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| 1972 |
Born Kaniva, Victoria
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| 1995 |
Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting)
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| 1995 |
Victorian college of the Arts (Melbourne University)
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| 1989-91 |
Advanced Certificate of Art and Design
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| 1989-91 |
Wimmera Community College of TAFE
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| 1989-91 |
Dandenong TAFE |
Solo Exhibitions | | | 2004 | Australian Galleries, Melbourne
| | 2001 | Smyrnios Gallery Australia, Melbourne
| | 1999 | Span Galleries, Melbourne
| | 1992 | J. Space, 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 | | Archibald Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 2005 | ‘ABN AMRO 2005 Emerging Artist Award’, ABN AMRO Tower, Sydney
| | 2004 | ‘Portraits and other works’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
| | ‘Group exhibition’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
| | 2003 | Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | Metro 5 Art Prize 2003, Metro 5 Gallery, Armadale, Melbourne
| | 2002 | Conrad Jupiter Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise
| | 2001 | Blake Prize, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, + National Tour 2002
| | Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers ParadiseMosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
| | ‘Evolution’, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise
| | 2000 | Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
| | ‘A Passage of Time’, Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham
| | 1999 | ‘Two Years of Span Galleries’, Span Galleries, MelbourneConrad Jupiter Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise
| | Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
| | 1995 | Re-Entombed Galleries, Armadale |
BibliographySomerville, Jane; “Figuratively Speaking” Look Magazine (AGNSW Society), June 2006, pg 54
Auty, Giles; “Everyone’s a winner”, Australian, November 27-28 1999, Review pg. 23
Hallett, Bryce; “French impression now part of artists picture”, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 Sep 2000, pg. 6
James, Bruce; “Marcus Wills: Familiar strange”, Australian Art Collector, Apr 2000, pg. 128
Makin, Jeff; “Youthful triumph”, Herald Sun, Feb 10 2003, pg. 72
Sexton, Jennifer; “Seeking a broader picture...” Australian, Sep 8 2000, pg. 2 Awards
| 2006 | Winner, The Inaugural Peter Brock Art Award, Salon de Montsalvat | | 2006 | Archibald Prize - Winner
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| 1999 |
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship/ Residency
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Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
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CollectionsGold Coast City Art Gallery
Ballarat University
Private Collections Selected ReviewsSurreal portrait wins Archibald | The Sydney Morning Herald | 24 Mar 2006
Flirting with greatness | Wimmera Mail Times | 23 Mar 2006
New Year Group Exhibition | The Sunday Age, Preview | 6 Jan 2005
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