About me
I have always strived in life to keep pushing myself beyond normal boundaries and that definitely applies to my art practice which encompasses painting, drawing, mixed media and printmaking.
To see what’s beyond, to explore and produce artworks that resonate with how I view and absorb my surroundings no matter where I am in the world.
Over the years I’ve exhibited in a number of galleries including Beaver Galleries ACT, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, QLD, Dubbo Regional Gallery, Salmon Galleries Sydney, Valerie Cohen Fine Art Paddington, Art and Frame, Double Bay, Leura Village Gallery, Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle and Weswal Gallery Tamworth.
I was working from a purpose built studio on the family property ‘Glenthorne’ at Narromine until 2008 when I then moved to Leura in the Blue Mountains to live and work from a light filled studio overlooking my garden.
Travel within Australia and overseas on work related trips has been a wonderful experience and pushed me even further creatively.
In 1996 I was fortunate enough to live and work at the Cite`- International Des Arts in Paris, July/September and in 2002 was guest Artist-in-Residence for the Northern Territory Craft Council based in Alice Springs, June/August. In 2011 I joined a small group of International and Australian printmakers on the Greek Island of Skopelos and in 2014 returned and purchased a house in the old port town of Skopelos. A complete renovation followed and since 2015 I’ve lived and worked there three months of each year.
Works have been acquired by private collectors nationally and in USA, Canada, Japan, Denmark, UK, Germany, Dubai, France and Greece.
I am represented by Lost Bear Gallery, Katoomba, and DuMoulin Gallery, Pyrmont, Sydney.
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GALLERIES
Lost Bear Gallery - Katoomba, Blue Mountains | DuMoulin Gallery - Pyrmont, Sydney
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1995-Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, July “Artist of the Month”
1996-Sydney International Airport – First Class Lounge, exhibition organised by Valarie Cohen Fine Art
Weswal Gallery, Tamworth - February Exhibition of paintings / prints
1998-Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, January/February “Inspired by My Sketchbook”
1999-Weswal Gallery, Tamworth –May “Colours”- exhibition of paintings, etchings based on Central Australia.
Dubbo Regional Gallery – November “Colours”- exhibition of paintings, etchings based on Central Australia.
2000 -The Echidna, Dubbo – July Exhibition of paintings/prints based on Rajasthan, India and Central Australia.
2002-Mura Clay Gallery, Newtown – June “Colours” - exhibition of Paintings, Etchings based on Central Australia.
Weswal Gallery, Tamworth – July “From Alice to India” - exhibition of paintings, etchings based on India and Alice Springs.
2003-The Moree Gallery – November “Reflections on Alice and India” paintings and prints.
2006-Weswal Gallery – October “From My Travels” - exhibition of paintings and prints.
2010-Cooks Hill Galleries, Newcastle – April “Reflections on My Travels, Egypt to Morocco and beyond.
2011- Lost Bear Gallery, Leura “Impressions-Spain to Alice Springs”, Exhibition paintings, etchings , collagraphic Monoprints and Lithographs.
2016-Moree Gallery – 4th November
2018-The Bathers' Pavilion, Balmoral -May/June
2024-IDEA, Skopelos, Greece. ‘Works from my Studio’ 8th June / 10th
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1994-Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery “Profound Statements in Print”
Whistlestop Art Exhibition -four person art exhibition at Nampara Narromine.
Dubbo Regional Gallery - show based on overseas trip to Italy, France, Greece and Turkey.
1995-Queensland Regional Galleries “Profound Statements in Print” - Travelling exhibition.
All Saints College – Bathurst “Featured Guest Artist”- Acquisition of a painting by collage for its permanent collection.
1998-Lillianfels Resort, Katoomba, March/April/May work in changing exhibition- organised by Leura Village Gallery.
2001-Lismore Regional Gallery - 22 October to 25 November “From the the same source” - Six female printmakers.
2004-Salmon Galleries, Sydney – August “Country Women's Exhibition”
Moree Plains Gallery – May “Spirit of the Plains” Art Exhibition
2005-Art Sydney 05, Fox Studios – 25 to 28 August Showing with the Moree Gallery.
2006-Queen Suzanne Memorial Exhibition, Kinross Wolaroi, Orange
2010- Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle, April.
2011- The Moree Gallery,
RESIDENCIES and Work Related Field Trips
1996-Cite' International des Arts, Paris –July/September Cite' International des Arts. AGNSW studio.
2002-Artist-in-Residence – June to August Guest of the Northern Territory Craft Council, based in Alice Springs.
2011- Skopelos Island Greece - June, Residency made up of Australian and International printmaker organised by Master printmaker Basil Hall.
EDUCATION
1984/88- Dubbo TAFE College, Dubbo, NSW Studied Fine Arts (part time) – Certificate of Fine Arts.
1992-USQ McGregor School, Toowoomba Qld Painting – Tutor, Mervyn Moriarty.
1993-USQ McGregor School, Toowoomba Qld Intaglio printing process – Tutor, Wim de Vos.
1994-USQ McGregor School, Toowoomba Qld Multi plate colour etching – Tutor, Basil Hall.
1995-USQ McGregor School, Toowoomba Qld Collagraph and Mono-print – Tutor, Basil Hall.
1996-USQ McGregor School, Toowoomba Qld Experimental landscape and figure painting Tutor, David Fairbairn.
2001-USQ McGregor School, Toowoomba Qld Colour print making – Tutor, Basil Hall.
2010-National Art School, Sydney Lithography - Tutor, Peter Lancaster
