Kevan Shaw was born and educated in Edinburgh, Scotland. He Graduated from Loughborough University of Technology with a BSc(Hons) in Economic and Technological History and Social Psychology, despite this he took up a career in lighting. Initially he worked as a lighting designer for rock bands including Jethro Tull, Ultravox, XTC and Steve Hackett to name a few. During this period he lived in London and developed an interest in photography, exhibiting in Edinburgh in December 1983 and participating in a group exhibition in 1986. He also achieved a Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society. In 1985 he forsake life on the road to realise some long standing ideas in lighting effects equipment, developing a theatrical lighting effects system for D.H.A. Lighting in London. At this time his lighting design work was more in T.V. and Video including ETC a live music series for Channel 4 and The World Music Video Awards for MTV. He also developed a number of architectural and exhibition lighting schemes at D.H.A., the most outrageous of which was the creation of an erupting volcano in front of the Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, using light, flame, water and steam. In 1989 Kevan returned to his native town of Edinburgh to practise as a Lighting Designer in the architectural and exhibition area establishing Kevan Shaw Lighting Design. He has also created a number of light sculptures exhibiting with Malcolm Innes at the St Andrews Festival in 1993, and the Collective Gallery in Edinburgh in 1992, 1993 and 1994. Kevan was also part of the group who collaborated to produce " Life on the Rock ", a light, projection and sound installation in the Tron Kirk in Edinburgh as part of the 1995 Photofeis Festival. In 1998 he created two light sculptures for the "Viagem au Seculo XX" in Lisbon. Despite this apparently serious career development Kevan can still occasionally be persuaded to design and operate the odd Rock and Roll show, theatre show or anything else that allows him to escape from the office for a few days every year! Kevan is a full corporate member of the ELDA (European Lighting Designers Association) and IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers) where he is on the membership committee. He is also a Member of the Society of Light and Lighting.