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The State Library Victoria has acquired my ‘Industrial Idyll’ suite of 4 artists’ books. The books originated with my fascination with the industrial foreshore at Corio, Geelong & expanded to encompass industrial ports in general after a trip to Newcastle.

The exhibition features 7 of my artists’ books along with unique state prints that take images from the books & offer expanded interpretations. 

‘Whereabouts:Printmakers Respond’, curated by Rona Green, is showing at the Art Gallery of Ballarat over summer 2023 / 2024. The exhibition features Victorian printmakers responding to where they live & work. I’m represented by my linocut ‘Airshow Over Corio Foreshore’.

My monotype ‘Corio Idyll #5’ is a finalist in the 2023 Firestation Print Studio Australian Monoprint Prize.  The exhibition of the finalists will run from September 20 until October 21.

It’s been a great year so far, being shortlisted for both the Fremantle & Geelong print prizes.  Both are self portraits & were started in 2016 & completed this year with hand coloured pencil. 

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.