Education

2013 Bachelor of Visual Arts Honours, Southern Cross University Lismore
1988 Graduate Diploma in Secondary Art Education, University of Sydney
1984 Certificate Course in Rudolf Steiner Education, Parsifal College for Adult Education
1983 Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Art Studies, Sydney College of Advanced Education 1981 Diploma of Arts in Fine Art and Craft, Tasmanian College of Advanced Education

Awards and Residencies

2019 Artist Residency (3 weeks), Bruny Island, Tasmania

2018 Border Art Prize (finalist)
What Is Water II - Artist Residency, Ubud, Bali
Artist in Residence at LillyPilly Preschool, Brunswick Heads

2017 What is Water I - Artist residency - Ubud, Bali
2016 Lyn McRae Drawing Prize, Noosa Regional Gallery (finalist)
2015 Border Art Prize, Gold Coast Regional Gallery (finalist)
Korean Arts Foundation Prize, Sydney (finalist)
2014 Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery (finalist)
Korean Arts Foundation Prize, Sydney (finalist)
2009 Gold Coast City Art Prize (finalist)
Travelling Scholarship, Noosa Regional Gallery (finalist)
2008 JADA, Grafton Regional Art Gallery (finalist)
Shearwater WAVE show, Mullumbimby (Highly Recommended)
2007 Border Art Prize, Gold Coast Regional Gallery (finalist)
The Churchie, Brisbane (finalist)
2004 Shearwater Wearable Art Performance, Mullumbimby (prizewinner) 1980 Albert Hall Art Prize, Launceston, Tasmania (finalist)

Installation and Performance Projects

2019 Drawing in the Dark - Overnight Vigil at Cape Bruny Lighthouse precinct, June, Tasmania
2019 Performance drawing (in collaboration with eurythmist Jan Baker-Finch) - Myocum
2017 Holi Art Party, Myocum
Art Studio Foundation Ritual, Myocum (video)
2015 The Washing of the Feet - Easter, Myocum
2013 Fingal’s Cave: Multi-media Installation - September, Myocum - November, Southern Cross University, Lismore
2009 Love Is Allways Yes - Installation in Noosa National Park
2008 Love Is Allways Yes - Installation in Noosa National Park

Solo Exhibitions

2019 Retrospective Show for Opening of Art Studio, Myocum
2018 The View Reveals Itself, Ballina Regional Gallery
2014 Anthroposophical Society Conference, Mullumbimby
2010 Yes, PS Gallery, Brisbane
1981 Bowerbank Mill, Deloraine, Tasmania

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020 c.a.s.e postcard show, on-line exhibition, Mullumbimby
2019 c.a.s.e postcard show, Byron School of Art Project Space, Mullumbimby 2018 Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery
c.a.s.e postcard show, Byron School of Art Project Space, Mullumbimby
2016 Byron Art Classic, Byron Bay
2015 Korean Art Prize, Sydney Collectables, Cowper Art Gallery
c.a.s.e postcard show, Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby Border Art Prize, Gold Coast Regional Gallery
Byron Art Classic, Byron Bay
2014 Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional gallery Korean Art Prize, Sydney, Gold Coast City Art Prize
2013 Traces, Honours exhibition, Southern Cross University, Lismore Anthroposophical Society Conference, Canberra
Is and Is Not (with Tom Psomatragos) Mori Gallery, Sydney Byron Art Classic, Byron Bay
2012 Shearwater WAVE show, Mullumbimby
2009 Shearwater WAVE show, Mullumbimby, Gold Coast City Art Prize, Gold Coast Regional Gallery JADA, regional NSW, QLD and Victoria touring exhibition
2008 Shearwater WAVE show, Mullumbimby JADA, Grafton Regional Art Gallery
2007 Smalls Show, Still at the Centre, Byron Bay Border Art prize, Gold Coast Regional Art Gallery Group show, Roxy Gallery, Kyogle
Bentley Art Prize, Bentley
The Churchie, Brisbane, Kempsey Art Prize, Kempsey
2006 Flying Arts Regional Art Awards, Pinnacles Gallery, Thuringowa, QLD This Place, Case Gallery, Mullumbimby Shearwater WAVE Show, Mullumbimby Crystal Castle, Wearable art, Mullumbimby.
2005 My place - Our Town, Case Gallery, Mullumbimby
Shearwater Wearable Art Performance, Mullumbimby
Artist's Books Show, Next Contemporary Art Space, Southern Cross University Lismore
2004 Shearwater Wearable Art Performance, Mullumbimby 1999 Women's Art Show, Bangalow
1997 The Buttery Group Show, Bangalow Group Show, Bare Bones Gallery, Bangalow 1991-96 Echo Easter Art Classic, Byron Bay
1989 Group Show, Glebe
1983 The End Game, Postgraduate and Masters students of City Art Institute Exhibition, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
1981 Launceston Gallery group Show, Tasmania
Fibre 81 - Craft's Council of Tasmania Group exhibition, Hobart, Tasmania 1980 Graduate Show TCAE Newnham, Launceston Library, Tasmania.
Albert Hall Art Prize - Launceston, Tasmania
Wearable Art Exhibitions, Launceston and Hobart, Tasmania

Research Projects and Publications

2015-2018 The 19 Lessons - Art Research Investigations - directed by me in collaboration with Brigitta Gallagher and 12 other artists over 4 years in 3-day weekend workshops
2013 Initiation as Installation - Honours Project and Exegesis