Born in Yorkshire, England. Emigrated to Canada in 1974

Education

• 1977 – 79 – Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA. Fulfilled Art Dept. B.F.A. requirements – major concentrations: printmaking and drawing.
• 1958 – 63 – Kingston-upon-Hull College of Art and Crafts, Yorkshire, England. General art studies with concentrations in illustration, drawing and fabric design.

Professional: Instructed at

• 2003 – 10 – Malaspina Printmakers, Vancouver, BC: beginning and advanced lithography
• 1998 – Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC: relief, lithography and advanced printmaking. (one year, replacing faculty member on sabbatical)
• 1985 – Kwantlen College, Surrey, BC: intaglio and lithography (sabbatical replacement).
• 1965 – 67 – Scarborough College of Art, Yorkshire, England: painting, drawing, colour theory and design.

Professional: Miscellaneous

• 2005 – 08 – President, Malaspina Printmakers Society, Vancouver, BC.
• 2006 – Invited Speaker, Nagasaki Peace Museum and the Inocho Paper Museum in Kochi, Japan.
• 2006 – Awarded a Canada Council Travel Grant.
• 1994 – 2000 – President, Malaspina Printmakers Educational Society (a registered charity), Vancouver BC.
• 1983 – 91 – Director, Northwest Print Council, Portland, Oregon.
• 1987 – Invited Juror for the Oregon Arts Commission’s 25th Anniversary Exhibition.
• 1986 – Co-organizer and Panel Chairperson, “National Print Symposium: Aesthetics and Marketing”, M.P.S., Vancouver. (Funded by Canada Council)
• 1985 – Invited Speaker, “New Horizons: East meets West Printmaking Conference”, Portland Art Museum. Represented Canada on a panel of nine printmakers from Pacific Rim countries.
• 1982 – 84 – President, Malaspina Printmakers Society, Vancouver BC.
• 1981 – Awarded a Canada Council Project Cost Grant.
• 1981 – Awarded a Canada Council Travel Grant.