Biography

1981 – Diploma of Arts 1983 – Graduate Diploma in Professional Art Studies, Sydney College of Advanced Education
1984 – Bachelor of Arts [City Art Institute-Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education] 1985 – Emigrated to Canada
1986 – Taught art classes at the Burlington Culture Centre, Burlington, Ontario
1990 – 1998 Opened and managed an art gallery in British Columbia
1999 – Returned to Australia, currently living and working in Tasmania

Every artist dips his brush in his soul, and paints his own nature into his paintings. – Henry Ward Beecher

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1974 – Salamanca Gallery, Tasmania
1975 – Numerous group exhibitions in New South Wales
1976 – Gosford Rotary Exhibition, New South Wales Waitara Group Show, New South Wales
1977 – Hogarth Gallery, New South Wales
1978 -”Save the Whales” Travelling Exhibition: New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria
1980 – Ivan Dougherty Gallery, New South Wales
1981 – The Sydney Morning Herald Exhibition, New South Wales
1982 – Studio Access Project, in conjunction with the 4th Biennale of Sydney
1983 – The Commonwealth Bank Exhibition, New South Wales, The Liverpool Arts Show, New South Wales
1986 – ExhibitArt ’86, Hamilton, Ontario,Canada (First prize with two paintings); Burlington Cultural Centre, 18th AnnualJuried Exhibition, Burlington, Ontario, Canada; CKOC/CKLH, 18th Annual Arts Hamilton Exhibition, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1987 – Burlington Fine Arts Association, 20th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, Burlington, Ontario, Canada; CKOC/CKLH, 19th Annual Arts Hamilton Exhibition, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1988 – Salon Exhibition, Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, Ontario, Canada; Stelco Arts ’88 Juried Exhibition, Hamilton, Ontario,Canada; Royal Botanical Gardens Exhibition, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
1986-9 – privately commissioned paintings in Ontario and British Columbia 1985-9 – Taught art classes at the Burlington Cultural Centre.
2002 – Jackman Gallery – Melbourne, Black and White Exhibition.
2003 – Despard Gallery – Hobart
2004 – Russ Wheeler Gallery – Hobart
2008 – Sona Gallery – North Hobart

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

1983 – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sydney
1984 – IBM (Australia) Limited, Sydney 1985 – EquitiLink (Australia) Limited, Sydney
1986 – Armadale Communications Limited, Hamilton, Ontario,Canada – permanent collection and travelling exhibition
1987 – Beckett & Dzubak Chartered Accountants, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
1988 – James Spencer private collection, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 1991 – Key City Performing Arts Theatre, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1988 – Perry Gallery, Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington,
Ontario, Canada
1991 – Wooden Nickel Art Gallery, Kimberley, British Columbia,
Canada
1992, 1993, 1994, 2000.
Off the Wall Fine Art Gallery, Cranbrook, British Columbia,
Canada, Kookaburra Lane Art Gallery, Kimberley, British
Columbia, Canada
2005 – Avalon Gallery Space, Tasmania.