PUBLIC REFERENCE:
2002 –
“Who’s Who In Scotland” : Carrick Media

HIGHER EDUCATION:
School of Architecture : Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art : Dundee: Scotland
Diploma in Architecture [DA Dundee]

PROFESSIONAL:
2002 – Sole Principal : f r e e s p a c e / chartered architect

1996 – 2001 Partner : Battledown Studio: natural architecture

1991-96 Principal Architect : City of Dundee Council

1974-90 Senior Architect : Corporation of the City of Dundee

1972-73 Architect : Thoms + Wilkie PPRIAS FRIBA : Chartered Architects : Dundee

ACADEMIC:
2006 –
Visiting Tutor in Architectural Photography : School of Architecture : Duncan of Jordanstone College : University of Dundee

2004 –
Honorary Fellow : The School of Arts Culture + Environment : The University of Edinburgh
Visiting Tutor : Masters Course in Architecture [Design]

1997 –
Teaching Fellow [Part-Time] Department of Interior + Environmental Design
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art + Design : University of Dundee

1994-97
Member of Programme Panel : Department of Interior + Environmental Design
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art + Design : University of Dundee

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC RESEARCH:
1997 – 2002
Member of “Threshold” ; “Praxis DD1” ; “re:work”
Research-based Art, Architecture + Imaging
School of Design : Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art + Design : University of Dundee

PROFESSIONAL + COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS:
2019
Invited Patron – “Children of Vision”
International Lens-based Media Initiative : Founder – Alina Kisina : Kiev, Ukraine + London

2002
RIAS Representative : XXI UIA World Congress of Architecture : Berlin : Germany

1999 – 2001
Member of Council : Dundee Institute of Architects (Past President)
RIAS Representative : Architects’ Benevolent Society : Edinburgh + London

1992-96
Professional Member of Council : Society of Scottish Artists [SSA]

1990
Elected Professional Member : Society of Scottish Artists [SSA]

1989-96
RIBA Representative, Architects’ Registration Council, London

1987-88
Senior Vice President : Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
National Juror: RIBA Awards for Architecture : Edinburgh + London

1986-88
President, Dundee Institute of Architects
Vice President + Senior Vice President : Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland [RIAS]

1984-90
Member : Society of Scottish Artists [SSA]

1982-86
Member of Council : Dundee Institute of Architects [DIA]

Curator : DIA Centenary Exhibition

Founding Editor : “Dialogue” Magazine [DIA]

DIA Representative : “Festival of Architecture” + “Scotstyle” ; Edinburgh + Glasgow

LONG-TERM
Member of Board of Directors : The Art Extraordinary Trust [TAET]
Member of Board of Directors : Scottish Collection of Art Extraordinary [SCAE]
Founding Member : “Lightworks” Independent Photography Group : Dundee

COLLECTIONS:
Permanent Collection of Contemporary Scottish Photography
McManus Galleries : City of Dundee

The Navigator Foundation : Cambridge MA USA
Collections of Scottish and Eastern European Photography

Grampian + Tayside Hospitals Arts Trusts

Private Collection of Martin Kemp : Emeritus Professor of the History of Art
University of Oxford

Private Collection of Gwyneth Leech PPSSA

Private Collections in Europe + USA

BOOK PUBLICATIONS:
2010
“The Architecture of Hope” : Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres
Charles Jencks : Edwin Heathcote
Published : Francis Lincoln Limited : London

2007
“Fabric Formwork” : Edited by Alan Chandler + Professor Remo Pedreschi : RIBA Publishing

2004
“A Place Apart” : Limited Edition Artist Book [500]
Photographs with Poem by Thomas A Clark : Cairn Editions

2002
“Scotland’s Landscape : Endangered Icon” : Dr Anna Paterson : Polygon

1993
“Scottish Dimensions” : Architectural Photography : RIAS

1991
“The Kingdom of Fife” : Architectural Guide to Fife : Glen Lorimer Pride RIBA FRIAS
[Second Edition : 1999]

1984
“Dundee: An Illustrated Architectural Guide” Professor Charles McKean + Professor David Walker [Second Edition : 1993]

PUBLICATIONS:
2007
“Remembrance” Ian Hamilton Finlay : 1925-2006
“The Sonnet is a Sewing-Machine for the Monostich”
Catalogue of the First Anniversary Memorial Exhibition Victoria Miro Gallery, London
Pub: Wild Hawthorn Press / Victoria Miro Gallery, London Edition of 500 ISBN 978-09554564-1-1

2002
“Scotland Calls : 100 Years of Scottish Photography”
Catalogue of 20th Century Scottish Photography : The Navigator Foundation : Cambridge, MA USA

2001
“Visions Through Glass” : Dr Juliette MacDonald
Crawford Arts Centre Commission : SAC Funded
The work of Douglas Strachan [1875 –1950]
Curator: Dr Juliette MacDonald Pub: Crawford Arts Centre

1994
“The Music of The Kingdom” : Solo Exhibition : Catalogue

1989 -93
“Lightworks” : Limited Editions of Artist Portfolios [1-3]

PAPERS + PRESENTATIONS:
2011
“The Pencil of Nature”
Masterclasses in Architectural Photography : Series of IV : St Andrews

2004
“Reaching Into The Light” : zero28 : Belfast : Ireland [AV Presentation]

2000
“Surrogate Space” : Conference : The End of Outsider Art? Edinburgh College of Art [Paper]

1996
“Genius Loci” : SSA Invited Touring Exhibition : Smith Art Galleries : Stirling (AV Presentation)

“The Lizard Silence” : The Poetry of Brian Johnstone
National Museum of Scotland : Edinburgh and Crawford Arts Centre : St Andrews [Talk]

1993
“Brought Together In Light” : RIAS Annual Convention : Perth [Multi-Media Presentation]

1991
“The Green House”: Artists and the Environment : SSA/RSA : Edinburgh [Paper]

ARTICLES : REVIEWS : WRITINGS: [As Author] :
2020-2021
“An Almost Unspoken Kinship” : Nick Drake and Françoise Hardy
Unpublished Essay : 2020 – 2021

“Altar”
St Peter’s RC Seminary : Cardross : Scotland
Photographs and Text : with Edda Hofmann, Berlin : INSCAPE 53 :

2011
“Scottish Photographers” Magazine
“Scottish Photographers” : Fife Fotospace : Glenrothes : Exhibition Review

2002
“On The Threshold of Belonging”
Review of XXI UIA World Congress of Architects : Berlin

1994
“Thomas Joshua Cooper: The Obsessive and Lyric Gaze”
Contemporary Photography No.9 : Royal Photographic Society : ISSN 0959-6704

FOR “INSCAPE” : Quarterly Journal of Independent Photography : London

“Amidst The Desolation”
Photographs by Joseph McKenzie : INSCAPE 59

“Altar”
St Peter’s RC Seminary : Cardross : Scotland
Photographs and Text : with Edda Hofmann, Berlin : INSCAPE 53

“Space and Inspirations”
Architectural Photography of Helene Binet : INSCAPE 47

“Rejoice Together”
Appraisal of Murray Johnston : INSCAPE 35
“Presence and Absence” : INSCAPE 31

“Images in the Landscape” : INSCAPE 14

“Momentary Views” : INSCAPE: 12

“Intimate Landscapes” : The Photographic Work of Arthur Lazar : INSCAPE 10

“Thomas Joshua Cooper: The Obsessive and Lyric Gaze” : INSCAPE: 8

“Omnis Terra”
The Photographs of Aase Goldsmith : INSCAPE 7

“Stem”
Photographic Exhibition : Inverleith House : Royal Botanic Garden : Edinburgh : INSCAPE 5

ARTICLES : REVIEWS [As Subject] :
2008
“Scottish Photographers” Magazine : Profile
In sequence with profiles of Thomas Joshua Cooper : Alina Kisina

FOR “INSCAPE” : Quarterly Journal of Independent Photography : London

“A Place Apart” : with Thomas A Clark : INSCAPE 56

“Altar” : with Edda Hofmann, Berlin : INSCAPE 53

“From The Other Side” : with Edda Hofmann, Berlin : INSCAPE 50

“For All Flesh is as Grass” : INSCAPE 46

“Reaching Into The Light”
Author: Emeritus Professor SSB Taylor : University of St Andrews INSCAPE 43

“Affinity” : Author Sandy Sharp : INSCAPE 33

“Stem” : Photographic Exhibition: Inverleith House : RBG Edinburgh : INSCAPE 5

“The Music of The Kingdom” :Solo Exhibition : Crawford Arts Centre, St Andrews
Author : Brian Johnstone : INSCAPE 3

SOLO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS:

2004
“A Place Apart” : Maggie’s Centre : Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

1992-94
“The Music of The Kingdom”
Crawford Arts Centre : St Andrews then tour to Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline Civic Art Galleries
Matthew Architecture Gallery : University of Edinburgh

1989
The Green Room : Bennett’s Bar : Edinburgh

1987
“40 Winks”
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art : Dundee

Cornerstone Coffee House : Dundee

1986
RIAS Gallery : Edinburgh

Corridor Gallery : Glenrothes

GROUP PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS:
2013 – 2015
“A Silvered Light” : McManus Galleries : City of Dundee
Major retrospective of Scottish Art Photography from the city’s permanent collection

2011
“Scottish Photographers” : Fife Fotospace : Glenrothes

2007
“sixty at 60” Malcolm J Thomson : Meffan Institute : Forfar : Angus
[Invited Contributor]

“Concrete Elegance” : Matthew Architecture Gallery : The University of Edinburgh
[with Dirk Lellau, Germany]

2006
“Black & White” : The White Gallery : Dundee [Collaboration with Edda Hofmann, Berlin]

2003
“Imagination’s Chamber” Grays School of Art, Aberdeen [Collaboration with Edda Hofmann, Berlin]

2002 – 2003
“Scotland Calls” : The Navigator Foundation Permanent Collection of 20thC Scottish Photography DeFerrari Hall, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA USA
Fitchburg Art Museum : Fitchburg, MA USA then onward tour to Paris and Edinburgh

“To Look Upon The Land” : McManus Galleries : Dundee
(Selected works from the Permanent Collection of Contemporary Scottish Photography
[with Thomas Joshua Cooper, Hamish Fulton, Joseph Mc Kenzie, et al]

“re:work” : Crawford Arts Centre : St Andrews (Collaboration with Edda Hofmann, Berlin)

2001-2002
“Visions in Glass” : Crawford Arts Centre : St Andrews [SAC / Privately Funded]
Meffan Institute : Forfar
Aberdeen Art Gallery : Aberdeen

2001
“Landscape” : Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art + Design : Dundee

2000
“Mirror” : Visual Research Centre : Dundee Contemporary Arts [DCA] : Dundee
PRAXIS dd1 / Studio 110 : Moscow

1999
“Near and Far” : Khodynka Gallery : Moscow, Russia
PRAXIS dd1 / Studio 110 : Moscow

1998
“Threshold” : RIAS Gallery : Edinburgh

“Presence and Absence” : Discovery Point : Dundee

“Affinity” : Bondfield Cottage Gallery : Cupar
[with Roland Ashcroft]

1997
SSA : Street Level Gallery : Glasgow

SSA : Grampian Hospitals Arts Trust Gallery : Aberdeen

1996
“A Sense of Place” : SSA Invited Exhibition : Smith Art Galleries : Stirling

“Open” : New Scottish Photography : Street Level Gallery : Glasgow

1995
SSA : Pier Arts Centre : Stromness : Orkney

SSA : St Mary’s Cathedral : Glasgow

“Works on Paper” : Seagate Gallery : Printmakers’ Workshop : Dundee
[Civic Purchase Award]

1992
“Europa Uden Rammer”, Image Fotografisk Galleri : Aarhus : Denmark

“Sacred Spaces” : Venice Biennale [Illustrative Architectural Photographs]
Munich-Gesellschaft fur Christliche Kunst : Munich
Italian Institute : London

SSA at Gracefield Arts Centre : Dumfries [Selected Exhibition]

1991 – 92
“Corridor Gallery Exchange Exhibition”
Abilene : Texas : USA

1991
“Lightworks” for “Dundee 800” : McManus Galleries : City of Dundee
Invited Exhibition as contribution to ‘800th Anniversary’ of Dundee

1989 – 92
“Lightworks” : Roseangle Gallery : Dundee

1989/92
Society of Scottish Architect Artists [SSAA] : RSA : Edinburgh

Kellie Lodging Gallery : Pittenweem

1989 – 90
“Recent Scottish Photography” : McManus Galleries : City of Dundee
Works from the Permanent Collection

“Within Silence and Light” : Netherbow Centre : Edinburgh

“Stem” : Inverleith House : Royal Botanic Gardens : Edinburgh

1989
SSA : Richard Demarco Gallery : Edinburgh

“Lightworks” : Corridor Gallery : Glenrothes

“72nd Scottish Salon of Photography”
McManus Galleries : City of Dundee

Hanover Fine Arts : Edinburgh

1988
“Lightworks” : Perth Theatre : Perth

Society of Scottish Architect Artists [SSAA] : McLellan Galleries : Glasgow

Crawford Arts Centre : St Andrews [Invited Contributor]

“Salon of British Contemporary Photography” : Northwich : Cheshire

1987-91
“Lightworks” : The Cornerstone Coffee House : Dundee

1987
Byre Theatre : St Andrews
For European Year of the Environment : RIAS Convention [4 Invited Photographers]

1984 – 2002
Society of Scottish Artists [SSA] Annual Exhibitions : RSA : Edinburgh
D.M. Vaughan Purchase Prize [1992]

1983
“Jubiläums-Bundes Photoschau” : Wurzburg : Germany
Invited Contribution [DPS] : Award

AWARDS:
1995
“Works on Paper” : Seagate Gallery : Printmakers’ Workshop : Dundee
Civic Purchase Award

1992
Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) Annual Exhibitions : RSA : Edinburgh
D.M. Vaughan Purchase Prize

1983
“Jubiläums-Bundes Photoschau” : Wurzburg : Germany
Invited Contribution (DPS) : Civic Award

MASTERCLASSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY:

John Blakemore

Thomas Joshua Cooper

Peter Goldfield

Martyn Greenhalgh

Pradip Malde