2018
• Portrait of Claire Tomalin acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, London UK
• Selected from 2667 international entries as one of 48 finalists for the BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
2007
Selected as finalist for the Portia Geach Portrait Prize at S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2006
Work selected to be published for limited edition of “Mystery postcards”, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
2003
Selected as 1 of 12 artists to paint for 1 of the 4 programs of the BBC series "Star Portraits", broadcast in UK, Australia and the United States
1999
Awarded 2nd Prize for the BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Painting 'Boyish Boo' chosen as the publicity image for Award Exhibition: press, subway posters, etc.
1989
Awarded 2nd Prize for the "Premio Internazionale di Pittura VIII Francia D’Argento", Tuscany, Italy
Judge: Jean-Marie Drot, Director of the Academy of France, Villa Medicis, Rome
1988
Received Special Mention from the Jury and selected for Solo Exhibition at the "Salon de la Jeune Peinture” art fair, Grand Palais, Paris, France
1987
Awarded a Major Grant by the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council to paint full-time in Paris for 1 year
1986
Awarded a Residency Grant by the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council for a 3 month Artist's residence at the Michael Karoyli Cultural Foundation, Vence, France
1985
Awarded a Grant by the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council to fund a solo exhibition at Pinacotheca, Melbourne, Australia
1983
Awarded a Grant by the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council to fund "Large Collages on Paper" Solo Exhibition at Pinacotheca Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1982
Awarded 2nd Prize by the Canberra Times National Prize, Canberra, Australia
1981
• Awarded a Grant by the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council to fund a solo exhibition at Auguste Blackman Gallery, Sydney,
Australia
• Awarded 2nd Prize for "Festival of Drawing" at Mornington Gallery, Victoria, Australia