Biography

1959 Born in Germany

1997 Australian Citizen

2005 - 2010 Advanced Diploma of Visual Art + Craft at South West Institute of Technoloy in Bunbury and Central Institute of Technology in Perth


Solo Exhibition

June 2011 'Time Slot' - Solo Exhibition, emerge ART SPACE, Perth, Mt Lawley

Nov/Dec 2008 'Cream 01' - emerge ART SPACE Gallery, Perth, Mt Lawley


Group Exhibitions

2012 Form, Process & Materiality – Oats Factory

2012 Minnawarra Art Award

2012 37th Alice Prize

2012 South Western Times Survey - Bunbury Regional Art Gallery

2011 City of Joondalup Invitation Art Award

2011 South Western Times Survey – Bunbury Regional Art Gallery

2010 South Western Times Survey – Bunbury Regional Art Gallery

2009 Bunbury Biennale – Bunbury Regional Art Gallery

2009 `Objectify` - emerge ART SPACE Gallery, Perth

2009 Signature South West – ArtGeo Busselton

2009 National Lifestyle Village Art Award

2009 South Western Times Survey - Bunbury Regional Art Gallery

2009 Vasse Primary School Art Award – Vasse

2008 South Western Times Survey - Bunbury Regional Art Gallery

2008 Sculpture Walk Piney Lakes - City of Melville

2008 New Works/ New Faces - Perth Galleries/Gallery East

2007 Southern Exposure - Central TAFE Art Gallery, Perth

2007 Bunbury Biennale - Bunbury Regional Art Gallery

2007 Mindarie Marina Boardwalk Sculpture Arts Festival – Mindarie

2007 Style and Sensibility - ArtGeo Gallery, Busselton

2007 South Western Times Survey - Bunbury Regional Art Gallery

2006 Kaleidoscope - South West Regional College of TAFE, Bunbury

2006 Bunbury Ecohome


Commissions

2011 Public artwork at "UNDERSTORY" Sculpturewalk in Northcliffe, WA

2009 Sutherland Dianella Primary School – Percent for Art Project


Group Commissions

2007 Hartley Estate - Chittering Valley

2007 Ellenbrook Winter Fire Sculpture Festival

2006 Hartley Estate - Chittering Valley


Awards and Commendation

2012 South Western Times Survey - Dale Alcock Homes Acquisitive Award

2011 South Western Times Survey - Dale Alcock Homes Acquisitive Award

2011 South Western Times Survey - BHP Billiton Worsley Award for Excellence

2009 Signature South West – Highly Commended

2009 National Lifestyle Villages Annual Art Award - 1.Prize Category Winner

2008 South Western Times Survey - Bunbury Regional Art Gallery Award

2008 South Western Times Survey - Dale Alcock Homes Acquisitive Award

2007 emerge ART SPACE Gallery - `Cream 01` Award

2007 Bunbury Biennale - Acquisitive Award

2007 Mindarie Marina Boardwalk Sculptures Art Festival - Highly Commended

2007 South Western Times Survey - Judges Commendation


Grants

2011 Arts Development Grant from the Department of Culture and the Arts

2010 ArtStart Grant from the Australia Council for the Arts

2008 Arts Development Grant from the Department of Culture and the Arts


Professional Memberships

Artsource Perth

NAVA - National Association for the Visual Arts


Publication

Survey 2010 - Art in the South West by Dr. David Bromfield and Dr. Pippa Tandy


Reviews + Media

2012 - South Western Times – Gilded Tree added to sculpture trail by Clare Negus

2011 - South Western Times, September 15th - Artist`s vision in tree by Clare Negus

2009 – Bunbury Biennale by Dr.David Bromfield 2009 http://brownart.com.au/6.htm

2008 – Visual Art&Craft Graduate Exhibition by Judith McGrath http://www.artseeninwa.com/tafegrads07.html

2007 – A guided Tour and preview of the Bunbury Biennale 2007, by Sharon Kennedy ABC South West WA www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/08/10/2002305.htm


Collections

Artbank (national contemporary art rental)

City of Bunbury

emerge ARTSPACE

Central TAFE Art Collection

Liz and Lloyd Horn

Dale Alcock

National Lifestyle Villages

other private collections

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