Born in Scone NSW 1951
· Painter, Ceramicist and Sculpture
· Exhibiting Member of the Royal Art Society of NSW since April 1988
· His early years spent on a property “Bickham” near Blandford NSW
· Won the Muswellbrook Art Tech Prize in 1971 which started his career in art
· Study tour of the Phillipines and India in 1988
Many of his early solo exhibitions include
· Moree Gallery 1984
· Katomba 1984
· Penrith Gallery 1986
· Forster Village 1986
· Leonard Gallery Mosman 1987
· Lochiel Gallery Kurrrajong Heights 1988
· Australian Heritage Galleries Nelson Bay 1989
He has won many prizes and awards including:-
1985 Penrith Tafe Ceramics
1986 Penrith Show 1st Prize
1988 Hawkesbury Show 1st Prize in Water Colours
1988 Mudgee Art Show 1st Prize Open
2003 Penrith Show 1st Prize Water Colours
along with many others, too numerous to list
1980’s saw Jon completing a series of shearing , farm life as well as a series of “Out Back” paintings.
2000 to 2010
He completed a series of many portraits of
“Dame Joan Sutherland”, of which she had given her critique and approval, along with many other portraits of well known Australian performers including:- Dame Nellie Melba, Dame Joan Hammond, Eileen Joyce, Gladys Moncrieff, Winfred Atwell, Myriam Hyde Florence Austral.Jon is represented in many Australian and overseas private collections and his major works are now highly collectable investments works of art.
2011 “The Family Heritage series”
His “Bickhan Dreaming” and indigenous art works, are finally completing his early years, along with tracing the family history.
His main aim in 2011, and the future, is to concentrate on his Aboriginal Heritage, ”Dream Time”, and to bring to life, works of art from his early years that were spent in the Australian bush and outback. In doing so, he will be creating fine works of art for the Australian and overseas collectors with Investment Portfolios.
