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A figurative and landscape painter, as well as graphic designer and novelist.
Born: Monto, Queensland, 1956
Bibliography: 'Artists and Galleries of Australia', Max Germaine, 2 volume set, 1990.
EXHIBITIONS:
He has exhibited widely, including Sydney, New York, Paris and Beijing.
Solo Shows: His solo exhibition at the Limner Gallery, New York in 1994 was the first by an Australian
artist. He has had other solo shows at: Kimberley Art Gallery, Brisbane in 1990; Gallery 331, Brisbane in 1995; Soho Galleries,
Sydney in 1996-97, 2001.
Group Shows: His 1995 Wynne Prize entry was selected for the 'Salon des Refuses' at the S. H. Ervin
Gallery, Sydney. He was invited to participate in the prestigious Tattersall's Club Invitational Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane,
in 1998. He has also participated in group shows at: Miromesnil Fine Art, Paris in 1997; Art Images Gallery, Adelaide in 1996,
1998; Soho Galleries, Sydney in 1998-2000; National Gallery of China, Beijing in 1999.
STUDIES:
Royal Queensland Art Society, 1980. Queensland College of Art, 1981-82.
AWARDS:
Wide Bay, 1986, 1988; selected for the Australian Bicentennial Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, School Of Arts, Brisbane,
1988; Bundaberg, 1987, 1989, 1993.
REPRESENTED:
He is currently represented by art agents and galleries in Brisbane, Maleny, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide
and in the UK and USA. His works are held in many private, public and corporate art collections throughout Australia, United
States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand and Japan. His works are included in the collection of the Bundaberg
Art Gallery and Bundaberg Civic Centre, as well as in the extensive corporate collections of: Perpetual Trustees and Monte
Pashi Bank, Sydney; Hartwyk-Slowinski Law Firm, Newark, USA; the permanent collection of the Limner Gallery, New York ( relocated
as the Slowinski Gallery). His large 'Christmas Eve', now held in a private collection in Melbourne, formerly hung at the
Crown Casino.
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