Biography

Qualifications

1995-1998 BA (Fine Art) Hons

Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

Art Related Employment 
2011 Commissioned to do two paintings for the offices of CSG,
         King Street, Sydney  

2010 Commissioned to do a painting for the Hilton Hotel, Queenstown
2008 Commissioned to do a painting for Aaromba Technologies,
         Sydney
2004 Creative Director, Dunham Homes, Manchester, England
2001-
2003 Illustrated and co-wrote three travel books
          which were published in England
2000-
2002 Owner/Manager Lohk Designs, Brighton, England
         My own textile company in which I designed, made
         and sold men's and women's clothing and accessories
2000 Commissioned to sketch a landscape
1998 Assisted David Tremlett on his exhibition for the Festival of Perth
1998 Commissioned to paint a magazine stand for E Cafe, Perth
1996 Worked with other artists painting murals for a children's centre
1989 Commissioned to sketch two portraits

Solo Exhibition
1999 Four, Artshouse Gallery, Perth

Group Exhibitions 
2011  Le Petit Exhibition, Atrium Gallery, Wellington
         ARt with LOVe, Richmond Road School, Auckland
         Kings College Art Sale, Kings College, Auckland
         Art Expo, Auckland Grammar School, Auckland
         How Diversity Works, Artstation, Auckland
         The Depot Members Show, The Depot, Auckland
         The Great Art Sale, Lakehouse Arts Centre, Auckland
         Macleans College Art Sale, Macleans College, Auckland
         Baradene College Art Show, Baradene College, Auckland
         One Night Wonder, Lopdell House, Auckland
         Hard to Reach Places, Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland
2010 Braveheart Youth Trust Art Exhibition, ASB Showgrounds,
         Auckland
2009 New Zealand Affordable Art Show, TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
2009 The Original Art Sale, Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre,
         Auckland
         Group exhibition at ARTEFACT, Franklin Arts and Cultural Trust,
         Pukekohe
2008 Kina 200x200x200 Show, Kina NZ Design & Art Space,
         New Plymouth
         New Zealand Affordable Art Show, TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
         Extracting Abstraction, Kina NZ Design & Art Space,
         New Plymouth
2007 Kina 200x200x200 Show, Kina NZ Design & Art Space,
         New Plymouth
         The Original Art Sale, Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre,
         Auckland
2006 Kina 200x200x200 Show, Kina NZ Design & Art Space,
         New Plymouuth
         Stop Making Sense, Kina NZ Design & Art Space,
         New Plymouth

         Taranaki Art Review, Sandford Events Centre, Opunake
1998 Art Up 2, Pica Cafe, Perth
         Curt, John Curtin Gallery, Perth
1997 Wesfarmers Fine Wood Awards, Central Park, Perth
         The Grass is Greener, Moores Building, Perth
1996 Art Up1, Pica Cafe, Perth
         This Silent Touching, Jacksue Gallery, Perth
         RAS Perth Royal Show Open Art Exhibition,
         Royal Show Grounds, Perth
         Group Exhibition, Revan Studios, Perth
1995 Horizontal Cat, Curtin University, Perth
1994 Venus Rising, Venus Art Gallery, Perth

        

Bibliography          
2011 Representation in Gallery 36, Vol 3, No. 4, page 39
2011 Image in Our Auckland, What's On, page 17, August
2008 Image in Midweek North Taranaki, Community Arts Diary,
          page 8, 16 April
2003 ''Bottle Recycling Prompts Book Idea'' Rob Nicholls, 
          Channel Magazine, May/June, Page 6
1999 'Four' review – Judith McGrath, www.artseen.vbw.com.au
1998 Representation in Western Edge: 100 Western Australian Artists,
         The Visual Culture Research Unit, School of Art,
         Curtin University, Perth
1998 Representation in SOUP magazine, issue 03, page 46
1998 Image in Australian Wood Review, page 12
1997 Representation in The Grass is Greener: Fifty-four 
         Western Australian Artists, The Visual Culture Research Unit,
         School of Art, Curtin University, Perth  
1996 ''New Artist's Space'', Di Bauwens, X-xpress Magazine, 
          Arts Condition, Page 17, 17 October
1995 Image in Naked Eye, Volume 2, page 17

   

Collections

Several private collections in Australia and New Zealand