this artist was born in Australia in 1960 and mainly does portraits, painting them larger than life and with much emotion. She works in a variety of media including watercolour and oils. The artist won the Archibald Art Prize in 2002 for a painting of a piano player. She painted him topless for a stark contrast to his usual appearance in a suit and tie.
The artist also illustrated a book in 2005.
The artist now resides in Sydney, Australia.