatever we can to nurture and encourage them.
1998 - Adjunct lecturer at Sichuan University in Chengdu China
2000 - Barking College Photography Course
2000 - 2001- Postgraduate Diploma course for The Chartered Institute of Marketing.
2001 - Portrait Photography short course at Central Saint Martins
2001 - Photography short course at Central Saint Martins
2001 - Photography short course at Central Saint Martins
2002- Drawing short course Central Saint Martins
2001 - 2003 Msc Birkbeck College University of London
2003 - 2004 Postgraduate Certificate in Photography at Central Saint Martins, I attended all classes.
2006 - Part-time Research Fellowship at The University of London
2006 - Adjunct Lecturer at Westminster University teaching undergraduate students The Principals Of Marketing.
2007 - 2008 Curated, organised and hosted group art shows and salons for emerging artists in Tribeca New York. All proceeds from the sale of any works sold went to the artists, artists who sold their works were paid directly by the collector.
2008 - Big Brothers Big Sisters New York Gala Fundraiser Committee member
2009 - Hosted a discussion panel and cocktail party at Cipriani's in New York with the Guggenheim Museum's YCC Committee.
2009 - Hosted an art party at Cipriani's rooftop in New York.
2009 - Hosted artist film screenings at Cipriani's New York
2017 - Silkscreen printing one day course in London.
2017 - Spent months working on a tshirt start up, the entire website along with all the content disappeared.
2019 - Spent months working on a tshirt start up, the entire website along with all the content disappeared for a second time.
2020 - 2026 Working on developing a design brand. The design series is still work in progress.
