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BIOGRAPHY
Born, Somerset: 1974

2009:
Illustration commissions from The Guardian each Sun, Mon, Tues.
Attend printmaking classes at Morley Collage, London.
Curation of music compilation project 'Raw Files: 2' for Z-bop records.

2008:
Commissioned to illustrate The Guardian letters page three times weekly.
Selected as artist with Visual Arts & Business.
Commissions to produce graphics for Brighton University student services literature.
Regular illustration work for Mind charity journal ‘Openmind’.
Commissions to create illustrations for PCS trade union publications.

2007:
Commissioned to produce illustrations for the Environment Agency.
Freelance Editorial work for The Guardian and ‘Weekend’ magazine.
Illustration commissions for The Mail on Sunday magazine.
Curation of music compilation project 'Raw Files' for Z-bop records.
Commissioned by Audi Yeovil to produce prints for car launch, works purchased for collection and charity auction

2006:
Illustration commissions for magazine titles at Mediamark publishers.
Illustration commissions for Future Publishing titles.
Freelance work for Reed Business Publications.
Music album released under the alias 'Goliath' on Z-Bop records.
Freelance Editorial work for The Guardian and ‘Weekend’ magazine.

2005:
Freelance work for Haymarket Publishing.
Illustration Commissions from the FT.
Editorial commissions from Redwood Publishing.
Commissioned to design a series of book covers for Granada Learning.
Co-founds independent record label 'Z-Bop' as a platform for forward-thinking electronic music.
Commissions to illustrate The Guardian and ‘Weekend’ magazine.
Editorial commissions from The Telegraph.

EXHIBITIONS

2010:
Group exhibition, 'Square up the Year', NO:ID Gallery, London.

2009:
Group exhibition, 'Tent London', Truman Brewery, London.
Group exhibition, 'Made', Morley Collage Gallery, London.
Group exhibition, 'Present Makers 09', Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Devon.

2008:
Group exhibition, ‘Works on Paper’, The Elysium Gallery, Swansea.
Group exhibition, ‘The Graphic Art of Comment’, The Guardian and The Observer Archive and Visitor Centre, London.

2007:
Group exhibition, ‘Order from Chaos’, Nolia's Gallery, London.

2006:
Two-person exhibition as part of Somerset Arts Weeks, Taunton.

PERFORMANCES

2010:
Field Recordings, Five Years, London

2008:
Peoples Music Store launch party, nitefreq, Jacks, London

PUBLICATIONS

2008:
Work featured in ‘The Creative Handbook’
/Seconds on-line art publication
The Graphic Art of Comment, Guardian Newspapers Ltd

2006:
‘The Big Book of Illustration Ideas’

2004:
Work featured in ‘La Book’

2003:
Profiled in Computer Arts magazine

2002:
Work featured in ‘The Art Book’

2001:
Work featured in ‘The Art Book’

DISCOGRAPHY

2009:
'Raw Files:2' (Download) Z-Bop

2008:
'Hybrid Chromosomes' (Download) Z-Bop
Solar One Compilation (CD) Solar One records

2007:
Raw Files(Download)Z-Bop
heatwave (12’’ EP) Minimal Soul Records

2006:
Mineral Kingdom (CD) Z-Bop
Mineral Kingdom (2x12’’LP) Z-Bop
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