Prior to moving to Wales in 1989 I had lived in Yokohama, California, Bristol and London having grown up in Oslo.

1998 BA(Hons) Documentary Photography, University Wales Newport
2000 MA Documentary Photography - University Wales Newport
2002- Tutor at Cardiff University/Ffotogallery - Photographing People
2003- Visiting tutor University Wales Newport - MA Documentary Photography
2004- Trustee for Hereford Photography Festival
2005- Photographer in residence at Glamorgan GATES, Merthyr Tydfil
2006 Keynote speaker at UWN conference in Newport - plenum speaker at IPRN conference Finland

Solo Exhibitions
1997 Over the Road - Sherman Theatre Gallery, Cardiff
1998 Good Night - Ffotogallery, Cardiff
2000 Over the Road - The White Space Gallery, Usk
2002 Picturing Cardiff - Bay Art, Chapter, Norwegian Church Arts Centre, all Cardiff
2004 Scene Around - Big Pit Blaenavon
2006 New View Merthyr Tydfil - Senedd Cardiff Bay, Dowlais Library, Wrexham Arts Centre
2006 Scene Around - Chapter Cardiff, Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cinderford Arts Centre

Group Exhibitions
1996 John Kobal - National Portrait Gallery London
1998 Good Night - Australian Centre for Photography Sydney
1999 Good Night - Rocket Gallery, London
1999 Good Night - Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter
2000 West-Ffotobiennale - Ffotogallery Cardiff & Glynn Vivian, Swansea
2002Picturing Cardiff - The Old Library - Bay Art Gallery Cardiff
2002 John Kobal - National Portrait Gallery London
2004 Mean Time - EAST International - Norwich Gallery
2005 Mean Time - The Fringe Hereford Photography Festival
2005 Scene Around - Hereford College of Art and Design
2006 The Dance Project - Hereford Photography Festival
2006 Scene Around - Eisteddfod
2006 New View, Merthyr Tydfil - Y Bont Gallery University of Glamorgan
2007 New View - Eisteddfod
2007 Porcelain Ritual Process - Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
2007 Ceramics by Kaori Tatebayashi - The Art Shop Abergavenny

Collections
V&A London
National Museum Galleries Wales, Cardiff