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• Organised 'The Arts Poole Open 2008', 5th to 13th July 2008 at the Peacock gallery, Upton House, Poole, Dorset. The private view on Friday 4th July from 7-10pm was a blinding success, featuring 5 live performances from Bagatelle, Peter John Cooper, Simon Alexander, DeKoolKatz and Adsono. Click here to see issTV's footage of the event.

• Commissioned by Branksome Park Care Centre to do paintings for their newly refurbished facility.

• Solo Show at Grove Studios, Southbourne, Dorset. December 2008.

• Ongoing Bollywood style paintings commissioned by The Bollywood Tandoori Restaurant, a permanent and evolving display. Broadstone, Dorset.

Past Exhibitions and Publications

• The newly established and exciting arts group 'The Arts Poole' is presenting TAP on the Quay on Thursday 3rd July 2008 from 7 to 9:45pm on Poole Quay, Dorset. I will be demonstrating my typewriter art live! during this event.

• Took part in ‘Art in the Park’ an arts trail in Poole Park - between the Lighthouse and the Study Gallery of Modern Art on Saturdays throughout Dorset Arts Week.

• Actively involved in establishing the exciting new arts group 'The Arts Poole'. The group's May event is an open mic night, on Thursday 8th May 2008 in the Blue Boar, Poole, Dorset.

• 'The Art of Typing' a short film documentary about my typewriter art filmed and directed by Stuart Froud

• WHY N?T Festival Launch Party, Saturday 26th April at Dogstar, Brixton, London. Live painting performance with performing artz company, DeKoolKatz.

• Exhibition of new typed work and typewriter art demo at the Muse Platform event, Saturday 19th April 2008, 9am to 6pm at Aruba Bar, Bournemouth Pier, Dorset. Watch issTV coverage of the event by clicking here!

• Second article in the Wessex Muse Magazine, February 2008, on typewriter art and an image on the prelude page.

• Solo Exhibition of Typewriter Art at SourceD Clothing, Royal Arcade, Boscombe, Dorset. December 1st 2007 to January 12th 2008.

• Work selected for ‘Open Art 2007’, Christchurch, July 7th – August 27th 2007. Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch, Dorset.

• Article about commissioned Bollywood paintings in the Wessex Muse Magazine. March 2007.

• Arnolfini Art Gallery, Bristol. Invited to demonstrate my typewriter art in the gallery for an event called ‘Mash Up’ in association with ‘The Big Draw’. Oct 2006.

• 'Obsolete Technology' exhibition. The Here Shop gallery, Bristol, 3rd - 23rd June 2006 in conjunction with the Venn Festival 2006.

• Work featured in a short film, ‘A picture can say a thousand words’ by Tom Mansfield. June 2005.

• Documentary made about my typewriter art, directed and filmed by Stuart Froude. 2005.

• 'Sent by Mail’ - Third stop of the travelling airmail-art exhibition. May 2006.

• ‘This Is Not Art This Is Mail’ - Second stop of the internationally touring group exhibition by international artists, Breda, The Netherlands. April 2006.

• ‘Sent by Post’ First stop of the internationally touring group exhibition by international artists, Santurzi, Bilbao. March 2006.

• Featured in ‘Schtill Dreaming’, a duo show by Vivi Stamatatos and Violane Bergoin, Il Bordello, Bristol. October 2005.

• Featured in ‘Cutting Up My Friends’ digital orchestra by David Hopkinson, The Cube Microplex, Bristol. October 2005.

• ‘Art at the Dairy’ Duo show at The Old Dairy, Finsbury Park, London. August 2005.

• ‘Have You Been Drinking…?’ An exhibition of typed faces that frequented The Orchard Inn , Bristol. July 2005.

• Degree Show, Bower Ashton campus, Bristol. June 2005.

• ‘Typeface’ A solo exhibition of typed portraits at Il Bordello, Bristol. I organized an opening night event which included musical performances. April 2005.

• ‘One Night Stand’ A group exhibition at The Cube Microplex, Bristol. March 2005.

• ‘Black Cube’ A group UV exhibition at annual ‘Kabu’ night at the Malcolm X Centre, St. Pauls, Bristol. March 2005.

• ‘Performance’ A group exhibition at The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset. August 2004.

• ‘Self Selected’ A University Group show at Spike Island, Bristol. May 2004.