Painter, born in Reading, Berkshire, who studied at the county’s College of Art and Design, 1987–9; Norwich School of Art, 1989–92; and the Royal College of Art, 1992–4. He participated in the Whitechapel Open, from 1996; Artistes Anglais, Abbaye de Lagrasse, France, 1997; Show Two, Hat on Wall Gallery, 2001; Il Giardino Galleria d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Bergamo, Italy, and tour, 2001–2; and John Moores Liverpool Exhibition, 2004.