| 1936 | Born, 8 October, Hartlepool, UK |
| 1958-1960 | Studied at Wrexham School of Art, National Diploma in Design and Painting Special |
| 1960-64 | University of Reading, Art Teacher Diploma & BA in Fine Art |
| 1967-80 | Lecturer, Faculty of Art, Liverpool Polytechnic |
| 1971 | Visits Spain |
| 1975 | Visits Holland, Belgium and Germany |
| 1981 | Extended visit to Italy |
| 1982 | Moves to London |
| 1982-85 | Occasional visiting tutor at Schools of Art in Manchester, Portsmouth, Farnham, Winchester and Nottingham |
| 1985-88 | Visiting tutor at Royal College of Art and Central School of Art |
| 1984-94 | Visiting tutor at Royal College of Art and Central School of Art |
| 1984-94 | Visiting tutor at Saint Martins School of Art |
| 1994 | Nominated for the Jerwood Prize |
| 1995 | Artist in Residence at G.O.F.A. University of N.S.W. Australia |
| 1995-97 | Visiting tutor at Royal Academy Schools |
| 1999 | Elected to the Royal Academy of Arts |
| 2002 | Visiting Artist, Vermont |
| 2004 | Visiting Artist, Vermont Studio Center |
| | Elected the Keeper of the Royal Academy of Arts and Head of the Royal Academy Schools |
| 2005 | Honorary Member of Royal West of England Academy |
| 2006 | President of the Royal Cambrian Academy |
| | Professor of Contemporary Fine Art in Liverpool John Moores University |
| 2007 | Honorary Member of Royal Watercolour Society |
| | Guest Professor, Xi’an Academy of Fine Art Academy |
| 2008 | Honorary Fellow of Glyndwr University |
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| | Lives and works in London |
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Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2009 | Adam Gallery , London |
| | Charleston, East Sussex, UK |
| | Richmond Hill Gallery, Richmond |
| 2007 | Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery |
| | Francis Kyle Gallery |
| 2006 | Dover Arts Club |
| 2004 | Archeus Fine Art, London |
| | Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy, Wales |
| | Attic Gallery, Swansea |
| | Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead |
| | Galerie Bruno Mory , Besanceuil , France |
| | Hillsborough Fine Art, Dublin |
| | Archeus Fine Art, London |
| 2002 | Archeus Fine Art, London |
| | Royal Academy, London, Friends' Room exhibition |
| 2001 | Galerie Helmut Pabst, Frankfurt |
| 2000 | Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer , Düsseldorf |
| | Galerie Vidal-Saint Phalle , Paris |
| 1999 | Annandale Galleries, Sydney Australia |
| 1998 | Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer , Düsseldorf |
| | Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. Retrospective |
| | Purdy Hicks Gallery, London |
| | Galerie le Triangle Bleu, Stavelot , Belgium |
| | Galerie Helmut Pabst, Frankfurt |
| | Ogilvy and Estill Gallery, Conwy, Wales |
| 1997 | Galerie Clivages , Paris |
| | Galerie Helmut Pabst, Frankfurt |
| | Belgrave Gallery, London; works on paper |
| 1996 | Annandale Galleries, Sydney, Australia. Drawings |
| | Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London. A Portable Kingdom |
| 1995 | Galerie Helmut Pabst, Frankfurt |
| | Retrospective 1974-1994, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool |
| | Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London. Place of Fire |
| | Galerie Clivages , Paris The Ash Series |
| | Annandale Galleries, Sydney, Australia |
| | Djanogly Gallery, University of Nottingham, retrospective |
| 1994 | Galerie Helmut Pabst, Frankfurt |
| | Galerie Molinaars , Breda, Holland; works on paper |
| 1993 | Bugdahn und Kaimer , Düsseldorf |
| 1992 | Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London |
| | Newlyn Art Gallery, Penzance |
| | Spacex Gallery, Exeter |
| | Plymouth Art Centre, Plymouth |
| 1988 | Bernard Jacobson Gallery, New York |
| 1987-90 | Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London |
| 1986 | Galerie Bugdahn und Szeimies , Düsseldorf |
| 1985 | Kunstmuseum , Düsseldorf |
| 1984-85 | Edward Totah Gallery, London |
| 1983 | University of Nottingham Gallery |
| 1981 | Festival Commission, Milton Keynes |
| | Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool |
| 1979-80 | Lime Street Station, Liverpool |
| 1979 | St. Paul’s Gallery, Leeds |
| 1976 | Liverpool Academy Gallery |
| 1974-79 | Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool |
| 1971 | Serpentine Gallery, London |
| | Peterloo Gallery, Manchester |
