| |  | 1952 | Born, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | | 1972-74 | Diploma of Fine Arts (Photography), Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart | | 1977-78 | Postgraduate (Sculpture), Slade School of Art, London, UK | | 1979 | Postgraduate (Sculpture), New York Studio School, New York, USA | | 1990 | Residency at Mora Dyring Studio, Cite International des Arts, Paris, Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust | | 1994 | Asialink overseas residency, Beijing Art Academy, Beijing | | 2005 | Part-time lecturer in painting, National Art School, Sydney | | | | | | |
Solo Exhibitions | | | 2011 | 'Knight Moves', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 2010 | 'Bellini 21c', Australian Galleries, Sydney | | ‘Altared’, Despard Gallery, Hobart
| | 2009 | ‘Transposing the Common II', Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, China
| | 2008 | 'Black and White', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'Sydney', Australian Galleries, Sydney | | 2007 | 'Crystal Clear', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'Icebreaker', Australian Galleries, Sydney | | 2006 | 'Venice Series', Australian Galleries, Sydney | | 2004 | ‘So Pretty’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
| | 2002 | Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney
| | 2001 | Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney
| | 1994 | Beijing International Art Palace, Beijing, China
| | Australian Embassy, Beijing, China
| | Annandale Galleries, Sydney
| | 1993 | Annandale Galleries, Sydney
| | 1992 | Bett Gallery, Hobart
| | 1991 | Australian Galleries, Sydney
| | 1989 | William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
| | Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
| | 1988 | William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
| | Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
| | 1987 | Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
| | Salamanca Art Gallery, Hobart
| | Cockatoo Gallery, Launceston
| | 1986 | Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
| | 1985 | Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
| | Michael Milburn Galleries, Brisbane
| | The Performance Space, Sydney
| | 1984 | The Performance Space, Sydney
| | 1983 | Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
| | 1982 | Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
| | 1981 | Art Empire Industry Gallery, Sydney |
Group Exhibitions | | | 2011 | 'large exhibition of small works', Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne
| | 'large exhibition of small works', Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney
| | Paddington Art Prize, Menzies Art Brands Gallery, Sydney
| | Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | The Glover Prize (Highly Commended), Evandale, TAS
| | 'Summer Exhibition', Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney
| | 2010 | 'Artists' prints made with integrity', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'Summer Show', Australian Galleries, Glenmore Road, Sydney
| | 'Summer Stock Show', Australian Galleries, Smith Street, Melbourne
| | ‘Australian Masters 2010’, Solander Gallery, Canberra
| | Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | The 59th Blake Prize (Highly Commended), Blake Society at The National Art School, Sydney
| | 2009 | 'A Sculpture by...', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'Summer Show', Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney
| | 'Summer Stock Show', Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne
| | Plein Air Painting Prize (Winner), NSW Parliament House, Sydney
| | Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 'A Sculpture by...', Australian Galleries, Sydney
| | Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 2008 | 'Group Exhibition', Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney
| | 'Stock Show', Australian Galleries, Glenmore Road, Sydney
| | Fleurieu Art Prize, McLaren Vale, SA
| | Kilgour Art Prize, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
| | Paddington Art Prize (People's Choice Award), Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
| | 'Wish You Were Here', Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW
| | Sulman Prize (Winner), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | Wynn Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | The Kings School Art Prize (Winner), The Kings School, Sydney
| | ‘Who let the dogs out’, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Lake Macquarie, NSW
| | 'Stock Exhibition', Australian Galleries Painting and Sculpture, Sydney
| | 2007 | 'Small Pleasures: Painting and Sculpture', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'Stock Show', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'The 56th Blake Prize (Highly Commended), Blake Society at The Gallery, National Art School, Sydney
| | 'Stock Show', Australian Galleries Painting and Sculpture, Melbourne
| | 'A Selection of Portraits' Australian Galleries Painting and Sculpture, Melbourne
| | 'National Artist's Self Portrait Prize', University of Queensland, Brisbane
| | The John Glover Prize, Evandale, Tas
| | 'Small Pleasures', Australian Galleries Painting and Sculpture
| | Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 2006 | '50th Anniversary Exhibition', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'New Year Group Exhibition', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 'Summery', Australian Galleries, Sydney | | 'Stock Show', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | ‘SCEGGS Redlands Westpac Art Prize’(Winner), Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
| | 'The 55th Blake Prize', Blake Society at The National Art School Gallery, Sydney
| | Archibald Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 2005 | 'End of Year Group Exhibition', Australian Galleries Painting and Sculpture, Sydney
| | ’Bleak Epiphanies…. an exhibition of small black things’, Virginia Wilson Art in association with William Wright: Artists’ Projects
| | ’Dog Trumpet, RSPCA Fundraiser’, Michael Nagy Gallery, NSW
| | ‘Bleak Epiphanies: an exhibition of small black things’, curated by William Wright, Virginia Wilson Art, Sydney
| | Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Woollahra Council, NSW
| | Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales and touring
| | ‘Walking the Line’, The National Art School, Sydney
| | ‘Personage the figure on paper’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney
| | ‘Small Important Works’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
| | ‘Fireworks, tracing the incendiary in Australian Art’, Artspace, Mackay, and touring
| | 2004 | ‘Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
| | ‘In the presence of all creatures great and small’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney
| | ‘Species’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Melbourne
| | Fisher's Ghost Art Award (Winner), Campbelltown City Gallery, Sydney
| | 2003 | The 52nd Blake Prize, Sir Herman Black Gallery and Sculpture Terrace, The University of Sydney, Sydney
| | 2002 | ‘William Creek and Beyond', Book launch exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney and national tour of regional galleries
| | 2001 | Roche Contemporary Art Prize, PCL Exhibitionist Gallery, Sydney
| | International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney
| | Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 2000 | Defiance Gallery, Sydney
| | 1999 | ‘Wynne Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney
| | ‘Silver’, UNSW College of Fine Arts, Sydney
| | 1998 | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | SCEGGS Redlands Invitation Exhibition, Sydney
| | 1997 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1996 | ‘Nude and Naked’, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
| | ‘The Kings School Art Prize’, The Kings School, Sydney
| | ‘Kedumba Drawing Prize”, Leura, NSW
| | ‘Shelf Works’, Annandale Galleries, Sydney
| | ‘It's a Guitar Shaped World’, Tamworth City Gallery, Tamworth, NSW
| | 1994 | Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne
| | Hong Kong International Art Fair, Hong Kong, China
| | The 43rd Blake Prize, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
| | ‘Drawing from Inspiration’, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
| | 1993 | ‘Roger Taylor Re-presents’, Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne
| | ‘On the other hand’, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
| | ‘Salon des Refusé’, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
| | The 42nd Blake Prize for Religious Art, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
| | 1992 | ‘A Private Collection’, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
| | ‘New York Studio School Alumni Exhibition’, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney and regional tour
| | The 41st Blake Prize, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
| | 1991 | ‘Abedare Invitational Art Prize’, Ipswich, QLD
| | 1990 | ‘Lake Macquarie Art Prize’, Lake Macquarie Gallery,Lake Macquarie, NSW
| | ‘Scotchman Hill Vineyard Art Prize’, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC
| | Stock Show, Australian Galleries, Sydney
| | Second Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne
| | 1989 | ‘Mindscapes’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Freestyle: Australian Art from the 60s to now’, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne and touring
| | ‘ICI Contemporary Art Collection’, Melbourne
| | ‘Opening Exhibition’, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
| | 1988 | ‘Moet & Chandon’, National Touring Exhibition, Australia
| | ‘Purchase Exhibition’, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle
| | New South Wales Institute of Technology, Sydney
| | ‘Lake Macquarie City Art gallery Invitation Art Prize’, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW
| | ‘Artists make Ceramics’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
| | 1987 | ‘Moet & Chandon’, National Touring Exhibition, Australia
| | 1986 | ‘Artists Make Furniture’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
| | ‘Young Australians: Budget Rent a Car Collection’, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, and touring
| | 1985 | ‘Australian Perspecta ‘85’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Small Works’, Michael Milburn Galleries, Brisbane
| | ‘Thinking Aloud’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
| | 1984 | ‘Survey Exhibition’, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart
| | ‘Sculpture ‘84’, The Performance Space, Sydney
| | 1982 | ‘Wall Sculpture: Sydney Biennale’, Art Empire Industry, Sydney
| | 1981 | ‘First Australian Sculpture Triennial’, Latrobe University, Melbourne
| | 1980 | ‘Albert Hall Purchase Exhibition’, Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston
| | 1979 | ‘Studio Sculpture Show’, New York Studio School, New York, USA
| | 1978 | ‘London Group’, Gulbenkian Gallery, London, UK
| | ‘Young Contemporaries’, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
| | ‘Postgraduate Exhibition’, Slade School of Art, London, UK
| | 1977 | ‘Snakes and Ladders’, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
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Awards| 2011 | The Glover Prize (Highly Commended), Evandale, TAS | | 2010 | Australian Council Visual Arts Board Grant for new work | | | The 59th Blake Prize (Highly Commended), Blake Society at The National Art School Gallery, Sydney | | 2009 | Plein Air Painting Prize (Winner), NSW Parliament House, Sydney | | 2008 | The Kings School Art Prize (Winner), The Kings School, Sydney | | | Sulman Prize (Winner), Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney | | | Paddington Art Prize (People's Choice Award), Mary Place Gallery, Sydney | | 2007 | The 56th Blake Prize (Highly commended), Blake Society at The National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney | | 2006 | SCEGGS Redlands Westpac Art Prize (Winner), Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney | | 2005 | Project Grant, Visual Arts/Craft Fund of the Australia Council | 1999
| National Art School Travel Grant (New York) | | 1996 | Project Grant, Visual Arts/Craft Fund of the Australia Council, Sydney | | 1994 | Fisher's Ghost Art Award (Winner), Campbelltown City Gallery, Sydney | | 1993 | Asialink overseas residency, Beijing Art Academy, China | | 1990 | Residency at Mora Dyring Studio, Cité international des Arts, Paris, Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust | | 1988 | Project Grant, Visual Arts/Craft Fund of the Australia Council, Sydney |
| Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery Invitational Art Prize (Winner), Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Lake Macquarie, NSW | | 1984 | Project Grant, Visual Arts/Craft Board of the Australia Council, Sydney | | 1978 | Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board Grant, Hobart |
CollectionsArt Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Artbank, Sydney
ICI Contemporary Art Collection, melbourne
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Lake Maquarie, NSW
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
University of Western Sydney, Sydney
Selected ReviewsMoving Pictures | The Sydney Morning Herald | 16 Jun 2006
Not for Rodney Pople the cliches of Venetian gondolas and the Bridge of Sighs. | The Sydney Morning Herald | 25 May 2006
New Year Group Exhibition | The Sunday Age, Preview | 6 Jan 2005
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