CV
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University, School of Art and Design, College of Art and Social Sciences 2019
Graduate Diploma in Education, Newcastle University 1997
Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts, Newcastle University 1996
Selected Exhibitions between 2018 and 2022
Solo Exhibitions
2022 The enchantment of things, Megalo print studio, Canberra
2021 Discovery Michael Reid Murrurundi, NSW
2021 Unwrapped (mini release), Michael Reid Northern Beaches, NSW
2020 Strange Days Indeed M16 Gallery, Canberra
2019 Objects of Empathy Curated by David Broker, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra
2019 In search of lost time Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2018 Making Home PhD Graduation, The ANU SOA&D Gallery, Canberra
Residencies and Grants
202I Megalo Print studio Artist Residency (six months)
2021 Homeground Funding for Artists impacted by Covid 3 Arts ACT Grant (1 year)
Selected Group Exhibitions and Prizes
2023 Ravenswood Art Prize, Finalist
2022 Beyond the Verbal, Finnish Embassy, Canberra
2022 Today, M16 Artspace Studio artists exhibition, Canberra
2022 The Succours, Material Purpose, ANCA, Canberra
2022 A painted Table, Grainger Gallery, Canberra
2022 Muswellbrook Painting Prize, Finalist
2021 M16 Drawing prize, Finalist
2020 Small Works, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2020 The Waverley Art Prize, Finalist
2020 The Goulburn Art Award, Finalist
2019 Geo: Art of the collection, Project gallery, ANU, Canberra
2019 Shelflife, May Space, Sydney
Conferences and Symposiums
2024 "Cross-disciplinary learning and teaching methods; the influence of space on learning, thinking like an artist in the classroom, and lifelong learning through art" National Visual Arts Education Conference, NGA
2023 "Art for Wellbeing" Faculty of Education Conference University of Canberra.
2022 “Beyond the Verbal: an intercultural education project for using creativity” Faculty of Education Research Conference, Dare to be curious: finding purpose in educational research, University of Canberra. Invited presenter - peer reviewed
2022 “Beyond the Verbal: an intercultural education project for using creativity” Finnish Embassy, Canberra. Invited speaker for the Design Canberra Festival
2022 Artist Talk: “The enchantment of things” Megalo Print Studio, Canberra
2021 “Embracing Ambiguity: the role of visual arts diaries”. Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Conference, Sydney. Invited presenter - peer reviewed.
2020 “The place of the Arts in a school improvement journey”. University of Canberra Affiliated Schools Conference Canberra. Invited presenter - peer reviewed
2019 “Creating with Creatives”. Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Canberra Invited presenter - peer reviewed
2019 “Voiceless voice: composing visual texts with agency and impact”. Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Conference, Melbourne Invited presenter - peer reviewed
2017 Making Home: (re)collections of objects in painting and textiles. HDR conference, ANU Canberra.
2016 “What is a painter doing in Textiles?” Textile symposium/Textile triennial, ANU, Canberra. Invited presenter - peer reviewed
2015 Artist Talk Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award, Wangaratta Art Gallery
2014 “The budgie and the Anvil: Tales of Objects and Heterotopic space”
Thesis proposal, School of Art Graduate Conference, ANU, Canberra