CURRICULUM VITAE

BORN:

1950 Melbourne

EDUCATION

1970- 71 Studying  Surveying R.M.I.T

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

1972

First full student of Doug Alexander Springmount pottery Creswick Vic.

1973

Studied under David Eeles Mosterton Pottery Dorset U.K.

1975

Production thrower for John Gilbert Ballarat  Vic

1976

Invited to return an assistant to Doug Alexander

1977

Worked on the construction of Gwyn Hansen - Piggot’s wood kiln Kingston

Tasmania

1979

Assisted Harry Davis with the pottery workshop Izcuchaca Peru

Assisted Connie Talbot- Smith in the construction of the wood kiln Oxapampa

South America

1982

Invited to join Joan Campbell at her Fremantle Studio W.A.

1983

Assisted Hikaro Shimamura build the Bizen Kiln Dunmoochin .Vic

1977

Assisted training at the Ceramic Promotions Project

Bhaktapur Nepal

COLLECTIONS

1983

Art Gallery of W.A.

1987

City of Footscray Collection

1988

Gold Coast City Collection

1989

Castlemaine Art Gallery

1990

Richard Ellis P/L Collection

1993

AMP collection Melbourne

1994

Fauldings Pharmaceuticals Collection Adelaide

2003

Shepparton Art Gallery

2004

Margaret Lawrence Collection V.C.A.

AWARDS

1989

Tropicarnival Festival Ceramic Award

1989

Fletcher Challenge Certificate of Merit

2001

H.R.Hughan Ceramic Award

2003

William Hoggan Thomas Memorial Award

2003

Friends of Shepparton Art Gallery Award

2004

Gold Coast City Ceramic Award

2005

Fruition Ceramic Award