biography
Lives and works in Melbourne
Selected solo projects and exhibitions
2024
mainframe d- 979, Sculptural installation facade, permanent Public Art commissioned by Warren & Mahoney Architects, Sydney
2020
d- 1531, textile wall drawing installation installed in Deloitte, Melbourne, commissioned by Art Pharmacy, Sydney
shadowform 2020, installation Public Art commission, Saint Francis Place, Melbourne
2018
ll & lll, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
2017
memento, CRAFTVictoria, Melbourne, exhibition included a commissioned essay by Amelia Winata
survey, window project commission, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Melbourne
2014
commute installation, Public Art commission installed at Akira, Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
Art this way, Yarra City Council, Melbourne, Victoria
wangaratta project, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta, Victoria
tokyo project, Youkobo Artspace, Tokyo, Japan
2011
foundation: a proposed intervention, Bus Projects, Melbourne
f04 project 02, State of Design Festival, Melbourne’s GPO
2009
proto, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne
2008
home, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne
Recent work, curated and commissioned by Global Art Projects, Sofitel, Melbourne: included in L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Cultural Program
2002
shadowforms, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney
Selected group exhibitions
2024
SUPERsystems, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville
Kate Derum Award shortlist, Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne
Geelong Contemporary Art Prize shortlist, Geelong Gallery
2023 - 2026
5th Tamworth Textile Triennial, Opening Tamworth Regional Gallery, touring nationally
2022
Lake Art Prize shortlist, Museum of Art and Culture, Lake Macquarie, Yapang
Material Reverie, Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn
2021
Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art shortlist, Montsalvat Gallery
2020
Art Aid Gippsland, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale
2019
Sunshine Coast Art Prize shortlist, Caloundra Regional Gallery, Sunshine Coast
Small Forms: Small Sculptures from the Collection, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta
2018
Intercontinental Line 2, Abstract Project Gallery, Paris
Threads, GAGPROJECTS, Adelaide
Couplings, Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney
Herbaceous Borders, BlockProjects, Melbourne
National Works on Paper Award shortlist, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington Peninsula
2017
Another Look: Contemporary Artists and the Collection Commission Project, Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn
Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize shortlist, Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre, Brighton
Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award shortlist, Wangaratta Art Gallery
2016
Fabrik: Minimal and Conceptual Approaches to Textiles, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne
Collected II, Wangaratta Art Gallery
Basil Seller Art Prize 5 shortlist, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne
Faux Studio, c3 Contemporary Artspace, Melbourne
2015
Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award shortlist, Wangaratta Art Gallery
More Love Hours- Contemporary artists and craft, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne
2009
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards winner, Yering Station, Yarra Valley, Victoria
Albury Art Prize shortlist, Albury City Art Gallery, New South Wales
2008
knit one, purl one, knit one, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Hawkesbury, New South Wales
Awards and residencies
2023
Arts Project Grant, Creative Australia
2020
National Assistance Program for the Arts Grant, Myer Foundation
2015
Australian Artists’ Grant, NAVA
2014
Studio Residency, Youkobo Artspace, Tokyo, Japan
2012
Finalist, National Works on Paper Award, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria
Finalist, Deakin University Small Sculpture Award, Deakin University, Victoria
2010
Studio Residency, Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne
Finalist, Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize, Melbourne
2009
Winner, Yering Station Sculpture and Exhibition Awards, Yering Station, Yarra Valley, Victoria
Highly Commended Finalist, Albury Art Prize, Albury City Art Gallery, New South Wales
Commissions
2024
mainframe d- 979, Sculptural installation façade, permanent Public Art commissioned by Warren & Mahoney Architects, Sydney, unveiled 2024
2020
d- 1531, textile wall drawing installation at Deloitte, Melbourne, commissioned by Art Pharmacy, Sydney
shadowform 2020, installation commission, Saint Francis Place, Melbourne
2017
survey, project commission, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Melbourne
2003–4
Suite of 18 sculptures from the Shadowform series, Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne. Commissioned by Crown and Bates Smart Architects
Academic
1986, 1988-1990
Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
1983-85
National Art School, Sydney