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BIOGRAPHY

1926          Born in Sydney, Australia.
1947          Graduated Bachelor of Engineering, University of Sydney.
1950-1955  Lived in London. Studied sculpture at the Regent Street Polytechnic, London.
1953          First exhibited sculpture at the Artists from the Commonwealth exhibition, London.
1957-1970  Pioneered the field of scale model-making for architects, designers and engineers. Trained and employed personnel in this field. Built models of most of Sydney’s large buildings, bridges & motorways, including Macquarie University's buildings and campus.
                 Studied Design, East Sydney Technical College.
                 Teacher, Industrial Design, Randwick Technical College.
1965-1973 Student, committeeman, organiser for World Education Fellowship Creative Arts Summer School, Sydney.
                 Student in sculpture, jewellery making and drawing at Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby, NSW.
1983-1985 Foundation President, Guild of Professional Modelmakers. Made Honorary Life Member in 1989.
1986-1988 Teacher, Sculpture, Seaforth College of TAFE, NSW.
1992          Founder and Curator, Macquarie University Sculpture Park, Sydney.
1993          Sculptor-In-Residence, Macquarie University, Sydney.
1994          Attended 15th International Sculpture Conference, San Francisco.
2002          Assisted Edith Cowan University to launch its Sculpture Park, Western Australia’s first designated University Sculpture Park.
2009          Died in Sydney, Australia.

Solo Exhibitions of Sculpture

1982          Sculpture Centre, Sydney, Abstract sculpture.
1984          Adelaide Greenhill Gallery during Adelaide Arts Festival.
1987          Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, bronze sculptures.
1989          Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, stainless steel high-tech sculptures.
1995          Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, bronze & stainless steel sculptures.
2002          Macquarie University, Sydney, Retrospective.

Group Exhibitions of Sculpture

1983          Irving Sculpture Gallery, Glebe, Sydney.
1983          Sculptors of the North Shore, Chatswood Centre Art Space, Sydney.
1984          Sculptors Society Exhibition, St George's Terrace Gallery, Parramatta.
1984          Sculptors Society Exhibition, Woollahra Galleries, Sydney.
1985          Hunters Hill Art Prize Exhibition, Sydney.
1986-1987 Sculptors Society Exhibition, Holdsworth Contemporary Galleries, Woollahra, Sydney.
1989          6th Henry Moore Grand Prize International Competition, Utsukushi-ga-hara, Hakone, Japan.
1990          Sculptors Society Exhibition, Seymour Centre, Sydney.
1992          10th Biennale Dantesca International Competition, Ravenna, Italy.
1992          Macquarie University Sculpture Park.
1993          Dante in Australia Exhibition, Ravenna, Italy.
1994          Dante in Australia Exhibition, Parliament House, Canberra.
1994          Walkom-Manning Art Prize Exhibition, Taree, NSW.
1994          11th Biennale Dantesca International Competition, Ravenna, Italy.
1995          Sculptors Society Exhibition, Beaver Galleries, Canberra.
1995          Dante in Australia Exhibition, Melbourne Arts Centre, Victoria.
1996          Walkom-Manning Art Prize, Taree, NSW.
1998-         Sculptors Society Exhibitions, Darling Park, Sydney.
2009          Contemporary Medallic Art from Australia Exhibition, New York, USA.

Awards

1989         Ueno Royal Museum Award, 6th Henry Moore Grand Prize Exhibition, Hakone, Japan.
1992         Gold Medal Winner, 10th Biennale Dantesca, Ravenna, Italy.
1994         Highly Commended Award, Hunters Hill Art Prize, Sydney.
1994         Second Prize, Walkom-Manning Art Prize, Taree, NSW.
1996         First Prize, Walkom-Manning Art Prize, Taree, NSW.
2002         Order of Australia Medal for Service to the Arts.
2004         Honorary Doctorate, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Commissions

Stainless Steel Sculpture, Ernst & Young Building, 321 Kent Street, Sydney.
Stainless Steel Sculpture, Open-Air Sculpture Museum, Utsukushi-ga-hara, Japan.

Collections

Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
321 Kent Street, Sydney, Australia.
Open-Air Museum, Utsukushi-ga-hara, Japan.
Dante Museum, Ravenna, Italy.
Private Collections in France, Germany, USA, Japan and in all Australian Capital Cities.

References

Max Germaine: Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand.
Utsukushi-ga-hara Catalogue, 1989.
Artfile, 1992, pp 98-99 and 339.
Oz Arts, 1994, 11, p 111.
Craft-Arts, Issue 9, June - August 1997.
Craft-Arts, Issue 11, February - April 1998.