Born
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| 1978-79 |
Art Certificate, Seaforth Technical College, Sydney |
| 1980-82 |
B. A. (Visual Arts), City Art Institute, Sydney |
| 1983 |
Graduate Diploma of Education, City Art Institute |
| 1984 |
Graduate Diploma of Professional Art, City Art Institute |
| 1986 |
Dr Denise Hickey Studio, Paris, France
Marten Bequest Travelling Art Scholarship: Europe and New York
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| 1989 |
Mercedes Benz Scholarship: travel to Egypt, Israel, Greece, and Italy |
| 1994-95 |
M.A. (Fine Arts), College of Fine Arts, University of NSW |
| 2007 |
featured in Lloyd, Ian and Macdonald, John Studio: Australin Painters on the Nature of Creativity |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2002 |
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
Wendy Sharpe: a selection of works 1999-2002,’ King Street Gallery
on Burton at Span Galleries, Melbourne.
New Paintings, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney
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| 2000 |
‘New Beginnings-East Timor,’ Australian War Memorial, Canberra
‘East Timor’, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney |
| 1999 |
Drawings, Paintings and Mixed Media Works for The Annette
Kellermann Mural,’ (at Cook and Phillip Aquatic Centre, Sydney)
king street gallery, Sydney |
| 1997 |
‘Night Paintings,’ King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney |
| 1996 |
New Work, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney |
| 1995 |
New Work, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney |
| 1993 |
Recent Paintings, Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney |
| 1991 |
‘Ghosts,’ Pod Theatre, Sydney |
| 1990 |
‘Magic Paintings,’ DC Art Gallery, Sydney |
| 1989 |
Recent Paintings, DC Art Gallery, Sydney |
| 1987 |
Selected Work, Nidus Gallery, Sydney |
| 1986 |
‘Fire Inside,’ First Impressions Gallery, Sydney
Lingering Images,’ Visual Arts Gallery, Sydney |
| 1985 |
‘Sex and Death,’ Nicholson Street Gallery, Sydney |
AWARDS, PRIZES
& MAJOR COMMISSIONS
| 1999 |
Commissioned as Australian Offical War Artist to East Timor,
Australian War Memorial, ACT |
| 1998-99 |
Commissioned by the city of Sydney for Olympic pool murals based on the life of Annette Kellerman (8 panels), Cook and Phillip Aquatic Centre |
| 1998 |
Bathurst Art Prize, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery |
| 1996 |
Archibald Prize Winner, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1995 |
Kedumba Drawing Prize, New South Wales
Portia Geach Portrait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery |
| 1992 |
Robert Le Gay Bereton Drawing Prize |
| 1991-92 |
Australia Post Graduate Research Award |
| 1990-95 |
Waverley Art Prize, New South Wales |
| 1989 |
Mecedes Benz Art Scholarship |
| 1986 |
Awarded tenancy Cite International Studio, Paris
Dyason Bequest
Marten Bequest, Travelling Art Scholarship
Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
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COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Australian Embassy, Paris, France
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
BHP Australia
City of Sydney Council
University of Sydney
Kedumba Drawing Collection
Orange Regional Gallery
Qantas
Waverley Council
Warringah Council
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