Biography
BORN:
Jerusalem, Israel
ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA:
1970
EDUCATION:
Caulfield Institute of Technology (Monash University, Caulfield Campus), Diploma of Design and Fine Art 1977, (Awarded Art Scholarship – Victorian Education Department. 1975).
State College of Victoria (University of Melbourne, Hawthorn Campus). Graduate Diploma of Education 1980.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
| 2008 | Palmer Street Gallery (Sydney) "Transit, Destination and Place" (Review 1980 - 2008) |
| 2006 | Kenthurst Galleries (NSW) “Line of Way” |
| 2005 | Gross Gallery - Jewish Museum of Australia, "Sense of Place II" (Invitational) Presented by Australian Conservation Foundation VIC, Video Instalation by John Hipwell. |
| 2004 | Kenthurst Galleries (NSW) Works on Paper |
| 2003 | Kenthurst Galleries (NSW) “Sense Of Place” |
| 1997 | Jewish Museum of Australia; Access Gallery “Retrospective View/Sense of Place” opened by Inge King, catalogue essay by Professor Peter Beilharz, School of Sociology & Anthropology, La Trobe University. |
| 1992 | Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery |
| 1991 | Holdsworth Galleries; “Cards on the Table” (Sydney) |
| 1989 | Holdsworth Galleries; “Tales and Tarot” (Sydney) |
| 1988 | Realities Gallery; “Once Upon a Time” |
| 1985 | Open Studio, November, (Melbourne) |
| 1985 | Profile Gallery. (Melbourne) |
| 1979 | Clive Parry Galleries, (Melbourne) |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
| 2008 | "Stanthorpe Art Prize”, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, QLD Kenthurst Galleries, Sydney "Australian Conservation Foundation Auction", Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melb |
| 2007 | Pollock Gallery, Melbourne Melbourne Savage Club Art Prize (invitational) Kenthurst Galleries, Sydney |
| 2006 | “Mosman Art Prize”, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney “Landed”, Gasworks, Albert Park, Melbourne “Transition”, The 2pr Artists, Span Galleries, Melbourne in support of the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation |
| 2005 | Kenthurst Galleries Group Exhibition (NSW) “Dialogue” The 2pir Artists, Red Gallery, Melbourne Kenthurst Galleries @ Mary Place Gallery, Sydney |
| 2004 | The Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, NSW (invitational) The London Jewish Museum Of Art exhibition, Tram Studios, Camden Town. UK (invitational) ANL Maritime Art Prize Hidden Faces Of The Archibald, Crown Towers, Melbourne, Vic. |
| 2003 | Span Galleries, (Vic) Summer Exhibition (invitational) “Victorian Salon des Refuses” The Barn Gallery, Monsalvat The 2pir Artists, “Dialogue”, Monash Prato Centre, Tuscany, Italy |
| 2002 | Portia Geach Memorial Award exhibition, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney We Are Australian, Immigration Museum, Supported by the living in Harmony initiative of the Commonwealth Department of Immigration & Multicultural, Indigenous Affairs. The Persistence of Memory, The 2pr Artists, Span Galleries, Melbourne, in support of the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. The 2pir Artists, Maryborough Regional Art Gallery, Victoria. |
| 2001 | We Are Australian, invitation to support the Australian delegation – United Nations Conference in Durban South Africa: (3rd World Conference against racism & related intolerance) The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales. |
| 1999-2002 | We Are Australian, Victorian Arts Centre, travelling exhibition including Sydney, Queensland, Adelaide, Canberra & Tasmania |
| 1999 | The 2pir Artists, Span Galleries We Are Australian, Victorian Arts Centre, George Adams Gallery |
| 1996 | Logan Art Gallery; Logan Art Award (Queensland) |
| 1995 | The Sulman Prize; The Art Gallery of New South Wales Holdsworth Galleries, (Sydney) |
| 1994 | ACAF4; Melbourne Exhibition Buildings (Holdsworth Galleries) |
| 1993 | The Jewish Festival of The Arts; Westpac Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre Bezalel Arts Multi Media Exhibition; Caulfield Arts Complex |
| 1992 | Swan Hill Regional Gallery; Print & Drawing Show Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery; “Homage to Spain:” Diamond Valley Invitation Art Award for Painting. Castlemaine State Festival Drawing Prize |
| 1991 | Inez Hutchison Award for Painting (Highly Commended) Swan Hill Regional Gallery; Print & Drawing Show Diamond Valley Invitation Art Award for Drawing Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre; 10th Spring Festival of Drawing |
| 1990 | ACAF2; Melbourne Exhibition Buildings (Holdsworth Galleries) Diamond Valley Invitation Art Award for Painting; (Highly Commended) Swan Hill Regional Gallery; Print and Drawing Show |
| 1989 | Realities Gallery Linden Gallery; “Heidelberg and Heritage” |
| 1987 | Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre; Spring Festival of Drawing Realities Gallery Sandringham City Council; Acquisitive Award for Painting Swan Hill Regional Gallery; Print and Drawing Show |
| 1986 | Inez Hutchison Award for Painting Linden Gallery; St Kilda Visual Arts Festival Inaugural Port Melbourne Art Exhibition Mahlab Law Week Art Prize (Sydney) Caulfield Art Centre; Woman’s Art Register Exhibition & Auction |
| 1985 | Waltons Exhibition of Archibald Prize Entrants (Sydney) |
| 1984 | Inez Hutchison Award for Painting (Highly Commended) Faber Castell Prize for Drawing (Sydney) |
| 1983 | Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre; Spring Festival of Drawing |
| 1982 | Inez Hutchison Award for Painting |
| 1981 | Inez Hutchison Award for Painting |
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
USA, UK, New Zealand, Israel, Romania and Australia.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
State Library of Victoria, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Conservation Foundation, The Jewish Museum of Australia, Footscray City College.
AWARDS:
Awarded commendation for “Between Jerusalem and Melbourne” from Ben Uri Gallery. London Jewish Museum of Art. 10th March 2007.