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born 1964 Sydney
moved to Tasmania 2005
lives and works Hobart
 

Education

2007 Bachelor of Teaching University of Tasmania
1999 Post Graduate Diploma of Design Digital Med, University of Western Sydney.
1986 Bachelor of Arts (Visual Art) Canberra School of Art
 

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Symbolic Constellations Colville Gallery, Hobart
2023 Mexican Motion in Parallax Multiverses El Sur, Mexico
2022 Diaspore Colville Gallery, Hobart
2021 Some Kind of Peace Colville Gallery, Hobart
2020 The Rooftop Of Your Mind Colville Gallery, Hobart
2018 Dark Flowers Colville Gallery, Hobart
2017 The Wild River Colville Gallery, Hobart
2015 Tangled Up In Blue, Colville Gallery, Hobart
The Big Pink, The Little Gallery, Devonport Regional Gallery
2014 Trees Frogmore Estate, Tasmania
2013 Where Cows Meet Swans, Colville Gallery, Hobart
2012 Works in Progress, King Island Cultural Centre
Figurative Landscapes, Colville Gallery, Hobart
2011 Buzz, S.p.a.c.e. Gallery, Scotch Oakburn, Launceston
2007 Short life University Gallery, Newnham. University of Tasmania, Launceston
2003 Leichhardt Hill on Hargrave Gallery, Sydney
2000 Books Exhibition Space, Campsie Library, Sydney
1995 Paintings and drawings Pendulum Gallery, Sydney
1994 Little birds, Glare Window, Artspace, Sydney
1993 The wash First Draft West, Sydney
Country myth Ten Taylor Street, Sydney
1987 In the shadows Senchilds Gallery, Sydney
 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023 Summer Show Colville Gallery Hobart
One apiece Moonah Art Centre
Gather Together – FORTHEARTCO. Salamanca Art Centre Hobart
2021 Spring CAT Members Exhibition, Contemporary Art Tasmania Hobart
Another Day in Paradise Biennale Austria, Venice, Italy
2020 Art Projects @ Gallery Seventy-One Hobart
2020-10 Annual Artists Show Colville Gallery Hobart
From me to you CAT Members Exhibition Contemporary Art Tasmania Hobart
Biennale Austria Art Salon ART POOL Vienna
2019 CAT Members Exhibition, Contemporary Art Tasmania, Hobart
Artists, Portraits, Self-Portraits, Colville Gallery, Hobart
Works on paper, Colville Gallery, Hobart
2018 13th Annual Artists’ Show, Colville Gallery, Hobart
Time Is II Salone dell’arte, Trieste, Italy
Hundred Shades of Pink, Ausstellungsraum, Vienna
Takayna, Tarkine in Motion, BBF Long Gallery, Hobart
2017 12th Annual Artists Show, Colville Gallery, Hobart
Celebration: Eskleigh Art Collection, QVMAG, Launceston
Blue bleu blau blu, Ausstellungsraum, Vienna
Stewarts Law RCA Secret, London
2016 11th Annual Artists Show, Colville Gallery, Hobart
Stewarts Law RCA Secret, Dubai
2015 10th Annual Artists Show, Colville Gallery, Hobart
Ten Years, King Island Cultural Centre
Stand Back, Moonah Art Centre, TAS
2014 9th Annual Artists Show, Colville Gallery, Hobart
2013 8th Annual Artists Show, Colville Gallery, Hobart
2012 7th Annual Artists Show, Colville Gallery, Hobart
Out of the Blue, Curated by Peter Fay, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney
2011 6th Annual Artists Show, Colville Gallery, Hobart
2010 5th Annual Artists Show, Colville Gallery, Hobart
2009 She-who discovers, Walker Street Gallery & Arts Centre, VIC
2007 Make>way, Emerging teacher artists, Poimena Gallery, Launceston
2005 Best in Show, A-Space on Cleveland, Sydney
2004 Doggy two @ A-SPACE on Cleveland, Sydney
2003 Sydney Art on Paper Fair, A-SPACE on Cleveland, Sydney
The Dog Show, A-SPACE on Cleveland, Sydney
Picturing Paradise, Fundraiser Exhibition, Mori Gallery, Sydney
2002 Condemned and Conserved, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney
2001 ANIMALmagic, SAM, Biological Sciences Museum, Macquarie University
Leichhardt artists at the Goodwin Gallery, Sydney
1996 Floressence: The flower in Australian Art 1920-1996, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, UNSW
1994 Artist’s Don’t Believe in Sanity Clause, Legge Gallery, Sydney
1993 Tempest - stormy works, Legge Gallery, Sydney
The theme of place - a site, Foyer Gallery, UWS Macarthur, NSW
1992 Thissness, Legge Gallery, Sydney
1991 When Love Blooms, Legge Gallery, Sydney
 

Grants, Awards and Commissions

2023 Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant
El Sur Artist Residency, Mexico
Commission - Machines - Westside Laundromat, Hobart
2020 Finalist Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize Sydney
2019-15-13 Finalist The Lloyd Rees Art Prize Colville Gallery Hobart
2019 Finalist Flanagan Art Exhibition St Patrick’s College Ballarat VIC
Finalist Contemporary Watercolour Prize Wollongong Art Gallery NSW
2016 Quick Response Grant, Tasmanian Regional Arts
Finalist Bay of Fires Art Prize, St Helen’s, Tasmania
Finalist Geelong Contemporary, VIC
Finalist Food and Wine Art Prize, McLaren Vale, SA
Finalist Glencore Percival Portrait Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
2015 Finalist The Lloyd Rees Art Prize, Colville Gallery, Hobart
2014 Finalist Flanagan Art Exhibition, St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, VIC
Finalist Contemporary Watercolour Prize, Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW
2013 Finalist ANL Maritime Art Exhibition, Southbank, Melbourne
Finalist The Lloyd Rees Art Prize, Colville Gallery, Hobart
2012 Finalist NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, Parliament House, Sydney
2011 Finalist Paddington Art Prize, Menzies Art Brands Gallery, Kensington, Sydney
Finalist Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2010 Winner Tasmanian Art Award, Eskleigh, Tasmania
2009 Judges’ Commendation Prize Tasmanian Art Award, Eskleigh, TAS
Finalist Belle Arti-Chapman & Bailey Art Award, Melbourne
2008 Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2006 Finalist Material Girl, International Women’s Day Touring Exhibition, TAS
Finalist The John Glover Prize, Evandale TAS
2005 Finalist Meroogal Women’s Arts Prize, Southern Highlands Regional Gallery NSW
2004 Highly Commended Goulburn Art Award, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2003 Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Commission, Series of Paintings, Sell and Parker Metal Merchants, Sydney
2002 Finalist Jo Sonja’s Pack Saddle Prize, New England Regional Museum, Armidale
Finalist The 37th Open Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, NSW
2001 Finalist Salon des Refuse’s (Wynne prize) S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Highly Commended Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1999 Commission, Digital Mural, UWS School of Design and Liverpool Council, Sydney
1998 Nepean Summer Research Award, Bread Research Institute of Australia, Sydney
Finalist Contemporary Realism, The King’s School Art Prize, Kings School, Sydney
1996 Finalist Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW
Finalist UWS Macarthur National Printmedia Acquisitive, Casula Powerhouse,NSW
1995 Finalist Salon des refuse’s, (Wynne prize), S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Finalist New South Wales Travelling Art Prize Exhibition, COFA Gallery, UNSW
1994 Finalist Conrad Jupiter’s Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD
1993 Finalist Festival of Fisher’s Ghost, Campbelltown City Art Gallery, NSW
Pat Corrigan Artist Grant, National Association of the Visual Arts
1992 Finalist Logan Art Award, Kingston Butter Factory, QLD
1990 Finalist First Olsen Drawing Prize, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
 

Professional Practice, Residences, And Travel

2015-24 Gallery Attendant MONA and Dark MOFO, Hobart
2024 Art Now: Virtual Visits with Working Artists (OLLI), ULCA
2023 El Sur Artist Residency, Mexico
2018 Citizen scientist Bioblitz Takayna Bob Brown Foundation
2016 Kriti Artist Residency, Varanasi, India
International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Kunshan, China
2015-14 Tutor, The Colour Circle, Hobart
2013 Oodnadatta & Flinders Ranges SA
2012 Artist Peer Representative Public Art, Arts Tasmania
King Island Artist Residency Program, Arts Tasmania, Minister for the Arts
2010 Teacher, Tasmanian Academy & Polytechnic Newstead Collage, Launceston
2009 Tutor, Adult Education Launceston
2008 Head Teacher, Art Department, Devonport High School
2004 Tutor, Illawarra Institute of TAFE, Moss Vale Campus NSW
2003-01 Reception, Artbank, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
2002 Ikuntji Women’s Art Centre Central Australia
2001 South Vietnam and Cambodia
2000 Kelarriny, Warmun Art Centre Kimberley WA
1997-95 Audio Visual Department, QANTAS Airways Ltd
1995 Campus Art Store, UNSW College of Fine Arts
Gunnery Studio’s Program, New South Wales Ministry for the Arts
1993 Assistant Art Department,’ Extremes of Sorrow’ funded by the Australian Film Commission
1989 Southern Europe
1988 Tutor, Adult Education & Community Centre’s, Northern Beaches SYD
1979 Great Britain & Central Europe

Bibliography

Allen, C. (2008). In Good Company. The Weekend Australian Review. November 1-2.
Art that dares the imagination. (2000). The Torch. May 24.
Claridge, A. (2010). Painting passion blooms into award success The Mercury April 10.
Editor’s Picks (2013). Art guide (dispatches) Issue #17 January 22.
Jamrozik, W. (1987) No place for gums & bush shacks The Northern Herald October 01.
Jarvis, C. (2015) Exhibition has a South Australian flavour The Advocate July 18
Judges’ report. (2001). The Portia Geach Catalogue. September 06.
Machen, M. (2011) Beauty in the eye of the beeholder The Examiner, January 29.
McKean, B. (1994) Where the Eye Goes, Glare Review. Issue 42 .Aug-Oct.
Mendelssohn, J. (1995) Sydney Art: In Brief. The Australian. July 28.
Selby, C. (2013). At one with nature, The Mercury Saturday Magazine February 2.
Silvini, C (2016). Every picture tells a story, Townsville Bulletin. June 11
Thompson, M. (2003).Spotlight, The Sydney Morning Herald. February 21.
Unique suburban perspective (2003). Wentworth Courier February 19.
 

Collections

Eskleigh Foundation TAS
Liverpool City Council NSW
Logan City Council QLD
Sell and Parker NSW
Private, Australia and London