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 2023 Finalist - Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards 2023 Finalist – Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2023 2023 Solo exhibition at Yarra Sculpture Gallery: ‘The hills are alive with the sound of muesli’ 2023 Residency for the month of April in The Pavilion at Fitzroy Gardens, awarded through City of Melbourne and Creative Spaces 2022 Winner – Contemporary Sculptors Association Award2022 Exhibition titled 'The Sound Of Sunday Mornings' at Library at The Docks - awarded space through City of Melbourne Arts 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 Solo Exhibition. 'In Otherwords' Yarra Sculpture Gallery 2017-18-19-20-21-22 - 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 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