1973

Born, Bristol, UK.

1993-6

B.A. Hons Fine Art sculpture, Nottingham Trent University.

ERASMUS cultural exchange placement, sculpture department, Escuela des Belles Artes, Barcelona, Spain.

commissions / collections

NHS Primary Healthcare Trust

Association Vents des Forets, Lahaymieux, France.

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

Bournemouth & Poole College.

Bristol City Council.

Countryside Agency/Doorstep Green.

Dartmoor National Park.

Devon Guild of Craftsmen.

Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton.

The Met Office.

West Devon Borough Council/STRAW project.

awards

2005

Arts Council England production grant.

Devon ArtsCulture Award providing two emerging artists to work as studio assistants and receive mentoring.

2003

Arts Council England research & development grant.

individual exhibitions

2007

'Mat Chivers, Sculpture + Drawings', Study Gallery of Modern Art, Poole.

2002

'Incunabula', Buckland Abbey, Yelverton.

selected group exhibitions

2008

'2D to 3D - Drawings Towards Sculpture', Bournemouth University.

'Visual', Beachcroft Space, Beachcroft LLP, Bristol.

'156th Autumn Exhibition', Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.

'It Ain't What You Do', Society of Artists, St Ives.

'On-Form', Oxford.

2007

'Summer Exhibition', Royal Academy of Arts, London.

2006

'ArtLondon', Waterhouse & Dodd, London.

're-View: Territories Inspire Art', The Study Gallery of Modern Art, Poole.

'On-Form', Oxford.

'Forest Dreaming, Part 3', Centre for Contemprary Art and the Natural World (CCANW), Exeter.

'Mark', Dartington College of Arts.

'Consistently Abstract', The Installation room, Salt Gallery, Hayle.

2005

'Elemental Insight', Canterbury Royal Museum and Art Gallery, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Falkirk Civic Offices, Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery.

Hannah Peschar, Ockley.

'153rd Autumn Exhibition', Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.

2004

'Elemental Insight', BBC Media Centre - London, Black Swan Arts, Bridport Art Centre, Burton Art Gallery.

'Big Jurassic', Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton.

2003

'Size Matters', Devon Guild of Craftsmen.

2002

'Vents des Forets', Lahaymieux, France.