Born in London, England. Educated at Ruxley Secondary School,where Ian took an art course from 1958-1960, then at Epsom Art School from 1960-1964. Awarded the Surrey Certificate in Art & Design,
Ian worked as a graphic designer in advertising agencies and studios in England and Denmark and also taught Graphics at East Ham College, and English, Art and Photography at Ruam Rudee International School Bangkok. Other work included being a dj in pubs and a singer in a blues band.
As a freelance, Ian illustrated children’s educational publications and teenage romance stories and also worked as a cartoonist, editor, journalist, photographer and designer for wide variety of periodicals.
Ian has exhibited drawings and photography extensively since 1980 in one man shows and mixed exhibitions in England. Germany, Holland and Thailand. Examples of his fine art and photography have been published in art books and magazines.
From 1991-1995 Ian lived in Bangkok where he worked, writing reviews, illustrating, for magazines and books and teaching, also as a newsreader and music presenter on English language radio stations. In 2000-2003 Ian took time out to rediscover his painting in both London and Amsterdam. His mature paintings continue to follow a path of hard edged abstractions. Ian lived into Kent for 5 years, then moved to East Sussex in 2010 where he continues his work.
EXHIBITIONS:
2011: Paintings & photographs, DOUBLE ELEPHANT GALLERY, St Leonards
2009: Painting, ROYAL ACADEMY summer exhibition,London.
2008/2009: Paintings, PYMS GALLERY, London.
2007: Paintings, mixed summer show. PYMS GALLERY, London.
2007: Paintings, mixed summer show. STARK GALLERY, Canterbury.
2006: Paintings, mixed exhibition. PYMS GALLERY, London.
2005: Paintings, mixed summer show, PYMS GALLERY, London.
2004: Paintings mixed show, 286 GALLERY, London.
2004: Photos & drawings AOEA group show, WOBURN GALLERY, London.
2004: Skylark group show. OSTERLEY PARK GALLERY, London.
2003: Mixed show. WALLS GALERIE, Amsterdam.
2003: Photographs. 147 ATELIER/GALERIE, Amsterdam.
2001: Paintings, one man show. SE.W9 Thai Restaurant, London.
1999: Photographs, group artist show, SKYLARK GALLERY.
1999: Drawings & photographs. CENTAURUS, London.
1998: Photographs, “Kensington People”. KENSINGTON LIBRARY, London.
1995: Photographs, “Figures” UTOPIA GALLERY,Bangkok,Thailand.
1994: Photographs, “Boxers & Buddhas” SEVEN SEAS Restaurant,Bangkok.
1993: Photographic book “Younger Days” published by Aubrey Walter editions.
1991: Photographs, mixed show. SEVEN SEAS Resataurant, Bangkok.
1988: Drawings, mixed show. ST. JUDES GALLERY, London.
1987: Photographic book “Out of Season” published by Olive Press.
1986: Joint show w. Neil Godfrey. ST. MARY LE BOW CHURCH,London.
1986: Drawings & Photographs at Art Fair ICAF/2 London.
1985: Drawings, one man show. REVOLT GALLERY, Hamburg, Germany.
1985: Drawings, mixed show, HALDEN GALLERY, Ashford,Kent.
1985: Drawings, one man show, BODY TECH, London.
1984: Drawings, mixed show, HALDEN GALLERY, Ashford Kent.
1984: Open Drawing show. WHITE SPACE GALLERY, London.
1984: Drawings, one man show. ON THE WALL GALLERY, London.
1984: Drawings,Invited artist, Art Fair.ICAF/1 Barbican, London.
1983: Drawings, “The Male Nude” mixed show,. HOMEWORKS, London.
1982: Photographs, mixed show. HEROES GALLERY, Cardiff.
1981: Drawings, mixed touring show, BILLINGHAM GALLERY-House of Commons.
1981: Drawings, 1st one man show. EBURY GALLERY, London.
1981: Drawings, “Masked” mixed show. EBURY GALLERY, London.
1980: Drawings, group show. EBURY GALLERY, London.
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