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qualifications 2009 Master of Visual Arts, Monash University 2006 Diploma of Art (Visual Art), Victoria University 1993 Bachelor of Arts (English, Australian Studies), University of Queensland solo exhibitions 2010 Art by Night, collaborative exhibition with Wanda Bennett, Fiona Bishop, Magdy Shiha and Tracey Johnson, Paxton's Warehouse, Mackay, QLD Deep Structure, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery (Niche Gallery), QLD 2009 Memory Surfacing, Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park, VIC 2009 Maps of the Heart, Gargett Gallery, Gargett, QLD 2008 Sand Traveller, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC 2007 Immersion, Mackay Town Hall Gallery, Mackay, QLD group exhibitions 2010 Linden Postcard Show, Melbourne, VIC Art on Show, Mackay, QLD 2009 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hansen Art Awards, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, QLD Shi!ft, Reverse Garbage, West End, QLD Subject Matters, Artspace Mackay, QLD Artstreet, Sydney Street, Mackay, QLD Art on Show, Mackay, QLD Whitsunday Marine Art Show, Airlie Beach, QLD Gargett Drawing Prize, Gargett, QLD Sarina Art Extravaganza, Sarina, QLD 2008 Re:Connect, Level 17 Artspace, Victoria University, Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hansen Art Awards, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, QLD Regional Art Awards, Flying Arts, QLD 2007 Metamorphosis, Tracey Johnson & Jenny Leigh, Gallery 314, Richmond, VIC Rio Tinto Aluminium Martin Hansen Art Awards, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, QLD Flying Arts Regional Art Award, Rockhampton Art Gallery, QLD RAW07: Regional Artist Women: Belonging, Lagoons Gallery, Mackay, QLD Landcare and Wildlife Exhibition, Arthouse Gallery, Mackay, QLD 20 Perspectives, Dinner Plain, VIC The Art4Aid Prize, World Vision, Victorian Society of Artists' Gallery, East Melbourne, VIC Works on Paper, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC Linden Postcard Show, Melbourne, VIC Light of Life, Centenary Religious Art Prize, CCTC, Mulgrave, VIC 2006 Victoria University Graduate Exhibition, VU Gallery, Melbourne, VIC Victoria University Art Prize, VU Gallery, Melbourne, VIC Victorian Campus Art Prize & Exhibition, Per Square Metre, VIC 2005 Homage to Modern Masters, Port Art Gallery, Port Melbourne, VIC Victoria University Art Prize, Fitzroy Gallery, VIC Victorian Campus Art Prize & Exhibition, Box Hill Community Arts Centre, VIC 1993 Fringe Festival Group Exhibition, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin, NT Christmas Exhibition, Darwin Visual Arts Association, Darwin, NT arts projects 2008-10 River Rock to Mountain Top Festival, QLD: Artist in Schools and Community 2005
Hume City Council, VIC: Cultural Programs Coordinator 1993 Northern Territory Arts Council, NT: Community Arts & Cultural Development Officer 1990 Darwin Symphony Orchestra in Katherine Gorge, NT: Local Coordinator 1990 Yulngu Art & Craft Workshops, Katherine, NT: Workshop Coordinator 1989 Katherine Arts Festival, NT: Coordinator
artist's statement Fractal patterns are everywhere I look: in river systems, cellular structures, crystalline rock fractures, galaxies and aerial maps of human activity. Their rhythm comforts me like a heartbeat; even wild and unpredictable chaos has a pattern of its own. The interconnectedness of things has been a strong theme in my work, with patterns from nature emerging as a motif of this connectedness. As people, our habits, bodies, and behaviours all echo the off-beat symmetry of the fractal patterns around us, and this speaks to me of belonging, of an embeddedness in the natural world. Exploring the unknown is important to me in the creative process. I love art's “happy accidents” -I like to work with the natural tendencies of the materials to see what the work itself is suggesting, being a co-creator in a way. I experiment with many different kinds of media, including 3D objects, painting, printmaking, photography, installations, light based and ephemeral works. I love the process of collaborating with other artists, I find embarking on a creative journey together to be very energising, and I love the surprising and exciting fractal outcomes. I have also participated in many community based art projects, and enjoy seeing what the creative process brings when people work together in a hands-on workshop environment. |