SELECTED BIOGRAPHY

1971 Born in Melbourne. Lives and works in Sydney

1989-90 Pratt Institute, New York City

SOLO EXHIBITIONS - SELECTED
2005 "There is a place", Metro 5 Art Gallery, Melbourne, 5th October - 29th October
2005 "Because of you I see the light", Metro 5 Gallery, Sydney Art Fair, October
2004 "Lost time", Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, 12 November - 27 November
2004 "In a heartbeat", Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, 24th March- 22nd April
2003 Nicola Townsend, Daikenyama, Tokyo, Japan
2003 "The Clearing", Greenhill Galleries, Perth, 10 October- 28th October
2002 "Lifting up the sun" Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney, 10 Sept - 28 Sept
2002 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2002 "This is love", Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, 17 April- 5th May
2001 "I found the world so new", Tim Olsen Gallery in conjunction with Amanda Wolfe-Daimpre, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Soho, Central, Hong Kong, 4th October- 17th October
2001 28 Charlotte St Gallery, London, England, 15 March- 7th April
2001 Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne,10th March- 31st March
2001 "Good Luck", Greenhill Galleries, Perth, 22nd May- 12 June
2000 "Belong", Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney, 30th May- 17th June
2000 "Hold", Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, 17th August - 2nd September
2000 "The hand upon your Back", Greenhill Galleries, Perth, 14th March- 4th April
1999 Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney, 3rd August- 21st August
1998 "Recent Work", Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney
1998 "Hopeful Prey", Greenhill Galleries, Perth, 10th November- 27th November
1997 "Ghosts amongst the Angels", Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney, 12 August-30th August
1996 "Covered by the Rushes", Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney, 8th October- 19th October
1993 Crawford Gallery, Sydney
1990 Trinity College, Dallas, Texas, USA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 Archibald Prize,
Art Gallery of New South Wales, 30th April- 3rd July
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, 9th July- 7th August
Moree Plains Gallery, 13th August- 11th September
Cowra Art Gallery, 17 September- 16 October
Albury Regional Art Gallery, 21 October- 13 November
Victorian Arts Centre, 25th November- 19th February, 2006
2005 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, 18 March - 9 April
2004 "Post-Modern and Contemporary Australian Art", Savill Galleries, Sydney,
17 April- 8th May
2004 Archibald Prize,
Art Gallery of New South Wales,
2003 William Creek and Beyond ,Ballarat Fine Art Gallery touring exhibition,
Shepparton Art Gallery, Tamworth City Gallery, New England Regional Art
Museum, Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Gold Coast City Gallery, Gladstone
Regional Art Gallery Museum, The Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra Cowra Art
Gallery.
2003 Savill Contemporary, Melbourne, 10 April- 11th May
2003 "Don't Look Down", Daikanyama Hillside Forum, Tokyo, Japan
2003 Art Miami, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Miami, USA
2002 3-person show, Bunkamura Gallery, in conjunction with Nicola Townsend,
Tokyo, Japan
2002 4x4 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2002 Art London 2002, London, England
2002 The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize,
2002 First Birthday Exhibition, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, 8th May- 16th June
2001 Art London 2001, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England, 22nd May- 26th May
2001 Nicola Townsend, Tokyo, Japan
2001 Landscape Painting, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Hills Grammar Art Award, Sydney
2000 Meet 2 x 2, Tim Olsen Gallery Sydney
2000 Ten Australian Artists, Australian high commission Singapore
2000 Nicola Townsend, Tokyo, Japan
2000 Kings School Art Prize, Sydney
2000 Norvill Landscape Prize, Murrundi
2000 Conrad Jupiter Art Prize, Brisbane
2000 Fleurieu Landscape Prize, South Australia
2000 Tattersalls Landscape prize, Sydney
1999 Millennium Art Prize
1999 University and Schools Club, Sydney
1999 Westpac Art Prize, SCEGGS Redlands, Sydney
1999 Tattersalls Landscape Prize, Brisbane
1999 Kings School Art Prize, Sydney
1998 Salon de Refuses, SH Erwin Gallery, Sydney
1988 Painting is not Dead, Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney
1988 Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne
1997 Kings School Art Prize, Sydney
1997 Jeans for Genes, Gianni Versace, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Devoured by Paint
1997 Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney
1996 Mosman Art Prize, Sydney
1995 Exhibition with furniture, David Jones, Sydney
1994 Mosman Art Prize, Sydney
1994 Exhibition for David Jones Spring Flower Show, Sydney
1993 Mosman Art Prize, Sydney
1993 Salon de Refuses, SH Erwin Gallery, Sydney
1991 Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney
1989 Mars, New York City

COLLECTIONS
Derwent Collection, Tasmania
Artbank, Sydney
Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
Macquarie Bank, Victoria
Ballarat Art Gallery, Victoria
Shepperton Art Gallery, Victoria
Gold Coast City Gallery, Queensland
Mornington Peninsular Regional Gallery
Art Space Makay. Regional Art Gallery and Museum
Castlemaine Regional Art Gallery
Parliament House Art Collection

AWARDS
2005, Packing Room Prize, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2004 Finalist, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2002 Finalist, The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

COMMISSIONS
2004, Unfinished Journey, overseas project, exhibition and publication
2002, Queen Mary 11, London, sixteen paintings for new cruise ship
2001, Lake Eyre and Beyond, collaborative project involving ten prominent artists
for exhibition, a publication and print folio
2001, Burswood Hotel, Perth
2000 Chanel, Australia