Biography

Born Melbourne 1955

Studies

2002-04 Master of Fine Arts by Research, Monash University, Caulfield
1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours, R.M.I.T. City Campus
1996-98 Bachelor of Fine Arts [Painting], R.M.I.T. City Campus
1994 Lithography Course, Lancaster Press, Melbourne

Professional Appointments

2003 Painting workshops, Geelong Grammar School
2002 Sessional Lecturer, Melbourne University
2001 Portrait painting workshop, Education Services, National Gallery of Victoria
2000 Visiting Artist, Fintona Girls School, Balwyn, Vic.

Travel

1997 Study Tour, Amsterdam, London, Spain, Italy,
1993 Study Tour, Paris, London
1988 Study Tour, U.S.A

Solo Exhibitions

2004 Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne
1998 Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne
1996 Chapel Gallery, Prahran, Melbourne
1993 Torii Gallery, Bendigo, Vic

Touring Exhibition

2002-03 Common Thread, exhibiting with Deborah Klein and Catherine Pilgrim, touring Victoria - Mass Gallery,
North Fitzroy, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Gippsland
Regional Gallery, Sale, Maroonah Art Gallery, Melbourne, Post Office Gallery, University of Ballarat,
Phyllis Palmer Gallery, La Trobe University, Bendigo

Selected Group Exhibitions

2005 Penny School Gallery, (with Deborah Klein), Maldon, Vic; From a Private Collection, The Doll's House
Miniature Gallery, Preston, Vic; 2005 MLC Annual Acquisitive Art Award, Kew, Vic; The Dominique Segan
Drawing Prize, Castlemaine, Vic
2004 The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, State Library of N.S.W.; Please be Seated, Wagga Wagga Art
Gallery, N.S.W.; There's Something about that Landscape, Cowwarr Art Space, Vic; IMPRESSIONS 2004,
Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
2003 Darebin-La Trobe Aquisitive Art Prize, Melbourne; R&M McGivern Art Prize, Melbourne; Wyndham City
Contemporary Art Prize, Werribee, Vic; Linden Postcard Show, St. Kilda, Vic; Postcard Show, Grafton
Regional Art Gallery, N.S.W.
2002 The Painted Fold, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne
The Fleming Muntz Albury Art Prize, Albury Regional Gallery, N.S.W.
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Art Gallery, N.S.W. Touring Redland Art Gallery, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Port Macquarie-Hastings Regional Gallery, N.S.W. Albury Regional Art Gallery, N.S.W. The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Tasmania.
St. Kilda Salon, Metropolis Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Works on Paper Exhibition, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne
Suites, Metropolis Gallery, Melbourne
Melbourne Grammar Exhibition, Motorworks Gallery, Melbourne
Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize, Werribee, Vic
Smorgon Steel Group Ltd. Contemporary Art Prize, Melbourne
James Farrell Self Portrait Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historic
Museum
2000 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Art Gallery, N.S.W., touring Hastings Regional Art Gallery, N.S.W., Dubbo Regional Gallery, N.S.W., University of Sunshine Coast Gallery, Queensland, Texas Art Gallery, Queensland, Shepparton Art Gallery, Vic., Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, N.S.W., Manning Regional Art Gallery, N.S.W.,
The Fleming Muntz Albury Art Prize, Albury Regional Gallery, N.S.W.,
M.L.C. Acquisitive Art Exhibition, Methodist Ladies College, Melbourne
St. Kilda Post Card Show, Linden Gallery, Melbourne
Smorgon Steel Group Ltd. Contemporary Art Prize, Melbourne
Celebrating the Exquisite Corpse, Bendigo Art Gallery, touring Victoria
Swan Hill National Print and Drawing Acquisitive Award, Swan Hill
Regional Gallery
1999 Nillumbik Art Award, Melbourne
Hermanns Art Award, Span Galleries, Melbourne. Mornington Peninsula
Regional Gallery, Mornington
Darebin-La Trobe Acquisitive Art Prize, Melbourne
Group Exhibition, First Site Gallery,R.M.I.T. Melbourne
St. Kilda Post Card Show, Linden Gallery, Melbourne
M.L.C. Acquisitive Art Exhibition, Methodist Ladies College, Melbourne
Shell Contemporary Art Prize, Melbourne
Works for Windows '99, St.Kilda Festival, Melbourne
R.M.I.T. Works on Paper Exhibition, Taiwan
James Farrell Self Portrait Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historic
Museum, Castlemaine
R.M.I.T. Graduate Exhibition, Preview Gallery, Melbourne
1998 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Art Gallery,
N.S.W., touring Queensland and N.S.W.
Doug Moran National Portait Prize Exhibition, National Gallery of
Victoria, touring nationally
The Toowoomba Biennial Acquisitive Award and Exhibition, Toowoomba
Art Gallery, Queensland
Dianne Tanzer Gallery ACAF#6, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Shell Art Prize, Melbourne
R.M.I.T. Group Exhibition, Hamilton Regional Art Gallery, Hamilton, Vic
International Year of the Oceans Exhibition, Dianne Tanzer Gallery,
Melbourne
R.M.I.T. Group Exhibition, Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong
R.M.I.T. Graduate Exhibition, Span Galleries, Melbourne
1997 The 28th Alice Prize,Alice Springs N.T.
Group Exhibition, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne
The Shell Art Prize, Melbourne
St. Kilda Post Card Show, Linden Gallery, Melbourne
James Farrell Self Portrait Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical
Museum
1996 The Norma Bull Art Scholarship, Melbourne
Dominique Segan Castlemaine State Drawing Festival Prize
R.M.I.T. Drawing Exhibition, Melbourne
1995 Williamstown Summer Festival Art Prize, Melbourne
James Farrell Self Portrait Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historic
Museum, Castlemaine
Alice Bale Art Award, Melbourne
St. Kilda Post Card Show, Melbourne
1994 Saltwater River Festival, City of Footscray, Melbourne
Alice Bale Art Award, Melbourne
James Farrell Self Portrait Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historic
Museum Museum, Castlemaine
Alice Bale Art Award, Melbourne
1992 Dominique Segan Castlemaine State Drawing Festival Prize, Castlemaine
Alice Bale Art Award, Melbourne
1991 Mornington Peninsula Art Centre 10th Spring Festival of
Drawing, Mornington
Alice Bale Art Award, Melbourne
1989 Mornington Art Gallery, Mornington
1987 Caulfield Art Centre, Melbourne
1983 Robert Douglas Gallery, Melbourne

Awards and Prizes

2000 Arts Victoria Touring Victoria Grant for Common Thread group exhibition
1999 Acquired, Methodist Ladies College Acquisitive Art Exhibition, Kew,
Melbourne
1998 Acquired, Jacaranda Drawing Prize, Acquisition Category, Grafton Regional Gallery, N.S.W.
Finalist Award, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Exhibition, N.G.V.
1996 The Norma Bull Art Scholarship Prize, Melbourne
1988 1st Prize, Drawing, M.C.H.S. Art Exhibition
1981 1st Prize, Best Portrait, Dandenong Arts Festival

Selected Bibliography

2004 SIGHTLINES, Critical Exhibitions Guide, Robert Nelson, The Age A3, June 18
AROUND THE GALLERIES, Megan Backhouse, The Age A2, June 26
Charles Nodrum Gallery With Selma, Selma Danculovic, Toorak Metropolitan News, July 2004
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize catalogue
PLEASE be SEATED catalogue
2002 Common Thread, ( Exhibition Catalogue ) essay by Jazmina Cininas
IMPRINT, Spring 2002, Volume 37, Number 3, essay by Jazmina Cininas
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award catalogue
2000 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award catalogue
Hermanns Art Award Diary 2000
Celebrating the Exquisite Corpse catalogue
R.M.I.T. Openline, January issue
1998 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award catalogue
Choice Views, Jeff Makin, Herald-Sun, Oct. 26
In The Frame, Jeff Makin, Herald-Sun, Nov.9
Toowoomba Biennial Acquisitive Award catalogue
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Exhibition catalogue
R.M.I.T. Graduate Exhibition catalogue
1997 Illustrations for The Jockeys, by Warren Pratt [Victorian edition], High Profile Publishing, Vic
1996 R.M.I.T. Openline, Oct/Nov issue
1995 Who's Who of Australian Visual Artists, NAVA publication
1994 SBS Television, IMAGINE, April 8

Collections

Grafton Regional Gallery, N.S.W.
University of Ballarat
Autralian Print Workshop, Melbourne
R.M.I.T. Union Art Collection, Melbourne
Methodist Ladies College, Vic
Lancaster Press, Vic.
St. Kilda Art Supplies, Vic.
Victorian Artists' Society, East Melbourne
Como Private Hospital,Vic.
Bethlehem Hospital,Vic.
Besen Collection
Perri Cutten Collection
Private Collections

Thank you for subscribing