ARTIST STATEMENT
"The series of profile portraits show the subjects at an angle they rarely see themselves from, but everyone else see them like this on a daily basis. The sitters say that this is an unflattering view but that in itself is a fascinating angle on how we perceive ourselves compared to how others see us. These are everyday people, friends and acquaintances, who individually and collectively contribute to making my life what it is.

The gold paintings with the black and white segments are of a contemporary dancer and portray how the same image can be viewed in different styles simultaneously. The gold is warmer and less realistic, contrasted with the black and white which is starker and more realistic. Had they been painted either gold or black and white they would have a completely different atmosphere to them.

The neo-classical sepia toned hands with draped cloth portray how it is possible to convey emotion within the context of paintings that are not portraits. Hands are a very expressive part of the body and within this series there is strength, gentleness and tension alongside the serenity and sexuality within the folds of the cloth. A Kiwi told me how much he liked these because the female body represents the land and the cloth represents the water that flows around and through it, nourishing it, then in return it nourishes us."

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2006 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2005 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2004 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2003 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2002 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2001 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2000 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Paintbox Fine Art, Fulham, London, UK
2007 Paintbox Fine Art, Braddon, ACT
2007 Wall Gallery, Ascot Vale, Victoria
2007 Delshan, Armadale, Victoria
2007 Green-Wood Gallery, South Melbourne, Victoria
2006 Delshan, Armadale, Victoria
2006 Wall Gallery, Ascot Vale, Victoria
2006 Green-Wood Gallery, South Melbourne, Victoria
2005 Wall Gallery, Ascot Vale, Victoria
2005 Discovery Art Show, Gasworks Art Park, Albert Park, Victoria
2005 Rex-Livingston Art Dealer, Surry Hills, NSW
2005 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2005 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria
2004 The Lab Gallery, Lexington Avenue, New York City
2004 Cromwell's Art Prize, Sydney, Melbourne, Washington USA
2004 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2004 Toyota HQ, Port Melbourne, Victoria
2004 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria
2003 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2003 Affordable Art Show, Sydney, NSW
2003 Artists For Kids Trust, Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2003 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria
2002 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2002 Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, Melbourne
2002 Artists For Kids Trust, Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2002 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria
2001 Agora Gallery, Soho, New York City
2001 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2001 Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, Melbourne
2001 Southside Arts, offices of the Hon John Thwaites, Deputy Premier of Victoria
2001 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria
2000 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2000 Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, Melbourne
2000 Southside Arts, offices of the Hon John Thwaites, Deputy Premier of Victoria
1999 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
1999 Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, Victoria
1996 Roar Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
1995 Emerging Artists Group Show, Mile End, SA
1995 Art Images, Norwood, SA
1990 Contemporary Art Society of Dundee, Dundee Museum, Dundee, Scotland
1989 Contemporary Art Society of Dundee, Roseangle, Dundee, Scotland
1988 Contemporary Art Society of Dundee, Roseangle, Dundee, Scotland

COLLECTIONS
The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Private collections in Australia, New Zealand, China, England, Scotland, USA

PUBLICATIONS
2005 Qantas magazine
2005 Melbourne Herald Sun
2005 The Melbourne Age
2005 Port Phillip Leader
2004 Melbourne Herald Sun
2003 Art Almanac Highlights Selection
2002 Cover of Gallery Guide of Australia
2001 Black & White magazine
2001 Inside, interior review magazine
2001 Melbourne Times
2000 Cover of Gallery Guide of Australia
2000 The Melbourne Age, Investing in Art
2000 Inside Melbourne magazine

PRIZES
2008 Archibald Prize finalist
2006 Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize finalist
2005 Discovery Art Show, Gasworks Art Park, Melbourne - Winner Best Oil Painting Award
2004 Cromwell's Art Prize - Winner Viewer's Choice Award