Timeline
2023
October: Selected Finalist (With Marc Spijkerbosch), Mural Fest 2023, Tasmania, Australia.
September: Colours Celebrated Matariki Group Exhibition, Opotiki Arts, New Zealand..
September: Expressions 3 - Rotorua Rotary Passport Art Group Exhibition.
August: Two Honorable Mention Awards, Teravarna Art Gallery USA, 4th Water Competition for Mixed Media and Photoshop.
July: Colours Celebrated Matariki Group Exhibition, Opotiki Arts, New Zealand.
July: Honorable Mention, Teravarna Art Gallery USA 6th Flower Competition for acrylic painting.
June: TAE23, Twitter Art Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada.
June: Finalist for three images, Teravarna Art Gallery USA Animals Competition for Photoshop & Photography.
April: Finalist, Teravarna Art Gallery USA Open Competition for acrylic painting.
April: Finalist, Teravarna Art Gallery USA Open Competition for Photography/Photoshop manipulation.
April: Awardee Of The International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci, Rome, Italy. Award and book participant.
March: Selected artist - Color Symphonies For Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh Book and magazine, Netherlands
March: Honorable Mention Award - painting - 5th Colour Competition with Teravarna Art Gallery, USA
February: Honorable Mention Award - photography -5th Figurative Competition with Art Show International Gallery, USA
January: Solo Exhibition (online) with Art Show International Gallery, USA
January: Finalist Award - 3rd Waters Competition with Art Show International Gallery, USA
January: Talent Award - painting - 3rd Waters Competition with Art Show International Gallery, USA
2022
December: Selected finalist awards for three photography/photoshop images with Art Show International Gallery USA 5th Flower Competition
December: Abode2 Magazine, Artist Feature, Issue 53, United Kingdom
December: Group Exhibition (physical), Rossocinabro Contemporary Art Gallery, Rome, Italy
December: Honorable Mention for Photoshop photography - Art Show International Gallery USA - 6th Landscapes competition
November: Invited Artist - Jaarboek Kunstenaars 2023 Artists Yearbook - Netherlands
November: Small Works Exhibition, Opotiki Art Gallery, Opotiki, New Zealand
October: Art in the Garden, Opotiki Arts, New Zealand
October: Art in Dialogue with Nature - Gaudi & Defoe - Magazine & Book Publication - Netherlands
August: Expressions 2 Annual Art Exhibition, held by Rotary Rotorua Passport, Rotorua, New Zealand
August: Shades Of Whites 3rd Group Exhibition, Opotiki Art Gallery, Opotiki, New Zealand
August: Finalist -Faces Art Exhibition - Grey Cube Gallery, Online - USA
August: A Piece of History Group Exhibition - Auction of painted Bath House roof tiles, The Arts Village, Rotorua
July: 'Artists In The World Contemporary Art Catalogue', Rome, Italy
July: Tae 2022 - Twitter Art Exhibition Fundraising event, York, United Kingdom
June: Matariki + The Journey Exhibition, Opotiki Arts Gallery, Opotiki
June: Selected artist - Artists In The World - Catalogue of contemporary artists - Italy
May: Illustrations in the children's book - GABBY GOOSE 'Collection of Stories', by Brian W Judkins - New Zealand
April: 8th Place for Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 12th Annual 'Figurative' Competition/Exhibition
January: House & Garden UK Magazine - January 2022 Art Edit. The United Kingdom.
January: World Of Interiors UK Magazine - January 2022 Artistic Impressions. The United Kingdom.
2021
December: Circle Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine, Artists Feature, Issue 26.
December: Abode2 Magazine Feature, Issue 45 and invited Feature Artist Online
December: Exhibiting Artist in 'All You Need Is Art' with ARS Artspace, Milano, Italy.
December: Special Merit Award for Digitally Manipulated Photography, 3rd Annual Primary Colours Exhibition, Light Space & Time Gallery, USA.
December: House & Garden UK Magazine - December 2021 Art Edit. The United Kingdom.
December: World Of Interiors UK Magazine - December 2021 Artistic Impressions. The United Kingdom.
November: Finalist, Photography, Yellow Show with Grey Cube Gallery, USA
November: Invited Feature Artist, Circle Foundation of The Arts, France
November: House & Garden UK Magazine - November 2021 Art Edit. The United Kingdom.
November: World Of Interiors UK Magazine - November 2021 Artistic Impressions. The United Kingdom.
October: Special Merit Award for Digitally manipulated photography in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Seascapes' Competition/Exhibition.
October: Special Merit Award for Painting in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Seascapes' Competition/Exhibition.
September: Special Recognition Award for Digital Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Patterns' Competition/Exhibition.
August: Grey Cube Gallery, Blue show, Finalist.
August: Circle Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine, Artists Feature, Issue 25.
July: Shades Of Whites, Group Exhibition, Exhibiting at The Galleria, Rotorua, New Zealand.
July: Impressions - 'Variations on a Theme' - Multi-arts Collaborative project with Pianist, conductor and composer Chris Hopkins (Associate of the Royal Academy Of Music), United Kingdom.
July: ' 'Recycle & Create', Opotiki Arts Group Exhibition, Opotiki, New Zealand.
June: 'Aquars' - Water Exhibition, Art Space Gallery, Milano, Italy. (Invited artist).
May: Finalist, Photography/Digital Manipulation, Art Room Contemporary Gallery 'Portraiture' Exhibition.
April: 'Out Of The Box' Exhibition, Opotiki Arts Group Exhibition, Opotiki, New Zealand.
January/February: Shades Of Whites, Group Exhibition, Orewa, New Zealand.
January: Special Recognition Award for Digital Photography/manipulated in Light Space & Time Gallery USA '10th Annual All Women' Competition/Exhibition.
2020
December 2020 until February 2021: Group Art Exhibition, 'Galleria Rotorua, New Zealand - 'Composite Elements' with 'Ladies Of Diversity'.
November 2020 until January 2021: Joint Art Exhibition, Te Koputu a te whanga a Toi Museum Gallery, 'SEAing Bleu Whakataa Kitea'.
'Art Explored' - Opotiki Arts Group Exhibition, Opotiki, New Zealand.
'Small Works', Group Exhibition Opotiki Arts.
Finalist Award for Painting in Grey Cube Gallery Gallery USA 'Waters' Exhibition.
Finalist Award for Painting/Digital Manipulation in Fusion Art Gallery USA '5th Anniversary' Competition/Exhibition.
Honourable Mention for Digital Photography/Manipulation in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Open' Competition/Exhibition.
Finalist Award for Digital Photography in Fusion Art Gallery USA '5th Annual Water' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Digital Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Landscapes' Competition/Exhibition.
Twitter Art Exhibition (TAE) Fundraiser, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA.
Honourable Mention Award for seascape painting in The Art Room Contemporary Gallery 'Waters' Competition.
Special Recognition Award for Photography Digital Manipulation in Light Space & Time Gallery USA '10th Anniversary' Competition/Exhibition.
Contributing Artist to 'Iconic Whakatane' Mural Project.
Honorable Mention Award for Photography Digital in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Animals' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Painting in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Primary Colours' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Painting in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Seascapes' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Digital Art in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Created In Isolation' Competition/Exhibition.
Finalist - Two images - digital art and digitally manipulated photography in The Art Room Contemporary Gallery 'Black and White' International competition and exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Photography/Digital Manipulation in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Botanicals' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Merit Award for Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Figurative' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Photography/Digital Manipulation in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Figurative' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Merit Award for Digital Painting in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Abstracts' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Painting in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Abstracts' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Digital Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Cityscapes' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Merit Award for Digital Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'All Womens' Competition/Exhibition.
2019
Special Merit Award for Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Nature' Competition/Exhibition.
111 - A People Exhibition (Group) - November/December, The Incubator Gallery, Tauranga, New Zealand.
Special Recognition Awards for two paintings in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Seascapes'
Competition/Exhibition.
Special Merit Award for Painting in Light Space & Time Gallery USA 'Patterns' Competition/Exhibition.
Artist Feature - COLLECTION AUTUMN Issue Number 81 of 'Collection Pan Arab Luxury Magazine'.
Special Recognition Award for digitally manipulated photography - Light Space & Time Art Gallery USA -Open
art and photography competition.
Twitter Art Exhibit - Fundraising event - Edinburgh, Scotland.
Special Merit Award for Digital Art in Light Space & Time Gallery's 9th Annual Figurative April
Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for painting in Light Space & Time Gallery's 'Abstract'.
Competition/Exhibition.
Finalist & Exhibition selection for photography @ Fusion Art Gallery's 3rd Annual Colors Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for painting in Light Space & Time Gallery's 'All Women' Competition/
Exhibition.
2018
Special Recognition Award for painting in Light Space & Time Gallery's 'Seascape' Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Digital Media in Light Space & Time Gallery's 'Nature'
Competition/Exhibition.
Special Recognition Award for Digital Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery's 'Patterns'
Competition/Exhibition'.
Special Recognition Award for Digital Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery's 'Patterns'
Competition/Exhibition'.
Honourable Mention for Digital Photography in Light Space & Time Gallery's 'Open No Theme
Competition/Exhibition'.
Special Recognition Award for Photography and featured in Light Space & Time Gallery's Botanicals
Exhibition.
Two art works as Finalists in the Abstract Competition at The Art Room Contemporary Gallery.
Animals Art Exhibition and Special Recognition Award at Light, Space & Time Gallery.
Featured Photography with 'Women In Photography'.
Two photography pieces selected as finalists in The Art Room Contemporary Gallery -'Black & White'
Competition.
Featured Artist - The Healing Power Of Art & Artists Third Anniversary Exhibition - An initiative of
Manhattan Arts International, New York.
'Figurative' Art Exhibition - receiving a Special Recognition Award for Photography & Digital Media at Light
Space and Time Gallery.
The Art Room Contemporary Gallery - Nature Competition - Finalist for Photography.
'Abstract' Art Exhibition - receiving a Special Merit Award for Photography & Digital Media, and also a
Special Recognition Award for Painting at Light, Space & Time Gallery.
'Cityscapes' Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award - Light, Space And Time Gallery.
All Women Online Exhibition - Special Recognition Awards for painting & photography - Light, Space & Time
Gallery.
2017
Patterns Art Exhibition - Photography Special Recognition Awards for two images - Light, Space & Time
Gallery.
7th Annual 'Nature Art Exhibition - Special Recognition Award - Light, Space & Time Gallery.
7th Annual 'Seascapes' Art Exhibition - Special Recognition Award - Light, Space & Time Gallery.
Rotorua Art Awards - Salon Des Refuses Exhibition
'Open' Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award - Light, Space & Time Gallery.
'Botanicals' Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award for photography - Light, Space & Time Gallery.
'Seasons' Art Exhibition - Special Recognition Award - Light, Space And Time Gallery.
'Animals' Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award - Light, Space & Time Gallery.
'Landscape' Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award - Light, Space & Time Gallery.
Featured Artist -1340Art - International Art Magazine.
'Figurative' 7th Annual Art Exhibition - 'Special Recognition' Artist Award - Light, Space And Time
Gallery.
'Abstract' Art Exhibition - Special Recognition Award - Light, Space And Time Gallery.
'Cityscapes' Art Exhibition - Special Merit Award - Light, Space And Time Gallery.
2016
Featured Artist - Coast & Country Newspaper.
Aroha Love Group Exhibition -The Art Lounge NZ -Tauranga.
World Inspired - Group exhibition artist - Creative Tauranga.
Sunshine & A Canvas - The Great Rotary Art Expo - exhibiting artist.
Published: IMAGO MUNDI - Benetton World Art Project - Book - contributing contemporary artist for New Zealand
and included in the Luciano Benetton Permanent Collection - 'Kiwi Consciousness' - Treviso, Italy.
2016 to present: Artistic Designer - Vida Voices - USA.
2015: Hibiscus And Bays Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand - Selected exhibiting artist/Merit Award
2012 to present: Creative Director - Mia Bella Passions (Art, Home & Garden website).
1999: Exhibition - Whakatane Museum & Gallery, New Zealand.
1998: Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award - Selected Exhibiting Artist.
1996: Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award - Selected Exhibiting Artist
