Exhibitions and Awards
More will be added when known. If an exhibition has taken place it will be listed under Past Exhibitions, below
I have 4 seasonal paintings accepted for this exhibition - Awarded Second Prize.
Past Exhibitions, Awards and Highlights
Selection of Past Exhibitions
Jackson's Open Painting Prize 2018 (Longlisted)
Four Seasons exhibition, Southampton 2018.
ING Discerning Eye 2017
United Society of Artists 2015-2017
Off the Wall, Romsey 2017
United Society of Artists, Margate 2017
Present Pictures, most years
Royal Institute of Oil Painters, 2015
Painters Fine Art Society (annually)
Hampshire Art Fair 2012
The Royal Society of Marine Artists 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Edinburgh Art Fair 2011
Chelsea Art Society 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Affordable Art Fair, London, Bristol, Edinburgh 2011
Henley Royal Regata 2009
The Society of Women Artists 2009, 2010
The Royal Society of British Artists 2004, 2007
St Barbe Gallery exhibition, Lymington 2006, 2008, 2012
Armed Forces Art Society at the Mall Galleries (annually until 2016)
Armed Forces Art Society at the Menier Gallery, London (2017)
Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers' Fine Art Society (annually)
Army Arts Society, Salisbury (annually while it existed)
Best of Hampshire (annually while it existed)
Guild of Aviation Artists
Libertys, London (solo show)
Al Muntasir Gallery, Oman (solo show)
Intercontinental Hotel, Oman (two-man show)
The Mall Galleries, London (SGA)
National Army Museum (many)
Tryon/Malcolm Innes Gallery, London (3 times)
Christies, London (twice)
Imperial War Museum, Duxford (one-man show)
The Gurkha Museum: Art & Valour
Awards (a selection)
2018
Longlisted :Jackson's Open Painting Prize
Special Merit: 'Last catch of the day', Light Space & Time online gallery 'Figurative' competition, April 2018
2nd Prize: Four Seasons open exhibition, Southampton City Art Gallery for 'Autumn Light on Riverbank Willows'
Special Merit: 'Syria: closed for business', Light Space & Time online gallery 'All Women' competition, January 2018 - 1005 entries from 29 countries
2017
Longlisted, Mussini Oil Painting Competition for September - 'In a Monastery Garden'.
Special Recognition for Exceptional Art: 'Parked up, Venice', Light Space & Time Open Exhibition 2017
Shortlisted: Royal Society of Marine Artists 2017 exhibition - 'A Threesome in the Afternoon'.
Shortlisted: Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2017 - 'Syria: Closed for Business'.
Special Recognition for 'Poppy field and country road' in the worldwide Light Space & Time online gallery's 'Landscape' competition - 658 entries from 19 countries.
Special Merit for 'Let's catch up over coffee' in the worldwide Light Space & Time online gallery's 'Figurative' competition - 667 entries from 26 countries.
2016
Special Merit for 'Veterans, The Stade, Hastings' in the worldwide Light Space and Time online gallery's 'Landscape' competition - 612 entries from 26 countries.
Special Recognition for 'Gornergrat railway, Zermatt' in the worldwide Light Space and Time online gallery's
'Landscape' competition - 738 entries from 28 countries.
2015
Highly Commended for 'Veterans, The
Stade, Hastings' - Patchings Art Festival.
2014
Special Recognition for ‘Primary Colours, Keyhaven’ in the worldwide Light Space and Time online gallery's ‘Sea’ competition.
2013
Loveday Trophy for Best in Show, Best of Hampshire Artists exhibition for Seguret.
Highly Commended for 'Seguret', Test Valley Arts Foundation at Best of Hampshire Artists.
Highly Commended for 'Winter light, Bamburgh' - Patchings 2013 Exhibition.
Special Recognition for 'Nautical Knitting' in the worldwide Light Space and Time women's art competition.
2012
Highly Commended for ‘Woodland walk’, Army Arts Society
Highly Commended for 'Chateauneuf-en-Auxois', Test Valley Arts Foundation at Best of Hampshire.
Special Recognition for ‘The Fascinator!’ in the worldwide Light Space and Time competition in June.
2011
Shortlisted and Highly Commended: Artist of the Year - Artists & Illustrators magazine - 'Early morning, late summer, Provence'
Picture of the Month: Nov issue of Artists &
Illustrators magazine - 'Nautical knitting'.
2nd Prize, Best of Hampshire Artists exhibition.
Highly Commended, Army Arts Society.
2009
President’s Cup - Andover Art Society
Best in Show - Andover Art Society
Chemring Art Prize, Army Arts Society.
1st Prize, Best of Hampshire Artists exhibition
2008
Highly Commended, Andover Art Society
3rd Prize, Best of Hampshire exhibition
Best Acrylic Painting prize, Winchester Art Club exhibition
2007
Highly Commended, Mall Galleries exhibition
2006
Highly Commended, Mall Galleries exhibition
2004
2 x Highly Commended, Mall Galleries exhibition
Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers Prize, Mall Galleries exhibition
Royal British Legion 60th Anniversary of D-Day prize, Mall Galleries exhibition
c2001
The Army Arts Society Annual Prize
Highlights
2017 Feb Judge for the monthly competition run by the worldwide Daily Paintworks
2013 The Artist magazine: Editor’s online Gallery Choice for August edition.
2012 Leisure Painter magazine Editor's Choice for month of June.
2011 Guest Speaker, Annual Prize Giving, Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainer
2003 Several magazine, newspaper, radio and television interviews
2002 Profiled by SOLDIER magazine (3rd time)
Elected Chairman, The Armed Forces Art Society (2009 Elected Life Member)
1997 Profiled by BBC's 'Woman's Hour'
1995 Selected by The Times (Business section) as the small business featured to mark VE and VJ anniversary
1980 Profiled by The Daily Telegraph
Profiled by the 'British Army Review' journal
Profiled by newspapers and magazines in USA, India, Greece, Canada, Italy, France, Arabian Gulf, and others
Subject of study by many GCSE and A Level art students
Pictures for several film, television dramas and a West End play
Design for stained glass window RMA Sandhurst (Field Marshal series)
Design for Post Office first day cover and postmark
Maps and/or artwork for several military history books, magazines and journals
