Awards

2020 – Finalist Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award

2020 – Finalist Stanthorpe Art Prize

2020 – Finalist – Shirley Hannan National Art Prize

2019 – Finalist Brisbane Portrait Prize

2019 – Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award

2018 – Awarded Signature Status – Portrait Society of America

2018 – Finalist Portrait Society of America Members only Prize

2018 – Finalist Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize

2018 – Finalist Ravenswood Prize for Women

2018 – Finalist Hunters Hill Art Prize

2018 – Salon Des Refuses – People’s Choice

2018 – Semi Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2017 – Semi Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2017 – Finalist Manning Naked and Nude Art Prize
Finalist Black Swan Portrait Prize

2017 – Finalist Kennedy Prize

2016 – Finalist Hunters Hill Art Prize

2016 – Finalist Salon des Refuses

2016 – Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award

2016 – Finalist 2015/16 ARC International Salon

2016 – Finalist Eutick Memorial Still Life Award

2016 – Finalist AME Bale Art Prize

2015 – Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award

2015 – Finalist Black Swan Portrait Prize

2015 – Finalist 2014/15 ARC International Salon

2014 – Winner Kennedy Prize

2014 – Semi-finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2014 – Finalist 2013/14 ARC International Salon

2013 – Finalist Archibald Portrait Prize

2013 – Finalist Black Swan Portrait Prize

2012 – Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2012 – Finalist Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize

2012 – Finalist Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize

2012 – Finalist and Winner Still Life Section – Mortimore Prize

2011 – Finalist Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize

2011 – Finalist and Winner Small Painting Section –
Mortimore Prize

2011 – Finalist Nora Heysen Still Life Centenary Award (Judge’s Commendation)

2010 – Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award

2010 – Finalist Mortimore Prize in Drawing and Still Life Painting

2010 – Joshua Smith Prize for Classical Drawing (Julian Ashton)

2010 – Jocelyn Maughan Prize for Drawing Drapery
(Julian Ashton)

2009 – Winner Sydney Mechanics School of Arts Scholarship at Julian Ashton Art School

2009 – Winner People’s Choice Manly Selective School Art Exhibition

2008 – Finalist in portrait section of Mortimore Prize

2007 – Finalist Australian Artist Magazine for still life painting

Ceramic – Finalist on twelve occasions, including six first place awards for ceramic artwork at Ceramic Art Association of NSW competitions.

Exhibitions

2020 – Artists at Home, Group Exhibition, Rochfort Gallery

2019 – Bloody Beautiful, Group Exhibition – Still Life at Rochfort Gallery

2018 – Salon des Refuses, S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney

2018 – Ravenswood Prize for Women, Ravenswood School

2018 – Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill

2018 – Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize, Bega Regional Gallery

2017 – Unfashionable Solo Exhibition, m2 Gallery, Surry Hills

2017 – Manning Naked and Nude Art Prize, Taree

2017 – Kennedy Prize, Adelaide

2017 – Medley, Group show, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney

2016 – Shades of Reality IV Exhibition, Depot Gallery, Danks St, Waterloo

2016 – Portia Geach Memorial Award – S H Ervin Gallery

2016 – Salon des Refuses – S H Ervin Gallery, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

2016 – EMSLA Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery

2015 – Artarmon Gallery – Joint exhibition with Bruce Rowland

2015 – Eleven – Group Exhibition, Depot Gallery, Danks St

2015 – Portia Geach Memorial Award – S H Ervin Gallery

2015 – Black Swan Portrait Prize

2014 – Shades of Reality, Group Exhibition, Mary Place Gallery

2014 – PAA Exhibition, Australian Embassy, Washington

2014 – Journeys West, Group Exhibition, Orange Regional Gallery

2013 – Archibald, NSW Art Gallery

2013 – Black Swan Portrait Prize, Perth

2013 – Shades of Reality – Group Exhibition, Mary Place Gallery

2013 – PAA Multi-Cultural Exhibition, Parliament House, Sydney

2012 – Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Moran House, Sydney

2012 – Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize

2012 – Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize, Bega Regional Gallery

2012 – Mortimore Prize, Dubbo

2012 – Portrait Artists Australia Ten Year Celebration, Art House Hotel

2011 – Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize

2011 – Mortimore Prize, Dubbo

2011 – Nora Heysen Centenary Prize, Adelaide

2010 – Portia Geach Memorial Award, S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney

2010 – Mortimore Prize, Dubbo

2010 – Julian Ashton Art School Student and Teacher Exhibition

2009 – Manly Public School Art Exhibition

2009 – Julian Ashton Art School Student and Teacher Exhibition

2008 – Mortimore Prize, Dubbo

Education

2019 – Workshop at Menorca Pulsar with Nick Alm, Spain

2013 – Grand Central Academy, Portrait Workshop, New York

2012 – Studio Escalier, Drawing Workshop, Paris

2011 – Continuing study at Julian Ashton Art School

2010 – Full time scholarship student at Julian Ashton Art School

2009 – Part time study at Julian Ashton

2008 – Summer Short Course at National Art School

2008 – Commenced part time study at Julian Ashton

2007 – Winter course with Mignon Parker (Mixed Media) at Mitchell College, Bathurst

2005 – Diploma of Visual Art (Northbridge School of Visual Arts)

2001 – Product Certified Ceramist (practicing ceramic artist 1998-2005)

1993-4 – Life Drawing Willoughby Workshop Art Centre

1987 – Dip Ed/Primary Teaching (Kuring-gai College Advanced Education), Teaching 1988-1991

1983 – Certificate Graphic Design (Randwick Technical College)