Artist CV
Born in England in 1945
Migrated to Australia in 1968
Retired Registered Nurse, Trained in UK
Appointments in UK and Australia including midwifery and nursing in Northern Territory on Aboriginal Reserves
Travel includes - UK, South America, Italy, Spain,France, New Zealand, New Hebrides, Russia, Turkey and Morocco, Cambodia and Vietnam, Croatia, Myanmar
POSITIONS HELD
President Association Sculptors Victoria - 2012-2017
Activities Coordinator Association Sculptors Victoria (2007-2018)
Exhibition Coordinator Association Sculptors Victoria (2014 & 2016)
ART EDUCATION
2013-1014 Life modelling/mould making –.Mark Henry
2002 Course in Bronze Casting and Moulding - RMIT, Melbourne
1992-1995 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art - Painting and Sculpture) - RMIT, Melbourne
1990-1991 Diploma Art and Design
EXHIBITIONS
2004-2018 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show - Sculpture
2006-2018 Summer Festival Herring Island-Sculpture
2005-2018 Annual Exhibition and Awards Assoc Sculptors Victoria
2015-2016 Benalla Regional Art Show
2015 'Sculptures-On' - Beaumaris Sculpture Exhibition
2008, 2009, 2015 Tesselaar Tulip Farm - Sculpture Among the Tulips
2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition
2009, 2014 Heritage Golf And Country Club - Solo - Sculpture & painting
2013 Kinross House Boutique Exhibition - Sculpture
2010, 2012 Scope Gallery Warnambool – Sculpture and Paintings Solo
2012 Yarra Sculpture Gallery -Association of Sculptors Annual
2010 Light factory Gallery - Association of Sculptors Annual
2009 Without Pier Gallery - Group Exhibition of small paintings
2009 Toyota Community Gallery - Indoor and Outdoor Sculpture
2009 Manningham Gallery - Association of Sculptors Annual
2008 Montsalvat - Association Sculptors Annual Exhibition
2005 Frankston International Guitar and Music Festival. Painting
2005 Current 2005 North East Victoria Sculpture Event.
2004 Cancer Council-Daffodil Awards - "Captured moments".
2003 Public Domain - Awards - Cement& Concrete Assoc.
2002 Yering Station Winery Sculpture - Exhibition and Awards
2001 Kingston Art Centre - Group Exhibition of Paintings
2001 Cancer Council Daffodil Awards - "The Puzzle" –
2001 Mira Fine Art Gallery - Flinders St. Melbourne - Sculpture
2001 Corporate Art Centre – Burleigh Queensland - Paintings
2000 Kingston Council -Art Bites Project - Corporate Art Exhibitions
1999 Alan Lane Gallery – Warrnambool Regional Gallery
1999 Cancer Council - Daffodil Awards-"Hair or There" St Paul's
1999 New Collectables Gallery – Perth, WA, - Paintings
1998 Anti-Cancer Council - Daffodil Awards "The Journey Within" St. Paul's
1998 Tmesis Gallery - Mt Eliza Victoria-"Still Moving" Exhibition of Paintings
1998 Lyall Burton Gallery Melbourne - Emerging Artists Program "Still"
1998 Tmesis Gallery - Mt Eliza Victoria -"Stir" -Paintings and Sculpture
1995 Kingston Art Centre "Stir Gently" A Solo Paintings and Sculptures
1995 Caulfield Arts Complex - Group Exhibition Painting
1995 Entry Hugh Ramsey Art Award
1994 George Paton Gallery, Melbourne University Campus Exhibition
1994 RMIT Arts Union Gallery - Paintings and mixed Media
1993 Caulfield Arts Complex - Bronze Sculpture
1993 RMIT Faculty Gallery - Works on paper
1992 RMIT Faculty Gallery - Works on Paper
1988 Maker's Gallery - Sandringham Group Exhibition
GALLERIES
Stony Creek Gallery - Daylesford
Scope Gallery -Warrnambool
Without Pier Gallery - Cheltenham, Victoria
The Mill – Woodend Victoria
COMMISSIONS
2015, 2014 Sculpture Cold Bronze Private collector
2011, 2010, 2008 Sculpture x2 Cold Bronze Private collector
2003 Les Miserables Props And Scenery for Barbirra Music Company
2002 Artwork and design for "Kooyonga Chapel" Winery
2002 Sculpture Waterford Valley Retirement Resort Vic
2001 Sculpture "Shear Outback. Shearers Hall of Fame Hay, NSW
2001 Sculpture – Private collector
1999 Sculptures in Cement – Private collector
1994 Drawings - Advertisement in Melbourne Times
1991 Mural - Castlefield Community Centre, Sandringham.
1998-2000 7 Sculptures for private company
COLLECTIONS
Chisholm Institute of TAFE - Works on Paper
Moorabbin College of TAFE - Drawings
Department of Community Care - Paintings
Victorian Superannuation Board - Paintings
Private collectors - Sculptures
Kooyonga Chapel Winery - Sculptures
Independent Schools Association Melbourne - Sculpture
PUBLICATIONS
• Country Style Magazine - Editorial "Bowled Over" - an in-depth article about rural sculpture
• Road notes – Magazine for Concrete & Cement Association Australia, Leader Press, Melbourne • Herald Sun
PRIZES
Dalchem Prize - "RAIN DANCE"
Highly Commended – Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MFGS) "WILLIAM"
Margaret Gunnereson William Hogan Thomas Award - Bronze "GRACE"
Highly Commended – MFGS "GRACE"
1st Prize Painting Mixed Media. Benalla Regional Art Show. "Windows"