Born in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt. John now lives in Australia and visits Italy regularly. He studied fine arts in Rome and Venice.
In 1986, exhibited at French Cultural Centre in Cairo, and in 2000 exhibited drawings in Vicenza, Italy, at the Studio Pozzan. Study tour 2001 to Venice, with exhibitions in the cities of Udine and Venezia-Mestre at the Galleria Nuovo Spazio.
Portrait Study 1
Lead point.
Acquired by the Trustees from the 2001 Award in memory of Frank Hodgkinson.
Portrait Study 2
Lead point.
Acquired by the judge, Garry Shead, from the 2001 Award.
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