BORN

 

Young. 1956

 

EDUCATION 

 

1979 - 1995                 Art Educator, Secondary School.

1978                            Graduate Diploma of Education, Sydney Teachers College.

1975 - 1977                 BA (Fine Arts) University of Sydney.

 

EXHIBITIONS

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2022                             'Beyond Boundaries' Grenfell Art Gallery, Grenfell, NSW Feb

2021

                                     'Lachlan Valley Biennial Art Award, Cowra Regional Gallery, Cowra, NSW Sept

                                     'A Colourful Palette' Grenfell Art Gallery, Grenfell, NSW Mar - Apr

                                     'The Art of Lockdown' Grenfell Art Gallery, Grenfell, NSW Feb - Mar

2020

                                      Finalist Blacktown City Arts Prize Leo Kelly Arts Centre Dec - Jan 2021

                                     'Delight in Diversity' Grenfell Art Gallery, Grenfell, NSW Jan-Feb

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2019         

                                     Harden-Murrumburrah Art Show, Harden, NSW Oct

                                     Lachlan Valley Biennial Art Award, Cowra Regional Art Gallery, Cowra, NSW Sept-Oct

                                     Henry Lawson Arts Festival, Grenfell, NSW July

                                     'Internationali-Tea' Solo Exhibition, Cowra Japanese Gardens, Cowra, NSW May

                                     Tumut Art Prize, 5 Ways Gallery, Tumut NSW April

                                     Grenfell Art Group, Grenfell Art Gallery, Grenfell, NSW Mar-April

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2018                            

                                     Finalist EMSLA National Still Life Award Wollongong NSW Nov-Dec

                                     Art State My Own Backyard Exhibition Bathurst NSW Oct-Nov    

                                     Finalist Hornsby Art Prize Hornsby NSW October 

                                     Members Exhibition Burrangong Gallery Young NSW August

                                     Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts, Grenfell NSW June

                                     Blokes Exhibition Burrangong Gallery Young NSW. May

                                     Finalist Calleen Art Award Cowra NSW. May-June

                                     Bluethumb Art Prize Top 30 Finalist Exhibition. Melbourne, VIC. April

                                     Tumut Art Prize, 5 Ways Gallery, Tumut NSW. March -April

                                     Lambing Flat Exhibition. Young NSW. March

                                     GAP Exhhibition Burrangong Gallery Young NSW March-April

                                     Grenfell Art Group, Grenfell Art Gallery, Grenfell, NSW. Jan -February

2017                            

                                     Collector's Choice, November, ARTSITE Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

                                     Young Cherry Festival Art Exhibition, November, Young, NSW.

                                     Hornsby Art Prize, Finalist, November, Hornsby, NSW.

                                     Harden Murrumburrah Art Show, October, Harden, NSW.

                                     Lachlan Valley Biennial Art Award, October, Cowra Regional Art Gallery. NSW.

                                     Bathurst Arts Fair, September, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW.

                                     'Members Exhibition' July, Burrangong Gallery, Young, NSW.

                                     Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Exhibition, July, Grenfell, NSW.

                                     'Members Exhibition' June, Burrangong Gallery, Young, NSW.

                                     Winter Weekends in June, ARTSITE Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

                                     Calleen Art Award. Finalist. May, Cowra City Art Gallery, Cowra, NSW.

                                     Lambing Flats Exhibition, March, Young, NSW.

                                     'Sereni-Tea' Solo Exhibition, February, Burrangong Gallery, Young, NSW.

                                     'Members Exhibition' January, Burrangong Gallery, Young, NSW.

                                     Raffia & Co. Grenfell, NSW.

2016

                                     Cherry Festival Art Exhibition, Young, NSW.

                                     'Collector's Choice', ARTSITE Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

                                     'The Still Life Exhibition', ARTSITE Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

                                     'Australian Icons', Grenfell Art Gallery, Grenfell, NSW.

                                     'Blokes" Exhibition, Burrangong Gallery, Young, NSW.

                                     Lambing Flats Art Exhibition, Young, NSW.

                                     Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Exhibition, Grenfell, NSW.

                                     Pauline Coxon Art Gallery, Berridale, NSW.

                                     'Small Paintings' Burrangong Gallery, Young NSW.

                                     Raffia & Co. Grenfell, NSW.

2015 

                                     Burrangong Gallery,Group Show. Young NSW.

2014 

                                    'Tea for Three'. Grenfell Art Gallery, NSW.

2012                           

                                    Jenerida Gallery, Grenfell, NSW.

2011                           

                                    Jenerida Gallery, Grenfell, NSW.

2010                           

                                    Jenerida Gallery, Grenfell, NSW.

2009                           

                                    Henry Lawson Festival of Arts, Grenfell, NSW

2008                           

                                    22K Gallery, Harden, NSW.

2006                           

                                    22K Gallery, Harden, NSW.

 

MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

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2019       

                                   Grenfell Record 'Paul McKnight Wins Art Statuette' June 13th 2019

                                   Bluethumb Artists' Catalogue, Autumn 2019

                                   Art Edit Magazine, Issue 20, Autumn 2019

                                   Grenfell Record 'Grenfell Artists to Exhibit Their Works' February 20th 2019

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2018                          

                                   Grenfell Record ' Prestigious award goes to Local Artist' October 24th 2018

                                   Australia Artist Magazine September 2018 'Tumut Art Society breaks record.'

                                   Discover Magazine  July-August 2018 'Make Tea Not War"                             

                                   Grenfell Record."Grenfell hosts to Arts Outest".May 29 .2018.

                                   BeautifulBizarre Magazine 'Bluethumb Art Prize Finalists". April Issue 2018.

                                   Tumut and Adelong Times . 'Tumut Art Prize' .March 29 2018

                                   Grenfell Record ,'Success for local artist at Tumut', March 28 2018 

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2017                          

                                   Cowra Guardian 'People's Choice Announced', 7th July 2017

                                   Grenfell Record 'Grenfell Resident Awarded Statuette', 16th June 2017

                                   The Cowra Guardian 'Calleen Art Awards', 8th May 2017

                                   The Young Witness 'Funding for Local Art', 17th February 2017

                                   The Young Witness 'High Tea and Art Expo', 3rd February 2017

                                   Harden Murrumburrah Express 'High Tea and Artwork', 2nd February 2017

2016 

                                   The Young Witness 'Cherry Festival Competition', 22nd November 2016

                                   Art News Portal, 'The Still Life Exhibition', 28th October 2016

                                   Limelight, 'The Still Life Exhibition', October 2016

                                   Grenfell Record, '2016 HLF Award Winners', June 17th 2016

                                   Grenfell Record. 'Current Exhibition Opening,' 27th January 2016

                                   Grenfell Record.'Aussie Icons', 13th January 2016

2015

                                   Grenfell Record. 'Three for Tea' 16th January 2015

                                   Grenfell Record, 'Meet the Artists' 21st January 2015

 

COLLECTIONS & AWARDS

Winner Painting Category Harden-Murrumburrah Art Show, 2019, Harden, NSW

'Highly Commended', Lachlan Valley Biennial Art Award, 2019, Cowra Regional Art Gallery, Cowra, NSW

Statuette Winner 'Most Outstanding Work in the Exhibition',Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Exhibition 2019, Grenfell, NSW.

Winner Contemporary Section, Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Exhibition 2019, Grenfell, NSW.

'Highly Commended',Tumut Art Prize Oils, 2019,

Winner Painting Category Hornsby Art Prize 2108

Commended.Henry Lawson Festival of Arts June 2018.

Winner,Tumut Art Prize 2018 Tumut N.S.W.

Young Cherry Festival 2017. 2nd Prize Oils and Highly Commended Oils.

Harden Murrumburrah Art Show 2017. Highly Commended Oil Section, Harden NSW,

Winner 'People's Choice Award' Calleen Art Awards 2017 Cowra Regional Gallery, NSW

Statuette Winner 'Most Outstanding Work in the Exhibition',Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Exhibition 2017, Grenfell, NSW.

Winner Local Artist, Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Exhibition 2017, Grenfell, NSW.

Highly Commended, Open Traditional, Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Exhibition 2017, Grenfell, NSW.

Winner 'Most Outstanding Artwork of the Exhibition', 33rd Annual Cherry Festival, 2016, Young, NSW.

Winner Local Artist, Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Exhibition 2016, Grenfell, NSW.

Highly Commended, Open Traditional, Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Exhibition 2016, Grenfell, NSW.

Private collections in New York, Dubai, L.A. & Maryland, Hong Kong, ACT, VIC, NSW, QLD and TAS.

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