Awards and Mentions
2026 Best Landscape (April) 16th Annual Salon Art Prize, Plein Air Magazine, USA – Lewis Pass Beech Forest
2026 NZPPA Finalist
2024 Art Focus Category Award – Still Life, Tasman National Art Awards – Two Plums Together
2024 Runner-Up, Blossom Festival Art Exhibition, COAS – Sour Day
2024 People’s Choice Award – “The Ultimate Showcase” Exhibition, OAS – Lewis Pass Beech Forest
2024 Rothbury Insurance Brokers Ashburton Merit Award – 60th Annual Exhibition, ASA – All The Perls
2024 Hughes Family Trust Award – 148th Annual Exhibition , OAS – Greengages For Elfriede
2024 People’s Choice – Hope and Sons Art Awards, OAS – By The Haast River
2023 People’s Choice – Blossom Festival Art Exhibition, COAS – Misty Forest
2023 Runner-up – Blossom Festival Art Exhibition, COAS – St Clair Beach
2023 Edinburgh Award – Edinburgh Art Awards, OAS – Motatapu River, Wanaka
2023 People’s Choice Award – 147th Annual Exhibition, OAS – Along The Racemans Track
2023 Special Mention – 147th Annual Exhibition, OAS – Along The Racemans Track, Silver Stream Forest
2023 Excellence Award – Rainbow Connection Exhibition, OAS – Growing A Rainbow
2022 Supreme Art Award – Lawrence Art Competition – Crystal Falls, Waipori
2022 Edinburgh Award – Edinburgh Premier Art Awards, OAS – Crystal Falls, Waipori
2022 Most popular art award – Riversdale Mixed Media Exhibition – L’Inverno
2022 Highly commended – Spring Exhibition, OAS – Racemans Track #1
2021 Tuapeka Gold Print Prize – Lawrence Art Competition – Brief
2020 Highly commended – Spring Exhibition Summer Squares, OAS – L’Estate
2019 Edinburgh Realty Award, runner-up for people’s choice – Edinburgh Realty
Art Awards, OAS – Glade
2019 People’s Choice Award – Cleveland Art Awards, OAS– Silver Birches
2017 Runner-up people’s choice – Edinburgh Realty Art Awards, OAS – Breaking Through
Solo Shows
2026 Maori Hill School, Dunedin – Fundraiser Art Exhibition
2026 Dunedin Airport – Artist in the Terminal
2025 Otago Art Society, Dunedin – Nothing Is Real – A Visual Remix Of The Beatles
2025 Maori Hill School, Dunedin – Fundraiser Art Exhibition
2024 Moray Gallery, Dunedin – In The Heart Of The Forest
2022 Moray Gallery, Dunedin – Duo
2018 Eskdale Gallery, Dunedin – Into The Unknown
2015 Mint Gallery, Dunedin – Remnants of the Veil
2014 Mint Gallery, Dunedin – Not All Square
2013 Mint Gallery, Dunedin – Treasured Land
Selected Group shows
2026 53rd Mixed Media Exhibition, Riversdale Arts
2026 Mid Winter Christmas Pop Up Shop at Community Gallery, Dunedin
2025 “Artshop25” at Community Gallery, Dunedin
2024 “The Ultimate Showcase” – Award Winners Exhibition, Otago Art Society
2024 “Masterpieces” – The Artist’s Room 20th Anniversary
2024 Guest Artist at West Otago Taste Of Art Exhibition, Tapanui
2024 “All 4 Art” Exhibition at Community Gallery, Dunedin
2023 Waikaka Arts and Craft Exhibition
2023 “Thirty Women” exhibition at Otago Art Society
2023 Group show at The Artist’s Room Fine Art Gallery
2022 49th Mixed Media Exhibition, Riversdale Arts
2019 Dunedin Art Show
2019 Olveston House Dunedin – Botanical Art and Illustrations Exhibition
2018 Olveston House Dunedin- Botanical Art and Illustrations Exhibition
Media – Reviews and Publications
2027 Contemporary New Zealand Art Calendar Feature in month of June with painting Lewis Pass Beech Forest Published by Brown Trout Australia and designed by Elastic Design
Aotearoa Artist – The New Zealand Artist Magazine Interview by Megan Lavin – 6 August 2025 Balanced Happiness
Artstoheartsproject (2025) 101 Landscape Edition
Otago Daily Times
Article by Mark John – 6 February 2025 School Harbours an Artist
Review in Art Seen by Brenda Harwood – 20 June 2024 Society’s 148th Exhibition Showcases Creativity
Review in Art Seen by Brenda Harwood – 1 August 2024 “Evening Light” (Eade Gallery, Clyde)
Review in Art Seen by James Dignan – 7 March 2024 In The Heart Of The Forest
Interview by Brenda Harwood – 7 September 2023 Wellness Campaign Inspires Show
Article in The Ensign by Ben Andrews – 3 April 2024 Retro display to feature in West Otago Exhibition
Review in Art Seen by James Dignan – 8 September 2022 Duo (Moray Gallery)
Review in Art Seen by James Dignan – 24 September 2015 Remnants of the veil (Mint Gallery)
Review in Art Seen by James Dignan – 14 August 2014 Not All Square (Mint Gallery)
Review in Art Seen by James Dignan -10 October 2013 Treasured Land (Mint Gallery)
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