Art Education and Other Studies

Master of Education Studied under Leoni Duff, Brisbane Street Art studio since 2003 with more regular workshops and art lessons 2011-2019 Overseas art study tours/plein air painting to Italy, France, Spain and Portugal Painting the portrait in oils in the classical style with Martinho Isidro Correia Workhops at the Australian Pastel Expo 2018- Tricia Taylor, Penelope Gilbert Ng, Lyn Hayward Sullivan, Lyn Mellady, Karol Oakley, Christine Clark, Joan Macnaught Workshops with; Max Wilks, Ross Paterson, Lyn Dieffenbach, Colley Whisson, Judy Drew, Lee Machelak, Grace Paleg, Clare Holder, June Wilson, John Orlando Birt, Jonathon Bowden, De Gillett

Awards

Honorable mention, Glamorgan Spring Bay,2010

Honorable Mention, Tasmanian Art Award Eskleigh 2014

Winner of the Tasmanian art award – pastel 201

Winner of the North East Arts award- 2015

Winner of the Glamorgan Spring Bay Art Award 2018

Exhibitions

Open studio in the Bay of Fires Winter Festival 2016-2019

The Eskleigh Tasmanian Art Award, LAS Triple A, TASART, NEACA-Scottsdale, Rotary Art awards Kingborough and Hobart, Scottsdale Art Gallery, Glamorgan Spring Bay Art award

Teaching

2011-2019 teaching art at primary and high schools, artist in residence, pastels for beginners

2019-2020 Art lessons for adults, specialising in pastel, at Studio Highcrest

Member Pastel Association of Australia and Launceston Art Society