Born in Brisbane Australia

Education

1973 Diploma Art and Design, Honours, Swinburne College of Technology, Melbourne
1976 Diploma of Education, State College of Victoria at Hawthorn

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007 Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2006 Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2004 Soho Galleries, Sydney
2003 Soho Galleries, Sydney
2003 Gallery 482, Brisbane
2002 Mahoney’s Galleries, Melbourne
2002 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2001 Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW
2001 Mahoney’s Galleries, Melbourne
2000 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
1999 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
1997 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
1996 Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1996 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
1995 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
1994 Hang-Ups Gallery, Brisbane
1993 Hang-Ups Gallery, Brisbane
1991 Gallery Two, Ritchies Mill, Tasmania
1990 Gallery Two, Ritchies Mill, Tasmania
1983 Cintra House Galleries, Brisbane
1982 Basement Gallery, Brisbane
1981 Paddington Gallery, Brisbane
1979 Launceston Gallery, Tasmania

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007 Bettcher Gallery, Miami, Florida
2006 William Merrill Gallery (Two Person Show), Laguna Beach, CA
2006 Mosman Art Prize, Sydney
2005 William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2002 Soho Galleries, Sydney
2002 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2001 Jan Murphy Gallery, Singapore
2001 Australian Artists, Tokyo
2000 Mosman Art Prize, Sydney
2000 The Hills Grammar School, Sydney
1997 Redland Westpac Prize, Sydney
1995 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
1992 Gallery Two, Ritchies Mills, Tasmania
1990 Handmark Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
1985 Ardrossan Gallery, Brisbane
1982 Gallery Baguette, Brisbane
1979 Paddington Gallery, Brisbane
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Selected Awards

1980 Gold Coast City Council Acquisition Prize
1980 Concurry Art Prize
1980 Toowoomba City Council Acquisition Prize
1986 Printmaking Prize, Redcliffe Art Show, Brisbane
1993 Maroochy Art Prize
1994 Sunshine Coast Art Group Prize
1994 Noosa Art Prize
1996 Caloundra Art Prize
1996 Still Life Award, Redcliffe Art Show
1998 Caloundra Art Prize (Painting)
1999 Sunday Mail Art Prize, Brisbane

Selected Public Collections

Gold Coast City Council
Toowoomba City Council
Griffith University
Redcliffe City Council
Maroochy Shire Council
Swinbourne University of Technology, Melbourne
University of Queensland Press
Tamar Collection, Tasmania
United Services Club, Brisbane
News Corp
Sheraton Hotel, Townsville (Major Commission of paintings throughout Hotel)
Mater Children’s Hospital Commission
Private and Corporate Collections in Australia, Europe and United States