Awards
American Art Collector Excellence Award in International Guild of Realism Fall Salon 2023
Best Figurative Award in International Guild of Realism 17th Annual Exhibition 2023
Winner Boldbrush Art Award August 2022
Highly Commended Award RQAS Figurative Award 2022
Awarded an ARC Associate Living Master membership
Honourable Mention - Blue Review Art Prize 2021
3rd Place International Guild of Realism Fall Salon 2021
REHS Gallery Exhibition Award – 15th International ARC Salon 2021
Commended Award – Light, Space and Time ‘Animal’ Exhibition 2020
Commeded Award - Lethbridge 20 000 2019
Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, 2018
Highly commended Award – RQAS Figuritive Award 2018
Winner - Rotary Art Spectacular 2018
People’s Choice Award - Rotary Art Spectacular 2018
People's Choice Award - Muswellbrook Art Prize 2017
3rd Prize Still Life Challenge International Artist Magazine
Winner front cover of Art-Prizes Australia Calendar 2017
People's Choice Award - Kennedy Art Prize 2016
Winner (Brisbane) - Cliftons Art Prize 2016
Winner Open Class - RNA Art Competition 2016
Winner - Rotary Art Spectacular 2016
People's Choice Award - Lethbridge 10 000 Art Award 2014
Commended for Originality - Lethbridge 10 000 Art Award 2014
Commended for Skill - Lethbridge 10 000 Art Award 2010
Highly Commended - Nundah Village Art Exhibition 2009
Best Still Life Wilston Art Exhibition 2006
Best Floral Laidley Shire Art Awards 2003
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Exhibited The Nantucket Show, Massachusetts USA
Exhibited The Newport Show, Rhode Island USA
Exhibited Palm Beach Art Show, Florida USA
Exhibited Hamptons Fine Art Fair, NY USA
2023
Finalist International Guild of Realism Fall Salon USA
Exhibited Affordable Art Fair Sydney Australia
Exhibited Incognito Art Show Sydney Australia
Exhibited Affordable Art Fair Melbourne Australia
Exhibited Art Palm Beach Fair, Florida USA
Finalist International Guild of Realism 17th Annual Exhibition, Santa Fe USA
2022
Finalist 16th International ARC Salon, New Jersey, USA
Exhibited Antiques + Modernism Show Winnetka, USA
Exhibited Boston International Fine Art Show, Boston USA
Top 150 Artist in International Fikva Award, Belgium
Exhibited Baltimore Art Show Baltimore USA
Exhibited Winnetka Antiques and Modernism Show, Illinois USA
Finalist 16th International ARC Salon, New Jersey, USA
Finalist BoldBrush Art Award
Finalist Brisbane Portrait Prize, Brisbane Qld Australia
Finalist in the International Guild of Realism Fall Salon, Arizona USA
Semi-finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Sydney Australia
Exhibited Affordable Art Fair Melbourne Australia
Finalist Kennedy Art Prize, Adelaide SA Australia
Finalist RQAS Figurative Award, Brisbane, Qld Australia
Finalist Lethbridge 20 000, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane Qld Australia
‘INsight’ exhibition, REHS Contemporary Gallery, NY, USA
‘Interconnected’ Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition NERAM, Armidale Australia
Group Exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane Australia
2021
‘Make It Real’ exhibition, Poets and Artists IL, USA
Semi-finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Sydney Australia
Finalist Brisbane Portrait Prize, Brisbane Qld Australia
‘Quest for the Modern Figure’ exhibition 33 Contemporary Gallery IL, USA
Finalist in the International Guild of Realism Fall Salon, Arizona USA
Finalist in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2021
‘Home’ exhibition at Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane Qld Australia
Finalist RNA Art Competition, Brisbane Qld Australia
Finalist Lethbridge 20 000, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane Qld Australia
Finalist Boynes Emerging Artist Award, Melbourne, Vic Australia
Darcy Doyle Art Awards, Gold Coast Qld Australia
‘Twenty Drawings’ Exhibition, 33 Contemporary Gallery IL, USA
Light and Dark Exhibition, RQAS Gallery, Brisbane Qld Australia
‘Au Natrual’ Exhibition, 33 Contemporary Gallery IL, USA SBS Portrait Prize, Mornington, Vic Australia
Finalist 15th International ARC Salon, New Jersey, USA
Finalist Nillumbik Art Prize, Eltham, Vic, Australia
Finalist Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia
‘Women Painting Women’ Exhibition, Burrinja Gallery, Upwey Vic Australia
‘Be My Valentine’ Exhibition online, 33 Contemporary Gallery IL, USA
‘International Women’s Day’ Exhibition online, 33 Contemporary Gallery IL, USA
2020
Finalist Brisbane Portrait Prize, Brisbane Qld Australia
Finalist Clayton Utz Art Prize, Brisbane Qld Australia
Finalist ‘Animals’ Exhibition Light Space Time, CA, USA
‘Shelter’ Exhibition online 33 Contemporary Gallery IL, USA
Finalist Lethbridge 20 000, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane Australia
Finalist Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Qld Australia
‘Razors Edge’ Exhibition online 33 Contemporary Gallery IL, USA
Finalist Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Townsville Australia
‘Shades of Light’ Exhibition RJD Gallery NY USA
‘Story Tellers’ Exhibition Flinders Lane Gallery Melbourne, Australia
2019
‘Contemporary Realism’ Exhibition Gallery 1261, Denver CO, USA
‘Ties that bind’ online 33 Contemporary Gallery IL, USA
Finalist Brisbane Portrait Prize, Brisbane Qld Australia
‘Art of the Nude’ online 33 Contemporary Gallery IL, USA
Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award, Clayton Utz, Brisbane Qld Australia
‘Provocative Patterns’ Goss183 magazine USA
Finalist Kennedy Prize, Adelaide SA
Exhibit ‘In Bloom’ exhibition Abend Gallery Denver USA
Finalist Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award, Brisbane Commended Award
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
Finalist Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane
Guest Artist Brisbane Grammar Art Show
Duo exhibition “Reminisce’ Lethbridge Gallery Brisbane
2018
Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Paddington NSW
Affordable Art Fair Singapore
Finalist EMSLA Art Prize, Wollongong NSW
Finalist Queensland Figuritive Prize, Brisbane Qld Highly Commended Award
Finalist Kennedy Prize, Adelaide SA
Finalist Nuemann Dust Temple Portrait Prize, Currumbin Qld
Finalist Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize, Lismore NSW
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
Finalist Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Qld
Finalist Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane Winner & People’s Choice Award
Finalist Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Townsville Qld (Portrait used as key marketing image)
2017
Affordable Art Fair Singapore
Finalist EMSLA Art Prize, Wollongong NSW
Exhibiting Downlands Art Exhibition, Toowoomba Qld
Solo exhibition ‘Fructuous’ – Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Art Expo Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
Finalist Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane
Finalist International Artist Magazine Still Life No.97 3rd Prize
Finalist Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook NSW People’s Choice Award
Finalist Bluethumb Art Prize, Melbourne Vic
Exhibiting in Sugarman Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, USA
2016
Affordable Art Fair Singapore
Finalist Kennedy Prize, Adelaide SA People’s Choice Award
Finalist Cliftons Art Prize, Asia Pacific Winner Brisbane
Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award, Clayton Utz, Brisbane Qld
Finalist Annual Art Competition, The Artist Magazine USA
RNA Art Competition, RNA Show, Brisbane Qld First Prize Open Class
‘Transformation’ Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Finalist Lethbridge 10 000, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane Winner
Exhibiting in Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, USA
Exhibiting in AustArtStudio, New York, USA
Exhibiting in Mary Martin Gallery, Florida, USA
2015
Spectrum Art Fair Miami, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
San Diego Contemporary Art Show, Balboa Park, San Diego, USA
Artist Showcase, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Finalist Art Magazine Annual Art Competition, Artist Magazine USA
Finalist Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane
‘Cherished’, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
‘Inspired’ Exhibition Clayfield College Art Show, Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane
Brisbane Painting and Drawing Exhibition, Richard Randall Studio, Brisbane
2014
Lethbridge 10000 Finalists Exhibition, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Lethbridge Gallery Artist Showcase, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award, Brisbane People’s Choice Award
Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award, Clayton Utz, Brisbane
2010
Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Brisbane Commended for Skill
RNA Art Competition, RNA Show, Brisbane
Group exhibition, Martin Galleries, Nundah
Grammar Art Show (invitational), Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane
2009
Nundah Village Festival Art Exhibition, Nundah
Grammar Art Show (invitational), Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane
2008
Finalist Redland Art Awards, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland
Education
2003 – 2018
Brisbane Painting Classes:
· Portrait from Life - Andrew Bonneau, 2015, 2016, 2017
· Skin Texture - Marcel Desbien 2015
· Floral Workshop - Marciel Desbiens 2013
Brisbane Institiute of Art –
· Portrait from life - Margaret Fredrickson 2004
· Life Drawing Classes 2005-2016
Art Workshops Australia –
· James Guppy
· Portraits from Life Peter Churcher 2010
Lethbridge Gallery Workshops –
· Brett Lethbridge
· Joel Rea
TAFE Courses –
· Pen and Ink, Drawing
Bibliography and online sites
Percival Portrait Prize 2020 Catalogue, Townsville , QLD
American Art Collector 2020 View here
Brisbane Portrait Prize 2020 Catalogue View here
ABC News interview by Lily Nothling about the BPP for 2020 View here
Guide Artists Magazine issue 38, October 2020 View here
Hyperrealism Magazine issue 13, Dec 2020 View here
Menendez, Didi American Art Collector Online Magazine June 2020
Brown, Phil “Brush with celebrity” Courier Mail QWeekend p8-9 May 2-3 2020
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Article 2020, Poets and Artists - Razors Edge View here
Poets and Artists , Razors Edge, Curated by Steven Alan Bennett and Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt View here
Poets Artists 2019 - 100 Contemporary figurative Artists on Instagram View here
Lena, Kerri “Love It” Art Edit Magazine p8 Issue 21 2019
Brisbane Portrait Prize 2019 Catalogue View here
2019 BGS Art show release View here
33 Contemporary , Provocative Patterns, curated by Lorena Kloosterboer 2019 View here
33 Contemporary , The Art of the Nude 2019
33 Contemporary , Shelter, curated by Dr Samuel Peralata 2019
Purdon, Fiona “State of Originality” Courier Mail U on Sunday p20 Sep 2018
The Percivals 2018 Book, Front cover and p191 April 2018
2018 Illawara Mercury article View here
2018 Doug Moran Portrait Prize finalist interview View here
Pratique des Arts Magazine no139 p41 March 2018
Wong, Rebecca “New Beginnings” Art Republik Magazine p50 Nov 2017
2017 Indulge Magazine View here
American Art Collector Magazine p103 Issue 137 March 2017
2017 Artsy Shark interview View here
International Artist Magazine P7 Issue 113 Feb 2017
2017 Brisbane Art Guide View here
2016 Kennedy Prize online catalogue View here
Markle, James 32nd Annual Art Competition finalist Artists Magazine p43 Dec 2015
Marsh, Sarah “Sweet Release” Section8 Magazine online November 2015
Brown, Phil “The fruits of Art” Courier Mail Canvas Mag p11 October 2014
2014 The Culture Concept Circle Online Magazine View here
Purdon, Fiona “Small ideas make big difference” Courier Mail p2 and p30 June 2014
Lill, Jasmin “Small art, big prizes” Westside News cover and p43 June 2014
“Lethbridge 10000” Brisbane Visual Arts Guide Online June 2014
Issue 12 Wyvern Magazine 2011 Events p14 Kings College UQ 2011
Grams, Jacob “Artists ready to be discovered” Northside Chronicle, Life art April 2010
Corporate Commissions/Private Collections
EMSLA collection
Cliftons, Sydney Australia
Reliance Worldwide Corporation, Australia
Kings College, University of Qld
1 Portrait and 2 Posthumous Portraits of previous Masters of the College
Commissioned Rugby painting
Tupicoffs Brisbane, Australia
Many private collections in Australia and USA
Works Donated for Fundraising and Charity Events
2018 Starlight Foundation Five Chefs Dinner (Brisbane)
Art for Epilepsy
Pegasus Developing Abilities through the Twitter Art Exhibit 2018
2016 Fundraiser for Tanzania Orphange Dinner
2015 Marist College 75th Jubilee Dinner
2009 Kings College ‘Kings in Pink’ Breast Cancer Event
Marist College Melbourne Cup Race Day
Marist College Blue and Gold Ball – Art Auction
2008 Mater Dei Art Exhibition
St Dolores School
Marist College Blue and Gold Ball – Art Auction
2007 Operation Smile
Mater Dei Art Exhibition
Marist College Blue and Gold Ball – Art Auction
St Dolores School
2006 Fistula Fund Fundraiser
Mater Dei Art Exhibition
Pregnancy Problem Centre Fundraiser
2005 Sassafras Restaurant Fundraiser
Mater Dei Art Exhibition
Operation Smile