MARK CAIRNS
Curriculum Vitae
1980 Gordon Technical College – TOP – Art Course
1980 Traineeship at Newton & Rowan Graphics
1984 Lance McNeil Art Course – Drawing/Life Drawing
1986 Robert Hollingworth Short Course/Design in Art
1990 Geelong Fine Arts School – Part time course
1991 Geelong Fine Arts School – Part time course
1993 Art Central – Part-time course
1995 Art Central – Part-time course
1996 Victorian Artist Society – Portraiture
1992 Lossiemouth Gallery Restaurant, Point Lonsdale
1993 ‘The Gallery' Torquay
1994 ‘The Gallery' Torquay
1995 ‘The Gallery' Torquay
1997 Ryrie Street Art Gallery, Geelong
1998 Without Pier Gallery, Sandringham
1999 Without Pier Gallery, Sandringham
2000 Without Pier Gallery, Sandringham
2001 Without Pier Gallery, Sandringham
1993 Kardinia Picture Framers/Gallery, Geelong
1996 Ryrie Street Gallery, Geelong
1998 Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
1999 Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
1999 Momento Art Show, Geelong
2000 First Settlement Gallery, Sorrento
2002 On Shore Arts, Barwon Heads
2003 First Settlement Gallery, Sorrento
2003 On Shore Arts, Barwon Heads
2003 Geelong Regional Artists Exhibition, Gordon Gallery
2004 The Geelong Experience, Little Malop Gallery
2004 The Affordable Art Show, Melbourne
2004 The Affordable Art Show, Sydney
• The Waterhouse Prize – finalist, South Australian Museum
1992 Bellarine Art Show – Lossiemouth Award
1993 St Josephs Award – Best Watercolour
1994 Bellarine Art Show – Olin/Winchester Award
1995 Target Art Show – ‘Public Vote Award'
1996 Bellarine Art Show – Searoad Peninsula Transport – Major Award
1996 Angair Art Show – Second Prize
1997 Camberwell Art Show – Jarman Framing, Up and Coming Artist Award
1997 St Leonards College 9x5 Art Prize
1997 Bellarine Art Show – Guyett Real Estate – Major Award
1997 Mt Waverley Art Show – ‘Public Vote Award'
1997 Finalist in Alice Bale Travelling Scholarship
1997 Angair Art Show – Second Prize
COLLECTIONS – Private, Corporate and Public ( Regional,Interstate & International)