Born 1960, Torquay, Devon
Lives and works in London
1984-85 Hastings College of Arts & Technology, foundation course
1985-88 Winchester School of Art, BA (Hons) Painting (including exchange term at the National College of Art & Design, Dublin, 1987)
Selected exhibitions
1989-92 Studio Gallery, Bristol
1990 Laing Landscape Open, London and Bristol
1993 "Paintings", Barbican Centre, solo show
1996 "In Search of England", Wolseley Fine Arts, London, solo show
1997 University of Surrey, Guildford, solo show
1998 Theatre Royal, Windsor, solo show of drawings
2004 Hunting Art Prizes, Royal College of Art, London, and tour
2006-07 Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London, and tour
2007 George's Private Collection
Bibliography
Interview, BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester, August 1990
Artists Newsletter, Retracing Morton's Steps, May 1992
The Artist's Sketchbook (Collins, 2002), by Lucy Watson
Editor of Artists & Illustrators magazine, 2001-04
"No Such Thing as a Free Ride?: A Collection of Hitchers' Tales" (Cassell Illustrated, 2005), edited by Simon Sykes and Tom Sykes
Artists & Illustrators columnist
Hobbs Blog
Collections
Berardo Collection, Lisbon
University of Surrey and many private collections
Journalism employment
The Guardian and The Art Newspaper freelancer