Born 1962, Koningslust, The Netherlands
Studies
1978-80 Fine Art Course at Maastricht Art School, Holland; specializing in drawing, under Gerard Coenen
1980-82 Colour under Rhein Van Poortvlied (2 years)
1982-84 Still life & Portraiture under Jan Everson
Associated studies in traditional Realism under Jan Trepels
1984/85 Study tour of Major Art Centre of Europe with particular reference to the Technique of the Old Masters.
1986 Migrated to Australia
1999 Return to Europe to study in more detail the technique of the 17th Century Masters under Orlando Wille, Basel Switzerland.
Group Exhibitions
2007 Prometheus Visual Art Award, Gold Coast (Finalist)
2006 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane (Members Vote Award))
2006 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (Finalist)
2005 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane (Finalist)
2004 Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane (Members Vote Award)
Conrad Jupiter Art Award, Gold Coast (Finalist)
2003 Salon Des Refuses, The Wynne, N.S.W.
Conrad Jupiter Art Award, Gold Coast (Finalist)
2001 The Konami & South Tweed Realist Landscape (Finalist)
2000 Pine Rivers Art Award, Brisbane
Redland Art Award, Brisbane
Collections
Ministerie van LNV, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Gemeente Heerlen, Heerlen, The Netherlands; S. Hausen Collection, Dresden, Germany; R. Ubach Collection, Switzerland; P. Anderson Collection, London, England; M.P. Thomas Collection, California, USA; Cristina Madrazo Collection, Mexico; Nanao-shi Ishikawa, Osaka, Japan; Zurich Insurance, Sydney; Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Queensland; Plus many private and corporate collections throughout Australia.
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