Achievements

2018-2022 Finalist in 3 consecutive exhibitions at Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi, NSW.

2020 Covid restrictions. Home Studio. Commenced and completed bronze sculpture “Keeping The Balance”.

2019 Residency in Florence, Italy. Completed in bronze, three children 2/3rd size called “Ripper Nippers”

2019 Residency in Pietrasanta, Italy. Completed “Here Comes the Sun” Torso in Carrara Marble, Torso in white Travertine, “Split Torso” in red Travertine, and commenced Carrara Marble Preganant Torso.

2017 Residency in Florence, Italy. Completed in bronze,  “Seated female deco figure”, “What’s the point” five elevated sculptures on stainless steel mounts, “Equilibrista”, elevated sculpture on stainless steel mount, “Wild is love”, “And you know that I love you”, “Water play”, three small maquettes “The kiss”, “Spanish Dancer”, “Hanging about”.

2017 Residency in Pietrasanta, Italy. Completed three “Primitive Heads” in Travertine Marble.

2016-17 Exhibited at Eagles Nest gallery, Aireys Inlet, Victoria, Australia

2016 Open Studio, Surf Coast Arts Trail.

2016 Residency in Florence, Italy. Completed in bronze, Small maquette for “After the swim”, two thirds size , three figures, “After the Swim”,”Boy with fish”, “Roman Relics”,” Pregnant Woman”, ” My favourite chair”, “Found Objects”, Three small elevated sculptures “Worry”,”Thinking”, “Launching”.

2016 Residency in Pietrasanta, Italy. Marble carving “the three sisters” in Carrara Statuary marble

2015 Residence in Pietrasanta Italy. Small bas relief in Carrara statuary marble.

2015 Cast in plaster with gold leaf patina. Two limbs for table top as part of the Geelong Beer festival.

2014 Completed “Etruscan Bust”, cast in bronze at Fonderia del Giudice.

2014 Residence in Pietrasanta completed two large bas relief sculptures “female back” in Carrara  marble and “beach girl” in Portugese rose marble.

2014 Completed “Bunny Cuddles” 3/4 sized girl with bunny, alongside sculptors Adriano Bimbi and Roberto Barni and others, cast in white resin at Fonderia del Giudice, Florence Tuscany.

2014 Completed 2 nude female figures with drapes, 60cm.cast in bronze at Fonderia del Giudice, Florence, Tuscany.

2014 Completed mirror image of ‘Umore Della Sera”, cast in bronze at Fonderia del Giudice, Florence, Tuscany. SOLD

2014 Residence in Florence, Tuscany. Completed life sized “Bike Boy” , cast in bronze at Fonderia del Giudice, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

2013 “ Falling Angel”, bas relief, life sized child, cast in aluminium and bronze at Fonderia del Giudice, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
2013 Residence in Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy – completed small sculpture from Carrara   marble,  “Maternità”.

2013 Completed four small sculptures, “gelato girls”, “seated boy”, “la donna Etrusca” and “Look at me!”, cast at Fonderia del Giudice, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

2013 Residence in Florence Tuscany. Completion of “La ballerina piccola”, life sized female child figure in ballet pose, cast in bronze and patinated at Fonderia del Giudice, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

2012 Residence in Perugia, Italy – “Head of a boy”, sculpted in terracotta clay, and fired at Colorobbia Studio, Deruta, Umbria, Italy.

2012 Completed “Umore Della Sera”, 65 cm nude female figure, and “piazza boys”, both cast in bronze at Fonderia del Giudice, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. BOTH SOLD.

2012 Residence in Florence, Tuscany, Italy – commenced sculpture of ‘La ballerina piccola”, working at the Fonderia del Giudice alongside sculptors Roberto Barni, Adriano Bimbi, Leonardo Bossio, Alessandro Reggioli and other international sculptors.

2011 Completed two bas relief sculptures 60cmx40cm featuring mother and child themes. Cast in reconstituted stone in Perugia Italy.

2010 Trip to Italy to bring back moulds for casting of Butterfly Girl at Meridian Foundry, Brunswick, Victoria. Life sized wax self Portrait not cast.

2008 Residence in Perugia and Monterubbiano, Italy – influenced by sculptor Marcello Sforna of Assisi. Completed but not cast, one life sized female child holding a butterfly and life sized self portrait. Both moulds awaiting wax and fusion.

2007/2008 Australia, Fairhaven – Completed first life sized seated female figure, mentored by sculptor Peter Corlett. Cast at Meridian Foundry, Brunswick, Victoria.

2007 Residence in Perugia, Italy -influenced by sculptor Artemio Giovagnoni. Completed and cast 2 life sized bronze busts,”La donna Medioevale” and “La Contadina”, cast at Fonderia Vulcanis, Monterubbiano, Le Marche, Italy.

2006 Australia, Fairhaven- Nude drawings charcoal, pen, conte, completed from live models, and later exhibited in Club Italia Art Gallery in Mercatale, Niccone Valley, Italy. Class teacher, artist, Mr Ray Woods.

2005 Residence in Perugia, Italy – influenced by sculptors Massimo Pierucci and Bruno Orfei. Completed 2 life sized bronze busts, “John” and “La donna Africana”, and a small angel, “Antognolla angel”, cast at Fonderia Vulcanis, Monterubbiano, Le Marche, Italy.

2004 Half sized female nude figure with hat, cast at Meridian Foundry, Brunswick, Victoria.

Exhibits/ Awards:

2024 ASV Group exhibition McClelland Gallery, Mornington Peninsular.

2024 2nd Prize, ASV Group exhibition MIGFS, Royal Exhibition Centre , Melbourne

2022 Finalist in Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi, NSW.

2020 Finalist in Sculptures@ Bayside. ( postponed due to Covid19 )

2019 Judges Prize Sculptures@ Bayside.

2019 Finalist in Sculptures@ Bayside NSW.

2019 Finalist in Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi NSW.

2018 Finalist in Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, NSW.

2017 Prize for sculpture exhibited for Surf Coast Shire Arts calendar. “After the Swim”

2017 Open Studio, Surf Coast Arts Trail.

2016 Group exhibition at Wintergarden, Art and Sculpture gallery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

2016 Geelong Sculptors Inc. Group exhibition “Wonderland” at Deakin Waterfront Campus, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

2015 Geelong Sculptors Inc. Part of Beer Festival. Exhibition with Darren Matthews, ‘table limbs’

2015 Geelong Sculptors Inc. part of Pako Festa Geelong. Shop front exhibition of ‘seated boy’

2014 Group exhibition Geelong Sculptors inc.  at Geelong Town Hall, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

2014 Group exhibition at “Wintergarden” Art and sculpture gallery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

2013 “La donna Etrusca”, Etruscan woman, 30cm. female figure, gifted to Bar Turreno, Perugia. Permanent exhibition.

2013 Prize for sculpture exhibited for Surf Coast Shire Arts Calendar “Holding onto Life” and included in the month of December 2013 edition.

2012 “Butterfly girl” in Play CC&K childcare Centre, Belmont, Geelong. Permanent exhibition.

2011 Prize for sculpture exhibited for Surf Coast Shire Calendar, Butterfly Girl, and included in the month of “July” 2011 edition.

2009 Life sized female figure exhibited at Qdos Arts, Lorne, Victoria. 2010 Life sized child figure exhibited at Qdos Arts, Lorne, Victoria.

2008 Prize for sculpture exhibited for Surf Coast Shire Arts Calendar, La Donna Africana and included in the month of “December” 2008 edition.

2007 Nude drawings. Bar Medio Evo, Perugia, Italy. Exhibited with Ballarat artist Margaret Voterakis.

2007 La Donna Medioevale. Gifted to Bar Medio Evo, Corso Vanucci, Perugia. Permanent exhibition.

2006 Nude drawings. Art Club Italia, Niccone Valley, Italy. Group exhibition.