1956 Born in Methil, Fife (Scotland).
1974/79 Duncan of Jordanston College of Art, Dundee (Scotland).
1975 Pat Holmes Memorial Prize.
1976 Duncan of Drumfork Travelling Scholarship
1977 SED minor travelling scholarship
1978 SED major travelling scholarship
1979/82 Royal College of Art (RCA), London.
1982 RCA Drawing Prize
1988 Nominated for the Turner Prize, Tate Gallery, London.
1992 Won Lord Provost’s Award, RGI, Glasgow
1998 Elected Member of the Royal Academy of Arts
1999 Visiting Professor, Sculpture Department, Edinburgh College of Art 2000 Appointed Professor of Sculpture, Royal Academy Schools, London 2002 Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Dundee University
2004 Made Honorary Member of the Royal Scottish Academy First Visiting Professor of Inspiration and Discovery at the University of Dundee (Scotland)
2006 Elected to the board of the National Portrait Gallery.
