Awards and Prizes
2018 Newcastle Art Prize - Winner- Seascape
2018 Community Arts Centre Port Stephens - Peoples Choice Award - "The Journey Home"
2018 Dobell Art Show - Highly Commended - Oil/Acrylic
2018 Currabubula - Commended - Miniature
2017 Hunter Valley Grammar - INSPIRE - Winner -Contemporary
2017 Singleton Art prize - Winner 1st Prize - Miniature
2017Scone Art Prize - Winner 1st Prize - Watercolour
2017 Dobell Festival - Winner- Portrait Prize
2017 Port Stephens Art Prize - 2nd Prize Port Stephens Prize
2017 Port Stephens Art Prize - Highly Commended-Miniature
2016 Dobell Festival Winner - Dobell Prize - Best In Show -
2016 Scone Art Prize - Peoples Choice
2016 Scone Art Prize - Highly Commended in Major Award
2016 Highly Commended- Miniatures-Taree Open
2016 Tilligerry Art Festival - Port Stephens Council Award Highly Commended
2016 Tilligerry Art Festival - Contemporary Award - High;y Commended
2016 Tilligerry Art Festival - Oil Acrylic Painting- 2nd Place
2016 Commended - Traditional - SIngleton Art Prize
2016 Commended - Oil - Newcastle Art Prize
2015 Tilligerry Art Festival -Port Stephens Council Award -2nd -Any subject andy Medium
2015 Tilligerry Art Festival -Contemporary Award 2nd place
2014 Winner of the Macquarie Generation Peoples Choice Award Norvill Art Prize
2014 Winner of the Arts Council- Unpackers Prize -Norvill
2014 Finalist Juried Prestigious Norvill Landscape Prize
2014 Winner Industrial/Marine Prize – Newcastle Art Prize
2014 Highly Commended Singleton Art Prize – Portrait
2014 Winner Toyota Port Stephens Award – Acquired by Toyota Port Stephens
2013 Finalist Mortimer Art prize Landscape
2013 Finalist- Australian Artist Magazine National Challenge – portrait “Dudley”
2013 Highly Commended – Singleton Art Prize – Still Life-
2013 Highly Commended – Contemporary Port Stephens Art Prize
2013 Commended – SIngleton Art Prize – Portrait
2012 Winner – Toyota Port Stephens Award – Acquired by Toyota Port Stephens
2012 3rd Prize, Australian Artist Magazine National Challenge
2012 Highly Commended – Traditional- Port Stephens Art Prize
2011 Highly Commended – Oil, Any Subject – Beresfield Art Exhibition
2010 Winner – Toyota Port Stephens Award. Painting acquired by Toyota
2009 Ist Prize – Open (Port Stephens Council Award) – Tilligerry Art Festival
2009 Winner – Watercolour Prize – Mattara Art Prize (acquired by Penico pty Ltd)
2009 Winner -Peoples Choice – Mattara Art Prize
2009 Highly Commended – Oil – Mattara Art Prize
2008 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Weston Art Exhibition
2007 1st Prize Landscape – Beresfield Art Exhibition
2006 1st Prize Watercolour – Dobell Festival Wangi
2006 1st Prize Watercolour Any Subject – Beresfield Art Exhibition (acquired by East Maitland Bowling Club)
2006 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Mattara Art Prize
2006 Highly Commended – Any Subject / Medium – Raymond Terrace Art Prize
2006 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Raymond Terrace Art Prize
2006 Commended – Watercolour – Shoalhaven Art Exhibition
2006 Highly Commended – Miniature – Weston Art Award
2005 Major award of show – Mattara Newcastle Exhibition (Acquired by Newcastle Permanent Building Society Collection)
2005 Commended (any medium) Mattara Newcastle Exhibition
2005 1st Prize miniature – Raymond Terace Exhibition
2005 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Raymond Terace Exhibition
2005 1st Prize Oils Landscape – East Maitland-Beresfield Art Show
2005 Highly Commended – Open Traditional – East Maitland-Beresfield Art Show
2005 1st Prize Photography – Shoal Bay Art Show
2005 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Weston Art Show
2005 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Singleton Art Exhibition
2004 1st Prize Traditional – Mattara Art Prize
2004 Commended Miniature – Mattara Art Prize
2004 1st Prize Watercolour – Scone Art Prize
2004 Highly Commended Miniature – Scone Art Prize
2004 1st Prize Miniature-Port Stephens Art Prize
2004 1st The Major Award – Weston Art Show: ( Cessnock Civic Collection)
2004 Highly Commended – Miniature – Weston Art Show
2004 Commended -Traditional – Newcastle Show
2004 Commended – Open – Tilligerry Environ Exhibition
2003 1st Prize – Miniature – Port Stephens Art Prize
2003 1st Prize – Traditional – Shoal Bay Art Show
2003 Highly Commended – Miniature – Pokolbin Art Prize
2003 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Weston Art Show
1990-02 Ceased exhibiting
1990 3rd Prize Watercolour – Canberra Royal Art Show
1990 First Prize Watercolour – Condobolin Art Prize
1990 Highly Commended Mixed Media – Sydney Morning Herald “On This Day” Award
1989 1st Prize – Mixed Media – Orange Art Prize
1989 Commended – Watercolour – Orange Art Prize
1988 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Orange Art Prize
1987 1st Prize – Contemporary – Condobolin Art Prize (Condobolin Civic Collection)
1987 Highly Commended – Traditional – Condobolin Art Prize
1987 Highly Commended Watercolour – Condobolin Art Prize
1987 Highly Commended – Open – Orange Art Prize
1986 1st Prize – Open – Orange Art Prize
2018 Community Arts Centre Port Stephens - Peoples Choice Award - "The Journey Home"
2018 Dobell Art Show - Highly Commended - Oil/Acrylic
2018 Currabubula - Commended - Miniature
2017 Hunter Valley Grammar - INSPIRE - Winner -Contemporary
2017 Singleton Art prize - Winner 1st Prize - Miniature
2017Scone Art Prize - Winner 1st Prize - Watercolour
2017 Dobell Festival - Winner- Portrait Prize
2017 Port Stephens Art Prize - 2nd Prize Port Stephens Prize
2017 Port Stephens Art Prize - Highly Commended-Miniature
2016 Dobell Festival Winner - Dobell Prize - Best In Show -
2016 Scone Art Prize - Peoples Choice
2016 Scone Art Prize - Highly Commended in Major Award
2016 Highly Commended- Miniatures-Taree Open
2016 Tilligerry Art Festival - Port Stephens Council Award Highly Commended
2016 Tilligerry Art Festival - Contemporary Award - High;y Commended
2016 Tilligerry Art Festival - Oil Acrylic Painting- 2nd Place
2016 Commended - Traditional - SIngleton Art Prize
2016 Commended - Oil - Newcastle Art Prize
2015 Tilligerry Art Festival -Port Stephens Council Award -2nd -Any subject andy Medium
2015 Tilligerry Art Festival -Contemporary Award 2nd place
2014 Winner of the Macquarie Generation Peoples Choice Award Norvill Art Prize
2014 Winner of the Arts Council- Unpackers Prize -Norvill
2014 Finalist Juried Prestigious Norvill Landscape Prize
2014 Winner Industrial/Marine Prize – Newcastle Art Prize
2014 Highly Commended Singleton Art Prize – Portrait
2014 Winner Toyota Port Stephens Award – Acquired by Toyota Port Stephens
2013 Finalist Mortimer Art prize Landscape
2013 Finalist- Australian Artist Magazine National Challenge – portrait “Dudley”
2013 Highly Commended – Singleton Art Prize – Still Life-
2013 Highly Commended – Contemporary Port Stephens Art Prize
2013 Commended – SIngleton Art Prize – Portrait
2012 Winner – Toyota Port Stephens Award – Acquired by Toyota Port Stephens
2012 3rd Prize, Australian Artist Magazine National Challenge
2012 Highly Commended – Traditional- Port Stephens Art Prize
2011 Highly Commended – Oil, Any Subject – Beresfield Art Exhibition
2010 Winner – Toyota Port Stephens Award. Painting acquired by Toyota
2009 Ist Prize – Open (Port Stephens Council Award) – Tilligerry Art Festival
2009 Winner – Watercolour Prize – Mattara Art Prize (acquired by Penico pty Ltd)
2009 Winner -Peoples Choice – Mattara Art Prize
2009 Highly Commended – Oil – Mattara Art Prize
2008 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Weston Art Exhibition
2007 1st Prize Landscape – Beresfield Art Exhibition
2006 1st Prize Watercolour – Dobell Festival Wangi
2006 1st Prize Watercolour Any Subject – Beresfield Art Exhibition (acquired by East Maitland Bowling Club)
2006 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Mattara Art Prize
2006 Highly Commended – Any Subject / Medium – Raymond Terrace Art Prize
2006 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Raymond Terrace Art Prize
2006 Commended – Watercolour – Shoalhaven Art Exhibition
2006 Highly Commended – Miniature – Weston Art Award
2005 Major award of show – Mattara Newcastle Exhibition (Acquired by Newcastle Permanent Building Society Collection)
2005 Commended (any medium) Mattara Newcastle Exhibition
2005 1st Prize miniature – Raymond Terace Exhibition
2005 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Raymond Terace Exhibition
2005 1st Prize Oils Landscape – East Maitland-Beresfield Art Show
2005 Highly Commended – Open Traditional – East Maitland-Beresfield Art Show
2005 1st Prize Photography – Shoal Bay Art Show
2005 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Weston Art Show
2005 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Singleton Art Exhibition
2004 1st Prize Traditional – Mattara Art Prize
2004 Commended Miniature – Mattara Art Prize
2004 1st Prize Watercolour – Scone Art Prize
2004 Highly Commended Miniature – Scone Art Prize
2004 1st Prize Miniature-Port Stephens Art Prize
2004 1st The Major Award – Weston Art Show: ( Cessnock Civic Collection)
2004 Highly Commended – Miniature – Weston Art Show
2004 Commended -Traditional – Newcastle Show
2004 Commended – Open – Tilligerry Environ Exhibition
2003 1st Prize – Miniature – Port Stephens Art Prize
2003 1st Prize – Traditional – Shoal Bay Art Show
2003 Highly Commended – Miniature – Pokolbin Art Prize
2003 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Weston Art Show
1990-02 Ceased exhibiting
1990 3rd Prize Watercolour – Canberra Royal Art Show
1990 First Prize Watercolour – Condobolin Art Prize
1990 Highly Commended Mixed Media – Sydney Morning Herald “On This Day” Award
1989 1st Prize – Mixed Media – Orange Art Prize
1989 Commended – Watercolour – Orange Art Prize
1988 Highly Commended – Watercolour – Orange Art Prize
1987 1st Prize – Contemporary – Condobolin Art Prize (Condobolin Civic Collection)
1987 Highly Commended – Traditional – Condobolin Art Prize
1987 Highly Commended Watercolour – Condobolin Art Prize
1987 Highly Commended – Open – Orange Art Prize
1986 1st Prize – Open – Orange Art Prize