I’m an artist living in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Born in 1974 in Melbourne I grew up in my father’s homeland of Montreal, Canada and later moved back to Sydney, Australia, my mother’s country.

While I’m mainly self-taught, I studied at Julian Ashton’s Art School in Sydney where I gained an understanding of the classical methods of drawing and painting. I completed courses at the National Art School, Waverly Woollahra Art School and masterclasses held through the Art Gallery New South Wales. I also gained a Diploma of Design at Enmore TAFE for my earlier career as a graphic designer.

For me, I like to paint moments that cause a viewer to pause, tilt their head, and feel a flicker of doubt about what they are seeing. That dissonance, that moment of sideways recognition, is where my story begins.

I’m drawn to painting not only as representation but as narrative for my life. For me, a painting is never just a still life or a landscape; it is a fragment of my story, a frame frozen mid-scene. What matters most is not resolution, but ambiguity — compositions that feel dramatic and banal at once, leaving the viewer with more questions than answers.

At the end of the day, the stories in my art are my own — fragments of memories, aftermaths, small rituals, the things I cling to or try to escape from. I’m not trying to make grand statements; I’m just trying to make sense of my world as I move through it. We’re really only here for a blip – so I paint as a way of holding on to that moment for just a touch longer.

Exhibitions & Awards

2025 – Finalist, Lethbridge Small-Scale Art Award, Brisbane
2025 – ‘Highly Commended’ and Finalist, The Agency Still Life Prize, The Bowral Art Gallery
2025 – Finalist, 9 x 5 Landscape Art Prize, Waverley Woollahra Art School
2025 – Finalist, Waterbrook Drawing Prize, The Bowral Art Gallery
2025 – Finalist, Wingecarribee Prize for Landscape Art, The Bowral Art Gallery
2024 – Finalist, 9 x 5 Landscape Art Prize, Waverley Woollahra Art School
2024 – Finalist, Remagine Art Prize 2024, Hornsby Shire Council
2024 – ‘Highly Commended’ and Finalist, BOCCA Art & Sculpture Prize, The Bowral Art Gallery
2023 – Finalist, Bluethumb Art Prize
2023 – The Sum of Us, Group show, The Bowral Art Gallery
2023 – ‘Commended’ and Finalist, The Agency Still Life Prize, The Bowral Art Gallery
2022 – Finalist, The Agency Still Life Prize, The Bowral Art Gallery