I attended the University of Canterbury in Christchurch at the age of 17, graduating in 1965 with a Diploma of Fine Arts. Marriage followed with two daughters born in 1966 and 1969.
In 1977, I moved to Coromandel with my daughters and spent 6 years working at Driving Creek Pottery with Barry Brickell.
A move to Auckland gave the opportunity to do a post-graduate year at the Auckland College of Education. I graduated with a Diploma of Teaching in 1985.
The following years were spent teaching, travelling and working extensively as a sculptor; exhibiting and working mainly on commissioned pieces as diverse as a bronze and silver chess set for a private collector, portrait heads, and the large relief 'Head of Mercury' for the Capital Gateway shopping complex in Wellington
I now live and work in Auckland and focus on painting.
1993 'New Views of Wellington' NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington
1994 Winspear's Studio Show, Cave Rock gallery, Christchurch
1996 Exhibitor:
2000 Artigiano Gallery Group Show, Parnell, Auckland
2005NorthArt Members Show
1996 'Remembered Images of the Land' Turnbull House, Wellington
1999 'In House' exhibition, private home, Remuera, Auckland
2006 'New Work' NorthArt Members Gallery, Auckland
2007 Te Karanga Gallery, Auckland.
During this time, I have again worked extensively on commissioned work, with work in private collection in Helsinki Finland and Sydney Australia.