Born  Queensland,  Australia

Studio in Redcliffe, Queensland

Education

2004   Bachelor of Education, QUT (Printmaking, Sculpture, Painting and Drawing)

1982   Diploma of Teaching (Secondary), Kelvin Grove C.A.E.

Collections

Moreton Bay Regional Council, QLD

Redcliffe Museum, QLD

Artist Residency

2017-2015   Hamilton Island Gallery, Australia (approx twice a year for 2 weeks)

2013   Hamilton Island Gallery, Australia

2011    Galleria Monteolivetto, Nice, France,

Awards

2011   FINALIST Moreton Bay Region Art Awards

2010   FINALIST and Merit Award, Moreton Region Art Awards

2009   FINALIST Moreton Bay Region Art Awards

2009   Peoples Choice Award, Zonta, ‘Hear Me Roar’ Exhibition

2008   FINALIST and ACQUIRED,  Pine Rivers  Annual Art Awards

2008   First Prize Seascape, RAS Members Exhibition

2007   OVERALL WINNER, RAS Members Exhibition

1996- 2007   10 other art awards


Selected Exhibitions

2015 Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane 

2014 'Colour Express-o', SOLO exhibition at Valori Gallery, Scarborough

2013   Feature Artist, Hamilton Island Gallery

2013   'Art of the Prom', Promonade de Anglais, Nice, France

2013   Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane

2012   ‘In Love With Colour’,  SOLO exhibition at Valori Gallery, Scarborough

2011   ’5 artists=25 artworks’, Galleria Monteoliveto, Naples, Italy, Press Release and exhibition photos

2011   ‘In the City’, Graydon Gallery, Newfarm, Brisbane

2011   Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane

2010   ‘Suburbia’, Redcliffe City Gallery curated by Emma Lindsay, a joint exhibition with  Michael Zavros, Judy Watson and Mostyn Bramley-Moore

2010   ’7 Journeys’, Graydon Gallery, Newfarm

2010   Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane

2009   Artists Afloat – Mojocreations Floating Gallery, Redcliffe Jetty, Qld.

2009   ‘I Am’, Studio 13, West End, supporting Women’s Legal Services

2009   Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane

2008   ‘Four of a Kind’, Oriel Gallery, Ascot

2008   Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane

2007   15 Artists, Redcliffe City Gallery

2007   Visions, Redcliffe Museum

2004-2007   5 separate exhibitions, Art Nook Gallery, Deception Bay

Gallery Representation

Hamilton Island Gallery, Queensland

Valori Gallery, Scarborough

Professional Activities

2015  Adult/Child Art Teacher, Hamilton Island Gallery

2013  Adult/Child Art Teacher, Hamilton Island Gallery

2009-2012   Secretary / Treasurer,  Artists Afloat Inc.

2009-2011   Adult Art Teacher

2008-2009   Secretary, Redcliffe Art Society

2006-2007   Exhibition Manager, Redcliffe Art Society

2004   Children’s Art Tutor

Commissions

2007   Redcliffe Historical Society &  many private commissions

Grants

2010 & 2005   Redcliffe City Council R.A.D.F. Grant

Workshops

1996-2010 by Lyne Marshall, Herman Pekel, Don Waters, Judith White, George Hazzard, Colley Whisson, Lucja Ray, Terry Bouton, Barry Kidd, Clayton J. Beck, Stella Pearse, Jenni Kelly, Judy Pomroy, Louise Corke, Todd Whisson, Graham W. Smith, Robert Andrews, Cheryl Nugent, Chris Blake, Elizabeth Burton.