Biography
Born Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Study
2004 MFA by Research at College of Fine Arts, University of NSW
1987 Residency at Triangle Artists Workshop, Pine Plains, New York, USA
1979 Certificate and Post Certificate East Sydney Technical College, Sydney
Employment
2002-2021 Senior Lecturer in Visual Art, Studio Coordinator, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield
2000-2004 Lecturer Drawing /Painting (Sessional), College of Fine Art, UNSW, Sydney
1980-2005 Teaching (Sessional ) at various TAFE colleges
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Spaces between Words, See Street gallery, See Street, Meadowbank
2020 Abstract, McGlade gallery, ACU, Strathfield
2017 3 Painters, McGlade gallery, ACU, Strathfield
2009 Ek Stasis, Liverpool Street gallery, Sydney
2004 The Vital Brush II, Kudos gallery, Sydney
2002 The Vital Brush, King street gallery on Burton, Sydney
2000 New Work, King street gallery on Burton, Sydney
1998 Recent Work, King street gallery, Newtown, Sydney
1995 Paintings ’95, Crawford gallery, Sydney
1995 Works on Paper, Crawford gallery, Sydney
1993 Painting Exhibition, Crawford gallery, Sydney
1988 Sculpture Exhibition, Irving Sculpture gallery, Sydney
1986 Sculpture Exhibition, Irving Sculpture gallery, Sydney
Selected Prize and Group Exhibitions
2024 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2022 Artists4Ukraine, See Street gallery , Meadowbank, NSW
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2021 Stations of the Cross, Northmead Creative and Performing Art gallery, Northmead
2020 Sydney Art Fair, Michelle Perry Fine Arts (online), Sydney
2020 Muswelllbrook Art Award, Muswellbrook Art Centre, Muswellbrook, NSW
2019 Rock Paper Scissors, Delmar gallery, Summer Hill
2018 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Art Centre, Campbelltown
Class Act II, See Street gallery, Meadowbank, Sydney
Stations of the Cross, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Canberra and
McGlade gallery, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield
2017 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Art Centre, Campbelltown
Text, Adelaide Perry gallery, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
Calleen Art Award exhibition, Cowra Regional gallery, NSW
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2016 Seasons of Birth, McGlade gallery, Australian Catholic University and
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Canberra
Abstract, Spot 81 gallery, Chippendale
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
2015 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Slow Burn, Delmar gallery, Summer Hill
Stations of the Cross, McGlade gallery, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2014 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2013 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
Summer exhibition, Liverpool Street gallery, Sydney
2012 Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Fleurieu Landscape Art Prize, McLaren Vale, South Australia
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2011 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2010 Blake Prize, National Art School gallery, Darlinghurst and touring Blake exhibition
Text as Spiritual Imagery, McGlade gallery, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield
Melbourne Art Fair, Liverpool Street gallery, Royal Exhibition building, Melbourne
2009 Sulman Prize, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Crux, McGlade gallery, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield
Summer exhibition, Liverpool Street gallery, East Sydney
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2008 Wynne Prize, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
Show and Tell, McGlade gallery, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2008 Blake Prize, National Art School gallery, Darlinghurst
Stations of the Cross exhibition, Uniting Church, St Ives
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Wynne Prize, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
2007 Show and Tell, McGlade gallery, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield
Stations of the Cross exhibition, Uniting Church, St Ives
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
2006 Blake Prize, National Art School gallery, Darlinghurst
Wynne Prize, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Croydon, PLC, Croydon
2005 Muswellbrook 38th Art Prize exhibition, Muswellbrook Art Centre, NSW
Wynne Prize, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
2004 Blake Prize, Sir Hermann Black gallery, University of Sydney, Sydney
Masters of COFA, Ivan Dougherty gallery, Sydney
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Without Reason, COFA Exhibition/Performance Space, UNSW, Sydney
2003 Annual exhibition, Gallery 4A, Asia Australia Arts Centre, Sydney
State of Art: Peace exhibition, Manly Art gallery and Touring exhibition
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Hazelhurst Art Award, Hazelhurst Regional gallery, Gymea
Blake Prize, Sir Hermann Black University of Sydney, Sydney
2002 Annual exhibition, Gallery 4A, Asia Australia Arts Centre, Sydney
Sulman Prize, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
2001 Annual exhibition, Gallery 4A, Asia Australia Arts Centre, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Hazelhurst Art Award, Hazelhurst Regional gallery, Gymea
Blake Prize, National Art School, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney and Touring exhibition
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
2000 Annual exhibition, Gallery 4A, Asia Australia Arts Centre, Sydney
Fleurieu Biennale, McLaren Vale Prize, McLaren Vale, South Australia
Sulman Prize, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Australian Contemporary Art Fair exhibition, Melbourne, Victoria
Women and the landscape, King street gallery, Sydney
First Show of the Year, King street gallery on Burton, Sydney
1999 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
1998 New Work, King street gallery, Sydney
Small Works, King street gallery on Burton, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
1997 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Wynne Prize, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
1994 Australian Contemporary Art Fair exhibition, Melbourne
1987 Triangle Artists exhibition, Pine Plains, New York, USA
Off the Pedestal, Irving Sculpture gallery, Sydney
1985 Ninth Mildura Sculpture Triennial, Mildura, Victoria
1984 Sculptor’s Choice, Irving Sculpture gallery, Sydney
1983 Women Sculptors, Irving Sculpture gallery, Sydney
Eight Women Artists, Glebe Town Hall, Sydney
Collections and Commissions
Artbank, Sydney, Australia
ANA Hotel, Sydney
Australian Catholic University Art Collection, Sydney
D.D.I. Adworks/Filmworks, 2 Commissions, Sydney
General & Cologne Reinsurance, Commission, Sydney
Lexus of Newcastle, Newcastle
Outback Arts Incorporate Art Collection, Coonamble, NSW
The James and Jacqui Erskine Collection
Private collections in Australia and overseas
Bibliography
Kolenberg, Ryan and Campbell, ‘Contemporary Australian Drawing, 20 years of the Dobell Prize for Drawing’, Art Gallery of NSW, 2012
McDonald, John, When losers are winners, Visual Art, Sydney Morning Herald, 14-15 March 2009
Woodward, Amanda, ‘New Blood’, Australian Art Collector, Issue 48, 2009
Frost, Andrew, ‘Preview’, Australian Art Collector, Issue 12, April-June 2000
Pugliese, Joseph, ‘Siebols’ Palimpsests’, 2000
Lynn, Elwyn, ‘Abstracting simple pleasure’, Arts review, Weekend Australian, 15-16 May 1993
Germaine, Max, A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia, 1991
Adams, Bruce, ‘Sculptors avoid trick and hype’, Galleries, Sydney Morning Herald, 1987
Lynn, Elwyn, ‘Surreal steel and elegance’, Arts review, Weekend Australian, 1987
Winter Irving, Celia, ‘A Tradition of Abstraction, Australian’, Collector’s Annual, , 1984
Short, Susanna, ‘Showcase for new talent is a reflection of selectors’ taste’, Art, Sydney Morning Herald, July 27 1984
Germaine, Max, Artists and Galleries of Australia, 1984
Mitchell, Avenel, ‘Sculptor’s Choice’, Art Network, Issue 13, 1984
Murray-White, Clive, ‘Mildura – The Eighth Sculpture Triennial’, Art Network, Issue 7, 1982
Bayes, Robin, ‘Sculpting Women’s thoughts’ Collectors Corner, Financial Feature, The Australian, 2-3 October 1982
Short, Susanna, ‘Vegetables have never looked better’, Art review, Sydney Morning Herald, October 7 1982
Winter Irving, Celia, ‘A gallery for neglected art’, Art review, Sydney Morning Herald, 6-7 February 1982
Artist Talks and Presentations
2021 Doug Purnell, Sheffer gallery, Darlington, Opening Speaker
2020 Paddington Art Prize, Defiance gallery, Paddington, Opening Speaker
2020 Seen and Unseen, Art Atrium, Opening Speaker
2016 Seasons of Birth exhibition, The Spirit of Things, ABC, RN, Short interview by Rachel Kohn
2015 The Art Prize - Commodity or Culture Forum, North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Panelist
2013 A Scattering of pages, A-M gallery, Newtown, Opening Speaker
2013 Art Expression, Adelaide Perry gallery, Croydon, Opening Speaker
2012 Paper Now exhibition, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby, Opening Speaker
2012 Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW, Art After Hours, Artist Talk
2010 Art Gallery Collection, Sydney Chamber Music festival, Manly Art gallery and Museum, Artist Talk
2010 Paths to Abstraction 1867 - 1917, Art Gallery of NSW, Art After Hours, Artist Talk
2010 4 Abstract Artists, Sheffer gallery, Darlington, Opening Speaker
2009 Intensely Dutch, Image Abstraction and the Word, post war and beyond, Art Gallery of NSW, Art After Hours, Artist Talk
2009 Ek Stasis, Liverpool Street gallery, Sydney, Artist Talk
2004 Meadowbank Graduation ceremony, See Street gallery, Meadowbank TAFE, Graduation Speaker
2000 Talking Art, St George Fine Arts TAFE, Kogarah, Guest Speaker
Papers
2013 Writing into Art, University of Strathclyde and Kelvingrove Museum and Art gallery, Glasgow, UK, Presentation of paper
Writing the Painting
2012 The Sacred in Literature and the Arts conference, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, Presentation of paper
Writing the Sacred in Art
2011 Research Seminar, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, Presentation of paper An investigation of Writing as Painting
Judging
2020 Paddington Art Prize, Defiance gallery, Paddington
2018 Dorothy Art Competition, One Door Mental Health, Delmar gallery, Ashfield
2016 St Georges River Art prize, Hurstville Museum and Gallery, Hurstville
2015 North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton
2011 Annual Art Prize, Australian Latvian Artist Association, Strathfield
2001 Hunters Hill Art Exhibition Prize, Hunters Hill