Experience and Exhibitions

Beyond Curiosity, M16 ArtSpace, Chutespace 2016

Qualifications 

• MA (Master of Contemporary Practices in Art & Design) Australian National University 2024
• B.A (Visual Arts), City Art Institute/ UNSW
• Studies in drawing, painting, design (student award), printmaking, fabric printing, patternmaking & clothing design, Illawarra Institute of TAFE

Exhibitions 

• Raglan Gallery and Cultural Centre, Cooma NSW. Joint exhibition with Debra Searle, Beware of Trains 2003
• The Lott Cafe, Cooma NSW. Group exhibition. Etchings 2003
• Weimar Optic, Germany. Etchings and drawings 2007
• State Library of Queensland, Brisbane Qld. Bookplates from the SLQ collection. Etched bookplates from the collection of Patrick Corrigan. 2007
• Raglan Gallery and Cultural Centre, Cooma. Group exhibition Animals of the Monaro. Paintings and prints 2016
• M16 Artspace, Chutespace, Griffith, ACT. Beyond Curiosity. Small-scale installation 2016
• National Parks and Wildlife Service Exhibition Space, Jindabyne NSW. Joint exhibition with Sue Gorringe-Lupton, Mountains, Sea and Beyond. Paintings, drawings, prints, small objects 2017
• Kettle & Seed, Cooma. Material from Mountains, Sea and Beyond. 2017
• (Private) Environmental installations. 2017 - present
• NPWS Exhibition Space, Jindabyne. Joint exhibition with Eleanor Evans, Quentin Evans and Giovanni Aguilar. Seen + Remembered. Paintings, drawings, prints 2018
• Kettle & Seed. Material from Seen + Remembered 2018
• Cafe Momo, Bruce, ACT. Drawings, paintings 2019
• NPWS Exhibition Space, Jindabyne. Joint exhibition with Eleanor Evans and Giovanni Aguilar Seasons Creatures Places. Paintings, drawings, prints 2019
• Belconnen Arts Centre, ACT. Themed open-call exhibition Traces V. Building a Folly, mixed media 2021
• M16 Artspace, Chutespace, Griffith ACT. Small Journeys. Small-scale installation 2022
• Monaro Art Group Gallery, Cooma. Seeking the Lost Gardens of 112 Sharp Street. Outdoor installation, small objects, animated films, sound, etching. Project for studies with ANU. 2023
• ANU School of Art and Design Project Space, Canberra ACT. Balawaan & Buugang Environment Studio group exhibition. Wish you were here. Etchings, short film (2022). 2023 
• Monaro Art Group Gallery 2024 Art by Committee exhibition. Paintings, curation. 
• Raglan Gallery and Cultural Centre, Cooma NSW. Participation in Imagine a Clean Energy Future August 2024 and Ceramics and Sculpture exhibition September 2024.
• Items included in Objects in Motion exhibition by Tom Moore, Tom Buckland, Eleanor Evans and Giovanni Aguilar, Tuggeranong Arts Centre October 2024
• School of Art & Design Gallery, ANU. Graduating Students Exhibition: Feet on the Ground, Head in the Clouds: collagraphs, installation of found objects, mobile. Grad Show December 2024

Community 

• Design and mosaic work on Bicentennial project Timewalk Mosaic. Centennial Park, Cooma NSW 1987 - 1988
• Mural, design and execution, Greg's Snack Bar and Sportspower, Cooma NSW  (no longer existent). Past and Present 1997
• Mural, design and execution (with 200 primary school students), Cooma Public School, Cooma NSW. 150 years of education/ 75 years of the Snowy Hydro Scheme (mural no longer existent) 1999
• Mural, design and execution with 200 primary school students, Cooma Public School, Cooma NSW. Nature and the environment (mural no longer existent) 2004
• Mural, design advice. Cooma Public School, Cooma NSW. Indigenous culture and animals (mural no longer existent) 2005

General 

• Illustrations for Kosciuszko National Park interpretive material - signage, brochures, digital display 1989 - 90
• Illustration and graphic design, posters. Various clients 1990 - present
• Art and Craft Tutor and Assistant Coordinator, Cooma Contact Centre/ Werrinina Centre, Cooma NSW 2000 - 2017
• Professional fairy and face painter 2003-2004
• Website marketing visual consultation 2006
• National Busking Championships logo design 2017
• Freelance illustrator and artist (please contact me for details)
• Writer (please contact me for details)

Awards

• Australian Society of Authors Mentorship Award for picture book project The Incredible Shrinking Elephant 2007
• NEW!!!! ACT Emerging Artist Support Scheme Awards 2024: ANU Art Collection Acquisition Award - two collagraphs from Feet on the Ground, Head in the Clouds; Megalo Print Studio Graduate Residency Award; Belco Arts Exhibition Award; Grainger Gallery Award (exhibition).