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My hand coloured linocut ‘The Last Great Industrial Heartland’ has been shortlisted for the 2023 Burnie Print Prize. The exhibition of the selected prints will run from July 21 until September 8 at the Burnie Museum & Gallery, Burnie, Tasmania.

I am excited to be participating in this year’s Art Book Fair. Please stop by my stand to view an extensive range of my artists’ books. The fair will be held under the stained glass ceiling at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne on May 19, 20 & 21.

My concertina book, ‘Song & Dance Demons’, has been acquired by the State Library of Queensland. It was one of three ‘demon’ versions I made using monotype prints. The other two versions are held in the NSW State Library & the Charles Sturt University collections.

‘Corio Idyll’, a concertina book of hand coloured linocuts, has been shortlisted for the Northern Beaches Artists’ Book Awards. The winners will be announced on March 2 & the exhibition of shortlisted books will be at the Manly Art Gallery (Sydney, NSW) from March 3 until April 16.

Being shortlisted for the Swan Hill Print & Drawing Prize is becoming a bit of a habit. My limited edition artists’ book ‘Divining The Entrails’ makes it my fourth shortlisting in a row. It is one of the more prestigious print prizes in Australia & my work invariably keeps excellent company.

Four more of my artists’ books have been acquired by the New South Wales State Library. ‘HeartBeastFactory’, ‘Divining The Entrails’, ‘Demon Cabaret’ & ‘Sketchbook’ will join ‘Caravan Of Despair’ & ‘FruitCake Finn’ in their collection. It is a fantastic show of confidence in my work.

My limited edition  book, ‘Divining The Entrails’, has been acquired by both the State Library of Victoria and the National Library of Australia for their artists’ book collections. The concertina book is in an edition of 7 and comprises 20 linocuts exploring the theme of magical thinking in times of existential crisis.

At the 2022 Firestation Print Studio’s Biennial Artist’s Book Prize my book  ‘Divining The Entrails’ received a highly commended in the craftsmanship section. ‘Divining The Entrails’ is a limited edition concertina book made up of 20 linocuts.

I’m very pleased to be included in the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art’s triennial artists’ book exhibition with my book ‘After A Time’. The show runs from March 4 until June.

My unique state concertina book of monotypes, ‘Demons Dreaming’, has been acquired by the Charles Sturt University. It will join their extensive collection of monotypes & be keeping company with some pretty illustrious works.