17th November 1991.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, fun, people and excellent conversationalists. 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 as well. I did not receive any offers to supply prints for hotels in Delhi or Mumbai. The commercial realities of being an artist and managing your work means 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. Art Trustees should take steps ( more particularly take 70,000 steps ) they should do this not out of goodness but due to a legal, moral and ethical duty to act in the child's best interests, sorry, I meant the artist's best interests, encourage and protect artists life insuring they are given the opportunities to develop their work and reach their potential so they are entitled to claim their pension. Such matters do not require brilliance a basic and mature understanding and concern for an individual's health, well being and future shall suffice.
1991 - For reasons of brilliance the call that was not made to Bancroft's School when my mother was diagnosed with cancer a few weeks before my A 'Level exams. It did not occur to my mother, my trustee, or any of our family friends. Neither was a taxi sent to the school to advise them of this, perhaps they did send a taxi and it got held up by some waiters or by planning permission. Perhaps the waiters were prancing about in designer clothes several sizes too big for them with 25 Nikon cameras. Or perhaps the waiters mugged a taxi made of gold in Green Street, East Ham.
2001- Postgraduate Diploma exams for The Chartered Institute of Marketing.
2001 - Portrait Photography short course at Central Saint Martins
2001 - Photography short course at Central Saint Martins
2002- 2003 Msc at Birkbeck College University of London
2003 - 2004 Postgraduate Certificate in Photography at Central Saint Martins, I attended all classes.
2004 - Central Saint Martins End of Year Art Show
2004 - Byard Art Gallery, Cambridge, Group Art Show
2005 - Solo Art Exhibition at Lalique's show room in London
2006 - Part-time Research Fellowship at The University of London
2006 - Adjunct Lecturer at Westminister 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 artworks went directly 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
2008 - Donated a limited edition artwork for The Big Brothers Big Sisters NY Gala Exhibition Fundraiser
2009 - Hosted and organised a discussion panel and cocktail party at Cipriani's in New York with the Guggenheim's YCC Committee
2009 - Hosted and organised an art party at Cipriani's rooftop
2009 - Hosted and organised artist film screenings at Cipriani's New York
2015 - Donated the licensing rights to photography works to Bloodwise The Leukemia Charity
2016 - Donated a limited edition artwork for Paul's Cancer Charity's Christmas Cocktail Party Exhibition Fundraiser.
2017 - Donated an artwork for the International Justice Mission's Christmas Fundraising Exhibition Gala
2017 - Spent months working on a not-for-profit tshirt start up, the entire website along with all the content disappeared.
2018 - Donated a limited edition artwork for Cancer Research's Fundraiser
2018 - Donated a limited edition artwork for The NSPCC's annual Childline Gala Exhibition Fundraiser
2019 - Donated a limited edition artwork for The NSPCC's annual Childline Gala Exhibition Fundraiser
2019 - Spent months working on paintings and a not-for-profit tshirt start up, the entire website along with all the content disappeared for a second time
2020 - 2023 Worked on developing a catalogue of commercial designs. The design series is still work in progress.
2021 - Donated a limited edition artwork for The NSPCC's annual Childline Gala Exhibition Fundraiser
2021 - Christmas, donated a painting for Whipps Cross Hospital's Children's Ward
2022 - Donated an artwork for The NSPCC's annual Childline Gala Exhibition Fundraiser
2023 - Donated an artwork for The NSPCC's annual Childline Gala Exhibition Fundraiser