"Nothing can be more abstract, more unreal, than what we actually see. We know that all we can see of the objective world, as human beings, never really exists as we see and understand it. Matter exists, of course, but has no intrinsic meaning of its own, such as the meanings we attach to it. We can know only that a cup is a cup, that a tree is a tree".

-Giorgio Morandi

Biography

    Born Sydney, Australia, 1959

    1979 Diploma of Drawing and Painting, Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney.

Exhibitions

    2013 Solo exhibition at Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington

    2012 Art on Life NZ Academy of Fine Arts

    Watercolour NZ annual exhibition

    Summer exhibition NZ Academy of Fine Arts

    2011 Solo show, Inverlochy House, Wellington

    Autumn exhibition NZ Academy of Fine Arts

    Invited artist for "Showcase", NZ Academy of Fine Arts

    2010 Watercolour NZ annual exhibition

    2008 Finalist Adam Award for Portraiture, Shed 11, Wellington

    1998 Group exhibition Red Door Gallery, Sydney

    1993 Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award for Portraiture, Sydney

    1992 Group exhibition "Julian Ashton Alumni and Friends" Espace Alliance, Sydney

    1984 Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award for Portraiture, Sydney

    Two Highly Commended awards in Southern Cross Art Award, Sydney

Holdings

    Work held in permanent collection of Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, and private collections in Australia, New Zealand, and North America.

Teaching

    1983-2000 Taught painting and drawing in adult education in Sydney

    2006- present Tutor of drawing and painting at Inverlochy Art School, Wellington