QUALIFICATIONS
1969-1970 Folkestone School of ArtFoundation
1970-1973 Bristol Polytechnic BA Illustration – Upper Second Hons
1981-1984 Royal College of ArtMA Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1976 New Metropole Arts Centre, Folkestone, Kent
1977 Embankment Gallery, London
1981 New Metropole Arts Centre, Folkestone, Kent
1981 The Old Courthouse, Chelsea, London
1985 Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria
1985 Diorama Art Gallery, Regents Park, London
1987 Coventry Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1987 Diorama Art Gallery, London
1989 Rolf Henke, Berlin, Germany
1990 Hall Richards Gallery, London
1991 30 Greek Street, Soho, London
1992 Galerie Rauber, Guttersloh, Germany
1992 Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1993 30 Greek Street, Soho, London
1993 Imperial, de Panne, Belgium
1994 Galerie Tres, Kortrijk, Belgium
1994 Kursaal, Ostend, Belgium
1994 Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1994 The Sassoon Room, Folkestone Library, Kent
1994-95 IMP 262 Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1995 Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1995 The Sanctuary, Brighton, East Sussex
1996 Identity Parade, The Poster Studio, Charing Cross Road, London
1996 ‘Venice’, Dragon International, Blenheim Crescent, London
1996 ‘Identity Parade’, Casa Fernando Pessoa, Lisbon, Portugal
1996 ‘Omtrent Pessoa’, Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1996 ‘Pessoa’, Taschen Verlag, Cologne, Germany
1996 ‘Omtrent Pessoa’, Galerie Tres, Kortrijk, Belgium
1997 Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1998 E1 Gallery, London
1998 ‘Drawing Level’, EPAL Museu da Agua, Lisbon, Portugal
1998 ‘Coasting Along’, Centre d’Art Actuel, Brussels, Belgium
1998 Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1999 Brains Unlimited, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1999 ‘Easter in Ostend’, Kursaal, Ostend, Belgium
1999 Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1999 Galerie Tres, Kortrijk, Belgium
2000 Fort Napoleon, Ostend, Belgium
2000 Kunstlerbordell, Dos Equis, Cologne, Germany
2001 ‘New York, New Work’, Golden Square, London
2001 ‘Aldous is Back’, Gallery Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
2003 ‘Identity Parade’, South Lambeth Library, London
2004 ‘Identity Parade’, Bibliotheek Harelbeke, Belgium
2004 ‘Short Stretch of the Thames’, Citron Bleu, Montrejeau, France
2004 Blanche House, Brighton, East Sussex
2005 Anchor and Hope, The Cut, London
2006 ‘Wish You Were Here’, Elspeth Kyle Gallery, London SE1
2006 Anchor and Hope, The Cut, London
2007 ‘Drawing on the City’, Artane Gallery, Istanbul
2007 Anchor and Hope, The Cut, London
2007 ‘Folded Sheets of Istanbul’, Artane Gallery, Istanbul
2008 ‘Aldous in Istanbul’, Artane Gallery, Istanbul
2008 Anchor and Hope, The Cut, London
2008 ‘Voices of a Nomadic Soul’,.Swedenborg Centre, Bloomsbury, London
2008 ‘Dreaming Istanbul’, Marlusse et Lapin, Paris, France
2008 ‘Drawing the Source’, Great Queen Street, London
2009 ‘Dubbed Photos of Istanbul’, Anchor & Hope, the Cut, London
2009-10 ‘Pics for Schmitz’, Salon Schmitz, Cologne,Germany
2010 ‘Paintings and Films’ Galerie Hoge Bomen, Veurne, Belgium
2011 ‘A Sense of Place’ Anchor & Hope, the Cut, London
2012 ‘Paintings’ Anchor & Hope, the Cut, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1974 Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol
1975 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
1976 The Mall Galleries, London
1977 Anthony Dawson Gallery, London
1978 Crane Arts, London
1979 Galerie Diabolo Roho, Quito, Ecuador
1980 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
1980 The Mall Galleries, London
1982 Consort Gallery, Imperial College, London
1984 Second International Contemporary Art Fair, London
1985 Diorama Art Gallery, London
1985 The Crypt, Bloomsbury, London
1985 ‘Fort Apache’, Leicester Square, London
1987 Serpentine Gallery, London
1987 Camden Arts Centre, London
1987 Smiths Gallery, Covent Garden, London
1988 New Academy Gallery, London
1988 Fruit Market Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988 Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London
1989 Rye Art Gallery, Rye, East Sussex
1989 Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, East Sussex
1989 Maidstone Library Gallery, Maidstone, Kent
1991 Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1993 Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1993 Galerie Tres, Kortrijk, Belgium
1996 Summer Exhibition, Kursaal, Ostend, Belgium
1997 ‘Easter in Ostend’, Museum vor Schoone Kunst, Ostend, Belgium
1998 ‘Ready Made’, Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1998 ‘Contemporary Artists of Promise’, Art Connoisseur, London
1998 ‘9 op de Schaal van Richter’, Fort Napoleon, Ostend, Belgium
1998 ‘Snackbar, Kunst Koln’, Cologne, Germany
1998 ‘Café Contact’, Dos Equis, Cologne, Germany
1997 ‘Canvas and Camera III’, The Association of Photographers’ Gallery, London (collaboration with Richard Waite, photographer)
1998 ‘Cannibalism’, Dos Equis, Cologne, Germany
2001 ‘Kunstler Auktion’, Cologne, Germany
2003 ‘Sense and Nonsense’, Danielle Arnaud, London
2006 ‘Outdoors’, Danielle Arnaud, London
2006 ‘Salon Schmitz’, Cologne, Germany
2007 ‘Salon Schmitz’, Cologne, Germany
2008 ‘Apartakunst’ Ostend, Belgium
2009 ‘Buitendoor’ Andromeda, Ostend, Belgium
2009′ Trinken als chance’, Salon Schmitz, Cologne, Germany
2009 ‘Then and Now’, the Grand, Folkestone
2010 ‘Von mir aus’, Salon Schmitz, Cologne, Germany
2010 ‘Mona Lisa Revisited’, Galerie Theobaldsboothiusje, Ostend, Belgium
2011 ‘Kunstgruppe’ Salon Schmitz, Cologne, Germany
2011 ‘Haunts of the Poets’, the Poetry Society, London
2012 ‘Full-house’, Salon Schmitz, Cologne, Germany
2012 ‘Happy Birthday Edward Lear’ 200th Anniversary Tribute by 40 artists, the Poetry Society, London
ARTIST’S FILMS
1981 ‘ABC of a Painter’s Family’ 20 mins video
1996 ‘Pessoa’ 15 mins video
1999 ‘Easter in Ostend’ 8 mins 35mm film and video
2001 ‘Paintings’ 12 mins 35mm film and video
2001 ‘New York, New Work’ 12 mins 35mm film and video
2002 ‘Walk in New York’ 12 mins 35mm film and video
2004 ‘Short Stretch of the Thames’ 12 mins 35mm film and video
2005 ‘Aldous in London’ 20 mins video
2008 ‘Aldous in Istanbul’ 12 mins video
2012 ‘Warping on Water’ 7 x 6minute films
DESIGN COMMISSIONS
1972 Installations, Nettlecombe Poetry Festival, Somerset
1974 Illustrations for First Reader for Adult Literacy Book, Palermo, Sicily
1976 ‘Fiery Serpant’ book illustrations
1976 Decor and installations, O’Clee School of English, Folkestone,
1979 Collaboration with ceramicist Paco Sutera, Austin, Texas
1982 Opera design (sets and costumes) for ‘Commedia’, New English Opera Co, Sadlers Wells
1986 Mural, Peto Place, London
1987 Murals, Angelo’s Restaurant, Westbourne Grove, London
1989 Murals, Milo Communications, Hoxton Square, London
19922 cover illustrations and 3 features for Observer Magazine
1995 Art Unlimited – Altered Images for set of postcards of Amsterdam
1996-97 Murals and stone carvings, Sarastro Restaurant, Drury Lane, London
19972 illustrations, World of Interiors magazine
1998 Installation, Wimbledon Hall
1999 Life-drawings and portraits (120 drawings and 7 paintings) for BBC film drama ‘A Likeness in Stone’
2003 Animated sequence of drawings of Rome for ‘The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance’, Lion Films, PBS, USA
2004 ‘Howie’ wardrobe painting (nominated for D&AD award)
2004-05 Murals for Papageno, Covent Garden, London
2006 Penguin USA book cover, ‘Fernando Pessoa’
2006 Mural for restaurant in Marks & Spencer flagship store, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PUBLICATIONS
1982 Sunday Times colour magazine
1983 ‘Drawing and Painting the Figure’, published by Phaidon
1984 Tatler
1986 Sydney Morning Herald
1987 Atlas Magazine
1988 The World of Interiors
1990 Arts Review
1993 Catalogue, ‘Aldous Eveleigh Paintings’ published by Galerie Dialoog, Ostend, Belgium
1993 ‘Berlin, Altered Postcards’, artist’s book, limited edition 150 copies
2000 Ostend Calendar 2000 (nominated for D&AD award)
2001 Creative Review
2005 ‘Identity Parade’, published by Bibliotheek Harelbeke
2008 ‘Dreaming Istanbul’, published by Artane Gallery, Istanbul
BROADCASTS
1982 Local radio, Medway and Bristol
1988 Vo1 for London (twice)
1992 BRT (Belgian Radio and Television) Critics Forum
1994 Channel 1, Flemish Belgian TV Service, Bruges
1996 The Culture Programme, Channel 1, Flemish Belgian TV Services, Bruges
1997 The Culture Programme, Channel 1, Flemish Belgian TV Service, Bruges
2000 BBC1 drama ‘A Likeness in Stone’
2002 ‘Sin in the City’, interview by ITV, London
2004 US Public Service TV screens ‘The Medici; Godfathers of the Renaissance’
2005 BBC2 screens ‘The Medici; Godfathers of the Renaissance’
2006 ‘Drawing on the Radio’, Resonance FM, London
2007 CNN Turkey
2007 NTV, Turkey
OTHER ACTIVITIES
1966 Daily Mirror children’s poetry competition – prizewinner
1966 William Harvey Society President’s prize for folio of poster-poems
1967-1970 Formed poetry and music ensemble ‘Electric Robin’
1972 Installations at Nettlecombe Poetry and Music Festival, Somerset
1972-73 Visit to Italy – illustrations for adult literacy programme text books, Palermo, Italy
1973-74 Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Assistant prop. master
1974-75 Move to Port Isaac, Cornwall, to paint
1975-78 Adult Education tutor in painting and drawing
1976-80 Studio in Shepherds Bush, London
1976-80 Visiting lecturer Chelsea School of Art
1977-83 Visiting lecturer London School of Furniture
1977-89 Visiting lecturer St Martin’s School of Art
1978-79 Six months painting and drawing trip to South America
1982 Set and Costume Designer for ‘Commedia’ at Sadlers Wells
1984 Coordinated PR and instigated illustrated catalogue for RCA Degree show
1985-89 Studio in Diorama, Regents Park
1985 Founded Diorama Art Gallery
1986 Painting and drawing trip to Hong Kong and Australia
1987 Returned to Australia for exhibition at the Coventry Gallery
1987 Painting and drawing trip to Thailand and Burma
1987 Organised charitable fundraising event ‘Christmas Art Draw’ at the Diorama
1988 Co-organiser ‘Christmas Art Draw’
1988 Company Secretary, Diorama
1989 Three months painting in Berlin, Germany
1989-91 Studio in Brook Green, West London
1990 Associate lecturer, drawing tutor, Middlesex University
1992-2004 Set up studio in Charing Cross Road, London with ACAVA (Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Arts)
2004 Painting and drawing trip to Japan
2005 Studio in the Cut, Waterloo