Byron has pursued study abroad, primarily in France, studying with some of
the top representational artists alive today. He has also spent many months of
independent study working in museums, making drawings from some of the
greatest works of art in human history.

• 2012 – 2015 - Studied under Timothy Stotz and Nicole Michelle Tully of
Studio Escalier in their Paris and Argenton Studios.
• 2013 – Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney
• 2012 – 2018 – Independent study in various museums of the world,
making drawings from the collections, studying the artists of the past.
Museums include The Louvre, The V&A, The British Museum, The
Prado and The National Gallery of Victoria.
• 2017 – The Circulo De Bellas Artes, Madrid.

Awards
• Studio Escalier Waterway Fellowship 2014
• Studio Escalier Continuing Artists Scholarship 2015
• Winner of the A.M.E Bale Art Prize for works on paper 2018
• Finalist in the A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship Prize 2018
• Finalist in the Muswellbrook Art Prize 2019
• Finalist in the Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize 2019
• Finalist in the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2020
• Finalist in the A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship Prize 2020
• Winner of the Kennedy Prize 2022
• Finalist in the A.M.E Bale Art Prize for Painting 2022
• Finalist in the A.M.E Bale Art Prize for works on paper 2022
• William Fletcher Foundation Grant recipient 2022
• Finalist in the Wynne Prize 2023

Collections
• Private collection - London, England
• Private collection - Paris, France
• Private collection - Sydney, Australia
• Private collection - Newcastle, Australia
• Private collection - Wollongong, Australia