EDUCATION
1979 – 1981 NZ Certificate of Town Planning (3 Years)
1982 Emigrated to Australia ,1989 Australian citizenship
1985 Fine Arts Certificate (Meadowbank)(not completed)
1987 Graphic Arts Certificate, Brisbane.
1988 – 1997 Paint/Colour Laboratory Technician
SELECTED & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1984 Bankstown Art Show
1987 Redland Art Show, Brisbane
1994-1996 member/treasurer of CASA studio, Rozelle, Sydney
1997 Avoca Fine Art Gallery, Central Coast, NSW
Fishers Ghost Exhibition, Campbelltown, NSW
1998 6 months UK, Huntington Art Prize
1999-2003 Member/president 1+2 Artists Studios, group show, Rozelle, Sydney
Fishers Ghost Exhibition, Campbelltown, NSW
Group Show New Aesthetix Gallery, Camperdown, Sydney
2000 1+2 Artist Studios group Show, Rozelle
Parramatta Art Show, Sydney
Fishers Ghost Exhibition, Campbelltown, NSW
2001 Sailing Heritage Art Show, Rozelle, Sydney
Glebe Benledi Art Show, Glebe, Sydney
Woollahra Public School Art Exhibition, Woollahra, Sydney
Blacktown City Art Exhibition, Blacktown, Sydney
Fishers Ghost Exhibition, Campbelltown, NSW
1+2 Artists Studios group show, Rozelle, Sydney
2002 Waverley Woollahra Art Show
Mosman Art Prize
Sydney Grammar, Edgecliffe Preparatory School Inaugural Art Show
“Australia The Awakening”, Australian High Commission, London, UK
Strathfield Eco Art Prize, Sydney, NSW
2003 Frances Keevil Group Show, White City Tennis Club, Woollahra, Sydney
Sydney Affordable Art Show, Fox Studios
Balmain Art & Craft Show, Sydney
“New Faces-Fresh Paint #3. Made From Australia Galleries. Canberra. ACT
2004 Stanthorpe Arts Festival, Stanthorpe, QLD
Nimbin Autumn Show, Northern NSW
Cape Byron Gallery,Byron Bay, Northern NSW
Melbourne Affordable Art Show,Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC
Sydney Affordable Art Show, Fox Studios, Sydney
Balmain Art & Craft Show, Sydney
Redhill Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Emporium Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2005 Paintbox Gallery, Braddon, Canberra, ACT
Melbourne Affordable Art Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC
Gallery NewQuay,Docklands, Melbourne, VIC
ArtwithHeart, Fine Art Charity Exhibition and Auction, Docklands, Melbourne, VIC
Bruce Wattling Gallery, Newstead, Brisbane, QLD
Bentley Art Show, Northern Rivers NSW
Art Sydney 05, RHI and Horden Pavillion, Sydney
Balmain Art Show,Sydney
Shanghai Biennale,China,represented by Rushcutters Bay gallery
2006 Melbourne Affordable Art Show,Royal Exhibition Building,Carlton,VIC
Art Sydney 06,RHI and Horden Pavillion,Sydney
“Australia Calling” Dulwich art fair,London,UK,represented by Paintbox gallery
Bentley Art Show, Northern Rivers NSW
Austrade International Global promotion package
London Autumn Art Fair,London,UK
Art Ireland 06
Balmain Art Show,Sydney
Signature of Sydney
2007 Roxy Gallery, Kyogle, He-art Group Show,Northern NSW
Paintbox Gallery, Fulham,London,UK
Melbourne Affordable Art Show
Cape Gallery, Byron Bay, Northern NSW
Art Sydney 07
Balmain Art Show
2008 Stanthorpe Art Prize 08, Queensland
Art Melbourne 08
Art Brisbane 08
Gallery Schubert, Gold Coast, QLD
Art Sydney 08
Manyung Gallery,Mt Eliza,Victoria
2009 Art Melbourne 09
Retrospect Gallery, Byron Bay,NSW
Manyung Gallery, Mt. Eliza,Victoria
ANL Mission to Seafarers Art Prize
Art Sydney 09
Balmain Art & Craft Show
2010 - Art Melbourne 2010
Retrospect Gallery,Byron Bay, NSW
Manyung Gallery.Mt Eliza, Victoria
Paintbox Gallery, Canberra,ACT “Contained”
Gallery Beneath, Mooloolaba,Sunshine Coast,Queensland
Manyung Sorrento Gallery,Mornigton,Victoria
Redsea Gallery Brisbane
Traffic Jam Gallery, Sydney
Manyung Gallery, Sorrento & Portsea,Mornington Peninsula,Victoria
Baldarchy 2011
A Royal Exhibition,Newcastle, Harrison Galleries in conjunction with Mirvac Residential
Art Melbourne 2011
Retrospect Gallery, Gold Coast,QLD “Fusions”
Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular Show
Mission to Seafarers Victoria, ANL Maritime Art Prize Show, Melbourne, Victoria
London Art Show ,Battersea,UK, represented by Paintbox Gallery,Canberra S/O*
Singapore Art Show, represented by Retrospect Gallery S/O*
Balmain Art & Craft Show, Sydney
2011 Redsea Gallery,Group Exhibition, Brisbane
Toowoomba Grammar School Art Show, Toowoomba, QLD
Brussels AAF, Belgium, represented by Retrospect Gallery
New York AAF, New York, USA represented by Retrospect Gallery S/O*
Envie D’Art, Paris, France & London UK
Art Melbourne AAF, Melbourne,represented by Retrospect Gallery
Hamptons Art Fair,July,New York,USA represented by Retrospect Gallery S/O*
Wilson Art Prize, Lismore, Northern NSW
Shanghai Art Fair, China, October, represented by Retrospect Gallery
Toronto International Art Fair, Canada, represented by Retrospect Gallery S/O*
Singapore Affordable Art Fair, represented by Retrospect Gallery S/O
Hamburg Affordable Art Fair, Germany, represented by Retrospect Gallery S/O*
Border Art Prize,Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW
Whistler Village Art Gallery,Whistler,British Columbia, Canada
2013 Brussels AAF, Belgium, represented by Retrospect Planet
Milan AAF, Italy, represented by Retrospect Planet
Hong Kong AAF, Hong Kong, represented by Retrospect Planet S/O*
Asian Contemporary Art Show,JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong
Melbourne Art Fair, represented by Manyung Gallery,
A Book about Death (international travelling art show) Tweed Art Gallery, Murwillumbah,NSW
Hong Kong Contemporary Art Show, Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong (rep. by Retrospect Planet)
Stockholm AAF, Stockholm, Sweden, represented by Retrospect Planet S/O*
Amsterdam AAF, Amsterdam, Holland, represented by Retrospect Planet
Hamburg AAF , Hamburg, Germany, represented by Retrospect Planet
Singapore AAF, Singapore, represented by Retrospect Planet
Seattle AAF, Seattle, USA, represented by Manyung Gallery
Whistler Village Art Gallery, Whistler, BC, Canada
2014 Brussels AAF, Belgium, represented by Retrospect Planet
Milan AAF, Italy, represented by Retrospect Planet
London AAF, UK, represented by Retrospect PlanetS/O*
Hong Kong AAF; represented by Retrospect Planet
Asian Contemporary (Hong Kong)
Singapore AAF(May)
Stockholm AAF, Sweden (October)
Amsterdam AAF, Netherlands
Hamburg AAF, Germany
Singapore AAF, Singapore (November)
Northern Rivers Kyogle Pop Up exhibition (November)
Soho Galleries, Xmas group exhibition
2015 Artspace Warehouse Gallery , Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, USA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, USA, represented by Artspace Warehouse LAS/O
London AAF, Battersea, March, represented by Retrospect Planet. S/O
Asian Contemporary, Hong Kong, March, represented by Retrospect Planet S/O
New York AAF, USA, represented by Artspace Warehouse LA S/O
Hong Kong AAF, May, represented by Retrospect Planet S/O
Kunstwarenhaus Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, Brisbane
Stockholm AAF 2015, Sweden (October) represented by Retrospect Planet
Asian Contemporary, Hong Kong, October exhibition, represented by Retrospect Planet S/O
Group Show SOHO Galleries, “Realism” Sydney, NSW
Singapore AAF (November show) Represented by Retrospect Planet
Hamburg AAF, Germany, Represented by Retrospect Planet
Mosman Art Prize, Sydney, finalist out of 850 entrants nationwide
2016 Whistler Contemporary Gallery, Whistler,BC , Canada
Caldera Art Exhibition, Murwillumbah, Northern NSW
Palm Springs Art Fair, Palm Springs, California,USA, represented by Artspace Warehouse
Asia Contemporary, Hong Kong
New York AAF, represented by Artspace Warehouse, S/O
Hamptons Art Fair, Long Island, USA represented by Artspace Warehouse LA
Stockholm AAF 2016, Sweden, represented by Retrospect Planet
Artspace Warehouse Gallery, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, USA
Kunstwarenhaus Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
SOHO Galleries, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2017 Palm Springs Art Fair, Palm Springs, California USA, represented by Artspace Warehouse
New York Spring AAF, March, represented by Artspace Warehouse LA
London AAF Hampstead, represented by Retrospect Planet
SOHO Galleries, Sydney, group exhibitions
Gallery Beneath, Moolloolaba, Queensland, group show
Whistler Contemporary Gallery, Whistler, BC, Canada
Artspace Warehouse Gallery, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, USA
2018 Palm Springs Art Fair, California USA, represented by Artspace warehouse LA
Morris Art Prize; Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
New York AAF 2018, represented by Artspace warehouse LA, USA
Hong Kong AAF May 2018, represented by Artspace warehouse LA,USA
Border Art Prize, Tweed Gallery, Northern NSW, Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2000 New Aesthetix Gallery, Camperdown, Sydney. “The Real, Surreal & Unreal.”
2001 1+2 Artists Studio Gallery, Rozelle. “The Buoys.”
2002 Fe Rushcutters Bay Gallery. Sydney, NSW
2002 Oct Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, NSW. “The Shipping News.”
2003 Jul Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, NSW. “The Country.”
2004 May Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, NSW. “Corruscapes.”
2005 May Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2005 Oct Paintbox Gallery, Braddon, Canberra, ACT
2006 May Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney,NSW
2007 Jun Paintbox Gallery,Braddon, Canberra, ACT
2007 July Rushcutters Bay Gallery,Sydney,NSW, “Fragmented Memories”
2008 July Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney,NSW, “Urban Landscapes”
2010 Jun shared exhibition at Paintbox Gallery,ACT, “Contained”
2010 Jul Harrison Gallery,Paddington,NSW, “Eclectic”
2011 May Jackman Gallery, St. Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, “Sideshow”
2012 June Paintbox Fineart, Canberra,ACT, “Melange”
2013 May Soho Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2014 Sept Soho Galleries, Sydney,NSW
AWARDS /ART PRIZE:
1984 Bankstown Annual Show. Sydney. 3rd Prize, drawing section.
1997 Fishers Ghost Exhibition, Campbelltown, NSW. 1st Prize, traditional section.(acquisitive)
2001 Sailing Heritage Art Prize, Rozelle, Sydney. 1st Prize.
2002 finalist Mosman Art Show(painting sold opening night)
2005 Bentley Art Show, 1st Prize (Section 1), Northern Rivers, NSW
2006 Bentley Art Show, 1st Prize (Section 2), Northern Rivers,NSW
2006 finalist Signature of Sydney (painting sold at exhibition)
2009 finalist 2009 ANL Maritime Art Prize
2011 finalist 2011 ANL Maritime Art Prize
2011 finalist Bald Archy Prize
2012 finalist Wilson Art Prize, Lismore Northern Rivers, NSW (painting sold in exhibition)
2012 finalist Border Art Prize, Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW (painting sold in exhibition)
2015 finalist Mosman Art Prize, Mosman, Sydney ,Australia (105 finalists, 850 entrants, nationally)
2018 finalist Morris Art Prize, Gold Coast, Queensland
WORKS IN PRIVATE AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS IN;
Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Scotland, USA(New York,,Hamptons,Texas,New Hampshire Cleveland/Ohio,Los Angeles,Palm Springs, Detroit), Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, France( Paris, Tignes),Canada(Toronto,Whistler,Calgary), Germany(Hamburg,Fulda), Belgium(Antwerp),Italy(Milan), Holland(Amsterdam), Stockholm Sweden, Malaysia, New Caledonia (Noumea)
ING Bank, Babcock & Brown, Barclays Bank, Saville Hotel Group, Savills Property Group,
Hai Win Shipping, Allkotes Pty Ltd, Blue Scope Steel Pty Ltd, Sieper & Co, A.P. Moller Maersk Group,
Swire Shipping Auckland NZ, Glencore Grain Auckland NZ, Grant Thomas Management,
Maridan Pty Ltd(Francis Keevil Art), Blue Water Views Pty Ltd, Esprit Changeware Pty Ltd,
Todd McKenny(entertainer), Luke Mangan(restaurateur), Campbelltown Catholic Club,
Minter Ellison Canberra, Hutchison Port Holdings UK, Welcome Hotel Balmain,
Australian Cotton Shippers Association (Hilton Lobb), Emma Sheldrake(artist),
Sydney Town Hall (Sydney City Council), Single Market Events Pty Ltd(convenor of Sydney/Melbourne Art Shows),
Olga Harrison(Harrison Galleries), Frank Malerba (Jackman Gallery), Wilson Lawyers Toowoomba QLD,
Christian Faulstich (Fulda,Germany), State of the Arts Gallery Hong Kong, Sol Campbell (British footballer),
J P Sels (Paris, France),