 He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours in 2000 for Visual Communication.Shortly after, he went on to become a qualified Art teacher gaining a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from Huddersfield University.His first solo exhibition entitled "A Walk on the Darkside" in 2003, featured forty five pieces of his original artwork including demonic statues, biomechanical monsters and giant canvases depicting images of horror and the macabre.