Born in Philadelphia, USA, 1942. Grew up in Huntington, Long Island, New York.

Education

  • 1999 Guest Lecturer Canberra School of Art Wood Workshop developing tourism products that aimed to represent Canberra
  • 1963 – 1966 Australian National University, English Literature, Philosophy
  • 1960 – 1962 Yale University, Mechanical Engineering,

Selected Work History

  • 1999 – present Artistic Director, Bungendore Wood Works Gallery for the Gallery, employing 12 people
  • 1985 – 1999 Designer, Maker Bungendore Wood Works Workshop.

    Workshop destroyed by fire in 1999. (Had been employing 2 people since 1985)

  • 1994 Opened new, specific design Bungendore Wood Works Gallery building
  • 1983 Established Bungendore Wood Works Gallery, with exhibition of 8 Regional furniture makers
  • 1976 Co-operative workshop, East 25th Street, Manhattan
  • 1975 Co-operative workshop, Lower East Side Manhattan – domestic furniture and kitchen design and manufacture
  • 1973 Manhattan, Playwrite, New York Theatre Ensemble
  • 1973 Furniture making apprentice, Impressions in Wood, Manhattan
  • 1969 – 1971 Manhattan, New York playwrite
  • 1968 Political campaign, Eugene McCarthy, peace candidate

Exhibitions

  • 2011 Design Innovation Play – Recent sculptural objects, contemporary furniture and functional products
  • 2008 JoINT – an International arena for Woodworking Culture Sweden
  • 2004 ‘Please Be Seated’ exhibition, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
  • 1994 Goulburn Regional Gallery
  • 1989 Wood Conference, ACT

Selected Awards

  • 1992 – 1993 Australian Tourism Awards for Tourism Retailing 1992, 1993
  • 1990 – 2001 ACT Tourism Awards for Tourism Retailing: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001
  • 2003 Canberra Critics Circle Award for Visual Art
  • 2003 ACT Tourism Award for Significant Tourism Attraction
  • 2003 New South Tourism Award, Significant Tourism Attraction
  • 2005 ACT Tourism Award Significant Tourism Attraction
  • 2007 ACT Tourism Award Specialised Tourism Services
  • 2008 Australian Retail Assoc. NSW Independent Retailer of the Year
  • 2008 Australian Independent Retailer of the Year

Selected Curated Exhibitions

During the past 29 years as the Owner and Artistic Director of Bungendore Wood Works Gallery, curated many of exhibitions for both individual arts and craftspeople and groups.

  • 2010 Studio Furniture 2010, Competition, Exhibition and Conferfence
  • 2008 Studio Furniture 2008 Competition, Exhibition and Conference
  • 2008 Signatures – 25th Anniversary Group Exhibition and Conference
  • 2007 ‘The Shape of Things‘ Sculpture exhibition featuring John Beasley, Sylvio Apponyi
  • 2003 The work of Swedish woodworker, Per Brandstedt
  • 2003 ‘Something Special’ – displaying work of long term woodworkers
  • 2000 ‘WOW’ – featuring young, emerging designer/makers in wood
  • 1997 ‘Small Treasures’ an exhibition of small works in wood by 25 Australian makers
  • 1998 Reflections, Mirrors and Wood with 25 Regional makers
  • Judge at selected industry events & competitions
  • 2008 Delorane Craft Expo and Show, Tasmania
  • 2006 Tweed Head Regional Gallery – Biannual Sculptural Prize
  • 2005 South Coast Woodworking competition, Batemans Bay
  • 2004 East Gippsland Woodworking Association annual exhibition
  • 2003 Goulburn Woodworking Association annual exhibition
  • 2002 Victorian Woodworking Association annual exhibition
  • 1999 Bega Valley Woodworking Association annual exhibition
  • 1998 Craft ACT Annual Woodworking Exhibition

Associations

  • Studio Woodworkers Australia – Foundation Member
  • Palerang Shire Council – Bungendore Town Centre and Environs Sub Committee
  • NSW South Coast Timber Alliance – development of a commercially, socially and ecologically based strategy for the NSW timber industry.
  • ACT Crafts Council, and ACT Wood Group
  • Craft ACT
  • Victorian Woodworking Association
  • Bungendore Chamber of Commerce. (President 1994-1999 & 2007-2010)
  • Canberra Arts Marketing
  • Art Gallery Society of NSW
  • Yale Alumni Association
  • International Wood Collectors Society

Selected Publications

  • Canberra Times – The Canberra Review – Masters in Wood
  • Canberra Times – The Canberra Review – Temples of Time – fine works in wood
  • Craft Arts International magazine – ‘Celebrating Two Decades of Fine Woodworking in Australia
  • Australian Wood Review – ‘Something Special’ Exhibition Survey
  • The Australian Woodworker – ‘How to Sell your Work through Galleries’
  • Australian Wood Review – Studio Furniture 2008 Competition and Exhibition Survey
  • Australian Wood Review – Studio Furniture 2010 Competition and Exhibition Survey
  • Australian Wood Review – Design Innovation and Play Exhibition Review
  • Craft Arts International – Groundbreaking Agendas
  • Design Innovation Play – Exhibition Catalogue Publication ISBN 9780646566801