August 2024 - Artist's Book - "A Little A-Z of Australian Birds" was selected for the "Birds in Art" exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA.

The book is 5 cm in diameter and has 26 original watercolour bird paintings.

AUGUST 2024 - Artist's book "The Tiny Book of Birds" received BEST IN SHOW at the Australian Society of Miniature Arts (NSW) National Awards Exhibition

and "Highly Commended for Watercolour for "Morning Sunlight" - watercolour on canvas 7 x 9 cm

August 2024 - "The Little Book of Australian Rainforest Birds" won 1st Prize in the Artist's Book Section at the 2024 Mackay Art on Show Awards.

April 2021 - Mitta Valley Art Show - Highly Commended for "Waiting for Lunch"

 

John Copes Watercolour Prize, Bowral NSW - Commended for watercolour on canvas, "Entanglement".

MY STUDIO

 

Awarded Best Traditional Work for "Foraging", watercolour on canvas (8 x 12cm), in the Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) National Awards Exhibition.

 

• Highly Commended for Berry Feast (hand-painted egg) in the Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) National Awards Exhibition.

 

• Honourable Mention for Fig Bird (6 x 8 cm) in Miniature Section at Art on Show, Mackay, Qld.

 

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• Honourable Mention for Riverbank in John Copes Watercolour Prize, Bowral, NSW.

JUNE 2015

• First Prize for Black-tailed Native-hen in the Miniature section at Art on Show exhibition in Mackay, Qld. on 22 June 2015.

JULY 2014

• Best Traditional Work prize for Black-tailed Native-hen in the Watercolour section at The Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) National Awards Exhibition in Sydney on 18 July 2014.
• Highly Commended for Little Corellas in the Watercolour section at the Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) National Awards Exhibition in Sydney on 18 July 2014.

"Black-tailed Native-hen"	"Little Corellas"
Watercolour/gouache, 11 x 7 cm	Watercolour, 11 x 7 cm

JUNE 2014

"Caught in the Act" selected for the prestigious 2014 “Birds In Art” exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin, USA. Over 900 international entries were received from artists world-wide and only 92 art works were chosen to be exhibited in September 2014.

"Caught in the Act" - Watercolour/gouache 25 x 32cm

AUGUST 2013

First Prize for "Grazing #1" in the Acrylic section at The Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) National Awards Exhibition in Sydney on 16 August 2013.

MAY 2013

"Mosman Daily" - 9 May 2013

 

"Art Almanac" Magazine - May 2013

APRIL 2013

2013 GALLIPOLI ART PRIZE FINALIST

"The Knitting Bee" was selected as a finalist in the 2013 Gallipoli Art Prize.

"The Knitting Bee" - Watercolour - size: 22 x 71 cm.

Artist's Statement:

“The Knitting Bee was inspired by a visit to the Australian War Memorial where I saw a little booklet on how to knit two socks at the same time. 

During World War 1, women knitted socks for the soldiers at the front and the Lady Mayoress’s Patriotic League in Melbourne was one of the first volunteer organisations to do this. As well as knitting socks, the ladies of the League packed parcels for the servicemen containing plum puddings, tobacco, cakes, condensed milk, newspapers and biscuits.  By 1916, the organisation had grown and became the Victorian Division of the Australian Comfort Fund.

As well as helping to ease the boredom of the women left behind and making them feel as though they were doing something useful to contribute to the war effort, knitting socks was a demonstration of patriotism and an intimate gesture towards absent loved ones. 

On my way back from Canberra on the train, three ladies in the seats in front of me were knitting and I took this as a “sign” that this should be the subject of my painting.

Painted purely from my imagination, “The Knitting Bee” is dedicated to all women left at home during wartime."

August 2012

Highly Commended for Watercolour for "Taking a Break" at The Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) National Awards Exhibition in Sydney on 10 August 2012.

"Taking a Break" - Miniature Watercolour - 8cm x 6cm

8 July 2011

First Prize for Watercolour for "Preening Duck" at The Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) Inc. National Awards Exhibition in Sydney on 8 July 2011.

"Preening Duck" - Miniature Watercolour on Watercolour Canvas - 7cm x 9cm