Curriculum Vitae
| 1937 |
Born - Watford Hertfordshire, England. |
| 1943 | Kingsfield Prep. School, Oxhey, Hertfordshire. |
| 1946 | St George’s School, Watford Hertfordshire. |
| 1951 | Silver Medal First Class - Royal Drawing Society. |
| 1952 | Bursary to Watford and St Albans School of Art. |
| 1953 | College Prize - Commercial Design. |
| 1954 | Entered a major London West End Advertising Agency as Studio Boy. |
| 1955 | Royal Air Force National Service - Fighter Command - Tac.Int.Ops. H.Q.Unit. |
| 1958 | London based Advertising: Designer visualiser / Art Director / Group Head. Worked as Art Director with writer art critic and poet Edward Lucie-Smith for six years. |
| 1961 | Award - Best Cinemascope Advertising Film - Cannes Festival - Notley’s / Clarks Shoes. Discovered American Advertising after in depth meeting with Toni Palladino PKL New York. |
| 1964 | Creative Director / Producer / Problem Solver - London Agencies :Stuarts, Digby Wills. |
| 1966 | Joined European Trouble Shooting Team of NCK New York to launch Colgate Palmolive products and to coordinate international clients throughout Europe with Partner Agencies. |
| 1967 | Resident in Portugal to set-up partner new agencies in Lisbon and Madrid. Creative Director Iberia : Ciesa Norman Craig & Kummel S.A. |
| 1968 | A year of profound changes - Consultant based in Madrid London Lisboa and Barcelona. - Founded a deep friendship with Greek Artist Dimitri Perdikidis in Madrid. - Involved by Swiss Photographer Rene Groebli and designer Horst Rishgar in Stuttgart with the KODAK promotion at Fotokina. A 40 projector multi screen spectacular in Koln. - New views formulated after Czech experiences and a return to Madrid. - Set up Cottage Craft Textile Hand Printed Fashions “Creaciones Originales Estampados a Mano” with Aztec artist Marta Tuck in Pueblo de Valdeolmos Provincia de Madrid. |
| 1969 | Awarded best magazine advertisement - KODAK, when Consulting with J Walter Thompson Art Direction and Photographer - “Si no es mi complianos”... |
| 1970 | Director Creativo de Caribe - Based in Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana - Jamaica, Miami, Trinidad and Central America - Publicidad Fenix/CPV/Kenyon & Eckhardt Inc. |
| 1971 | Director de Arte - Spain , Barcelona, Bilbao and Madrid. Danis S.A. (DDB&O) |
| Have worked on more than 170 products on behalf of 90 separate major international clients in 10 different countries with international campaigns appearing in more than 20 countries at the same time. |
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| 1972 | Gave up Advertising to journey to New Zealand with Meg and children Moira and Callum and stayed. After six days found McKenzie Bay Homestead and moved in with the sea for breakfast. Farm outbuildings became a beach side Atelier Studio and Gallery print workshop. |
| 1974 | Exhibited - Whangarei NORTAF Exhibited - Lisbon, Madrid, Zurich. Editorial - EVE Magazine - “An Uncommon Man” |
| 1975 | Exhibited - N.Z.HIGH COMMISSION - One-man-show, New Zealand House, London. Exhibited - Seoul, Korea - “Pan Pacific Conference” Feature - DESIGNSCAPE N.Z. Industrial Design Council Magazine. "A fresh approach to Screen Printing” Exhibited - NORTH TEN Whangarei. Commission - JASMAD design and hand print the Air New Zealand HOTEL RAROTONGAN Cook Islands, mid-Pacific, - 450 Bedspreads and 700 Drapes. |
| 1976 | Exhibited - Whangarei - BEHIND THE EYE. Editorial - New Zealand Arts Horizon - Autumn issue. Commission - Design and print Interiors of 2 floors for N.Z. Council for Educational Research 700 sq.ft. of Wall panels, Reception, Conference Room, Library, Offices etc. Commission - International Hotel Rotorua - Hand Printed Dining Room Mural 300sq.ft. |
| 1977 | Exhibition - One-man-show : Whangarei - Watercolours : Spain and Portugal ‘77 |
| 1978 | Exhibition - One-man-show :Waihi Arts Soc. - Fabrics, Paintings & Serigraphic Prints. Exhibition - One-man-show :Whangarei - Northland Watercolours. |
| 1979 | Exhibition - Whangarei : Invited Northland group exhibition “BEHIND THE EYE” Commission - Design and print vestments for clergy at St Patricks College Silverstream. Art Teacher - a special request on the death of Digby Graham, 1Yr Tikipunga High School. Appointed - Whangarei Mall Promotions Officer - a part time commitment. Appointed - Secretary to Whangarei Retailers Association. |
| 1980 | Appointed - Part -time Tutor Distribution Industry Training Board. Appointed - Course Organiser / Tutor - Northland Community College. Exhibition - Guest Artist Waihi Arts Society. Guest Speaker - SHOPPEX - NZ Retailers Federation Annual Conference Wellington. Subject “Creative Aspects of Marketing” |
| 1981 | Exhibition - One-man-show : Molesworth Gallery, Wellington. Exhibition - One-man show : Northland Society of Arts. |
| 1982 | Commission - MLC Court, Brisbane Australia - A bank of 5 Printed Elevator Interiors, Bligh Jessup Partners / Civil & Civic Pty. Organiser - 1982 WOOL CITY A week long National Event, New Zealand Wool Board Appointment - Northland Craft Development Coordinator - Northland Community College Broadcaster - Started 3 years of “Community College Newsletter” with Radio 1ZN. |
| Commenced working full-time in Tertiary Education with a personal objective to broaden “Craft” into a formal “Arts “Faculty for Northland within the N.Z Dept. of Education and the Polytechnic system. |
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| Permanent Tutor - N.C.C. Arts, Crafts and Business Studies. Commission - Queensland Water Resource Commission - Burdekin Dam Ayr. Design and Hand Print Reception /Foyer fabrics for lamination into rigid Panels. Bligh Jessup / Civil & Civic Pty. Brisbane. |
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| 1984 | Commission - N.Z. Council for Education Research: Centenary Mural 1.2x4 m. |
| 1985 | Commission - N.Z. Refining Company: Design Rest Areas and Restaurant ergonomically including a 7x2 metre Hand Printed and painted Mural “The Pipi Pickers” Guest Artist - One-man-show: Northland Society of Arts Whangarei. Guest Artist - One-man-show: Camera Municipal de Obidos, Portugal. |
| 1986 | One-man-show: Watford Art Museum Hertfordshire England. Recognised - as a “Bushey Artist” with paintings retained in permanent collection’s of the Bushey Museum, the Watford Museum and the Egerton Collection. Research Study - Hubert Von Herkomer, the Bruxelles Railway Murals, Oscar Reinhardt Museum Wintertur, Zurich Kunsthaus - Expo DRUPA Dusseldorf, the Int. Printing Expo. and a product up-date screen process Tutor Development. Reaffirmed - friendship with BAFTA Producers Michael and Mary Orrom of Drama Films. a proposed Independent 6 part Television Serial in association with possibly TVNZ /UK, French and US association network production. |
| 1987 | Exhibited - Waihi Society of Arts January Exhibition. Commission - A conceptual approved by Northland Tourist Board - “TRAINABOUT” A unique TELEPRESENCE 180 degree 2 camera 12 TV consul flight over Northland as if visitors from outer space. Disguised as a rail car it toured Nationally. Concept, Production, Script, Editing and construction of rail car. New Direction - Formation of Douglas Chowns DEEP SEA Productions. A Video company. Tutoring - 3 Access courses of three day blocks Fabric Printing, Etching, Silk Screen, Serigraphy, Life Drawing, Business Studies, Marketing. Self-paced - A VIDEO COURSE “How to make your own Instant Show cards & Price Tickets Without Skill” Distribution Industry Training Board - A self paced and Tutor training seminar course with workbook. Adopted nationally in Polytechnics with student and Tutor notes for home or distance learning. Appointment - Training Consultant to the N.Z. Distribution Training Board, Auckland. Consultant - Northland Area Health Board - Annual Report - Design and Production. |
| 1988 |
Research - By road from Los Angeles - The Huntington, Getty and California Museums Laguna Beach Arts Society, San Diego, Phoenix and Grand Canyon, Santa Fe St Louis,Toronto, New Brunswick -Beaverbrook Museum,St Francis Xavier University Antigonish Nova Scotia, North Carolina Museum of Art, Georgia, New Orleans, San Antonio, El Paso, - Tahiti to know more of Gauguin. |
| 1989 |
Polytechnic Student Study - Organiser and Tour Leader / Lecturer - U.S. France and Spain. |
| 1990 | Assignment - TVNZ - CHI’90 Seattle as Media Representative with Science writer Barry Fenn. Filming and interviews at Washington State University HIT LAB with Director Tom Furness author of USAF “Super Cockpit Ensemble" - Experienced Virtual Flight - unique at that time. Became Pacific Rim Special Interest Group Rep. Human / Interface Design. |
| 1991 | New Project - Co-founded and Organiser of the “New Zealand GAIDHEALTACHD” A Celtic Summer School to be held annually at Whangarei Heads New Project - Co-founded the Tutukaka South Pacific Yacht Club with Carlton Peterson. Seminar Lecture - Northland Polytechnic Senior Staff Seminar, Paihia Bay of Islands - Subject: “Corporate Image” A full day lecture with video examples and lecture followed by a problem solving workshop to provide current solutions. |
| 1992 | Resignation - As Senior Art Tutor - Department of Education Grading at T3. |
| **A return to full time self employed Art with Atelier Gallery and Studio at “Appin” McKenzie Bay |
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| Reestablishing - Two months painting trip “Autumn” watercolours in South Island. Commission - University of Otago - 125 Anniversary - 4 Watercolours for limited editions. |
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| 1993 | Lecture Tour - Organiser / tour companion presenter - Art Writer Edward Lucie -Smith NZ Ti Wae Wae Tapu Distinguished visitor. QE2, Arts Council, and British Council sponsored. All Universities and Polytechnics Nationally. New Works - Began work for a year and a day - “The Enduring of Suffering” A series of of 13 large oils based on Celtic myth but involved with contemporary events. The Dying Gaul and the Druid Lovernius (The Lindow Bog Man) The same suffering today with nothing learned. A Homage to those in Pain. |
| 1994 | Exhibition - The Geoff Wilson Gallery Whangarei - “The Enduring of Suffering." Dedicated to colleague Geoff and his family after his tragic death mid-year. New Works - Isle of Skye inspiration for drawings and watercolours of Angry Women. The massacre at Braes in 1882 when the women confronted eviction Police. Video Interview - Celtic Bard and Gaelic Poet The Rev. Roddy MacDonald of Insch. Residency - Invited “Artist in Residence” - Bushey Art Museum to celebrate the centenary 1894 students of Professor of Slade Hubert Von Herkomer’s School in the village with 43 R.A’s showing that year. Lucie Kemp-Welch and Marguerite Frobisher’s Studio used for the first Life Drawing in 80 yrs. Exhibition - One-man show - Church House Gallery, Bushey ,Hertsmere England. Painting - Watercolours in Cornwall while researching Canadian Artist Emily Carr. Painting - Sintra, Portugal Genre: people and Mafra monastic sketchbook. Video Interview - Dr Ann Ross Mythologist, Celtic Scholar at her home in Dyfed Wales. Co-author of the book “The Life and Death of a Druid Prince” The inspiration for the body of works on Suffering, the dying Gaul and Lindow bog man. |
| 1995 | Video - Red Cross “Emergency” an assimilated call-out Training Film. Conference - Red Cross National Conference “Forum’95”- Video coverage and film. Video - Northland Port Company - poor work practices coverage file footage. Convenor - GAIDHEALTACHD annual summer School. Internet - Invited to commit 30 works to the Inaugural Collection of New Zealand Art hosted by the Hyper Media Unit of the University of Auckland. |
| 1996 | Interactive - Museum of New Zealand interactive programme for children - client Aotea Interactive Auckland - Adventures of a Raindrop. Art Direction & visuals. Summer School - UK. “The Missenden Experience” - Invited Tutor to Buckinghamshire Adult Continuing Education. A six day intensive workshop and Life Class The Measure of All Things : From the cave to the pre-Hellenic non decorative art philosophy and exploration of the human body, religion, ritual and beliefs brought together with life size life drawings and paintings. Isle of Skye - Return to Braes with 2x1m Oil developed from a previous visit. Receive by Celtic Poet, National Bard Sorley McLean at his home in Braes. |
| 1997 | Archive - Concept to Archive Art and Celtic personalities developed. A new word VIDEOGRAPHER coined to meet the one man production style. Industrial - Sea Eagle British Virgin Islands. Owners video update to construction of a 47 metre $26,000,000 carbon filament yacht “The Mari Cha lll.” - The Sea Tug Tuakana : Video construction from Deckhouse lift to sea trials. Art Museum - Personal View Art Museum Videos: - each at about 20 minutes Eric Lee-Johnson Greer Twiss Toss Woollaston Phillip Trusttum Cook Islands Tivaevae Laurence Aberhart John Oxborough. Video Profile - Shona Firman 40 min with show “Crois Schligh” A Hot glass Instalation. |
| 1998/99 | Parliament’s - “Open House” Under Southern Skies - Fibre Arts. Pauline Thompson John Homewood DB Murals Garth Tapper - An Independent Man Carole Shepheard Outside the Circle - 26 Northland Artists. Ross T Smith & Charlotte Fisher Adele Younghusband “Nga Taonga O Tai Tokerau” - Hotere, Lindauer, Nathan, Wihongi, Te Wharu Riwi Family Archive - Chisholm Family Dunedin Industrial - Northland Port Company : Induction Video - 17 min. Safety & Health a compulsory view by all Workers and Visitors entering the Port workspace. Painting - Tondo painting Oil 2x2m - “Ab Ovo” Exhibition - Outside the Circle - a showcase exhibition of 26 Northland Artists Archive - Gaidhealtachd series - Talking with Sammy Morrison - Hearach New Zealand Piper Airdrie Stewart of Dunedin Art Series - Garth Tapper, New Zealand Artist Video - Whangarei New Catholic Church Dedication - running time 2 hrs - Rose O’Sharron - Celtic Music Whangarei Heads Video Entertainment. - Whangarei Pipe and Brass Band “Celtic Capers” Christmas Concert. - Gaidhealtacht Final Celidh -Video Sculpting - Janus Head 1st May - Northgland Society of Potters Expofundraiser. |
| 2005 | Concept - Craobh beatha Mor - 9 meter Celtic Pou for new Whangarei Central Library |
| 2006 | Celtic immersion - Craobh beatha Og - 9 meter Pou “Feis Nochaidh” (a revealing ) 7 day live-in to complete a second concept due to lack of funding. A collaborative workshop of teenage Celts. DEDICATION of Pou with full dawn proocol. |
| 2007 | Inclusion of artwork in “The Public Catalogue Foundation “Oil Paintings in the Public Ownership” Hertfordshire. ISBN1-904931-32-4 |
| 2008 | Overseas study - As we had always thought we might live in the Isles we organised a house in Dornie Wester Ross and spent three months living as villagers in the west of Scotlan close to the Isle of Skye speaking Gaelic and researching the history the clearances and the peeople of the Islanof Raasay with local friends as I still hope to teach children at the Heads school the language and legacy. |
| 2009 | Expo - “66 years of Creativity “ - A Retrospective Exhibition at Reyburn House the Northland Society of Arts. A month long one man show featuring Painting, watercolour, drawing, fashion photography, 40 hours of films including lectures and sketchbooks displayed on five 42 inch TV monitors with menus. Fabric printing, serigraphy, corporate commission interior design wall coverings, etching, assemblage, life drawings, pen and wash illustration,wood carving and sculpture. Also several dozen creative concepts as a file resource. Seanair - Made Honarary Seaanair - the Grandfather of the NZ Gaidhealtachd Feis and Celtic Summer School. |
| 2010 | Hangar Frames Kamo - A minature 10 x10cms group exhibition Gaelic - A Gaelic blessing for the City at their renovated settlers Cemetery Whangarei Art Festival - Exhibition of Northland Artists at the Old Whangarei Library Celtic Summer School - 21st year of the New Zealand Gaidhealtachd. Recipient of a NorthTec Council Institutional Medal |