Pat Moon (Townsville Tradie) - Finalist 2012 Xstrata Percival Portrait Award

Chaos Lives In Everything - Finalist 2012 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Prize

The mission of the Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards is to promote excellence in Australian prints and drawings; present an exhibition of contemporary Australian prints and drawings, and continue to build a high quality collection for Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery.

Our Safe Home - Finalist 2012 Rick Amor Drawing Prize

Rick Amor, one of Australia's leading contemporary artists, has generously sponsored this $10,000 acquisitive prize for small drawings at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. In sponsoring the prize, Amor says "I hope that this prize gives people one more reason to keep drawing on paper… the most direct and intimate expression of an artist's sensibility".

Studio Interaction

Opening Night - Anna Pappas Gallery, Melbourne 2011

Studio Outburst!!!!!!!

Waverly Art Prize 2011 (Winner) The World Of Tomorrow Prize

The Waverley Art Prize, now in its 24th year, is an acquisitive prize and a Waverley initiative to support and increase the profile of visual artists in Australia. Past winners include COFA graduate Janet Lawrence, Noel McKenna, David Fairbairn, Tom Carment, and Wendy Sharpe.

Doug Moran Portrait Prize 2011 (Finalist)

The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize is an annual Australian portrait prize founded by Doug Moran in 1988, the year of Australia's Bicentenary. It is the richest portrait prize in the world with A$150,000 awarded to the winner and A$10,000 awarded to the runner-up. An exhibition of the finalists is held each year at the State Library of NSW following a touring exhibition around Australia.

Angel Of Rain (Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award) Finalist

The Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) has been the means by which the Grafton Regional Gallery has gathered a unique and impressive collection of contemporary Australian drawing. The award was established in 1988 and is now a biennial event.

Blossom Cooper - Diptych - Doug Moran Portrait Prize 2010 (Highly Commended)

Courtship - We Met On Facebook Mosman Art Prize 2010 (Finalist)

The Mosman Art Prize is an annual, acquisitive award for painting sponsored by Mosman Municipal Council. Established in 1947, the Prize is one of the oldest and most prestigious, local government art awards in Australia. The winning works form an outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art, reflecting developments in Australian art practice over the last half a century.

Works from my 2010 Solo Show, Iain Dawson Gallery, Sydney

Amused/The Avid Spectator

In recent times I have become interested in observing the people and things around me. I study people, the way events unfold. I sketch intently and unthinkingly. I become an avid spectator in an arena that offers up infinite degrees of wonderment.

Humans for me, make for irresistible subjects, just like they appear in my work. They're mystifying and amusing. They are self-contradictory and xenophobic oddities. They embody a multitude of mysteries that inspire an incredible array of possibilities for art making.

Works completed during my Residency at La Cite International des Arts, Paris

R&M McGivern Prize 2009 To Cull Or Not To Cull? (Winner) Best Watercolour

The R & M McGivern Prize is a prestigious acquisitive award that promotes artistic excellence in watercolour, oil and acrylic painting. It is also an opportunity for Maroondah City Council to acquire the winning artwork and continue to build a quality art collection for the Maroondah community.

The Underground Nature Of - Mary Place Gallery, Sydney, 2010

Works from my show Acts Of Science Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney, 2010

Works from group show MA Gallery, Sydney, 2010