Exhibition History

2013                         Lead artist of Earthsong, interactive installation at Floating Land 2013    
2012 - present           Ongoing representation by Embellish Organics, Peregian Beach
Sept 2011                  Group Exhibition – Noosa’s Native Plants, Noosa Library
May 2011                   Installation at Southern Oracle Festival    
Apr/May 2011            Group Exhibition - The Matchbox Show, Noosa Regional Gallery
Mar 2011                   Group Exhibition - Belly Boards, Noosa Longboards, Hasting Street, Noosa
Feb/Mar 2011            Solo exhibition, Kawana Community Centre
Oct 2010                   Solo exhibition, Nambour Civic Centre
Jun 2010                   Group Exhibition, Carrington’s, Noosa Junction
Nov 2009                  Emerge, Group Exhibition, Noosa TAFE Graduate Exhibition
Jul 2009                    Travelling Scholarship, Group Exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery
Jul 2009                    Indepth, Group Exhibition, The O Studio, Kuluin
Nov 2008                   Group Exhibition, Peregian Hotel
Aug 2008                   Travelling Scholarship, Group Exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery
2008 - 2009                Various group exhibitions at Noosa TAFE




Awards 

2012                        Inaugral Green Art Scholarship Prize, Noosa Biosphere
2009                        Winner, TAFE Aquisitive Prize sponsored by TAFE Queensland
2009                        3rd Prize, TAFE Graduate Award sponsored by Highly Strung
2009                        Finalist, Travelling Scholarship (Open Category), Noosa Regional Gallery
2008                        Winner, Travelling Scholarship (Tertiary Category), Noosa Regional Gallery




Acquisitions

2009                        TAFE Queensland, (Emerge), Sunshine Beach Shack, Nov 2009, Mixed Media
2008                        Wide Bay Banking, (Travelling Scholarship), Pandanus, August 2008, Mixed Media



Commissions

2013                        Bringing Noosa’s Native Plants to the Surface: Design for Place, NICA & Noosa Biosphere
2011                        Noosa Surface Design Project, NICA    



Professional Experience

2009 – Present         Gallery installations (Noosa & Caloundra Regional Galleries & Cooroy Butter Factory)
2012                        Design for re-useable bags for the Noosa Biosphere
Dec 2011                 Bamboo Crew, Woodford Folk Festival
Sept to Nov 2011      Contracted Artist for promotion of Noosa’s Native Plants, NICA, Noosa
May 2011                 Assistant Coordinator at Floating Land (Arts & Environment Festival, Boreen Point)
May 2011                 Visual artist at Southern Oracle Festival
Feb 2011                  Volunteer at Earth Freq Festival
Dec 2010                 Festival Decor Set-Up Crew, Woodford Folk Festival
2009 - 2010             Volunteer at various children’s workshops at Noosa Regional Gallery
Sep 2009                 Workshop assistant at Melbourne Stencil Festival
Jun 2009                  Volunteer at Floating Land, Boreen Point
Mar 2009                 Work Experience at Ricard Glass, Witta
Jan 2009                  Work Experience at Image On (Screen Printers), Noosaville
Jan 2009                  Work Experience at Highly Strung Picture Framing
Nov/Dec 2008           Work Experience at Sunshine Coast Hot Glass Studio, Yandina
2002 - 2003              Self employed jewellery maker & seller
1996 – 2010             Various hospitality positions nationally and internationally




Education

2008 – 2009              Diploma of Visual Arts, Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE
2009                         Introduction to Photoshop, Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE
2008                         Introduction to Welding, Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE
2000 - 2001               Diploma of Hospitality Management
1999                         1st year of Bachelor of Screen Production, QCA, Griffith University