‘The New Machine’ wins at the Rockingham Art Prize.

Well, this was unexpected!

This year I really wanted to get back into exhibiting some work and had a few pieces in progress, two in particular that stood out as possible entries in the Rockingham Art Prize.

As the entry deadline approached the smaller piece was picked up by a collector so I had no choice but to push a larger piece ‘The New Machine’ to completion.

After putting the final touches on this one it was photographed and submitted. I waited knowing that this show attracted a large amount of submissions. They in fact received over 460 submissions and I was lucky enough to be amongst around 60 artists selected for exhibition. I was extremely happy to be selected.

Seeing my work in a local gallery was fantastic and the opening night and awards were an even bigger highlight for this year.

Uncomfortable on stage 😂

This 1 x 1 meter artwork is a statement about where we are going as our digital world slowly surrounds us and eventually we become a part of it an it becomes part of us. The central human has taken on a new face the human has become the new machine.

The Spring Collection

I had the pleasure of exhibiting in a rare 2020 group exhibition held at the Corner Gallery just after WA Covid restrictions were relaxed. It was a chance to introduce my work to Perth in a small way after not exhibiting in my home city for so long.

The bonus was exhibiting alongside some of Perth’s established and emerging artists.

I exhibited three original pieces.

All three pieces were sold during the exhibition. You can see them on my Original Art page.

Massive thankyou to my new collectors that picked up one of these pieces and also to Alex and The Corner gallery.