My work is inspired by aerial views of the world below. This perspective has fascinated humans for thousands of years from Neolithic artists who depicted bird’s eyes images of surrounding country to our contemporary images of the earth taken by satellite.
I am an incessant traveller and have explored Australia and overseas destinations in commercial aircraft, light planes, helicopter and hot air balloon. From sketches, photographs and further research on the internet I create an impression of the landscape beneath me. Geographical features such as lakes, mountain ranges, snaking rivers and deserts along with the imprints of human civilization create an endless source of fascination. The resulting works are abstracted topographical landscapes.
As a printmaker and painter I have combined both disciplines in my work to create etchings that incorporate painting and drawing and paintings that use print techniques. My work continues to evolve through experimentation and fresh insight.
Education
Associate Diploma in Fine Art, College of Art (now QCA) Brisbane 1973
Graduate Diploma in Art Education, Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education (now QUT), Brisbane
Bachelor of Arts, Ancient History 1 , Classical Civilization 1 , University of Queensland, Brisbane 1973-74
Italian language and Fine Arts , Universiti per Straneri, Perugia Italy , 1976
Bachelor of Arts ( incomplete ) Fine Arts 1 and 2 , University of Melbourne, Melbourne 1980-1982
Mosiac, International Specialised Skills Program , RMIT , Melbourne 1994
Computer Art, RMIT and Council of Adult Education , 1994-1995
Master in Art, College of Fine Art (COFA), University of New South Wales, 2012
Solo Exhibitions
2022 - 'Terra Australis', Manyung Gallery Malvern
2021- 'The Journey', Manyung Gallery Art & Design, Mornington
2019- 'Topographical: Aerial Landscape of Australia', Manyung Gallery, Flinders
2018- ” The River” Manyung Gallery, Malvern
2018- “Outback “recent paintings and prints Manyung Gallery Flinders Australia
2016- “Flight paths “ recent paintings SALT Contemporary Art Queenscliff Victoria
2016- Flightpaths Recent paintings Manyung gallery Malvern Melbourne
2015- Flight paths , Recent paintings and prints , Qdos Arts , Lorne , Victoria, Australia
2014- Flight path, Angela Tandori Fine Art, Melbourne, Australia
2012- Northern Exposure, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney , Australia
2002- Land and Sea, Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2001- Recent Landscapes, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, Australia
2000- Coastal Suite, Libby Edwards Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1999- Coastal Suite, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, Australia
1998- Reconstructing the Past, Gallery 101 Melbourne, Australia
1997- Reconstructing the Past, Framed Gallery, Darwin, Australia
1996- Greek Fire, Antipodes Festival of Greek Australian Culture, Manningham Artspace, Melbourne, Australia
1995- Celebrity Portraits, Design Warehouse, Melbourne, Australia
1994- Vanished Civilization, Gallery Savah, Sydney, Australia
1994- Fragments of Past Civilizations, Swee Guan Gallery, Singapore
1994- Fragments of Past Civilizations, Caulfield Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
1993- Landscapes of Australia's Past , Gallery Savah , Sydney , Australia
1993- Landscapes of Australia's Past The Avant Garden, Daylesford, Australia
1993- Gondwana landscapes of Australia's Past Libby Edwards Gallery , Melbourne, Australia
1992- Landscapes of Australia's Past, Framed Gallery , Darwin ,Australia
1992- Landscapes of Queensland , The Town Gallery , Brisbane, Australia
1992- Earth Marks, Gallery Savah , Sydney , Australia
1991- Recent Landscapes , Libby Edwards Gallery , Melbourne, Australia
1990- Recent Landscapes , Sheraton Hotel , Yulara , Northern Territory , Australia
1990- Recent Landscapes Raya Gallery , Melbourne , Australia
1990- Recent Landscapes Robin Buntin Gallery , Honolulu, Hawaii , USA
1989- Raya Gallery , Melbourne , Australia
1988- The Town Gallery , Brisbane, Australia
1988- The Freeman Gallery , Hobart, Tasmania , Australia
1987- Raya Gallery , Melbourne , Australia
1987- Ansett VIP Lounge , Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne , Australia
1986- The Town Gallery , Brisbane, Australia
1986- The Freeman Gallery , Hobart, Tasmania , Australia
1985- Raya Gallery , Melbourne , Australia
1984- An Australian Summer touring solo exhibition with Australia Felix contemporary music group to Hamburg , Dortmund , Wurtzburg, Germany
1984- An Australian Summer Galleria Buljat, Zagreb , Croatia ( former Yugoslavia )
1983- Recollections of India , CAE Gallery , Melbourne , Australia
1982- Recollections of India, Gallerie Grenette , Digne , Provence , France
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021- Group Show, Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza
2020- 'Place of Presence', Manyung Gallery, Sorrento
2018- “Topographical “ Wishart Gallery Port Fairy Victoria ,
2018- Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair ( HKAAF)
2017- Singapore Affordable Art Fair ( SAAF ) Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair
2015- On Paper, Manyung Gallery , Mt Eliza , Melbourne , Australia
2015- Group exhibition Bokeh Gallery, Daylesford , Victoria
2014- Land and Sea , SALT Contemporary Art, Queenscliff , Victoria
2014- Group exhibition Bokeh Gallery, Daylesford , Victoria
2013- Annual Academic exhibition , Scuola Internazionale di Grafica , Venice, Italy
2013- 6th Annual Wetlandscare National Art Award, finalists touring exhibition, Newcastle ,Hunter Valley , Ballina NSW Australia
2013- Sketchbook , Bundaberg Regional Gallery , Queensland , Australia
2012- Under The Sun , Arthouse Gallery , Sydney , Australia
2012- Inaugural Opening Exhibition , The Channon Gallery, The Channon , NSW, Australia
2011- Imagine Land ,COFAspace , UNSW , Sydney , Australia
2011- Current Works by Can Serrat artists , El Bruc , Barcelona , Spain
2004- Affordable ArtFair , Melbourne , Australia
2004- Port Jackson Press , Melbourne , Australia
2003- Port Jackson Press , Melbourne , Australia
2002- Melbourne Artfair , represented by Port Jackson Press , Melbourne , Australia
2002- Landline , Port Jackson Press , Melbourne , Australia
2001- International Works on Paper Fair , represented by Port Jackson Press , Sydney , Australia
2000- Melbourne Artfair , represented by Port Jackson Press , Melbourne , Australia
1998- New Generation Artists Solander Gallery , Canberra , Australia
1998- New Q Exhibition , National Gallery of Victoria , Melbourne ,Australia
1996- Melbourne Artfair , represented by Gallery 101 , Melbourne , Australia
1996- Next Wave Festival , represented by Gallery 101 , Melbourne , Australia
1996- Kenthurst Gallery , Sydney , Australia
1995- Art Focus Gallery , Singapore
1995- Qdos Gallery , Lorne , Australia
1995- Libby Edwards Gallery , Melbourne , Australia
1994- Swee Guan Gallery , Singapore
1994- Photo Imaging Exhibition , University of Melbourne, Melbourne ,Australia
1994- Qdos Gallery , Lorne , Australia
1993- The Curtis Collection ,represented by Libby Edwards Gallery , Boat Quay , Singapore
1992- Monsanto Exhibition , Westpac Gallery , Victorian Arts Cente , Melbourne Australia
Artist Residencies
2017- CAP studio post graduate artist in residence Chiang Mai Thailand
2013- Post Graduate Artist in Residence, International School of Graphic Design, Venice
2011- Can Serrat International Art Centre, Barcelona, Spain ( as part of Masters Degree at COFA)
2011- Imaging the Land Art and the Environment course, Fowlers Gap Research Station, UNSW as part of Masters degree COFA
1990- Sheraton Hotel , Yulara , Northern Territory , Australia
1984- Galleria Buljat, Zagreb , Croatia ( former Yugoslavia ) Australian Consulate , Belgrade and Consulate of Yugoslavia ,Melbourne , Australia
Art Awards
2023- Winner of the digital category 2023 Queenscliff Art Prize
2023- Finalist in the 2023 National Capital Art Prize
2021- Winner NCAP landscape award
2021- Finalist National Capital Art Prize
2018- Finalist Tattersalls Landscape Art Award Brisbane
2013- Finalist in the Tattersalls Landscape Art Award , Brisbane , Australia
2012- Finalist in Clifton's
2012- Art Award , Sydney , Australia
2012- Outback Art Award , Broken Hill , NSW , Australia
2012- Wilson Art Award , Lismore , NSW, Australia
2012- Mosman Art Prize 2012 , Sydney , Australia
2012- Wetlands National Art Award 2012 , Ballina, Australia
2005 Finalist Territorian Art Award , Parliament House , Darwin , Australia
Collections
Qantas, Sydney, Australia
Newscorp, Sydney, Australia
Artbank ,Sydney, Australia
ANZ Bank, Melbourne, Australia
BP, Melbourne , Australia
Government House, Darwin, Australia.
The Premiers Department, Hobart, Tasmania , Australia ( commission)
Victoria University, Melbourne , Australia.( commission)
Crown Casino , Melbourne , Australia ( commission)
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
The Hayman Island Hotel, Queensland , Australia ( commission)
Mercantile Mutual , Melbourne , Australia.
The Sheraton Hotel , Noosa , Australia ( commission)
The Intercontinental Hotel , Sydney . Australia
Quay Apartments , Sydney , Australia
Australian Council of Occupational Therapists , Sydney , Australia
Monsanto, Melbourne, Australia
Optus Vision, Melbourne, Australia
The Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
The Australian High Comission , Singapore
Arthur , Robinson , Hedderwicks , Melbourne , Australia
Walker Constructions, Melbourne , Australia
The Council of Adult Education, Melbourne, Australia
The Mercy Hospital, Melbourne , Australia
Wallace ,Mc Mullin and Smail, Melbourne , Australia
Theo Kondos and Associates , New York, USA
Sir Donald and Lady Trescowthick , Melbourne , Australia
University of Technology /Insearch Collection, Sydney , Australia