| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1956-60 | Art Diploma at East Sydney Technical College. Graduated 1960. |
| 1964-65 | Awarded Helena Rubenstein Travelling Scholarship – to Italy, UK. |
| 1966 | Joined Marlborough Fine Art, London. First London Exhibition, February. |
| 1966-81 | Continued to live and work in London, exhibiting in London, New York Europe and Australia. |
| 1980 | Prize winner, the Europe Prize for Painting in Belgium. Returned to work in Burgundy rather than London. |
| 1983-86 | Lecturer, City Art Institute, Sydney. |
| 1987 | Publication By Craftsman House of Colin Lanceley with an introduction by Robert Hughes. |
| 1988 | Production of film by ABC, Colin Lanceley – Poetry of Place. Directed by Andrew Saw. Duration 30 minutes. |
| 1990 | Awarded Order of Australia (AO). |
| 1991 | Awarded a Creative Arts Fellowship from the Australian Government. Invited to lecture and exhibit at the Arts Club of Chicago. |
| 1993 | Delivered the Lloyd Rees Memorial Lecture, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. |
| 1994 | Appointed to the Council of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Designed mosaics for the Australian International Aquatic Centre, Homebush, Sydney. |
| 1998 | Commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Lyric Theatre, Sydney. Appointed Chairman of the Advisory Board of the National Art School, Sydney. |
| 2001 | Subject of an installation mounted by the Art Gallery of New South Wales: Australian Collection Focus series. Invited to lecture at the New York Studio school. |
| 2002 | Commissioned to create a large glass work for the Victorian County Court |