Born in Wellington in 1957

Diploma Fine Arts, Ilam, 1979 - 1982

Teachers Training College Diploma, Christchurch 1987

Appointment as art teacher at Cargill High School, Invercargill 1989 - 1996

Resides in Invercargill and paints full time
Winner, Arrowtown Autumn Festival Exhibition 1994
Winner, Southland Art Society 29th Annual Exhibition, Southland Museum 1994
Winner, Macalister Award, Anderson Park Spring Exhibition 1994
Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grant, 1984

Exhibitions:
Central Art since 1988
Solo Exhibition, Central Otago, Milford House Gallery, Dunedin 1999
Group Exhibition, As far as the eye can see, Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland 1999
Guest Artist, Wild, Queenstown Art Society, 1999
Solo Exhibition, South of 45 Degrees, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland 1998
Solo Exhibition, Recent Southern Landscapes, Dobson Bashford Gallery, Christchurch 1998
Solo Exhibition, Southern Lakes District, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland 1996
Solo Exhibition, Landscapes, Milford House Gallery, Dunedin 1997
Solo Exhibition, Images of Central Otago, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland 1996
Solo Exhibition, Lakes Districts Museum & Art Gallery, Arrowtown 1996
Solo Exhibition, McKillops Gallery, Invercargill 1995
Three Southland Painters, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland 1995
Solo Exhibition, Southland Museum and Art Gallery, 1995
Southern Lights Exhibition, 10 participating artists, Southland Museum Art Gallery, Dunedin *Aotea Centre, Auckland 1994
Solo Exhibition, Landscapes, McKillops Gallery, Invercargill 1993
Solo Exhibition, Marshall Seifert Gallery, Dunedin 1992
Group Exhibition, Anderson Park, Invercargill 1992
Participated in Four Art Teachers from Southland, Carnegie Gallery, Dunedin 1989
Solo Exhibition, Brook Gifford Gallery, Christchurch 1986
Solo Exhibition, Brook Gifford Gallery, Christchurch 1984

Collections:
Public:
Robert McDougall Collection, 1984
National Bank, Dunedin 1991, Whangarei 1992
Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch 1993
Anderson Park Collection, 1994

Private & corporate collections throughout New Zealand.