about

 
1963born griffithstown, wales
1982-5studied medieval & modern history, university college, london

selected exhibitions

2011A landscape of Walesffotogallery, cardiff (forthcoming)
2010A landscape of Walesaberystwyth arts centre
 gardens
blenheim palace, oxfordshire  (group)
2009gardens
christies great hall, london (group)
 wall of shellsfreshfields gallery, london
 butabubaobab gallery, rochester, ny
 butaburhyl gallery, n.wales
2008butabu queen's library, ny
 butabu sonoma valley art gallery
2007butabubirmingham museum and art gallery

butabuuniversity of pennsylvania
2006butaburoyal geographical society, london

butabuperspectives gallery, virginia
2005 lasting foundations museum of african art, new york (group)

butabugallery of photography, dublin

butabubray arts centre, Ireland

butabuaberystwyth arts centre
2004african photography sheldon art gallery, st louis, (group)

abstracted landscapesopus 17 gallery, aberystwyth
2003 Z15zelda cheatle gallery, london (group)

butabuzelda cheatle gallery, london

butabubrunai gallery, london
2002mudzelda cheatle gallery@freshfields, london

architecture 3 waysrobert philips gallery, london (group)

grants / awards

2010graham foundation for advanced studies in the fine arts (chicago)    
2009welsh books council
2006arts council of wales
2005european inter-regional award
2002graham foundation for advanced studies in the fine arts (chicago)
2001d&ad for most outstanding photography in design

permanent collections

victoria and albert museum
british council
princeton university
museum of african art, new york
national library of wales
private & corporate collections

monograph

2010a landscape of wales, dewi lewis publishing
2004butabu, electa publishing, milan (italian edition)
2003butabu, princeton architectural press, new york

public art commissions

2009christies auction house  - to respond to three historic english gardens
2009celfwaith public arts - to respond to the environment of barry dock
2000royal mail - to illustrate the millennium edition christmas stamp

selected articles / reviews / media / public talks

2010source magazine
 new welsh review  /  feature
 western mail   /  review
2009the daily telegraph (london)  /  review
2007la times - review article
 birmingham art museum, artists talk
2005the view RTE 1, ireland - television review

gallery of photography, dublin - public lecture

aberystwyth arts centre - public lecture

aberystwyth ceramics festival - public lecture
2004dartington literary festival - public lecture

bbc world service - interview

architectural review - article

nigerian guardian - review article
2003the times (london) - review article
 the guardian (london) - review article

bbc world service - interview
 hot shoe international - review article
 world of interiors - review article
 new york times book review - review
 houston chronicle - review
 washington Post - review
 newsday - review
 bloomsbury review - review
 hauser (germany) - review article
 connaissance des arts (paris) - review article

architectural review - review article 
1997portfolio magazine of contemporary photography - feature
 
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