ABBREVIATED CURRICULUM VITAE
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| 2001-2005 | Doctor of Philosophy, Fine Arts University of Western Sydney |
| 2000-2001 | Master of Arts Honours Degree University of Western Sydney |
| 1998 | Bachelor of Arts Fine Arts Honours Degree University of Western Sydney |
| 1995-1997 | Bachelor of Arts Fine Arts University of Western Sydney |
| 1966-70 | Fine Arts National School of Art Newcasle (part time) |
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
| 1970 – 1995 | Senior Teacher F/T Schools and Colleges in Sydney |
AWARDS, RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS
| 2008 | artSMART Parramatta Artists Studios, Australian Visual Arts Board & Council initiative |
| 2007 | Presentation: Art in Physics, Physics in Art, Seminar Macquarie University |
| 2007 | Presentation: Literature and Sensation, Annual Australian Association for Literature Parramatta Campus University of Western Sydney |
| 2004 | Research: PhD Thesis, Light as Surface and Intensity requesed by Tate Gallery Millbank for the Turner Research collection |
| 2001 | Awards: Australian Postgraduate Award to study artworks in sixty eight major galleries including the Tate Galleries, England; the Louvre Museum and Georges Pompidou, France and the Palazzo degli Uffizi, Italy |
| 2001 | Presentation: 18th Century Perception of the Sublime as Visual Code for Contemporary Art University of Western Sydney |
| 1997 | Chroma Award: Outstanding Painter of the Year University of Western Sydney |
| 1974 | Initiated establishment of Brough House; Maitland’s first Art Gallery |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
| 2009 | Poiesis 11, Sara Roney Gallery, Paddington |
| 2008 | Poiesis, Sara Roney Gallery, Paddington |
| 2004 | Light as Surface and Intensity, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington |
| 2000 | The Perception of the Sublime, PCL Gallery, Strawberry Hills |
| 1998 | Realignment, Mailing Gallery Casula Powerhouse, Casula |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2010 | Dobell Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 2010 | No Right Turn, Penrith Regional Gallery Lewers Bequest |
| 2009 | Dobell Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 2008 | and it started with a Myth, Parramatta Art Studios. Parramatta |
| 2007 | Oncology on Canvas, Royal College of Arts Academy, London. Selected for World Tour |
| 2006 | Hunter’s Hill Art Prize, Hunter’s Hill, Sydney |
| 2005 | Blake Prize, Sir Herman Black Gallery & Sculpture Terrace |
| 2005 | New Constellations, Macquarie University Gallery, Sydney |
| 2001 | Spirit Level, Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney |