Curated Exhibitions
2016 - ‘Prossima Fermata’, UniSA, Adelaidev
2010 - ‘…And then There Was None’, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
- SALA ‘…And then There Was None – Prelude’, A Fish Called Rhonda, Keith, SA
2007 - SALA ‘Emergence’, Keith, SA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018 - 'The Colour of Water' with Gaynor Hartvigsen, Barossa Regional Gallery, Tanunda, SA
2010 - ‘…And then There Was None’, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
- SALA ‘…And then There Was None – Prelude’, A Fish Called Rhonda, Keith, SA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 - SALA 'Ilk 3 - Coefficient', Area 21, Old Woollen Mill, Lobethal, SA
- Adelaide Fringe 'In These Shoes?', Old Woollen Mill, Lobethal, SA
2017 - SALA ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’, Barossa Bush Gardens, Nuriootpa, SA
2016 - ‘Pretty Ugly’, Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, UniSA, Adelaide, SA
- SALA ‘Ilk. II’, Adelaide City Library, Adelaide, SA
- SALA ‘Collective Edge’, Gawler Institute, Gawler, SA
- ‘Prossima Fermata’, UniSA, Adelaide, SA
2015 - ‘Effulgence’ UniSA, Adelaide, SA
2014 - ‘Heysen Sculpture Biennial, The Cedars, Hahndorf, SA
- ‘Raise Your Glass’ Keith, SA
- ‘Arid Sculptural Exhibition’, Port Augusta Culture Centre, Port Augusta, SA
2013 - SALA ‘In the Moment’ Waverley House Café Gallery Provedore, Torrens Park, SA
2011 - ‘Place’, Bordertown Civic Centre, Bordertown, SA
- SALA ‘Andamento’, Gallery One, Mitcham, SA
2009 - Small Works Exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
- SALA ‘Collaborate’, Beachport, South Australia
2008 - ‘Beneath the Surface’, Gulgong, NSW
- SALA ‘SALAbrations’, Artstyle Gallery, Norwood, SA
2007 - SALA ‘Manic Botanic’, Serenity Nursery, Murray Bridge, SA
- SALA ‘Wish List’ Chesser Street Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2006 - ‘Prelude’, South Australian School of Art Graduates Exhibition, SASA Gallery, UniSA, Adelaide, SA
- SALA ‘Emergence’, Keith, SA
Art Competitions and Awards
2011 - Finalist Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, Adelaide, SA
- Finalist ‘Driving Me Nuts’ Limestone Coast Art Prize, Keith, SA
- Finalist 41st Muswellbrook Open Art Prize, Muswellbrook, NSW
2010 - Finalist ‘Always On My Mind’ Limestone Coast Art Prize, Keith, SA
2008 - Finalist Ergon Energy Central Queensland Art Awards’, Rockhampton Art Gallery, QLD
- Finalist ‘Sports Mad’, Limestone Coast Art Prize, Keith, SA
2007 - Finalist ‘That’s Life Shit Happens’, Limestone Coast Art Prize, Keith, SA
2006 - Winner ‘Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n Roll’, Limestone Coast Art Prize, Keith, SA
- Professional Encouragement Award – Industrial Design, Design Institute of Australia
- Harry P Gill Memorial Medal for Applied Art, UniSA, Adelaide, SA
2003-2006 - Chancellors Letter of Commendation, UniSA, Adelaide SA
2004 - Deans Merit List, UniSA, Adelaide, SA
Professional Development and Experience
2017 - Accredited Member, Guildhouse
2016 - International Study Tour, Ludum Design School, Milan, Italy
2011 - Artist in Residence, Commemorative Bench Panels Project, Keith Area School, Keith, SA
2009 - International Ceramic Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
- Stephen Bird Ceramic Workshop, SASA, Adelaide, SA
2008 - ABAF, Exhibition Planning and Budgeting, Adelaide
2007 - ABAF, Artist Business Workshop, Adelaide
- 8th Festival in Ceramics, Bendigo, Victoria
2006 - Jane Sawyer and Prue Venables Workshop, SASA
- Presenter, Artist Talk, Keith Area School
- Steven Harrison - Fibre Reinforced Clay Bodies Workshop, SASA
- Paul Scott - Printing and Ceramics Workshop, SASA
Education
2019 current - Master of Arts (Curatorial and Museum Studies), University of Adelaide, SA
2017 - Master of Visual Art and Creative Practice, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
- Certificate IV in Small Business Management, Brace Training, Adelaide, SA
2016 - Graduate Diploma Visual Art and Creative Practice, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
2006 - Bachelor of Visual Art, Ceramics, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
1987 - Associate Diploma Ceramics, South Australian College of Advanced Education, Undersale, SA


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