Education

2003-2005 MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art
1991- 1994 BA Hons Illustration (First) at Bath Spa University
1990- 1991 Foundation in Art at Norwich School of Art

Work

1994- 2015 Freelance Illustrator
Clients include: The Economist, The Guardian, The Independent, Nature,The Times, The LA Times, BMJ, Courrier International, The World Today, Bon Appetit, Esterson Associates, CPO Agenda, Nature, Oxford University Press, Prospect, Bates Dorland, DMB&B, Shakespeare's Globe, BBC Magazines, Classic FM, New Internationalist, Comic Relief

2005-2015 Freelance Animator

Clients include: MTV, English Heritage, WWF, Atacama, Spiral, Shona Films

2011-2015 Animation Director at Film Club Productions

Exhibitions

2015 Space and Places, London Transport Museum
1995, 1997-2011 'Images', an annual showcase of British illustration, London
2010 Visualizing Finance, Aronson Gallery, New York
2010 The year of cycling Exhibition, London Transport Museum
2009 Ongoing exhibition including animation and illustrations at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk

Filmography

2013 Virunga
WWF
2009 'From Powerhouse to Poorhouse', a short film for an exhibition by English Heritage
2005 'Sleep with the Fishes', RCA Graduation film
2004 'Dawn Chorus', a 30' sting for MTV 'Art Breaks'
2004 'High', RCA first year film

Illustration Prizes

2014 Gold Medal / Packaging Award at the 2014 Los Angeles International Wine Competition
2013 Shortlisted for AOI Illustration Awards 2013
2010 Selected for Spots Competition, Society of Publication Designers
2008 Silver award, Le Vin Packaging, London International Awards
2005 Silver award in 'Design and New Media' section, Images
2003 Bronze award in 'Editorial Work' section, Images
2000 Gold award in 'Unpublished Work' section, Images

Animation Prizes

2009 'Sleep with the fishes' Second Place, Servincer Animation Festival, USA
2006 'Sleep with the fishes' Winner, BBC Film Network Award, Kinofilm, UK
2006 British Animation Awards 06 nominee & featured on DVD 6
2006 'Sleep with the fishes' Honourable Mention for music video, Curtas do Condo , Portugal
2006 'Sleep with the fishes' Theatre Optique Prize, Fresh Film Festival, Czech Republic 2005 'Sleep with the fishes', Winner, Mikros Image Award: Les e.magiciens, France

Teaching

2011 Visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art
Visiting lecturer at Norwich University College of the Arts
Visiting lecturer at University of the West of England
Visiting lecturer at University of Derby
2006 Visiting lecturer at Goldsmiths College
1997-2000 Visiting Lecturer at Bath Spa University and Exeter Art college

Animation Festivals and Screenings

2010
The National Gallery, White Night, Brighton, BANG Projections onto Malborough House

2009
Servincer Animation Festival, USA, Cinephilia, London, UK

2007
Tiger Lillies Tour, UK
Birds eye view, London, UK, BEV tour- Glastonbury, Latitude, The Big Chill, Cambridge Film Festival and Brighton, UK
Platform Festival, Portland, USA, Video London Archives, UK
Festival de Videoarte del Mercado de las Flores, Madrid, Spain, Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, London, UK
5th Xinacittà program, Barcelona

2006
Kinofilm, Manchester, UK, Stuttgart Int. Trickfilm Fest, Germany, Premiers Plans France
S.I.C.A.F. Seoul, Korea, British Animation Awards, Annecy, France, Fresh Film Festival, Czech Republic
14th Curtas de Condo, Portugal, Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK, Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
MIAF Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia
Painting With Light Cafe Gallery, London
LIAF London International Animation Festival, UK
Monstra Lisbon RCA compilation, Portugal
Short Ends Film Festival, London
International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen, Germany
AniFest, Czech Republic
Amiens, France
Uppsala, Sweden, Roof Top Films, New York, USA, Leipzig, Germany
12th Athens International Film Festival, Greece
KROK, Russia

2005
Les e.magiciens, France, Norwich International Animation Festival, UK, Cinanima, Portugal RESFEST, special RCA programme, Korea, dSCAPE: Brighton Digital Festival, UK

2004
'Eat Our Shorts' Student Film Festival, London, UK
MTV 'Art Breaks' at the NFT, UK