| |  | 1979 | Diploma of Fine Art, Caulfield Institute of Technology | | 1980 | Graduate Diploma of Fine Art, RMIT | | 1981 | Diploma of Education, Melbourne State College | | 1981-85 | Art Director on independent films and music videos | | 1987-91 | Teaching Advance Certificate of Art & Design at Dandenong TAFE | | | Established J-Space Art Gallery, Dandenong TAFE for student exhibitions | | 1986-93 | Work at Prahran TAFE teaching General Drawing, Life Drawing and Arts Business Practice | | 1994-1995 | Right-Angle Design, Architectural Design | | 1995-2001 | Sophie Mundi Steiner School teaching painting |
Solo Exhibitions | | | 2009 | 'HOTHOUSE', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 2005 | 'Sub Rosa', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 2004 | ‘Spira Mirabilis’ Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney
| | ‘Dark Wood to White Rose; a survey exhibition’, Benalla Art Gallery and Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria
| | 2003 | ‘New paintings’, Eastgate and Holst, Melbourne
| | ‘By autumn… the rose-garden’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | 2001 | ‘Paintings’, Eastgate Gallery, Melbourne
| | 2000 | ‘Spiritus, paintings and drawings’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | 1998 | ‘Paintings’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | 1997 | ‘Paintings’, Eastgate Gallery, Melbourne
| | 1996 | ‘A garden for the heart’, Garden’s House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
| | 1995 | ‘Rosegarden and Labyrinth’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | 1993 | ‘Paintings’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | 1992 | ‘Paintings’, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne
| | 1991 | ‘A still place’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | 1990 | ‘Ornamental Gardens’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | 1989 | ‘Ornamental Gardens’, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne |
Group Exhibitions | | | 2007 | 'Small Pleasures: Painting and Sculpture', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'Stock Show', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 2006 | '50th Anniversary Exhibition', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'New Year Group Exhibition', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'Stock Show', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 2005 | ‘33’, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne
| | ‘Wild Garden’, Martin Browne Fine Art at The Yellow House, Sydney
| | ‘Notes from the Natural World’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Melbourne
| | 2004 | ‘Summer Exhibition’, Martin Browne Fine Art at The Yellow House, Sydney
| | ‘Collectors Exhibition’, Port Jackson Press Print Room, Melbourne
| | ‘The Year in Art’ S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney
| | ‘The Blake Prize For Religious Art’, Hermann Black Gallery, Sydney University, Sydney
| | ‘The Melbourne Art Fair’, Martin Browne Fine Art, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
| | ‘Artists for Kid’s Culture Trust’, Melbourne
| | ‘Print Room Opening’, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne
| | 2003 | ‘The Year in Art’, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney
| | ‘Artists for the Tarkine’, Bright Gallery, Melbourne
| | ‘Artists for Kid’s Culture Trust’, Melbourne
| | ‘Opening exhibition’ Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney
| | 2002 | ‘City, Land, Sea’, University and Schools Club, Sydney
| | 2000 | ‘We are Australian’, touring exhibition
| | ‘Australian Contemporary Art Fair’, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
| | 1999 | ‘Redlands Exhibition’, Sydney
| | ‘Evolution’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | 1998 | ‘Australian Contemporary Art Fair’, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
| | 1997 | ‘Mulch and Metaphors; The Garden in Contemporary Art’, Mornington Peninsula
| | Regional Gallery, Mornington
| | ’Being there’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | ‘A collector’s exhibition’, Eastgate Gallery, Melbourne
| | 1995 | ‘Group show’, Legge Gallery, Sydney
| | 1992 | ‘The 9th R.M. Ansett Art Award’, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Victoria
| | ‘Homage to Spain’, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne
| | ‘Public Sphere Personal Vision Public Space’, Linden Gallery, St Kilda, Melbourne
| | 1991 | Conrad Jupiters Art Prize for Painting, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Queensland
| | Charleston Square Art Prize, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, New South Wales
| | ‘An installation publication – Potlotch’, 200 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne
| | 1990 | ‘Melbourne Art Fair’, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
| | ‘Group exhibition, Gallery artists’, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne
| | ‘Artists against animal experimentation’, Deutscher Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
| | ‘Monash University Collection – A selection’, Monash University Gallery, Melbourne
| | 1989 | ‘Opening exhibition, Gallery artists’, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne
| | ‘Heidelberg Heritage 9" x 5" Exhibition’, Linden Gallery, St Kilda
| | ‘Artworkz one Exhibition’, South Melbourne Town Hall
| | ‘Caulfield Ten Years After’, Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melbourne
| | ‘Exhibition No.31, Store 5’, curator Gary Wilson, Prahran, Melbourne
| | 1988 | ‘St Kilda Arts Festival Exhibition’, Linden Gallery, St Kilda, Melbourne
| | 1987 | ‘Box Hill Invitation Drawing Prize’, City of Box Hill, Melbourne
| | ‘Ormond College Welcomes New Art’, curator Tony Clark, Ormond College, Melbourne University
| | 1986 | ‘Diamond Valley Invitation Exhibition’
| | 1980 | ‘Drawings by four artists’, Hawthorn City Art Gallery, Melbourne
| | 1979 | ‘Group exhibition’, Hawthorn City Art Gallery, Melbourne |
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Awards| 1992 | The 9th R.M. Ansett Art Award, Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria | | 1988 | St Kilda Arts Festival Acquisition Prize |
CollectionsArtbank
BHP
Crown Casino
Hamilton Art Gallery
Monash University
Queensland University
St Kilda Arts Festival Commissions| 2003 | Paintings for the Function Foyer of the Crown Promenade Hotel, Southbank, Melbourne | | 2000 | Commission for Karalyka Centre, City of Maroondah, Victoria | | 1999 | Commission for foyer of the Park Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne |
Selected ReviewsDouble Exposure | The Age | 5 Nov 2005
New Year Group Exhibition | The Sunday Age, Preview | 6 Jan 2005
Special NotesGrants
| 1997 | Ernest Horton Memorial Grant | | 1990 | Project grant, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council |
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