I am a professional artist with decades of experience in fine art drawing and illustration. My career began as an illustrator for leading Australian magazines, and over time I moved into exhibiting my work in galleries across Australia and internationally.
My drawings have been recognised with many awards and shown in international exhibitions. Works have featured in the Australian Geographic art calendars as well various art magazines. My published books include ‘How to Draw Lifelike Animals’ and ‘The Art of Drawing Animals’ for international publisher Walter Foster, sharing my love of drawing with artists around the world.
Major Awards
- 2nd Prize: Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Award, VAS 2025
- Sculpture Highly Commended 2024 Annual Exhibition Miniature Art Society NSA
- 2nd Place: VAS Winter Select Exhibition 2023
- Winner: VAS Autumn Select Exhibition 2023
- Sculpture 2nd Place, VAS Summer Exhibition 2023
- Winner: David John Memorial Best Ink, Pencil, Charcoal or other Medium Leongatha AS 2023
- Winner Terry Collins Award, AGRA AAEA 2022
- Sculpture Highly Commended, VAS Maritime Exhibition 2022
- Best Drawing: Camberwell Art Show 2022
- Best monochrome: Bright Autumn Art Exhibition 2022
- Sculpture 3rd Place, VAS Summer Exhibition 2022
- Best Drawing: 2020 Kenneth Jacks Memorial Drawing Prize
- Highly Commended: VAS Contemporary Exhibition 2020
- Winner: Terry Collins Award. AGRA AAEA, 2019
- Winner: Best Australian Art Kilmore Art Show 2019
- Winner: Pencil Section AGRA KJM Drawing exhibition 2018
- Winner: Drawing section Australian National Miniature Art Prize 2016
- Best Pencil or other Media: The Mornington Art Exhibition 2016
- Finalist: Holmes Prize for Realist Bird art 2015
- Best Drawing: 2015 Bright Autumn Exhibition
- Best Drawing: 2014 Heart of Kingston Charitable Trust Art Show
- Best Drawing: 2013 Flinders Art Show
- Best Pastel or Drawing: 2013 Easter Art Show, Rotary Club of Alexandra
- Best in Show: ‘Art of Nature’ 2013, 11th Annual Exhibition WABA
- Best Other Work on Paper: Dromana Rotary Art Show 2012
- Best Traditional Wildlife; ‘The Art of Nature 2012’ WABA annual exhibition
- Best Drawing Flinders Art Show 2012
- Overall, Winner #1 (joint) Wildlife Art @ Discovery 2012
- Best Other Work on Paper: Dromana Rotary Art Show 2011
- Best drawing of subject of North Eastern Victoria, Wangaratta art show 2010
- First Prize, Section IV, 2008 Leongatha Rotary Art Show
- Best Other Medium under $1,000, 2008 Mount View Art Exhibition
- Best Drawing, 2005 Hamilton North Rotary Art Show
- Gold Award, 2004 Pakenham/Cardina Shire Art Exhibition (Yakerboo)
- Best Other Medium, 2002 Dromana Autumn Art Show
Workshops
- Victorian Artists Society
- Mentone-Mordialloc Art Group
- WAMA
- Camp Creative/Bellingen NSW
Societies
- Victorian Artists Society
- Australian Guild of Realist Artists Miniature Art Society (NSW)
- Mentone-Mordialloc Art Group
- Australian Wildlife Art Museum (WAMA): founder member
- Australian Society of Marine Artists
Exhibitions
- 2025: Selected entrant, Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) Open call at Mall Galleries, London
- 2024: Solo – ‘Road Trip’, Tacit Art
- 2024: Supporting artist: Association of Scultors of Victoria, VAS
- 2023: Solo – ‘Bestiary Mechanica’, Tacit Art
- 2022: ‘Substrate’ Selected exhibitor, Group Exhibition at Tacit Art
- 2022: Solo ‘Grimm Visions’ Tacit Art
- 2022: Solo – ‘Grimm Visions’ Blarney Books and Art Gallery, Port Fairy
- 2022: Feature Artist – Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron Invitational Easter Art Show
- 2021/22: Selected entrant, Biblio Artprize 2021/22
- 2021: Selected exhibitor, ‘Still’ group exhibition at Tacit Art
- 2021: Solo ‘Spoons’, Tacit Art
- 2021: Solo- 20,000 Leagues, Tacit Art
- 2021: Selected exhibitor, ‘Caravan’ group exhibition at Tacit Art
- 2021: Selected Entrant, Biblio Art Prize 2020
- 2020: Solo – ‘Spoons’ Medallion exhibition AGRA
- 2020: Selected exhibitor, Group, 2020(20) Tacit Art
- 2019: Selected exhibitor, Joint ‘Animalia’, Tacit Art
- 2019: Selected entrant, Bilblio Art Pris 2019
- 2019: Solo – ‘Flights of Fancy’ Tacit Art
- 2018: Solo – ‘The Mechanical Pencil’ Tacit Art
- 2018: Selected entrant ‘The Passionate Palette’, ‘Bibilio Art Prize 2018’, Tacit Art
- 2018: Selected exhibitor, ‘Line’ Tacit Galleries
- 2015: Inspiration Wild at Sofitel with WAMA
- 2014: ‘Drawn Together (again)’ Group exhibition with students
- 2004-2022: Annual A.G.R.A. KJM Exhibition selected entrant
- July 2008: ‘Drawn Together’ KAG Art Gallery
- Oct-November 2006: WASA ‘Wild Awards’ Selected and Juried Exhibition
- June 2005: Eltham/Wiregrass Gallery Wildlife Art Exhibition
- June 2004: Eltham/Wiregrass Gallery Wildlife Art Exhibition
- April 2004: ‘Drawn In’, Eltham Wiregrass Gallery
Education
Diploma of Arts, RMIT