This was a big year for me!
I was invited to participate in a few GROUP SHOWS in rural NSW, I was offered a RESIDENCY plus a SOLO SHOW at the NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL GALLERY (NERAM) in Armidale! I was so excited to do this, my very first residency, and even more special is that I was invited (I didn’t apply). I was away exploring the New England in July and the work created became in a solo show at NERAM in September/November.
⚓️⚓️ In August I achieved ⭐️FELLOW STATUS of Marine Artists Australia (FASMA). This is a huge honour as the existing Fellows unanimously agreed that I should join the clan, and they are the finest marine artists in the country, and internationally! ⚓️⚓️
I rarely enter prizes but this year I did enter the PADDINGTON ART PRIZE and I made the grade as a finalist! That in itself was so exciting! Then I found I received the HIGHLY COMMENDED Award!! A huge thank you to judges: Archibald winning artist and Dhungatti man Blak Douglas, Dr Grant Stevens of UNSW Art & Design and Jane Devery, Senior Curator of exhibitions MCA Australia.
So, the Year of The Tiger for me was excellent!
