2009 | Artist in Residence: Assumption College, Kilmore, Vic. |
2006 | Overseas travel: New York. |
2003 | Artist Residency: ‘Bundanon’ N.S.W. |
2001 | Overseas travel: Greece, London. |
2000-01 | Visiting Fellow: La Trobe University, Faculty of Regional Development, Bendigo, Victoria. |
1999-present | Member Bendigo Art Gallery Board of Management (Vice President 1999) |
1997 | Overseas travel: New York, France, Italy. |
1995-96 | M.A. Fine Art, Monash University. |
1994 | Voluntary early retirement to paint full time. |
1992 | Overseas travel: Spain (Madrid, Toledo, Cuenca, Valencia, Barcelona, Seville) and Paris |
1991 | Head of Dept. Fine Art, Monash Uni. |
1989 | Snr Lecturer Painting: Monash University (formerly Chisholm Inst. of Tech.) |
1988 | O/seas Studio (il Paretaio) Tuscany, Italy. 3 mths. Overseas travel: Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Holland, Britain, U.S.A. (3 months) |
1974 | Moved to Melbourne. Lecturer painting: Caulfield Institute of Technology (later Chisholm Inst .of Tech.) |
1972-73 | Art Critic: The Sunday Times, Perth Festival of Perth Committee Member |
1969-70 | President of Contemporary Art Society of Australia (W.A. branch) |
1968-73 | Lecturer in Fine Art: Claremont Technical School, W.A. |
1958-67 | Art Teacher in W.A. High Schools |
1958-65 | Studied Perth Tech. College and W.A.I.T. |
1938 | Born in Perth, W.A. |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 | Resonance’, LaTrobe University Visual Arts Centre, View St, Bendigo, Vic. |
2010 | ‘Responses and Variations’, Woodbine Art Gallery, Malmsbury, Vic. |
‘Responses and Variations’ (major works), Victoria Racing Club, Flemington, Vic. | |
1968-2008 | 41 exhibitions Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney. |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 | ‘Biting Issues’, Castlemaine State Festival, Visual Arts Programme, Cascade Print Workshop, Maldon, Vic. |
2010 | ‘In(two) Art’, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, N.S.W. |
‘Mt Alexander Shire Artists in the Permanent Collection’, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Vic | |
‘Grande Finale Exhibition’, Adam Galleries, Melbourne. | |
1954 – present | Numerous national and international |
AWARDS
Many art prizes, awards, and commissions incl. John McCaughey Memorial
Art Prize National Gallery of Victoria, Visual Arts Board Studio (Italy),
Bundanon artist residency.
Commissions include: a painted tram (Tramways Board), painting of Melbourne (Nat. Gall. Vic.), portraiture (private and corporate).
Prizes for paintings, drawings and print.
COLLECTIONS (Selected)
Artbank, Aust. Embassy (Saudi Arabia)
National Gallery of Victoria, Regional galleries of Ballarat, Bendigo, Bunbury, Castlemaine, Fremantle, Gold Coast, La Trobe Valley, McClelland, Mornington, Newcastle, Warrnambool
Universities of W.A. (Curtin, Uni. of Western Australia, Murdoch, Edith Cowan)Victoria (Monash, La Trobe)
Hospitals – Southern Health, Victoria (Monash Medical Centre, Casey)
Sir Charles Gairdner (W.A.)
St. John of God (Ballarat, Vic.)
City Councils (Box Hill, Kyneton, Sandringham, St Kilda)
Victorian Ministry of the Arts
Hong Kong Bank, Bank West
Plus numerous private and corporate collections in Australia and overseas