I am a Melbourne based artist and Visual Art teacher. With a passion for Australian Art and Art History, and a strong interest in nature, it is no wonder I like getting out into the landscape to create my paintings.  What inspires me is the rhythms and patterns found in the landscape, as well as the songs the colours sing.

My underlying interests lie in environmental and colonial issues and sometimes my work may implicitly suggest these narratives. Recent interests are suburban recreation and natural habitats.

My studio work, reflects further experience in the field - playing with the disparities of memory and lived experience.

I am also a musician and occasionally delve into different subject matter.

I work in oil, watercolour and pastel and ceramics.

Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) 

1991 Philip Institute of Technology Victoria (Now RMIT University) 

• Double major: Painting and Printmaking

• Other subjects: Art History and Drawing

Bachelor of Teaching - (Visual Arts) 1999 University of Melbourne

Graduate Diploma Education (Primary) 2004
Monash University

• Deloitte Ross Prize, Student of the Year 1991

• Artist in Residence, University of the Northern Territory, 1993

1992   University of the Northern Territory Collection

• Itet . John Noble Quartet Program. Watercolour. 2024

• Stonnington Symphony Orchestra - Chalk Pastel , to be made into a postcard. 2017/18.

• Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn: Ronald Greenaway and his World.

• A collection of ceramic pieces in response to this artist's work. 2015

• Facade of house, Fitzroy, Private client. 2015.

• Private Garden, Melbourne, 2012

• Watercolour works Private clients Melbourne, 2011                                                                  

• Landscape painting Private clients x 2, Melbourne, 2010

• Victorian House : Blackburn, 2007

• Picture Book Illustrations, 2007

• Little Valley wine labels, Mornington Peninsular Wines, Merricks North, Victoria, 1993

• Cappi wine label, Mornington Peninsular, Shoreham, Victoria

• Edwardian House oil on canvas, private residence, Brighton, Victoria

• The Boite Winter Festival CD cover, Melbourne

• Balwyn Garden watercolour, 2004

2006 Glimpses of the Landscape – Space 39, Little Collins Street, Melbourne

2002 Tasmania Expedition, Beaconsfield Artists, Northcote

2000 Recent Paintings Fitzroy Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne

1998 Recent Paintings Fitzroy Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne

1996 20 Paintings 24HR ART, Darwin, NT 

1996 Face Notes works on paper, Roma Bar, Darwin

1993 Fragments Paintings/installation as completion of Artist-in-residence at university of the Northern Territory

2024 Spring at Fowler's Gap. Hazlehurst Art Centre, Broadhurst Gallery. 2024

2022 Compact - A group show at Alternating Current, Windsor.

2021 Natural Constructs, Community Wall, Hawthorn Town Hall.

2016 /17/20 Linden Post Card Show, New Art Linden Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria.

2014/16/18 That's Life, Life Drawing Exhibition, Fire Station Print Gallery, Armadale, Victoria.

2010  Botanical Drawings, Landcare NSW: Young Chambers, NSW

2008  Mediators/Educators, Pigment Gallery, Nicholas Building.

2006 Artists for Forests curated by Julia Peddie, Chapel off Chapel.

2004  Art for Life, curated by Julia Peddie, St. Georges Hall, Red Hill

2001 Member’s Show 24HR ART, Darwin.

"Red " - curator and exhibitor (Fitzroy Gallery)

"Vanity"  - curated by Morgan Williams Fitzroy Gallery

1996 - Darwin International Festival, installation piece in Darwin : International Fluorescent Square

1989  National Student Show Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne.