Born 1952. Began painting full time in 1975, Travelled through Europe and USA, drawing class in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. Many solo and group exhibitions including, Wagner Gallery Sydney, Delmar Gallery Sydney, Tattersall’s Landscape award, Hutchins Art Prize, Fleurieu Biennale invitation, Archibald prize, Kedumba Drawing Award, Hazelhurst works on paper, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Bathurst, Muswellbrook and Mosman Art Awards.

Shirvington’s work is included in regional collections and has been awarded residencies at Arthur Boyd studio Bundanon 2001 & 2003, PLC Croydon and Trinity College, Sydney.