Born: Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) South Africa, 1962
Studied: Port Elizabeth Technikon, 1980-84, National Higher Diploma in Fine Art, Painting
B.F.A. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York City, 1987- 1990 (transfer student)
Lives: London, U.K., since 2001
Early career involved extensive specialist decorative painting and murals, spanning South Africa, The U.S.A., and the U.K., in public and private spaces.