BIOGRAPHY

1959 Born in Canberra, Australia

EDUCATION

1999 1984 1979 Charlie Sheard Studio School, Sydney

Bachelor of Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney

East Sydney Technical College, Sydney

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025 A fine balance, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne

2024 Shaping Colour, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

2024 Shaping Colour, South East Centre for Contemporary Art / Bega (SECCA)

2023 Confluence, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne

2022 Distillation, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

2021 Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne

2020 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

2015 Art Equity, Sydney

2013 Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide

2011 Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide

2010 Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2007 Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2005 Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2003 Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2002 Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 Etesian Gallery, Menorca

 

2023 Sydney Contemporary, Sophie Gannon Gallery + Jan Murphy Gallery

2021 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

Jan Murphy at Hugo Michel Gallery, Adelaide

2020 Summer Hang, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

2018 Group Exhibition, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

Otomys, Melbourne 735 Gallery,

Sydney Collab Gallery,

Sydney Affordable Art Fair,

London, UK 2017 735 Gallery,

Sydney Collab Gallery,

Sydney Otomys,

Melbourne Affordable Art Fair,

Stockholm, Sweden Affordable Art Fair,

London, UK

2016 Small Spaces,

Sydney Mosman Art Prize,

Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney

2013 Affordable Art Fair,

Singapore Vibratory Field and Surfaces,

Margaret Whitlam Gallery,

University of Western Sydney, Sydney

2012 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney

2011 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney

Fleurieu Water Prize, South Australia Autumn,

Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney 2010 Miscellanea,

Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney A Summer Survey,

Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney Paddington Art Prize, Sydney

2008 2x2 Group Exhibition, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2006 The Colour of Music, Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide

2002 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney

2001 Abstraction Exhibition, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

1997 Walking the Street, Newtown Arts Festival,

Sydney 1996 Amnesty International Fundraiser, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

 

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2025 Mosman Art Prize, Winner of Allan Gamble Award

2025 Ravenswood Art Prize (finalist)

2016 Mosman Art Prize (finalist)

2012 Mosman Art Prize (finalist)

2011 Mosman Art Prize (finalist) Fleurieu Water Prize (finalist)

2010 Paddington Art Prize (finalist)

2002 Mosman Art Prize (finalist)

1997 Newtown Arts Festival People’s Choice Award

 

COLLECTIONS

Macquarie University Art Collection Private collections in Australia and overseas