Artist's Statement:

"For so long now artists have given precedence to revelation over record,
whereas I've always looked upon the record itself, as a revelation."

About the Artist:

DATE OF BIRTH: 10 October 1953

PLACE OF BIRTH: Northampton, Western Australia

ART EDUCATION: Self-taught

1976-1987
1989-1992
1989

Art Teacher at St Patrick's College, Geraldton
Lecturer at various TAFE Colleges, in Perth district
Artist-in-Residence at All Saints College, Bullcreek

TRAVEL:

1977-78
1987-88
1990
1994

Pacific Islands
Europe (resided in UK for one year)
Europe and UK
United Kingdom

AWARDS & PRIZES:

1975
1977
1979
1980

1981

1982
1985
1991

Geraldton Art Award
Cultural Trust Landscape Prize
Sunshine Festival Oil Award
Sunshine Festival Oil Award
Sunshine Festival Watercolour Award
Melville Purchase Award
Canning Art Award
Commendation Wynne Prize
Sunshine Festival Watercolour Award
WA Cultural Trust Prize for Oil Painting
Melville Art Award

1979

1983

1984

1985
1988

1990

1991

1992

1994

1995

1996
1997
1998
2000

Signature Gallery, WA
Way '79 Anniversary Exhibition
One man exhibition, Fremantle Art Centre
Fremantle Drawing Survey Exhibition
WA Week Exhibition
WA Arts Council Touring Exhibition
Canberra Times Exhibition, Canberra
One man exhibition, Fremantle Art Center
One man exhibition, Fremantle Art Center
Royal Society Touring Exhibition, London
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
Agnews Gallery, London
One man exhibition, Fremantle Art Center
Fremantle Art Center
One man exhibition, Geraldton Art Gallery
One man exhibition, Perth Gallery
Fremantle Art Center 20th Birthday Exhibition
"Best of Australia" Exhibition, Hong Kong
London Fair, London
"Best of Australia" Exhibition, Hong Kong
Fine Arts Gallery
One man exhibition, Stafford Gallery, WA
One man exhibition, Stafford Gallery, WA
One man exhibition, Stafford Gallery, WA
Festival of Perth - Ballet on Show, Stafford Gallery, WA
Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
Catanachs Gallery, Broome
Solo Exhibition Stafford Gallery, Cottesloe, WA.

Barings Bank, Barbican Center, London
R&I Bank (BankWest)
Private Collections in Australia, UK, USA and Japan
Weld Club Collection
Rupert Murdoch
Fremantle Art Center
Royal Academy, London

1999

"Abrolhos Island Conservations"
Fremantle Art Center Press (1999 WA Premiers Award)