About
I take my inspiration from the changing seasons and colours of the Tasmanian landscape. The magic of nature offers an encounter with both lyrical beauty and an unpredictable powerful force.
Originally from Melbourne, I moved to Tasmania 10 years ago to take up a residency at the Salamanca Art Centre. This opportunity gave me an exciting chance to explore new landscapes and possibilities. I now live in the Huon Valley, where I take inspiration from the changing seasons and colours. I regularly hike in Southwest Tasmania, exploring the majestic and yet vulnerable landscape.
Through the making of art, my relationship with nature grows and deepens. The magic of nature offers an encounter with both lyrical beauty and an unpredictable powerful force. I believe it is the tension between what is familiar and the unknown that widens our consciousness and our understanding of the world around us.
Education
1995 | James Cook University, Bachelor or Arts with Honours
2012 | Lismore Tafe, Diploma Fine arts
Exhibitions
2020 | Drawn from Nature, Solo Exhibition, Colville Gallery, Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tasmania
2019 | Works on Paper, Colville Gallery, Salamanca Place, Hobart
2018 | Artists' Summer Show, Colville Gallery, Salamanca Place, Hobart
2017 | Colville Gallery, "Luminous Dark", Colville Gallery, Salamanca Place, Hobart
2016 | Finalist, Bruny 16 Art Prize, Bruny Island
2016 | Artist show, Colville Gallery, Salamanca Place, Hobart
2015 | Studio Gallery, From Which the Table is Laid, Salamanca Arts Centre, Tasmania
2015 | Studio Gallery, "Uplift", Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tasmania
2014 | The Top Gallery, "Held Afloat",Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tasmania
2014 | Studio Gallery, "Traversing the Land", Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tas
2014 | Autumn Arts Extravaganza, Nimbin, NSW
2014 | Blue Knob Gallery, "The Journey", Blue Knob, NSW
2013 | Autumn Arts Extravaganza, Nimbin, NSW
2012 | The Channon Gallery, An Unexpected embrace of an unknown place, The Channon, NSW
2012 | The Space Gallery, Tandem 10, A selection of University and Tafe Graduates, Lismore
2012 | Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin, NSW
2012 | Blue Knob Gallery, “Open House”, Blue Knob, NSW
2012 | Blue Knob Galleryy, “Into the Garden”
2012 | Autumn Arts Extravaganza, Nimbin, NSW
2011 | Blue Knob Gallery, “Memories of Childhood”
2011 | Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin, NSW
2011 | Church Street Lane, Bellingen “B is for Bird
2010 | Nimbin School of Arts, Auturm Arts Exhibition
Residencies
2014 -2016 | Salamanca Arts Centre, Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tasmania
Awards/Acquisitions
First Prize, Northern Rivers Tafe Student Acquisition Prize
First Prize, Jiggi Art Prize, Lismore, NSW
Jenny Dowell, Lord Mayor, Lismore