Born 1958, Australia

EDUCATION
2008 PhD. Candidate Ballarat University
2006 Plein air artists workshop, kunstGUT Schmiedenfelde (Blacksmiths Field Arts Centre) Germany
2005 `That fella paints like me' Masters by research, Ballarat University
2003 Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training NMIT
1989-03 Part time teacher (painting and drawing), Diploma of Visual arts, Northern Melbourne TAFE (NMIT)
1988 Grad Dip (Fine Art) with distinction RMIT
1984-87 B.A. Fine Art with distinction RMIT
1976-77 studied towards B.Ed (Arts & Crafts), Melbourne State College

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 'Found Marks' Flinders Lane Gallery
2006 `Painting forever and ever - part two' Harris Courtin Gallery - Sydney
2005 `Painting forever and ever' Flinders Lane Gallery - Melbourne
2004 Harris Courtin Gallery
2003 `Marked by time' Flinders Lane Gallery
2002 Harris Courtin Gallery Sydney
2001 Flinders Lane Gallery
1999 Flinders Lane Gallery
1997 Flinders Lane Gallery
1994 `The Tapping of the Tin', Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery
also; two person show with Andrew Trahair, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery
1992 Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery
1990 Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery
1989 `A Portrait of Space', Friends of the Earth Gallery

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 ‘Surface Tension’ Flinders Lane Gallery
2007 'Pure' Flinders Lane Gallery, Kedumba Drawing Award
2006 'Packsaddle exhibition', Armidale Regional Gallery, NSW
2006 Melbourne International Art Fair
2006 'Antipoden', kunstGUT Schmiedenfelde, Germany
2006 Hatched 06, National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of contemporary art (PICA)
2006 Whiteout, curated by Geoff Tolchard, Benalla Gallery, Switch back Gallery - Monash University, Churchill
2005 Tatterstalls Club Art Prize, Brisbane Art Fair
2005 'Australian Abstraction', Apots Cruz Gallery, Adelaide
2005 JBM Art Consultancy, London and Melbourne Affordable Art Fairs
2004 Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne Art Fair
2004 JMB Art Consultancy - Melbourne and Sydney Affordable Art Fairs
2003 Harris Courtin Gallery
2002 Fleurieu Art Prize & touring exhibition; Melbourne Art Fair, Harris Courtin Gallery
2002 Abstraction on paper Flinders Lane Gallery
2001 JAPAN, Aptos Cruz galleries, South Australia
2000 Fleurieu Art Prize; Melbourne Art Fair
1999 The Alice Prize
1998 Fleurieu Art Prize; ACAF6, Group Show Flinders Lane Gallery
1997 Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill City Gallery
1996 Works on Paper, Flinders Lane Gallery
1995 Australia Felix at Benalla
1994 R M Ansett Art Award, City of Hamilton Art Gallery
1993 Diamond Valley Acquisitive Awards
1992 Diamond Valley Acquisitive Awards; Artworks 4 at 101 Collins Street
1992 'Spoke' Site Specific Installation, 41 Gold Street; Homage to Spain MCA Gallery
1991 'The Altarpiece Show - Personal Icons', Platform (Spencer Street)
1991 Selected Artists, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery
1990 Diamond Valley Acquisitive Art Awards; Australian Contemporary Art Fair 2
1990 Artworks Two - BP Acquisitive Awards
1989 Artworks One - BP Acquisitive Awards; "Artists at the Mission" Mission Arts Centre
1987 Mitchell College Union (National Student Art Prize) Bathurst

AWARDS
2007 University of Ballarat, Post Graduate Research Scholarship
2006 Minstry of Culture, State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, kunstGUT Schmiedenfelde artists workshop
1992 Highly commended Artworkz Four (BP Acquisitive Awards), Pat Corrigan Arts Grant (NAVA)
1991 Australia Council, Project Grant for travel in Australia
1988 Pura Prize for work on paper (RMIT)
1987 Runner up John Abdullah and William J Conn travelling scholarship, RMIT

COMMISSIONS
2006 Henley Properties Group

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007 Ballarat University 2007-08 Post Graduate Research Guide p. 6
2006 Kevin Brophy, `What men and women do', Flat chat press, Melbourne, 2006, Cover image; `Gawndilla Lakes' 1992.
2006 `Nordmagazin' 19.30-20.00, NDR TV (a division of ARD - Public Radio of Germany), July 29.
Silke Vob, `Von Gegensatzen und Gemeinsamkeiten', Nordkurier; Kultur & Freizeit, July 28, p. 26.
Diana Laarz, `Vom roten Kontinent zum Kunstgut', Nordkurier; Altentreptow, July 20, p. 20.
Greg Wayn, web design, `Whiteout' touring exhibition, http: www.whiteout.com.au
Hatched '06, National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, May-June 2006, Ballarat University, page 28.
2005 Vaughan Mauby, `Smoke stacks inspire artist' The Western Times, October 25, page 12.
2005 `Perfect Pallette' House and Garden, June, page 36
2004 Michael Walters, `Twin Peak', Belle, Oct-Nov. page 123
2003 Lenny Ann Low, Sydney Morning Herald, Metropolitan 13
Lucinda Strahan, Melbourne Magazine, May 2003, page 111
Andrea Loyd and Kevin Brophy, Catalogue essay `Marked by time'
Ros Layton, `Delectable', Vogue Living, Dec-Jan, page 120
2002 Kevin Brohpy, Portrait in Skin, Five Island Press, Cover painting.
2000 Christopher Heathcote, `The Mark in Question', Art & Australia vol 37 no 4 p 574
1999 Jeff Makin, Herald Sun, May 17, p105
1998 Jeff Makin, Herald Sun
1994 3LO Breakfast program (May), 3RRR Roger Taylor (May), 3LO Arts program (May)
1991 Gallery Commentary Art and Australia, vol 28 no 4, p 513
1987 RMIT Course Brochure

COLLECTIONS
Albert Tucker Collection
Macquarie Group Collection
Westpac Bank,
Dr Joseph Brown
101 Collins Street
BHP Ltd
BHP Petroleum
Mitsuii
Audit Victoria
Nauru House
Grand Chancellor Hotel
Buxtons at Southbank
Henleys property group
kunstGUT Schmeidenfelde (Germany)

Private collections in Australia, America, England, the Netherlands and Germany