Studied Fine Art at Wolverhampton and the Royal College of Art London gaining
MA 1985; PhD, 1991. He is Dean of the Faculty of Art, Media and design, UWE Bristol
UK
Speaker at Association of Art Historians Conference (Newcastle, 1996), 'Monuments
and Millennium' conference (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1998) ISSEI Conference
(Utrecht, 1996) Underwood History Symposium (Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada,
2000) 'Irish History Remembered' (Ulster Museum, Belfast, 2000). Keynote speaker:
IMPACT (Bristol, 1999). Invited guest speaker: Queen's University (Kingston, Canada,
2000) IAMAM annual conference (Musee des Armees, Paris, France, 1999). Paper at
1st Public History Workshop (Ruskin College, Oxford, 2000) Canadian Military History
Conference (Ottawa, Canada, 2000). Chair: 'Open Spaces' conference, Winchester
School of Art (September 1996) 'Drawing Symposium', Cheltenham College of Art
(July 1996). Since 1997 South-west UK chair of the Public Memorials and Sculpture
Association, HLF funded inventory of public art. Between 1995 - 2000 presented
six series of arts debates on ITV regional television; presenter and associate
producer 4 television documentaries; co-presenter (with Francine Stock) 'The Art
Show' (BBC2, May, 1998). Credit for 'Design Research' in Aardman Animation feature
film Chicken Run (2000). Elected Council member of Royal West of England Academy;
executive member CHEAD; member 2001 RAE art and design panel; member Visual Arts
and Media Panel AHRB. During 1999 consultant to curriculum think-tank at OU Faculty
of Arts. Chosen by art critic of The Sunday Times as selected artist (1999) invited
to show Harlech Biennale (1999) Discerning Eye (London, 2000). Referee, reviewer,
Cultural Studies and Journal of Landscape Research Group. MPhil examiner, UCE,
Birmingham (1998) PhD examiner Royal College of Art, London (1997). Awarded a
Canadian High Commission research grant to study Canadian memorial landscapes
(2000). Invited to join advisory board 'Art and Urban Futures' (University of
Plymouth) January 2001.
