I’ve had a lifelong love of nature and art. Many things interest me as an artist from the aesthetics of colour, unusual forms and textures to the issue of making a comment through my work. I like to produce works that can be humourous and fun but I also want to make a statement about issues such as the effect of humankind on nature. A continuing inspiration in my work is the concept of artifacts; objects that have existed for years and have been affected by weather, the environment and time. I am fascinated with the serendipitous colours, patinas and textures that eventuate through these elements.
Major influences of my work include the reuse of materials that have already had a life. While it is exciting to produce an artwork from new materials, sometimes a reused material can give an artwork an extra dimension, often due to the patinas and wear.
I have recently delved into the world of theatre props and am keen to explore this further. I would like the challenge of making something really unusual that someone else wants to see come to reality.
I hold a BA in Visual Art from Newcastle University and a Master of Letters in Visual Art from UNE. Exhibited in many group exhibitions in NSW and was a finalist in Sculpture by the Sea 2004, the Waterhouse Natural History Prize 2004 and the Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show 2006. Currently Assistant Director of Manning Regional Art Gallery at Taree.
Exhibitions
- 2007 3D at BP group exhibition at Blue Poles Gallery, Byabarra
- 2007 Confluence – Reclaim Life, North Coast artists, Port Macquarie Regional Gallery
- 2007 BOX, group exhibition at Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree
- 2007 Working Art, exhibition of TAFE art teachers at Tuncurry Campus
- 2007 “Song for a Tree”. Created insect props for children’s opera by Jeni van Oosten
- 2006 A Local Dialect, group show at Port Macquarie Hastings Regional Gallery
- 2006 Finalist, Thursday Plantation Sculpture Prize, Ballina
- 2006 Time + Tide, group show with Julie Slavin and Cate Macgowan at the Watch House Gallery, Balmain
- 2005 Confluence, group show of Mid North Coast Women Sculptors,
- Port Macquarie Hastings Regional Gallery.
- 2005 Finalist, Aquasculpture, Port Macquarie
- 2005 Construct whale form for Willie the Whale project on the banks of the Manning River, Taree
- 2004 Finalist, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
- 2004 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
- 2003 Go with the Flow, Blue Poles Gallery, Byabarra
- 2002 Staff to the Rescue, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Group show
- 2000 Forgeries, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Group show
- 1998 Graduate Show, Master of Letters, University of New England
- 1996 Tangible Figments, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Group show
- 1994 Third Prize, Contemporary Section, Walkom Manning Art Prize
- 1994 Tamworth City Art Gallery Fibre Exhibition (Graduating students of fibre, University of Newcastle)
- 1994 Wattagan Inn Gallery, with Julie Meyers
- 1994 Nine, Watt Space Gallery, Group show
- 1994 Arts Council of NSW travelling show, Postcodes
- 1993 Under Wraps, curated by Trevor Weekes at Watt Space, Newcastle
- 1993 Female Artists exhibition, University of Newcastle
- 1993 Boundary Runner, Watt Space Gallery, group show
