| |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | ARTIST BIOGRAPHY | | | Artist's Biographical Statement | | | 'Backgrounds in art teaching, science, environmental activism, an interest in contemporary culture and future solutions and a recent inclination towards collaborative exhibitions with artists and non artists (scientists, architects, planners etc) together have contributed to the narrative potential surrounding the artwork I produce.' | | | Academic | | | Bachelor of Arts/science, University of Queensland
Graduate, Kelvin Grove Teachers College - art teaching specialist | | | Recent Exhibition History | | | 2011 Exhibitor in the International Animal Studies Conference art exhibition, Griffith University
2011 Prometheus Art Prize, Gold Coast
2010 Duke Award for Contemporary Art, Gold Coast
2010 Bio-diverse-city exhibition as part of the Treeline project, Sunshine Coast Regional Council
2009 Prometheus award - Gold Coast
2009 Brisbane Grammar Art Show
2008/9 Curator and exhibitor in Bio-diverse-city - a group exhibition at Logan Regional Art Gallery
2008 Swell Sculpture Festival
2008 'Smalls Gallery' exhibition, Swell Sculpture Festival
2007 Unconscious Content - solo exhibition at Logan (regional) Art Gallery - environmental issues
2005 Different Spheres - solo exhibition of painting and sculpture at the Doggett Street Gallery, New Farm, Brisbane
2005 Swell Sculpture Festival "Smalls" exhibit, Currumbin, Qld
2004 In the Stream - solo exhibition of environmentally themed painting and sculpture at Logan (regional) Art Gallery
2004 Solo exhibition at the Painters Gallery, Tamborine Mountain
2003 Group exhibition of painting at The Painter's Gallery, Tamborine Mountain, Queensland
2003 Group exhibition at Corporate Art, Gold Coast, Queensland
2002 Surfaces and Symbols - solo exhibition of painting and sculpture at Metro Arts, Brisbane, Queensland
2002 Group exhibition of painting at Logan (regional) Art Gallery, Queensland
2002 Mt. Warning as a Gothic Possibility - solo exhibition of painting and sculpture at Doggett Street Studios, Newstead, Brisbane | | | | | | Prices, Selections | | | 2011 Selected as an exhibitor in the International Animal Studies Conference art exhibition, Griffith University
2011 Selected as a finalist in the Prometheus Art Prize, Gold Coast
2010 Selected as a finalist for the Duke Prize for Contemporary Art, Gold Coast
2010 First prize (contemporary painting), $5000 Moreton Bay Art Award
2009 Selected as a lead artist for the Sunshine Coast Regional Council's Treeline Project
2009 Selected as a finalist for the biennial Prometheus Award for Contemporary Art, Gold Coast
2008 Won competitive commission to create public sculpture for Logan Historical Museum
2006 Won competitive commission to build a large public sculpture for Logan City Council
2004 Second prize Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery Sculpture Competition
2003 Second prize Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery Painting Prize
2002 First prize Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery Sculpture Competition | | | | | | Public Art Commissions | | | 2009 Invited to submit proposal for major public art work for the Berrinba Southwest project
2008 Won competitive commission to create public sculpture for Logan Historical Museum
2007 Commissioned to supply 20 paintings for the new Logan City Council administration building
2006 Won competitive commission to build 'Democracy' - a large public sculpture for Logan City Council
2006 Commissioned by the Logan and Albert Conservation Society to produce a collaborative environmental sculpture with communities of the former Beaudesert Shire Council | | | | | | Work in Collections | | | Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery
Logan City Council
JBT Select Realty
KordaMentha Corporate Advisory
Logan Historical Museum
Work in private collections in Australia and overseas | | | | | |