Artist born at Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, who studied at St Helens College of Art & Design, Coventry Polytechnic and Bretton Hall College. Went on to conduct many workshops for galleries, museums and art departments. Group shows included Mercia Artist Open, Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry, 1986; MAFA at Manchester City Art Gallery, from 1987; Make it Paper, Gateshead public gallery, 1995; and Royal Over-Seas League Open, 1996. Had a solo show at The Old Town Hall, Halton, 1990.
Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)