CURRICULUM VITAE

EXHIBITIONS:

'Friends of the BGH' Exhibition May 2008.
Mcgill Duncan Gallery, Castle Douglas. 17th April-31st May 2008.
'On the Move' group exhibition. Rotating around various venues throughout the Scottish Borders during 2008.
'Stars, Sea and Snow.' The Smokehouse Gallery, Eyemouth. November 2007.
'Christmas Show 2007.' The Flat Cat Gallery, Lauder. November 2007.
'Spring into Summer.' The Ormiston Rooms, Melrose. May 2007.
'M.S. Exhibition 2007.' BGH, Melrose.
'25/50' Exhibition. The Gallery on the Green, Denholm.
Smokehouse Gallery, Eyemouth. April 2007.
Blackwood Gallery, Hawick 1993.
Tweeddale Museum Exhibition, Peebles. 1992.
The Compass Gallery, Glasgow. 1992.
'The Young Designers' Exhibition 1991. Islington, London.

FILM FESTIVALS:

'Shell' Film Festival, Birmingham 1991.
Edinburgh Film Festival 1991.

EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION COMMISSIONS:

The Albert Morris column. The Weekend Scotsman. 1992.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme Cover 1992.

ILLUSTRATION COMMISSIONS:

Turnbull Jeffrey Partnership.
Teviot Smokery.
Lewis Design.
Scottish Borders Council Waste Water Campaign.

COMPETITIONS:

Scottish Borders Council 'LiveWire' Winner 1993.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme Cover Winner 1992.

ART EDUCATION:

Postgraduate Diploma in Secondary Art and Design Teaching. 'A' Pass. Moray House, Edinburgh.
Postgraduate Diploma in Design (Illustration). Heriot -Watt University, Edinburgh
BA Hons Degree in Design. 2:1 (Illustration/Animation). Heriot- Watt University, Edinburgh.

AWARDS:

Andrew Grant Bequest Scholarship 1991.
Andrew Grant Travel Scholarship 1989.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Appointed Principal Teacher of Art, Kelso High School. June 2008.
Art and Design Teacher, Kelso High School. 1994 to June 2008.
Art tutor, Cadmuir International School, Peebles. Part-time 1993.
Tutor to first year students at Edinburgh College of Art . Part-time 1991-1992.

Influences

My strongest influence would be my father, artist and teacher William Lees. My earliest memories are of me sitting beside my father sharing his paints and the view that he was painting.

Later influences would certainly be the work of Joan Eardley and the Australian artist Ken Done.

About My Artwork

Throughout the winter I have been painting the area around Scott's View, near Melrose. This work has been inspired by it's sunrises, sunsets, and the ever changing weather.