| Born |
| 1954 |
Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| Studies |
| 1990 |
Post Graduate in painting, University of Newcastle, NSW |
| 1989 |
Graduate Diploma in painting, University of Newcastle |
| 1988 |
B.A. (Visual Arts), Hunter Institute of Higher Education, NSW |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
2011
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Button and Box King Street Gallery on William, Sydney |
| 2008 |
Songs from the Night Train Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW |
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Horse Drawn King Street Gallery on William |
| 2006 |
new work king street gallery on burton, sydney |
| 2004 |
stretch king street gallery on burton |
| 2002 |
in the blink of an eye king street gallery on burton |
| 2001 |
Damien Minton Gallery, Newcastle, NSW |
| 1998 |
Coventry Gallery, Sydney |
| 1997 |
Coventry Gallery |
| 1996 |
Coventry Gallery |
| 1994 |
Coventry Gallery |
| 1993 |
Coventry Gallery |
| 1992 |
Coventry Gallery |
| 1989 |
Coventry Gallery |
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| Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2009 |
I Walk the line , Contemporary Australian Drawing, Museum Contemporary Art Sydney |
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The Pasha Bulka Exhibition, Newcastle Maritime Museum, NSW |
| 2008 |
Float – the boat in contemporary art Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW |
| 2007 |
Monolithic Peloton Gallery Sydney, NSW |
| 2006 |
last show of the year king street gallery on burton |
| 2005 |
Art + Humour Brenda May Gallery, Sydney |
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Two Clouds Maitland City Art Gallery, NSW |
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Never need artist again machine Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW |
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last show of the year king street gallery on burton |
| 2004 |
Casuarina Sculpture Prize, Tweed Heads, NSW |
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Recent Acquisitions Newcastle Region Art Gallery |
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2D-3D Maitland City Art Gallery, NSW |
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The Kinetic Show Maitland City Art Gallery |
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last show of the year king street gallery on burton |
| 2003 |
The Salon Des Refuses, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
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king street gallery at Span Gallery, Melbourne |
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last show of the year king street gallery on burton |
| 2002 |
The Lady Nock Sculpture Collection presented by Defiance Gallery, Sydney |
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last show of the year king street gallery on burton |
| 2000 |
Drawn From The Word Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW |
| 1999 |
Toys By Artists Lake Macquarie Arts Centre, NSW |
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Do You Remember? Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery |
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New Sculpture –1999 Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney |
| 1998 |
Diary Show Coventry Gallery |
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Place Making Maitland City Art Gallery |
| 1997 |
Innenseite Kassel Germany |
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Christmas Exhibition, Coventry Gallery |
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Obsessions Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra |
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Staged Works Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery |
| 1996 |
Diary Show Coventry Gallery |
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Boat Rocket Art Gallery, Newcastle |
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Working Relationships Maitland City Art Gallery |
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Obsessions II Armidale Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
| 1995 |
Launch Rocket Art Gallery |
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Ironsides Powerhouse Museum, Sydney |
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Australia Felix Euralla Art Gallery, NSW |
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Works on Paper Coventry Gallery |
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Christmas Exhibition, Coventry Gallery |
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Seven Newcastle University Art Gallery, NSW |
| 1994 |
Working With The Wall Ivan Dougherty Gallery, University of NSW, Sydney |
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Preconceptions Watt Space, Newcastle |
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20th Anniversary Show, Coventry Gallery |
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Obsessions Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery; Armidale Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
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Group Show, Headmasters Cottage Gallery, Sydney |
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Sculptors of the Hunter Region, Maitland City Art Gallery |
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Five Finalists-Sculpture Commission, University of the Northern Territory, Darwin, N.T. |
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Christmas Exhibition, Coventry Gallery |
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First Eleven, Newcastle University Gallery |
| 1993 |
Alice Springs Invitation Prize, Alice Spring, N.T. |
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Coventry Diary, Coventry Gallery |
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Christmas Exhibition, Coventry Gallery |
| 1992 |
Coventry Diary, Coventry Gallery |
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Adelaide Biennale, State Gallery of South Australia |
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Recent Sculpture, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery |
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Works from The Stockroom, Coventry Gallery |
| 1991 |
Eltham Art Prize, Eltham Art Gallery, Vic |
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New Art Five, Coventry Gallery |
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Lake Macquarie Art Prize Invitational, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery |
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Christmas Exhibition, Coventry Gallery |
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Coventry Diary, Coventry Gallery |
| 1990 |
Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
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Blake Prize Travelling Exhibition - touring Australia |
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Young Collector, Coventry Gallery |
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Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Building, Melbourne |
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Shifting Ground, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
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Sixty-Six, Coventry Gallery |
| 1989 |
Group Show, Fuji Papermaking Mill, Tokushima, Japan |
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Blake Prize, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney |
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Fifteen Days ‘till Christmas, Coventry Gallery |
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Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
| 1988 |
Black and White, Coventry Gallery |
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Small Works, Contemporary Artist’s Gallery, Newcastle |
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Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery |
| 1987 |
Small Works, Contemporary Artist’s Gallery |
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Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery |
| 1986 |
Newcastle Show Prize, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery |
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Small Works, Contemporary Artist’s Gallery |
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| Awards |
| 1990 |
William Fletcher Trust Scholarship |
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| Commissions |
| 2007 |
Public Sculpture Commission, King Street, Newcastle, NSW |
| 2005 |
City Gateway West End Public Art Project, Newcastle |
| 2004 |
Cassurina Sculpture Commission, Tweed Heads, NSW |
| 2003 |
Ten Sculptures, Eden Gardens, Sydney |
| 2001 |
Five Sculptures - New Pathology Wing, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle |
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Flood Song Bridge, Newcastle City Council Chambers |
| 2000 |
Bronze Blue Heeler Awards, PCYC |
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Sculptural Herald to the Lake Pathway, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW |
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Sculpture Installation, Hotel Parramatta, NSW |
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Sculpture Installation, Australian Geographic |
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Sound Panels, Charlestown Bypass, RTA, NSW |
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Sculptural Herald Lake Pathway, Lake Macquarie, NSW |
| 1999 |
Take Rest-sculptural seating, Newcastle City Council |
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Bronze Blue Heeler Awards, PCYC |
| 1997 |
The Four Elements, Kooragang Island Istallation, Newcastle City Council |
| 1996 |
Washed Ashore-sculptural seating, Newcastle City Council |
| 1994 |
Four Sculptures - AAPT Building, Commonwealth Bank, Sydney |
| 1992 |
Two Sculptures, Emilia’s Restaurant, Park Royal Hotel, Sydney |
| 1991 |
Four Artworks, Park Royal Hotel, Sydney |
| 1990 |
Sony Handycam Perpetual Trophy, Sony |
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New FM Radio Mural, Newcastle, NSW |
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| Collections |
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Artbank
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Australian Geographic, NSW
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Commonwealth Bank, NSW |
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Hotel Parramatta, NSW |
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Jackson Smith Solicitors |
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John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle |
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Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery |
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Newcastle City Council |
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Newcastle Regional Art Gallery |
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Park Royal Hotel, NSW |
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| Selected Bibliography |
| 2009 |
Johnston, Isobel: ‘Drawing Outside the Lines,’ art guide Australia, May/June, pp18-19 |
| 2008 |
Stowell, Jill: ‘Traces of genius on a night train,’ weekender- Newcastle Herald, Sept 6, p30 |
| 2006 |
Clement, Tracey: Swiss Neutrality, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 8-14 p27 |
| 2005 |
Harris, Michelle: Sculptor turns concept of art full circle, Newcastle Herald, Aug28 |
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Stowell, Jill: The artfull lodger, Newcastle Herald, Sept. 3 |
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Swinfield, Linda: Public Ownership, Newcastle Herald, Jan.15 |
| 2003 |
Stowell, Jill Popular Pictures, Newcastle Herald, June 28 |
| 2002 |
Stowell, Jill: turning point in the balance, Newcastle Herald, April 20 |
| 2001 |
Ryan, M: Louder Than Words, Newcastle Morning Herald, Feb 18 |
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Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery staff: An eye for art, Newcastle Herald, Dec 31 |
| 2000 |
Louder than words, Newcastle Herald, June |
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K.R.: Constructing Futures, Catalogue Essay, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery |
| 1997 |
McDonald, John, Precise Boredom, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 12 |
| 1995 |
Geisser, Marie, Catalogue Essay, AAP Collection, Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
| 1994 |
Lynn, Elwynn: Critical Depth to Serious Studies, Weekend Australian, Sept 10 |
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James, Bruce: Galleries, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 13 |
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Fedderson, Jutta: Soft sculpture and Beyond |
| 1993 |
New Art Five, Craftsman House Press |
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Watson, Bronwyn: Westerners Defeat Distance, Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 5 |
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Geisser, Marie: Definitive Australian Painting, Craft International, |
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Edderser, Jutta: Soft sculpture and beyond, G&B Arts International, p146-7 |
| 1992 |
McDonald, John: Erotic Love & Humility Extract Their Due, SMH, Mar 14 |
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Hedger, Michael: Prowess, originality shine through, Newcastle Morning Herald, Oct 26 |
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Geisser, Marie: Spatial Harmonics, Craft Arts International, No. 24 |
| 1991 |
Allen, Christopher: Artistic truth before the alter of the market, SMH, Mar 23 |
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Stowell John: Recent graduates extend themselves in new works, Newcastle Morning Herald, Mar 2 |
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New Art Five, Nevell Drury Publication, Craftsmen House |
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