Thrilled to be named a finalist once again in the Naked & Nude Art Prize — a significant biennial celebration of the human form and artistic expression.
Honoured to be included among such talented artists for the second consecutive time!
Exhibition opens 31 August at the Manning Regional Art Gallery.
I'm thrilled to share that my painting #ourlittlemiracle has been selected as a finalist in the 2024 Dean Cogle Art Prize.
This work is part of my ongoing Five Minutes to Famous series, which draws from the most overused and sentimental hashtags on social media—here, unpicking the idea that every child is the world’s most perfect and miraculous being.
By reimagining a classical stone child sculpture with a modern Instagram face filter, #ourlittlemiracle blends Renaissance-inspired realism with absurd digital veneers. It holds a mirror to our obsession with curated digital identities and the often performative nature of how we record our lives online.
Opening Night Details
Date & Time: Saturday, July 12th, 2025, from 6–9 pm
Venue: Dust Temple Gallery
Address: 54 Currumbin Creek Rd, Currumbin Waters, QLD 4223
My painting "You Have Arrived" has been selected as a finalist in the $125,000 Sorrento Art Prize! 🎉
Once upon a time, the cautionary fairy tales of Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel & Gretel were used as warnings about the mysteries lurking beyond the known surroundings.
Not any more. The “Tech Bros” are endeavouring to map, scour, document, and conquer every inch of the planet. Now, satellites, GPS, and endless data assure us that we’ve arrived. But… have we really? The remoteness of the location calls into question both the technology and the motives behind it. And perhaps poses the question that answers we seek are not to be found in an algorithm.
I’m beyond honoured to have my work featured alongside some of Australia’s most compelling contemporary artists, many of whom I’m lucky to call friends.
📍 Sorrento Art Prize
📅 Exhibition Dates: 28 June - 31 August 2025
📍 Venue: & Gallery, Sorrento, VIC
🔗 More info: andgalleryaustralia.net
I’m pleased to share that my work #atonement has been selected as a finalist in the BAMM Biennale Portrait Prize.
My portrait responds to the legacy of abuse and mismanagement in the church - specifically the institutional efforts to obscure and rebrand that history. A deliberately silly Instagram face filter was painted on a bust of one of the more corrupt cardinals, to highlight the dissonance between the seriousness of the Church’s abuses and the superficial attempts to rehabilitate their public image.
The exhibition opens 6 June at Bank Art Museum Moree and runs until 19 July.
I am thrilled to announce I’m a finalist in the 2025 Lethbridge Landscape Prize.
The Details:
Exhibition: 9–25 May 2025
Where: Lethbridge Gallery, 36 Latrobe Tce, Paddington
This year’s $30,000 prize celebrates 5 years of pushing landscapes beyond postcards - think bold, weird indeed, where the earth and imagination intersect. From the classic to the my kind of quirky, this prize embraces all interpretations of the Aussie landscape - from the traditional to the unexpected, from the grand to the finely detailed.
I’m honoured to be one of the artists shortlisted a finalist in The Flanagan Art Prize for my work #singlelife
Inspired by the most banal, derided and yet inexplicably popular social media hashtags, this piece is part of my highly collected series, Five Minutes To Famous.
I hold up a mirror to our obsession with curated digital personas by reimagining classical stone figures, by blending Renaissance-inspired realism with surrealist twists, overlaying their traditional poses with the silliest Instagram and snapchat face filters. These sculptural muses parody our relentless drive to document an idealized life while often missing the essence of carpe diem. By merging art history with modern absurdity, I hope to engage audiences in an introspective experience that is both visually striking and invites viewers to reflect upon their own online façades.
Exhibition: 21-23 March, St Patrick’s College Ballarat. Gala opening: 21 March.
I'm absolutely thrilled to share that I’ve been included for the third time in a row in the prestigious Who’s Hot & Collectable Top 100 list! It’s such an honor to be recognized once again, especially alongside so many incredibly talented friends and contemporaries whom I admire and respect immensely.
Feeling truly grateful for this moment and for everyone who has supported me on this adventure - especially as I navigate my sixth (and hopefully final!) career.
Here’s to more creativity, connection, and, ideally, choosing a career path early to save a little time… but hey, who’s counting?
Thrilled to be a Collie Art Prize Finalist with this painting; Pure Illumination
I’m over the moon to share that my artwork has been selected as a finalist in this prestigious Western Australian Prize!
Being recognised among so many incredible artists is both an honor and personal accomplishment.
Contrary to perception, this is not really about inspiration; It is a journey of hard work layered upon a foundation of storytelling. And I’m endlessly grateful for the support of everyone who has cheered me on along the way.
A huge congratulations to all the finalists! Let’s celebrate art, creativity, and the very fact that prizes such as the Collie continue to exist!
I'm pleased to share that I was selected as a finalist in the 2024 Stanthorpe Art Prize, one of Queensland’s most respected regional art awards. The exhibition ran from 23 March to 18 November at the Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, showcasing works from artists across Australia.
While the major prize went to Melanie Sinclair for The Bogan’s Ballet, I’m honoured to be in the company of such accomplished artists and grateful to the gallery and judges for the opportunity to be part of this year’s exhibition.
Congratulations to all the winners and fellow finalists.
Absolutely thrilled to share that I’ve been named one of the Top 100 Hottest & Most Collectable Artists for the third year in a row!
It’s such an honour to be recognised again—especially alongside so many incredibly talented friends and peers whom I deeply admire.
I’m feeling truly grateful for this moment and for everyone who’s supported me on this ever-evolving adventure—now in my sixth (and hopefully final!) career.
Here’s to more creativity, connection… and maybe choosing a career path a little earlier next time.
I am honoured that “Pure Responsibility” has been selected from almost 1000 entries nationally as a finalist in the highly-prestigious biannual Arthur Guy Memorial painting prize, which is held at the Bendigo Art Gallery from 25 November 2023 until 18 February 2024.
The laws of motion inherent in a Newton’s Cradles’ design align with the notion of action and reaction, making it the ultimate metaphor of executive control. “Pure Responsibility” expands this cliché to encompass decision and consequence, demand and culpability.
The analogy also extends to corporate decisions made in one location without consideration of the potential consequences elsewhere in the world, out of sight from the instigator. While the two events may not at first be obviously related, the explosive chain reaction exposes the undeniable link.
If only responsibility and accountability were so connected.
Held every two years, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize attracts some of Australia’s most accomplished artists, awarding an acquisitive cash prize of $50,000. The Prize provides Bendigo Art Gallery with the opportunity to survey a breadth of contemporary painting by established and emerging artists from across Australia. Previous winners include Stieg Persson, Dale Frank, Stephen Bush, Jan Nelson, Tim Johnson, Chris Bond, Guan Wei, Margaret Loy Pula, Jahnne Pascoe-White and Kirsty Budge.
During WWII Arthur Guy’s plane crashed in New Guinea while on an Australian Air Force mission delivering supplies to troops. He was 31. His brother Allen created the award in Guy’s honour.
I would be honoured if you could join me to launch my new Melbourne exhibition. Featuring 11 paintings, it is the final Australian exhibition of my series of sculptural works on mirrored aluminium.
Inspired by the most banal social media posts, historical figures break their classical poses to strut for the camera; shining a spotlight on the trend of fabulous nobodies who, for an imagined audience, curate a digital ‘best life’ version of themselves built on a foundation of smoke and mirrors.
Here's a digital catalogue https://heyzine.com/flip-book/446db670c1.html
When: From 22 September to 7 October, 2023
Opening: Friday, 22 September, 2023, 6-8pm
Where: Compendium Gallery, 909A High Street, Armadale Victoria
It would be lovely to see you, so I hope you can make it.
It’s a surprise and delight to discover I have been again included in the Top 100 Artists list of “Who’s Hot and Collectable in Australian Art.”
Compiled by a (mysterious) anonymous group of working artists, commentators, gallerists and collectors, the list contains an amazing group of artists, many of whom I am honoured to know as friends.
That photo from 7 years ago with the truely hideous haircut will, it seems, haunt me forever. But very happy to be included again in such esteemed company.
It is truly an exceptional and humbling experience to have received such a monumental invitation to showcase my painting, "The Fatal Shore," in the highly acclaimed museum exhibition of the world's most eminent figurative painters: Painting The Figure Now.
This prestigious event is currently taking place at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin, USA, from the 8th of September until the 28th of October.
This painting "La Preca - Jacquemus", one of three from the La Preca triptych, has been selected as a finalist in the Tatiara Art Prize.
Judging is by Lauren Mustillo, Visual Art Manager at Country Arts SA, Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Art Gallery of South Australia and Joshua White, Director of the Hamilton Art Gallery. It's on at the Walkway Gallery and runs from 16 September until 11 November.
My work "La Preca - Louis Vuitton" has been selected as a finalist in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize. Out of an extensive pool of submissions from all over the nation, only a prestigious group of 40 exceptional pieces secured their place as finalists, including the works of esteemed luminaries such as Fiona Lowry, Esther Erlich, Dagmar Cryulla, and Michael Simms.
The Sunshine Coast Art Prize exhibition is currently being showcased at the Caloundra Regional Gallery, at 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra, QLD 4551.
Art enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike have the opportunity to appreciate and engage with the exceptional offering from the 18th of August until the 15th of October.
"The Clash" has been chosen as one of the outstanding contenders in the prestigious Naked and the Nude Art Prize. The panel, led by the Director of the Newcastle Art Gallery, Lauretta Morton, has selected "The Clash" as a finalist. The artwork can now be seen at the Manning Art Gallery in Taree, NSW 2430. This exhibition, which started on September 2, showcases the brilliance of "The Clash" and the artist's skill in capturing raw emotion and timeless beauty.
Confetti In A Storm is my first solo Melbourne show in five years. Featuring 19 new paintings, this is significant as it will the final Australian exhibition of the 3 major painting series that have dominated my work for the past 15 years; the Pure series; the Monumental Nobodies series, and the Mirror Electric series.
Sadly, these themes that have so captivated me for these past few years must inevitably come to a conclusion. I can’t say that I will never revisit these series again if inspiration strikes, but certainly for the time being this will be my last showing.
When: From 16 August to 10 September, 2022
Where: Metro Gallery, 1214 High Street Armadale VIC 3143
It would be great to see you, so I hope you can make it to the show.
As restrictions ease and offices become populated again, coming back to a productive work space has never been more important. And the best part is that under the small business tax allowance, purchasing art for your business is 100% tax deductible.
Which business can claim the tax deduction?
Any small to medium-sized businesses with an annual turnover of less than $500 million qualifies.
How much can I claim?
Business owners can claim up to $150,000 for paintings or sculptures. And there is no limit to how many pieces of art you can make this claim for.
Here’s the background: Artwork is normally subject to a very low rate of depreciation (because their useful life is assessed as 100 years). This works out to be around 1% per year - which not very enticing. BUT the great news is, being classified as a depreciating asset qualifies art for the instant asset write-off .
Is there any artwork criteria ?
The artwork must be:
Tangible;
Capable of being moved;
Purchased with the dominant purpose of display in a business premise or home office
Not be trading stock
What if you are an employee?
As an employee working from home , you may claim an artwork deduction up to the value of $300 as part of your home office expenditure. Any value greater than $300 must be claimed using the usual decline in value rules.
Other stuff
In the past the criteria required artwork to be displayed in your business premises.
Home-based businesses also qualified, as long the artwork was displayed in the home office. You had to prove you would meet regularly clients at your premises. However, as possibly the only benefit of Covid, these rules were relaxed and artwork no longer needs to be confined to the office area.
For full details, please go the relevant section of the ATO website here
