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CURRICULUM VITAE

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AWARDS
March 2025 Granted Membership
Art Renewal Centre ASSOCIATE LIVING MASTER (ARCALM)
An internationally recognised title, with only 14 other Australian artists represented.

2024
TOP 100 FINALIST
October PleinAir Magazine's 14th Annual $50,000 Art Competition

2024
AWARD of EXCELLENCE
Holmes Prize for Excellence in Realistic Australian Bird Art

2024
1st Place WINNER
Art and Color 365 Magazine Online Animals Art Competition.
600 entries received worldwide


2023
AWARD of EXCELLENCE
Holmes Prize for Excellence in Realistic Australian Bird Art

2022
WINNER BEST IN SHOW
Holmes Prize for Excellence in Realistic Australian Bird Art

2021
FINALIST
Holmes Prize for Excellence in Realistic Australian Bird Art


2007
Highly Commended Award
Wildlife Art @ Discovery Exhibition, CSIRO

2005
WINNER Wildlife Art Award
Wildlife and Botanical Artists ACT
6th Annual Art Show and Prize

2003
FINALIST
International Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize (inaugural year)

2002
Highly Commended Wildlife Art Award
Wildlife and Botanical Artists ACT
4th Annual Art Show and Prize

2001
Highly Commended Wildlife Art Award
Wildlife and Botanical Artists ACT
3rd Annual Art Show and Prize

2000
Voted 3rd most popular painting (People's Choice Award)
Wildlife and Botanical Artists ACT
2nd Annual Art Show and Prize

1992
WINNER
Sam Slater Encouragement Award
(for an artist under 25 years)

Australasian Wildlife Art Society Annual Exhibition

1986
Diploma of Arts (Graphic Design)

EXHIBITIONS
2025

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Festival of Two Palettes 
Morpeth Gallery  NSW   |  March 8-9

2024
Group Exhibition
Feathers and Fur Wildlife Art Show
Morpeth Gallery  NSW  |  June 6-10


2024
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Festival of Two Palettes
Morpeth Gallery  NSW   |  March 7-10


2023
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Feathers and Fur Wildlife Art Exhibition
Morpeth Gallery NSW  |  June 10-12


2023
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Festival of Two Palettes
Morpeth Gallery  NSW   |  March 9-12


2018
INVITED  |  RAW Artist's Expo, Canberra

2001
Fundraising Invitation
Barren Grounds Bird Observatory to submit a painting which was silently auctioned in Sydney by Christie's in April

1999-2005
World Environment Day Annual Exhibition
Morpeth Gallery  NSW

COMMISSIONS and PUBLICATIONS
2022
FEATURED ARTIST
November/December Parrot Society of Australia magazine

2015

FEATURED ARTIST
April (Issue 5) Creative Artist magazine

2014
FEATURED ARTIST
December Artist's Palette magazine

2013

FEATURED ARTIST
November Artist's Palette Magazine

2009 - 2011
COMMISSION
Friends of Australian National Botanic Gardens
Illustration of every bird species found at the Gardens for a visitor brochure


2007
FEATURED ARTIST

August Australian Artist magazine

2000
Released First Open Edition Print
Waiting for the Rains (Eastern Rosellas)


LICENSING and MARKETING
2021 to present
Self-published greeting cards, limited and open edition prints, for sale on website, Morpeth Gallery (NSW)  and Handmade quarterly markets, ACT.

2022
LICENSING
Art Publishing (Greeting Cards)

2021
LICENSING
Qpuzzles (Jigsaw Puzzles)

2002
LICENSING
Art Publishing (Greeting Cards)

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