Full name: Joseph Andrew Briffa 
Born in Malta in 1954, moved to Australia in 1974. 
Secretary-Treasurer of Fairfield City Art Society, Organizer, Club Marconi Art Association. Studied drawing at the Malta College of Arts Science & Technology,achieving first place in the final exam. Won first prize works-on-paper, Arts Alive Prize, 1997, First prize works-on-paper, Fairfield Festival of the Arts Exhibition 1997; Second Prize in the 1998 Lazio Asociation Exhibition, Club Marconi:; Commended, Contemporary Section.2002 Fairfield Festival Of the Arts Exhibition., Highly Commended, Works-on-paper section, ArtsAlive Prize 2005, Club Marconi President's Prize (acquisitive) 2010.

 
Holds a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Econometrics from the University of NSW. Married to Catherine. Children Alexis & Jonathon. Lives in Greystanes. Works as a senior business analyst (retired).
Besides art, interests are sailing, cosmology, Information Technology & spending time with family & friends  
Fairfield City Art Society Inc.
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