Professional artist since 1982 working in oil paint and mixed media. Studies include Associate diploma of Fine Arts at the Illawarra Institute 1994-95, Royal Art Society 2004-5. Master classes with various artists including Reinis Zusters.

He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of History and Art

AWARDS AND PRIZES:

Over 40 art awards including

2024 Sydney Royal Art Show, 2017 Sorrento Art Prize, 2012 Frederick McCubbin Medal Award (Gold medal), 2012 Bright Art Gallery Acquisitive Award.

COLLECTIONS:

Included in Commonwealth Artbank and many Australian private, corporate and institutional collections in Australia, USA, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Denmark, Britain and Germany.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

Network- Ballarat Regional Art Gallery, ARTSINGAPORE Contemporary Art Expo, International Art Expo Dubai UAE, Hong Kong International Art Fair, Elite Gallery Carmel, USA. Sydney Art Expo, TOP TEN ARTISTS exhibitions 2009- 2020 Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Other one person shows, Articles Art Gallery, Cronulla Art Gallery, Dural Gallery, Boyd Gallery, Geo Styles Gallery, Melbourne Art Exchange, Boronia Gallery Mosman.