Education

BA (Hons) Fine Art  – 2.1 2007 – University of Lincoln
Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design) Merit, 2004 – University of Lincoln

Awards

• Lincoln Open 2011 shortlist
• The Great Central Open 22 Winner - November 2010
• The Attenborough Prize 2010 shortlist - November 2010
• 2009/10 Arts Council England, East Midlands – Grants for the Arts – individual
• 2009/10 Derby City Council - Grants for the Arts
• Winner of the Derby 0pen 2008
• Best in show, Fresh 08 – Public vote – September 2008
• University of Lincoln Purchase Prize – Winner 2007

Exhibitions 

Solo Shows

Night Light, 1st May – July 4th 2010 Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby

Group Shows

2011

Opem – Open East Midlands, 5th February – 3rd May 2011, The Collection, Lincoln

2010

Open 22, 13th November 2010 – 9th January 2011, the City Gallery, Leicester
Side Show - 2010: the year we made contact, 21st Nov - 12th Dec, The Exchange Building, Nottingham
Side Show - The Wunderkammer, 22nd October - 14th November, The Hopkinson Gallery, Nottingham
Surface Gallery Open Show, 20th April – 7th August, Surface Gallery, Nottingham 

2009

Nottingham to Ningbo, 26th November – 4th January, Ningbo Museum,Ningbo, China
Six, 14th January – 15th March, View from the top Gallery, Nottingham

2008

Derby City Open, 29th November – 11th January (2009), Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
Thoresby Open, 12th September – 12th October, Thoresby Hall Gallery, Thoresby, Nottinghamshire
Making Marks, 4th – 21st September, Hand and Heart Gallery, Nottingham
Fresh 08, Open show, 23rd July – August 30th, View from the top Gallery, Nottingham
Landscape v Cityscape Open, 8th May – July, Claire Galleries, Birmingham
Hidden Art, 12th March – 29th March, View from the top Gallery, Nottingham

2007

Nottingham Castle Open, 24th November – 20th December, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham
Fresh 07, Open show, August – September, View from a top Gallery, Nottingham
Lincoln University Degree Show, May 2007, Lincoln
‘I’ trying, but the kids won’t listen, 2.18 Group exhibition, 22nd February – 1st March, Greestone Gallery, Lincoln
Openplan, January, Group exhibition, Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, USA

2006

Painting under the stairs, 2.18 Group exhibition, October, Tithe Barn Exhibition Space, Lincoln
May contain art 125g,Group exhibition, 27th – 30th November, Ruddock’s Exhibition Space, Lincoln
Urban Landscape, Painting and Photography,joint exhibition, 1st – 26th November, Passage Gallery, Lincoln

Studio Group Setup projects

3rd Space Studios, Sherwood, Nottingham, January 2009 – ongoing
Exit Here, Sneinton, Nottingham, November 2007 – November 2008

Curatorial shows
Lincoln University Degree Show, May 2007, Lincoln
‘I’ trying, but the kids won’t listen, 2.18 Group exhibition, 22nd February – 1st March 2007, Greestone Gallery, Lincoln
Painting under the stairs, 2.18 Group exhibition, October 2006, Tithe Barn Exhibition Space, Lincoln
May contain art 125g,Group exhibition, 27th – 30th November 2006, Ruddock’s Exhibition Space, Lincoln

Gallery curator and technician (Voluntary) Greestone Gallery, 2005 – 2007

Publications

Art of England, issue 70, Night Light by Graham Lester George, June 2010
Derby Telegraph, Art from across the region - Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Evening Post, Art: Six, View From The Top Gallery - Friday, January 30, 2009
Evening Post, Open once more - Friday, November 30, 2007

Collections

University of Lincoln, Various Private collections