1954 Born in Sydney
Studies
2008 Painting and Drawing. The Sydney Gallery School, TAFE, St George TAFE
1985 Sydney Morning Herald Travelling Scholarship, Europe, UK
1977 Dip Ed, Sydney Teachers College
1976 National Art School, Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2008 Wagner Gallery. Sydney
2007 John Gordon Gallery. Coffs Harbour
2006 Wagner Gallery
2006 John Gordon Gallery
2005 Brisbane Art Fair
2005 John Gordon Gallery
2004 Wagner Gallery, Sydney
2003 Lake Russell Gallery
2002 Wagner Art Gallery
2002 Lake Russell Gallery
2001 Wagner Art Gallery
1999 Lake Russell Gallery
1999 Von Bertouch Gallery, Newcastle
1998 Wagner Gallery
1997 Delmar Gallery
1996 Wagner Gallery
1996 Lake Russell Gallery
1995 Wagner Gallery
1995 Lake Russell Gallery
1994 Wagner Gallery
1991 Wagner Gallery
1991 Delmar Gallery
1990 Wagner Gallery
1988 Wagner Gallery
1985 Wagner Gallery
Selected Group and Mixed Shows
2009 Treasures, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2008 Blake Prize. Touring Show
2008 Schubert Contemporary Galleries. Gold Coast Qld
2008 Figure Show. Taylor Galleries
2008 Dog Show. A-Space on Cleveland
2007 Schubert Contemporary Galleries. Gold Coast Qld
2007 Blake Prize. National Art School Gallery, Sydney.
2007 Sydney Harbour: Seldom Scene. Mitchell Library, Sydney
2007 First Contact Contemporary Drawing. A-Space on Cleveland
2007 Dog Show. A-Space on Cleveland
2007 Come Hither: Interpretations of the Boudoir. Wagga Regional Gallery
2007 Still Life. Taylor Galleries.
2006 Schubert Contemporary Galleries. Gold Coast Qld
2006 Redlands Westpac Art Prize (curated by Stella Downer)
2006 Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast
2004 Portia Geach Portrait Prize, S H Ervin Gallery
2004 Flourish, John Gordon Gallery, Coffs Harbour
2004 PRAXIS Parramatta Heritage Centre
2004 Five Still Life Artists, Taylor Galleries. Summer Hill
2003 The Studio Tradition, Coffs Harbour City Gallery
2001 Our Place, Coffs Harbour City Gallery
1998 Out Of Australia, Australian Contemporary Painting, Shanghai.
1994 Blake Prize, Blaxland Gallery and touring exhibition.
1993 Salon de Refuse, S.H. Ervin Gallery.
1993 Observing Sydney, S.H. Ervin Gallery.
1992 Salon de Refuse, S.H.Ervin Gallery.
1988 Archibald Prize Exhibition, A.G.N.S.W.
1987 Archibald Prize Exhibition, A.G.N.S.W.
1986 Archibald Prize Exhibition, A.G.N.S.W.
1983 Archibald Prize Exhibition, A.G.N.S.W.
Prizes
1993 Uniting Church Last Supper project.
1992 North Sydney Art Prize.
R.A.S. Modern Figurative.
1991 R.A.S. Portrait Prize ( 2nd place)
1988 Portia Geach Portrait Prize.
1987 Portia Geach Portrait Prize (highly commended)
1986 Portia Geach Portrait Prize (commended)
1985 Portia Geach Portrait Prize (commended)
1984 Sydney Morning Herald Travelling Scholarship.
Portia Geach Portrait Prize (commended)
Queen Victoria Art Prize ( 3rd place)
Collections
Artbank, Deakin University, Holmes a Court, Mitchell Library, Philips Fox, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Trinity Grammar School, Willoughby Library, Sydney Grammar School, Uniting Church of Australia, Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney University. Scotts College. Also private collections in Australia and overseas
Selected Bibliography
2008 Elle Italia Spring Ed.
2008 Compass ABC TV
2008 Sydney Morning Herald, The (Sydney) Magazine, April Edition
2007 Mitchell Library NSW. Seldom Scene, catalogue publication
2006 Sydney Morning Herald, Katrina Lobley, Events
2006 Sydney Morning Herald., Sunanda Creagh, Open Gallery
Max Germaine, Artists and Galleries of Australia.
The Refining Fire Dawn Mendham.(Albatross Books).
Art and Australia vol 23.(Fine Arts Press).
Judi Fisher and Janet Wood, ed, A Place at The Table
Who's Who of Australian Visual Artists. 2nd Edition
Susan McCulloch, Australian Art Encyclopedia