b i o g r a p h y

biography

I have always drawn however it wasn’t until the birth of my son in 1996 that I gave up work and began to paint in earnest whilst looking after two small children. I turned professional in 2003 when I participated in the Fourth Edition of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea in Florence Italy. Participation in this event was by invitation only and an International Committee chose artists solely on merit. Since then I have exhibited locally, interstate and internationally and interest in my work is growing. I am represented by galleries in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Wollongong and in private collections in Australia, Spain, China, Germany, Ireland, Canada, Cyprus and the United States.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Light on form is my inspiration and fuels all my work. I start each piece as an exercise in lighting form, whether that form is the human figure, or the landscape/seascape, and each piece invariably progresses into a spiritual journey where the painting evolves into a vignette of my everyday life – the emotions, the responses to external events and pressures, and the ongoing spiritual reflection: all rarely articulated. Whilst not intentional the women in my paintings feel and face pain and in my landscapes a deep emotion is evoked. This emotion comes as I paint and subconsciously it dictates the creation of each facet of the painting – the palette, the background, the brushstrokes. Each piece takes me on a journey, sometimes unwelcome but always illuminating.

UPCOMING AND CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

         Oct 2008                  ANL Maritime Art Prize & Exhibition Melbourne VIC

         Oct 2008                  Evoke Art Exhibition and Showcase 08 Adelaide SA

         Oct 2008                  EMSLA Salon de Refuseé Coffs Harbour NSW

         Nov 2008                  Featured Artist Brisbane Square Library Brisbane QLD

         Nov 2008                  Five Senses (Showcasing Excellence in Regional Art) Brisbane QLD

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

          2008                         'Latest Work' Kerala Gallery Melbourne VIC

          2008                         'Body of Light' Brunswick St Gallery Melbourne VIC



          2007                          Recent Works Showcase RM Galleries Hamilton QLD



          2006                          Recent Paintings SODA Gallery Avalon NSW

          2006                          Fusions RM Galleries Hamilton QLD

2006                          The Reserve Vault Brisbane QLD

2004                           Lighting the Body SODA Gallery Avalon NSW

                                   Augello's Restaurant New Farm QLD

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

         2008                            Money Myth Exhibition Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Melbourne VIC

                                             The Collectables De Havilland Gallery Wollongong

                                             Abused Child Trust Annual Art Exhibition

                                             Collector's Show De Havilland Gallery Wollongong

                                             Au Naturel - The Nude in the 21st Century   Oregon USA

                                             Art Melbourne 08 with Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne VIC

         2007                            Summer 2008 Group Exhibition Paddington Contemporary Sydney NSW

                                             2nd Premio Internazionale di Pittura Arte Laguna - Group Show - Treviso Italy

                                             Flying Arts Regional Art Awards Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery QLD

                                             Opening Show Artinport Gallery 80 Port Kembla NSW

                                             EMSLA Salon De Refusee Coffs Harbour Regional Museum NSW

                                             Guangzhou International Art Fair Guangzhou China

                                             The Bodyshow 07 Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne VIC

                                             Nude Show De Havilland Gallery Wollongong NSW

                                             Four Strokes Exhibition Bella Arts Gallery Springfield Lakes QLD

                                             Art Melbourne 07 Melbourne VIC

                                             Exhibiting Artists RM Galleries Hamilton QLD



         2006                            Guangzhou International Art Fair China

                                             Home Grown Ipswich Community Gallery Ipswich

                                             Norvill Art Prize Murrurundi NSW

                                             Flying Arts Regional Art Awards Townsville and Raw Space Gallery Brisbane QLD

                                             Blake Exceptions Exhibition Rushcutters Bay Gallery Sydney NSW

                                             Opening Exhibition of Stable Artists R M Galleries Hamilton QLD

         2005                            Christmas Show Artworks Gallery Southport QLD

                                             Finalist Exhibition Cromwell's Art Prize Sydney NSW

                                             Selected Exhibitor Art with a Heart Regional Art Prize Toowoomba QLD

                                             Joint Exhibition with Max Lieberman Maria Perides Gallery Newstead QLD

                                             Selected Exhibitor Flying Arts Regional Art Award Longreach/Brisbane

                                             Group Show   Galerie Faerber Ahrensburg Germany

                                             Group Show   Marziart Internationale Galerie   Hamburg   Germany

                                             Selected Exhibitor   Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition   East Brisbane   QLD

2004                           SODA Gallery Christmas Show   SODA Gallery Avalon NSW

                                   In Our Stable   SODA Gallery Avalon NSW

2003                           Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea    Florence Italy

                                   International Art Exchange - Painters International

                                   The Male Nude   Jasu Gallery Margate QLD

                                   The Female Nude Jasu Gallery Margate QLD

                                   Kenmore Art Show Kenmore QLD

GALLERIES

          Paddington Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Sydney NSW

          De Havilland Gallery Wollongong NSW

          Kerala Gallery Melbourne VIC

          Bella Arts Gallery Springfield Lakes QLD



GRANTS AND AWARDS

2008      Finalist ANL Maritime Art Prize & Exhibition Melbourne VIC

2008      Selected Exhibitor Create to Advocate 08 Canberra ACT

2008      Selected Exhibitor Money Myth Exhibition - Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Melbourne 2008      Third Prize Art Periscope Poland

2008      Selected Exhibitor Five Senses - Showcasing Excellence in Regional Art Brisbane QLD

2008      Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in Visual Art 2008-2009

2008      Selected Exhibitor Au Naturel - The Nude in the 21st Century Oregon USA

2007      Selected Exhibitor 2^nd Premio Internazionale di Pittura Treviso Italy

2007      Prize of Excellence/Award of Distinction Artoteque London

2007      Finalist May Exhibition Solarte Art Gallery New Mexico

2006      Selected Artist Avant Card Calling All Artists Project

2006      Finalist 2006 Norvill Art Prize Murrurundi NSW

2006      First Prize Just Nudes Exhibition Old Courthouse Gallery Ipswich

2005      People's Choice Award Art with a Heart Regional Art Prize Toowoomba QLD

2005      Finalist 2005 Cromwell's Art Prize Sydney NSW

2005      Regional Arts Development Fund    Ipswich City Council    Grant to assist with the production of paintings for a group show at Marziart International Galerie in Hamburg Germany

2003      Regional Arts Development Fund    Ipswich City Council    Grant to assist with travel to Florence for participation in Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea

PUBLICATIONS

2008/09     Who's Who in Visual Art English Edition Art Domain Whois Publisher Leipzig Germany

2006            Manly Daily 7/7/06 'Figuratively Speaking'

2005            Vanguard 'Paper Wake' Issue 1 2005 of the University of Queensland’s Art & Literary Journal

2005            Queensland Times 22/6/05 'Ipswich Art stops German Traffic'

2004           'Spectrum'   Weekend Edition Sydney Morning Herald October 30-31 2004 Review of 'Lighting the Body’ exhibition by Lenny Ann Low

2003            Catalogue of Artists - Fourth Edition - Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

My portraits and paintings feature in private collections in Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, Ireland, Spain and USA