Awards and Commendations

2023               Highly Commended, Hastings Art Show

2022               Highly Commended, Mornington Art Show 

2022               Finalist in the Bayside Local Exhibition

2022               Second Prize, AGRA Seasonal Exhibition

2022               Artist Supplies Award for Composition, Design, Skill & Technique, BAG 

2021                Finalist in the Australian Muster
2021                Highly Commended Bayside Portrait of Place competition
2021                Commended Covid Creations BAG exhibition

2020                Finalist in the Bayside Local

2019                Acquisitive Prize, The Moorabool Shire, Bacchus Marsh
2019                Finalist, The AGRA Art of Excellence Award

2019                Finalist, The Eastbourne Art Prize

2018                Best Painting Open Award for Watercolour,  BAG Annual  Exhibition

2018                Commended,  Autumn Exhibition, AGRA                           

2018                People’s Choice Award,  Autumn Exhibition, AGRA 

2018                People’s Choice Award, MESAC  Annual Exhibition         

2018                Commended, Sir Arthur Streeton Award, SAS  

2017                Highly Commended, BAG Annual Exhibition                      

2017                Best Bayside Subject, BAS Annual Exhibition

2017                Highly Commended, Bayside Art Show, Sandringham      

2017                Kath Ballard Award-Art of Excellence Exhibition, AGRA

2017                Highly Commended, Winter Exhibition, AGRA                 

2017                Feature Artist, Bayside Art Show, Sandringham.  

2017                Highly Commended, Summer  Exhibition, AGRA             

2017                Highly Commended, Sir Arthur Streeton Award, SAS

2017                Commended, Autumn Exhibition ,  AGRA

2016                Peoples Choice Award, MESAC.                                       

2016                First Prize, Annual Exhibition, BAS                                 

2016                Highly Commended, Annual Exhibition, BAG

2015                Commended AALCompetition, AGRA      

2014                Highly Commended, Sir Gustav Nossal Art Award

2014                Highly Commended, Autumn Exhibition AGRA

2014                Highly Commended, Summer Exhibition AGRA                

2014                First Prize, Best Watercolour, BAS 

2014                Artist of the Year Runner Up, Watercolour Society of Victoria

2013                Highly Commended, Annual Exhibition BAG      

2013                Best Landscape,  Kenneth Jack Memorial  Award, WSA

2013                Highly Commended , Annual Exhibition, BAG.                

2013                Highly Commended, Autumn Exhibition., AGRA

2013                Highly Commended, St. Kevin’s Art Show                   

2013                Highly Commended , MSWPS Annual Exhibition

2013                Highly Commended, Edrington Art Show

2012                Best Painting all mediums>$1000 Bayside Art Show     

2012                Highly Commended,  Sth Eastern Arts Festival.             

2012                Commended, Berwick Artists Society     

2012                First Prize & Highly Commended,  Edrington Art Show

2012                First Prize, Brighton A.S. Annual Exhibition                               

2011                First Prize, MSWPS, the Annie Davison Award

2011                Highly Commended, Mordialloc Rotary Art Show

2010            Best Painting, to the value $500,Mordialloc Art Show        

2009                Highly Commended, Mordialloc Rotary Art Show

2009                Peoples Choice Award, BAG

2009                Highly Commended,  BAG                

2008            Highly Commended, Sorrento Art Show

2008                Runner-Up, AGRA
2008                Highly Commended, Sorrento Art Show                   

2007                Runner-up, AGRA, Summer Art Exhibition

2007            Best painting, to the value $800, Mordialloc Art Show

2006                Highly Commended, MSWPS Annual Exhibitio by Leanne Fitzgibbon
2006                Highly Commended, AGRA
2006                Highly Commended, AGRA

2005                Highly Commended, Bayside Outdoor Art Competition
2005                Commended, Sherbrooke Art Society
2005                Commended, AGRA

2005                Highly Commended, MSWPS Annual Exhibition by Laurène Diggins

2004                Highly Commended, Mordialloc Rotary Art Show
2003                Highly Commended, Mordialloc Rotary Art Show

2002                Highly Commended, Mordialloc Rotary Art Show

2002                Feature Artist, Sherbrooke A.S.

2000                Highly Commended, Bright Art Show
2000                Highly Commended, Mordialloc Rotary Art Show                   

1997                First Prize, MMAG Annual Art Show.                             

1996                Best Painting, OLSH Art Show to the value of $500

1995                Highly Commended, Brighton Rotary Art Show

1995                Highly Commended, Mordialloc Rotary Art Show

1995                Highly Commended, Wangaratta Art Show

1995                Highly Commended, Spring SAS Art Exhibition  

1995                Highly Commended, OLSH Art Exhibition 

1995                Commended, Melbourne High School 

1994            Viewers Choice Award, MMAG .                                  

1994                Viewers Choice Award PAS.

1994                Feature Artist O.L.S.H. Art Exhibition                           

1993                Best Watercolour O.L.S.H                                  

1993                First Prize Watercolour, Carrum Downs.   

1993                Highly Commended, Kew Rotary Art Show                     

1992                Second Prize, MMAG Annual Art Show.

1991                Highly Commended, McClelland Art Show

1991                Highly Commended, MMAG Art Exhibition

1989                Very Highly Commended, MMAG Art Exhibition

1989                Best Miniature Painting, OLSH Art Exhibition

1988                First Prize, Henry on Kananook Exhibition 

1988                Highly Commended, PAS Art Exhibition

1987                Commended, Student's Exhibition, MMAG 

1987                Highly Commended, MMAG Art Exhibition

1986                Encouragement Award, MMAG Art Exhibition