ARTIST BIO

Solo and major group art exhibitions in Adelaide

Major International group art exhibitions in San Diego - California, Manhattan - New York, Seoul - South Korea, and Madrid - Spain

Art teacher at TAFE; classes included basic drawing, life drawing, mixed medium painting and water colour classes

Conducted my own art classes for children, teens and adults

Chairperson and active committee member for various arts organisations in Adelaide

Active artworker in community art projects in Adelaide and San Diego - USA

National and International travel (to observe and participate in cultural activities) and to visit major art galleries and Museums, they include, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Regional Queensland, Perth: Bali, Java, Sumatra, Indonesia, Madrid, Spain, Paris, France, San Diego, Los Angeles, California, Manhattan, New York, USA

Art studies at the South Australian School Of Art, Journalism/Photo Journalism at Sydney College of Journalism (etrax-mural studies), qualifications include - certificate of art studies - diploma of journalism/photo journalisam

Attending Batic art workshops in Ubud, Bali - Indonesia:

Print Making workshops in Adelaide and San Diego - USA

Attending untutored life drawing groups in Adelaide, San Diego - USA, Manhattan - NY (the NY Art Students League) - USA and Bali - Indonesia   

Represented in Australian Public and Corporate Collections:

City of West Torrens (Public art collections)

Hughes Gallery Fullarton Park Community Gallery/Center

City Corporation of Whyalla (Public art collection)

Andriski Foundation Mildura Victoria (Corporate collection)

City of Noarlunga (Public art collection)

City Of Marion (Public art collection)

Australian Submarine Corporation collection

Australian Private art collections South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and W Aust

Corporate International collection; ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia)

International private art collections, UK, Italy, Denmark, Indonesia, Korea, USA   

Literary;

2019 First prize for Australian Contemporary Poetry at the Banjo Paterson poetry awards, Orange, N,S,W,

2018 Pin Up Poet at East Avenue Bookstore

2018 Contirbuting poet to Wild anthology by Ginninderra Press

2017 First Chapbook of poetry (Life Scraps) published by Ginninderra Press (Picaro Poets series) 

2016 Third prize for Australian Contemporary Poetry at the Banjo Paterson poetry awards, Orange, N,S,W, 

Judging and art exhibition gust speaker:

2020 Guest speaker and poem performer at "Slightly More Abstract", Red House members art exhibition at Gallery M, Marion South Australia

1999  Judge for the "Quiet But Loud" art exhibiton" held (Red House Gallery - Marion) for the members of the Australian Arts and Cultural Herritage Forum

2000  Guest speaker to launch Mike Slattery's Photograph business (Grand Hotel precinct) Glenelg   

2000  Guest speaker to stake holders in the arts (local and state government departments and community groups in SA), Hughes Gallery Fullarton Park

2001  Facilitator and co-ordinator for "Post Cards of a Nation" national art exhibition (sanctioned Australian Federation Activity),  Red House Gallery

2002  Judge for the Yankallila Art awards: Yankallila Art Pavilion

2002  Guest speaker for the "Four Young Artists" exbihition at the Guerilla Gallery St., Peters

2003  Judge for the Pastel Artists of South Australia, Gallery M, Marion, South Australia