Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (Painting), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1983

Exhibitions

2011 - Finalist, Len Fox Painting Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum
2011 - Finalist, The Archibald Prize, The Art Gallery of N.S.W.
2010 - Finalist, Fletcher Jones Art Prize, Geelong Gallery<
2010 - Tyranny, pillars & the gaze of concrete, Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne
2010 - Works on Paper group exhibition, Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne
2010 - Finalist, Williamstown Festival, Contemporary art prize
2009 - Finalist, Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize
2009 - Finalist, Brunswick Street Gallery, Works on paper prize
2009 - Finalist, Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Biennial Art Competition
2008 - Finalist, The ANL Maritime Art Prize
2008 - Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Gallery
2006 - Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Gallery
1999 - Finalist, Darebin Latrobe Art Prize
1995 - Finalist, Biennial , Ave Maria College
1995 - Christmas Exhibition, Walker St. Gallery
1996 - Kirkaldy Davies Gallery, Malvern
1992 - The Old Cheese Factory Berwick

Art Awards

2009 - People’s choice award, Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Biennial Art Competition
2008 - The John Leslie Art Prize ($10,000 non-acquisitive)
2006 - Highly Commended- John Leslie Art Prize
1999 - 1st Prize, oil/acrylic painting, Royal Melbourne Show
1999 - 2nd Prize Royal Landscape award, Royal Melbourne Show
1996 - 1st Prize , Berwick Rotary Art Show
1978 - 1st Prize , Camberwell High School Art Show

Collections

Geelong Gallery, Victoria
Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

Articles and reviews

30/3/2010 - Progress Leader-Insights on our impact by Bianca Carmona
17/4/2011 - ABC Melbourne Radio 774- Professor Penny Sackett interviewd by Alan Brough re; sitting for Archibald portrait with Andrew Mezei.
19/4/2011 Progress Leader-The art of astronomy by Bianca Carmona