1972 Diploma of School Music and Art, Institute of Education, Singapore

         Studied painting with Kam Kee Yong, Rose Gross and Robert Rozario, Singapore

1973 Studied Painting/assistant to Professor Antonio Napoli, Capri, Italy

1975 Emigrated to Western Australia

         Studied Music at University of Western Australia and Piano  with Wallace Tate, John Hind and Mne Alice Carrard

                                                           1978 Diploma, Associate of Music, Australia

                                                          1980 Studied painting with Mme Lee Sheng-Chia Sun Lee, Students' Art Association, Massachusetts Institue of Technology, Boston MA.

Grants:  2002  Australian Trade Commission - Export and Development Grant
              2000  ARTSWA, Arts Investment Program Grant, Ministry for Culture and the ARts, Western Australia
             1996   Pat Corrigan Artist's Grant, National Association for Visual Arts, Australian Council

q       Ministry of Water 
        Resources, Sultanate of Oman
q    Toyota Australia, Head Office
q     Fulham Palace, London, UK
q     Jean and Charles Schultz
         Information Centre, 
         California, USA
q     Sonoma State University
         Library, California
q     WomanMade, Chicago , USA
q     Womens Aid Abroad
          (Malaysia)
q      Singapore Economic Board, 
         Office of General Ho Meng
          Kit, Singapore
q      Data Analysis Australia ,
          Head Office, Western
          Australia
q      Balya Cancer Foundation, 
          Western Australia
q      Evans and Tate Wineries,
          Western Australia
q      Perth Electoral Commission,
         Western Australia
q     Hale Boys Grammar School,
         Perth, Western Australia
q     Toorak College, Victoria,
         Australia
q     Methodist  Ladies College,
         Western Australia
q     University of London,
         Professor C. Leedham-
        Greene, United Kingdom
q    University of Western
        Australia,  Professor C
        Prager, Australia
q    University of  Norwich,
        Professor Alan Camina.
        United Kingdom
q    University of Cambridge,
        Professor  Jan Saxl, United
        Kingdom

q       200 PRIVATE COLLECTIONS in Australia, Europe, United Kingdom, Asia and USA

 INCLUDING:

q       Akerman Family Collection, Australia

q       Perron Family Collection, Australia

q       Dato and Datin Sam Abraham, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

q       General and Mrs Ho Meng Kit, Singapore

q       John Waters , Australia

q       Sigrid Thornton, Australia

q       Jill Perryman, Australia

q       2003 Selected for Biennale of Paris, France

q       2003 Selected for Biennale of Lyon, France

q       2001 Selected for Biennale Internazionale dell’ Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy

q       2000  ArtsWA Arts Investment Program Grant  (Western Australia, Ministry for Culture and the Arts)

q       1999 CD Cover Image for Western Australia Guitar Ensemble

q       1999 Kukerin  Art Award Western Australia - Highly Commended

q       1999 York Award Western Australia - 2^nd Prize

q       1998 Bankwest Open Exhibition , Award- 2^nd Prize,

q       1998 Perth Royal Show  Award- Highly Commended

q       1998 Western Australia Society of Arts - Perpetual Trophy (overall winner)

q       1997 Bankwest Open Exhibition , Award- Highly Commended

q       1997 Perth Royal Show , Award- Highly Commended

q       1997 Western Australia Society of Arts -  Perpetual Trophy (overall winner)

q       1996 Pat Corrigan Artist’s Grant (National Association for the Visual Arts, Australian Council)

q        1996 Front Cover, The Western Review, September    Issue