CV

Education

1984 - 1985
Box Hill College of TAFE Certificate of Applied Art/Finished Art 
1986 - Present
Self initiated research and training

Employment History

2015 - ongoing  
Visual Artist
1990 - ongoing  
Melbourne Polytechnic Part-time Lecturer Diploma of Visual Arts
1990 - 2014
Freelance Illustrator member of Illustrators Australia

Awards+Events

2021 - Finalist for the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2021 - Finalist for the Salon De Refuses Wynne Prize”

2020 - Finalist for the National Portrait Gallery Award ‘The Darling Prize”

2018 - Finalist Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award

2018 - Semi-Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2017 - Semi-Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2016 - Semi-Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2015 - Winner of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2013 - People’s Choice Award for “Flourish” illustrators Australia 9 x 5 Exhibition

2010 - Children’s book “This is the Mud” aired on a regular basis as of 2010 for 3 years on  ABC Playschool.

2007 - Children’s Book Council Australia, Honour Book (runner up) for Picture Book of the Year

2000 - Invited to become a member of British Design and Art Direction (an invite only association)

2000 - Silver Award for British Design and Art Direction (world class designAnnual)

1995 - Work selected to appear in a major Marketing Magazine for a group Article on elite Melbourne Illustrators.

1994 - Work selected to appear in Graphis Posters (an elite world published Design book)

Exhibitions

2021 - Salon des Refuses – Wynne Prize, National Trust Gallery S.H.Ervin Gallery

2020 - Finalist Exhibition for the Darling Prize

(the inaugural National Portrait Gallery Portrait Award)

2018 - Finalist Exhibition for the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award at 
Bega Valley Regional Gallery

2016 - Group Exhibition Juniper Hall Paddington NSW

2015 - Winners Exhibition for the travelling Doz book “this is the mud” at Warrnambool art Gallery for high profile illustrators.

2009 - Exhibition at Warrnambool art Gallery for children’s book “Sound of the Sea” for high profile illustrators

1995 - “Dux by George” an exhibition showing 25 of Australia’s top illustrators

Illustrations Commissons

Below is a small selection from the list of the freelance illustration commissions for higher profile clients


Melbourne Airport, Transport Accident Commission Victoria, Nylex, AFL, Parks Victoria, 
Cascade, Mitre 10, Fosters, Dairy Corporation, Honda, Telstra, Kraft, Sorbent, Bulla Ice-cream, 
Heinz, Fisher-Price, Cadbury-Schweppes , Urban Land Commission, Retravision, 
Melbourne International Flower Show, Ideal Dairy, Australia Post, Westpac Bank, 
Ballarat tourism, Pura Milk, Penfolds Wine , Microsurgery Foundation, Ford, Xavier College, 
Wesley Central Mission, Catholic Arch-diocese Melbourne, Various Wine Label artworks, 
Children’s Books 14 Educational children’s books 2 trade children’s books, Epson (Singapore), 
Hewlett Packard (Singapore), Bank of China, Bank of Thailand, 
Brands Pharmaceuticals (Singapore), Singapore Rail, APL Shipping (Singapore)

Web Design by Melbourne Web Studio