Born Perth 1943

Early years in Boyup Brook. Moved to Cottesloe in 1951.
Educated Swanbourne Primary and Scotch College.

academic qualifications
1960 – 63 Studied 2 years full-time, then part-time.
Diploma Commercial Art & Design, Perth Technical College

employment history
1962 – 73 Employed as visualiser, studio manager and art director in advertising industry in Perth and Sydney
1973 Formed Spaven Graphic Design, a very successful art studio that operated as a consultant to industry and free-lance art director to advertising agencies for 26 years. During this time, was a visiting lecturer at WAIT (Curtin) and TAFE School of Art & Design. Also free-lanced to the ABC and 9 Network as a courtroom illustrator.

exhibitions
2005 Solo Exhibition- Life Drawings and watercolour, Yallingup Galleries
2005  Feature Artist – Gallery 360, Subiaco
2004 Solo exhibition – Stafford Studios, Cottesloe
2003 Joint exhibition – Xanadu Winery, Margaret River
2002 Solo exhibition – Stafford Studios, Cottesloe
2002 Featured artist – St Marks Art Show, Whitfords
2001 Solo exhibition – ‘Coastal Strip’, Kidogo Institute, Fremantle
2001 Group exhibition – ‘New Visions’, Stafford Studios
2000 Co-artist in residence – Zonta Art Show, Fremantle
1999 Duo art exhibition with daughter Jessica (ceramic sculptures)
‘Lifescapes’, Inside Out Design Studio
1999 Group exhibition – opening of Hellfire Gallery, Esperance
1999 Group exhibition – Old Butter Factory, Denmark
1998 Co-artist in residence – Zonta Art Show, Fremantle
1998 Group exhibition – Kidogo Arthouse, Fremantle
1997 Group exhibition – Perrine Gallery, Subiaco
1996 Group exhibition – ‘When the Fat Lady Sings’ Anno Domini Gallery
1996 Group exhibition – Old Butter Factory, Denmark
1995 Group exhibition – ‘Eroticism’, Anno Domini Gallery
1995 Group exhibition – The Gallery of Fine Art, Perth
1994  Group exhibition – The Gallery of Fine Art, Perth
1993 Group exhibition – Life Drawing Group, UWA, Crawley

awards
2003  City of Albany Regional Airport Art Prize
1998  Prize for works on paper, Darlington Arts Festival
1997  Watercolour Prize, Avon Valley Arts Society

high commendations
  Melville Art Prize, Katanning Art Prize and Perth Royal Show

commissions
1997 Perth City Council - Series of 7 watercolours depicting the Perth Town Hall in the community over 100 years

public collections
 King Edward Memorial Hospital
 Perth City Council
 Hale School
 Northam Town Council
 Bassendean Town Council
 City of Albany
 Evans and Tate

private collections
 All Australian States, USA, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Singapore, Japan and Malaysia

art shows
annually and bi-annually exhibits at the following:
 Hale School, Arthritis, Red Cross, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Artcenta – Newman, St Hildas, MLC, 3 Boys, Princess Margaret, Army Art, St Marks, Salek Minc, Guildford Grammar, Trinity College and Royal Show

excursions, field trips
2003 Murchison and Gascoyne
2002 Kennedy Ranges, Gascoyne
2001 Central Australia and Kimberley
2000 Eastern Wheatbelt, Bridgetown, Nannup and Esperance
1999 Esperance, Hopetoun and Murchison
1998 South Australia, Victoria
1997 Murchison, Ayers Rock
1996 Barcelona, Spain
1995 Malaysia
1993 Kakadu and Arnhem Land
1990 North West and Kimberley