prizes & awards

HIGHLY COMMENDED, THE 42ND ANNUAL GREAT LAKES ART SOCIETY, “WILL IT EVER END”

HIGHLY COMMENDED, BONNY HILLS ART PRIZE, “WHILST SHE WAS SLEEPING”

2024


FIRST PRIZE, HASTINGS VALLEY OPEN ART PRIZE, “HOMELESS”

FIRST PRIZE, SAWTELL ART GROUP 35TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION, “ROAD TO ORANGE”

FINALIST, FLOW WOLLONGONG ART GALLERY, “MUSIC MAN”

FINALIST, HAWKESBURY ART PRIZE, “HARD TIMES”

2023


FIRST PRIZE MODERN/ABSTRACT, SAWTELL ART GROUP 33RD ANNUAL EXHIBITION, “ROAD SUBJECT TO FLOODING”

2021


FIRST PRIZE CONTEMPORARY, NAMBUCCA VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL INC., “IN THE WASH UP”

SECOND PRIZE DRAWING, THE YANCOAL ART PRIZE, “FORTY WINKS”

2019


HIGHLY COMMENDED DRAWING, THE COAL & ALLIED SINGLETON ART PRIZE, "LONG WEEKEND"

FIRST PRIZE DRAWING, NAMBUCCA VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL INC., "FORTY WINKS"

FIRST PRIZE CONTEMPORARY, NUNDLE ART EXHIBITION, "STICKS AND STONES"

2017


COMMENDED CONTEMPORARY, PORT MACQUARIE ART SOCIETY, "FIRE STORM"

HIGHLY COMMENDED DRAWING, NUNDLE CWA ART EXHIBITION, "RAIN AT LAST"

FIRST PRIZE CONTEMPORARY, HASTINGS VALLEY FINE ART ASSOCIATION 11TH ANNUAL SUMMER SHOWCASE, "WHITE OUT"

HIGHLY COMMENDED DRAWING, NUNDLE CWA ART EXHIBITION, “FORTY WINKS”

2016


FINALIST, NORTH SYDNEY ART PRIZE, "DAILY GRIND"

HIGHLY COMMENDED, LANE COVE COUNCIL ART AWARD, "PIER 19"

FIRST PRIZE CONTEMPORARY, ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB BROKEN BAY, "ACROSS THE BAY"

2013


FINALIST WORKS ON PAPER, FISHERS GHOST ART AWARD, "RAIN AT LAST"

FINALIST, ANL MARITIME ART PRIZE, "HOME AT LAST"

FINALIST, BLACKTOWN CITY ART PRIZE, "DAILY GRIND"

FINALIST, HORNSBY ART PRIZE, "DON'T WORRY WE'LL FIND IT"

2012


FIRST PRIZE WORKS ON PAPER, NORTHBRIDGE ART PRIZE, "EARLY START"

FINALIST, WAVERLY ART PRIZE, "WAKEY WAKEY"

FINALIST, MUSWELLBROOK ART PRIZE, "NIGHT TRAIN TO FLORENCE"

FINALIST, CALLEEN ART AWARD, "RACING THE PONY"

FINALIST, FISHERS GHOST ART AWARD, "ACROSS THE BAY"

2011


FINALIST, LIVERPOOL CITY ART PRIZE, "ACROSS THE BAY"

FIRST PRIZE, ART ON LOFTUS, "RACING THE PONY"

HIGHLY COMMENDED, WATERBROOK ART PRIZE, "NIGHT TRAIN TO FLORENCE"

HIGHLY COMMENDED, CITY OF PARRAMATTA ART SOCIETY, "BEFORE THE RUSH"

FINALIST, ANL MARITIME ART PRIZE, "STORMY START"

HIGHLY COMMENDED, BELLIGEN ART PRIZE, "WAKEY WAKEY"

FIRST PRIZE WORKS ON PAPER, FAIRFIELD ART PRIZE, "WET WEEKEND"

HIGHLY COMMENDED, MUNICIPALITY OF LANE COVE ART PRIZE, "FORTY WINKS"

CONTEMPORARY ART PRIZE, NORTH SYDNEY ART PRIZE, "EARLY START"

COMMENDED, SINGLETON ART PRIZE, "THE MARBLE GAME"

FIRST PRIZE WORKS ON PAPER, FAIRFIELD ARTS ALIVE, "NIGHT TRAIN TO FLORENCE"

FIRST PRIZE RURAL SUBJECT/LANDSCAPE, SYDNEY ROYAL ARTS SHOW, "WET WEEKEND"

HIGHLY COMMENDED, LANE COVE COUNCIL ART AWARDS, "FORTY WINKS"

FINALIST, BLACKTOWN CITY ART EXHIBITION, "THE MARBLE GAME"

2010


THIRD PRIZE CONTEMPORARY, FAIRFIELD ARTS ALIVE, "RACING THE PONY"

FIRST PRIZE, NORTHBRIDGE ART PRIZE, "WET WEEKEND"

COMMENDED, DRUMMOYNE MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY, "RACING THE PONY"

FINALIST, LIVERPOOL CITY ART PRIZE, "LONG WEEKEND"

2009


HIGHLY COMMENDED, FAIRFIELD ARTS ALIVE, "MORNING COFFEE"

COMMENDED MODERN/CONTEMPORARY, CHELTENHAM ART PRIZE, "AFTERNOON STORM"

2008


FIRST PRIZE, RAYMOND TERRACE ANNUAL ART SHOW, "DRIVING HOME"

2007


FIRST PRIZE, CHELTENHAM GIRLS HIGH ARTS & CRAFT, "BLOWN AWAY"

1992


selected group exhibitions

NORTHERN EXPOSURE 8

SINGLETON ART PRIZE 41ST ROTARY CLUB OF SINGLETON

2024


HASTINGS VALLEY FIND ART ASSOCIATION - THIS SPECIAL PLACE

2023


ART ROX - SOUTH WEST ROCKS

HASTINGS VALLEY FIND ART OPEN PRIZE

BONNY HILLS ART PRIZE

2022


SINGLETON ART PRIZE

SAWTELL ART PRIZE

TAREE OPEN ART PRIZE

GOSFORD ART PRIZE

2021


LONG POINT GALLERY - 4 PERSPECTIVES

THE GLASSHOUSE FOOD FOR THOUGHT

2020


LAKE VIEW GALLERY - PACIFIC PALMS ART FESTIVAL

NAMBUCCA VALLEY ART EXHIBITION

MOVEMBER ART EXHIBITION - MACLEAY VALLEY COMMUNITY ART GALLERY

TAREE ART EXHIBITION

YANCOAL 2019 SINGLETON ART PRIZE

MID NORTH COAST ART PRIZE - HASTINGS VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION

2019


SEVEN WAYS OF SEEING - MACLEAY VALLEY COMMUNITY ART GALLERY

MID NORTH COAST ART PRIZE

THE YANCOAL 2018 SINGLETON ART PRIZE

MOVEMBER IN JULY - MACLEAY VALLEY COMMUNITY ART GALLERY

GAOLHOUSE TO GLASSHOUSE - HASTINGS VALLEY FINE ART ASSOCIATION

2018


CONFLUENCE - MID NORTH COAST ART SOCIETIES

CALLEEN ART AWARD

COAL & ALLIED - SINGLETON ART PRIZE

GOSFORD ART PRIZE

NAMBUCCA VALLEY ART EXHIBITION

NUNDLE ART EXHIBITION

HASTINGS VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION 12TH ANNUAL SUMMER SHOWCASE EXHIBITION

2017


PORT MACQUARIE ART SOCIETY

NORTHERN EXPOSURE 4

GLASSHOUSE PORT MACQUARIE

NUNDLE CWA ART EXHIBITION

HASTING VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION INC. 11TH ANNUAL SUMMER SHOWCASE

2016


education


PAINTING WORKSHOP W/ ELENA BRENTEL & WOLFGANG SUTTNER - ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

LIFE DRAWING - ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

LIFE DRAWING - AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

2014


PART TIME STUDY/WORKSHOPS UNDER:

ROSS LAURIE, IDRIS MURPHY, ANGUS NIVISON, EUAN MACLEOD, JO ERNST, ANNETTE PRINGLE, GARRY FOYE, TONY TOZER,

VIVIEN DADOUR, SARAH AYLWARD, JILL GLUCK, JUDY MARSH, DESIDERIOUS ORBAN, MALCOLM PERRYMAN

1969 - 2024