BRIEF BIOGRAPHY I was born in Geelong and live in Melbourne, Australia. In the early 1980s I completed an Arts degree with a major in Philosophy. It wasn't until my mid-thirties that I began doing art which has from the beginning included both oil painting and mixed media assemblage. Since 2014 I have focussed mainly on wooden sculpture and assemblage with more than the occasional detour into conceptual territory. I would not be surprised if I return to painting in the future,
RECENT ACTIVITY 2022 Finalist - Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition 2022 Finalist - Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards 2021 Finalist – Tacit Still Life Prize 2019 17 July - 18 August . My work 'Bookcase' acquired by The Moreland Art Collection and featured in Sights Unseen: Recent Acquisitions from The Moreland Art Collection. Counihan Gallery Brunswick. 2018 Finalist - Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2018 Finalist - Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards 2018 June - Solo Exhibition. 'In Otherwords' Yarra Sculpture Gallery 2017/18/19/20/21 - Moreland Summer Show : Noel Counihan Commemorative Art Award 2017 March/April - Solo Exhibition. Yarra Sculpture Gallery. ‘Objects Ought Not to Touch - Woodworks and Wordworks’ 2016 Winner – Contemporary Sculptors Association Award 2016 "IS THIS THING ON?" Exhibition curated by Catherine Connolly and Victor Griss. Counihan Gallery in Brunswick 2015 Finalist - Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2015 Finalist - Incinerator Art Award 2015 Finalist - Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards 2014 Finalist - Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards 2014 Finalist - The Incinerator Art Award 2013 Finalist - The Substation Contemporary Art Prize 2013/14/15/16- Moreland Summer Show – Counihan Gallery Brunswick 2013 Finalist - Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards 2013 Highly Commended - Books...beyond words East Gippsland Art Gallery 2012 Winner - 69 Smith Street Gallery Art Prize 2012 Finalist - WOOLLAHRA Small Sculpture Prize 2009 and 2011 Finalist - Sculpture Prize. Incinerator Gallery, Moonee Valley