1964 Born Auckland
1973 Arrived in Australia
1990 Bachelor of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong

Solo Exhibitions

2016 – Queen and Country, Olsen Irwin, Sydney
2015 – Birds of Wollongong, Olsen Irwin, Sydney
2014 - Happy Days On The Leisure Coast, Olsen Irwin, Sydney

2013 - Wild Colonial Boys, Olsen Irwin, Sydney
2012 - Wild Colonial Boys Egg and Dart, Thirroul NSW
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
2010 - Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
No Country for Dreaming, Wollongong City Gallery
Michael Reid at Murrurundi
Clifton School of Arts
2009 - Michael Reid at Murrurundi
Clifton School of Arts
2008 - Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
2006 - Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
2005 - Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
2004 - Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
2003 - Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2002 - Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2001 - Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
2000 - Queen St Fine Art, Sydney
1997 - Gallery 482, Brisbane
1996 - Project, Wollongong
1990 - DC Art, Sydney
1989 - DC Art, Sydney
1988 - Galaxy Gallery, Balmain

Group Exhibitions

2016 - Paul Ryan | David Ryrie, BCC Partners, Sydney New South Wales 2013 - ‘Autoportrait’, Gallery Ecosse, Exeter, New South Wales
2013 - Green Cathedral, Wollongong City Gallery
2011 - BIG/small Rex Irwin Art Dealer,

2009 - Heads, Rex Irwin Art Dealer
2008 - Food For Thought, NG Gallery, Chippendale
2007 - The Sea, Rex Irwin Art Dealer
2007 - Land, Sea, Sky, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2007–08 - Cuisine and Country, touring exhibition of regional art galleries 2006 - The idea of the animal, RMIT
1990-2008 - Important works on paper, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney

Selected Prizes

Finalist Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
Finalist Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
2013:

Winner – The Bay of Fires art prize, Bay of Fires TAS Finalist – Sulman Prize, AGNSW
Finalist – Fleurieu Landscape Prize, McLaren Vale SA Finalist – Mosman Prize, Sydney

Finalist – Tattersals Art Prize, Brisbane
Finalist – Blake Prize, Sydney
2012:
Winner – Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Finalist – The Archibald Prize, AGNSW

Finalist – The Sulman Prize, AGNSW
Finalist – The Rick Amor Drawing Prize, Ballarat
Finalist – The Redlands Prize, NAS gallery Sydney
Finalist – The Gallipoli Prize, Gallipoli Memorial Club
Finalist – The Alice Prize, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs

Collections

Wollongong regional art gallery
Wollongong University collection
Artbank
National and international private collections