Born 5th August 1984
EDUCATION
Jan-April 09 Mentorship with Allan Smith, Director of Multi-Media
Projects at Gibson International. Wellington, New Zealand
Jan-July 08 Zen Zen Zo company internship. Directing Intern. QLD
Jan 02-Dec 06 Awarded a Batchelor of Visual Art with Honours. Adelaide
Central School of Art, SA
Jan 06 Participated in Zen Zen Zo three-week intensive physical
theatre training, QLD
June 04- May 05 Completed the first year of the Certificate course
and 3 intensive drawing/painting marathons at the New York Studio School
of Drawing Painting and Sculpture, NY
Jan 04 Completed the two-week 2004 New York Drawing Marathon Held
in Adelaide, SA
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Oct 08 2008 Ruth Tuck Scholarship ($12 500), to undertake a 4 month
mentorship with Allan Smith, Director of Multi-Media Projects at Gibson
International in New Zealand
Aug 08 ‘Best in Fest’ Award ($2000) at 2008 Brisbane
Festival’s ‘Under The Radar’
May 08 Arts QLD Professional Development Grant ($2,500)
Feb 08 2008 South Australian Short Film Awards Best Animaion for
‘Work in Progress’
June 07 Arts SA Emerging Artist Mentorship Grant ($10,000)
to undertake a six-month mentorship with Lynne Bradley, the Artistic Director
of Brisbane based theatre company Zen Zen Zo
May 06 Emerging Artist Award ($4,000), a part of the ‘ONE”
exhibition, Adelaide Aust
Feb 03-06 Awarded a full scholarship for second, third
and fourth years of the degree course at Adelaide Central School of Art
based on outstanding results. (Value $49,000)
Nov 04 Mitsubishi Youth Scholarship ($10,000) as a part
of the Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale Youth Art Exhibition
Aug 04-05 Awarded a Scholarship to study at the New York
Studio School of Drawing Paining and Sculpture for the fall and spring semesters
June 04 Vicky Nottage Memorial Youth Art Award ($8,000)
Jan 04 Awarded a full scholarship to participate in the seven week
drawing and painting marathon at the New York Studio School, NY June-July
04. (Value $6,500)
Jan 02 Awarded 2002 Pro hart Scholarship. Fees 100% waived to commence
the Certificate 1V of Visual Art at Adelaide Central School of Art. (value
$9,000)
SOLO SHOWS / PERFORMANCES
Oct 09 'Port Festival, Port Adelaide SA, '2-Dimensional Life of Her'
Sept 09 Brisbane Festival 2009, QLD. 'Please Note', an interactive drawing installation
May 09 Australian Festival for Young People, Queens Theatre, Adelaide SA. '2-Dimensional Life of Her'
May 09 Australian Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide SA. 'WORK IN PROGRESS: version 1 a drawing installaiton'
April 09 April Meetings Festival, Belgrade, Serbia. ‘Drawing in Space’ a video installation
Feb-March 09 ‘2-Dimensional Life of Her’ NEW ZEALAND
TOUR> Presented on the fringe of the Wellington Fringe at Melling:Morse
Architects warehouse space. Subsequently invited to be performed at Te Whaea
National Centre of Dance and Drama, Massey University (Wellington and Palmerston
North campus’) and Kelburn Primary School
July 08 2008 Brisbane Festival’s ‘Under The Radar’,
QLD. ‘WORK IN PROGRESS’ a filmic-theatre production
Oct 07 Rubalad Art space, New York City, NY. ‘People’ An Exhibition of hundreds of faces,
found with pen on paper
Oct 06 Penny’s Hill Winery, SA. ‘Drawings and Paintings’. An exhibition of works
from New York
Oct 06 Carclew Youth Arts Centre, SA. ‘People’. An Exhibition of hundreds of faces,
found with pen on paper
Aug 05 New Land
Gallery, Port Adelaide in correlation with the ’05 SALA Festival,
SA. ‘A Little Learning’, An exhibition of works
created during one year of intensive studies in New York City
Aug 03 Exhibition in a factory building on Synagogue Place, in correlation with the 03 SALA festival, SA ‘Shades of Grey’. A prolific display
of Biro drawings
WORKS ON PERMANENT DISPLAY
Approx 60 large line drawings of pen drawn faces (up to 3x6m) in the Australian
Credit Union main offices in South Australia, Western Australia and the
Northern Territory.
PERFORMANCES AND RESIDENCIES
July 08 The Old Museum, QLD. Performed in Zen Zen Zo’s butoh inspired production
‘Zeitgeist’
Oct 07 Streets of Brisbane, QLD. Performer for ‘A Step in Your Shoes’ :An Interactive
Homeless Experience. Performers directed by Steven Mitchell Wright
Aug 07 Spiegel Tent, 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland UK. Performed with Amanda Palmer in the as a part of The Danger Ensemble
Aug 07 C Venues, 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland UK. Performed at the with Little Dove
Theatre Art company in the award winning dance/theatre installation Six
Women Standing In Front Of A White Wall
August 06 Backspace Theatre, Hobart TAS. Worked on a cross art form collaborative theatre piece
as a part of the Is Theatre Winter Residency
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Dec 07Prospect Gallery,
SA. ‘2007 Prospect Portrait Prize’
Apr 07 Perth
Institute of Contemporary Art, WA. ‘Hatched’. National graduate exhibition
Mar 07 The Drill Hall,
SA. ‘Helpmann Graduate Exhibition’
Feb 07 Central Gallery, SA. ‘Adelaide Central School of art Graduate Show’
Nov 06 Fleurieu Peninsula Bienalle, SA. ‘2006 Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale water prize Exhibition’
May 06 The Drill Hall, SA. ‘ONE’, An Exhibition of Established and Emerging
artists
Dec 05 Prospect Gallery, SA. ‘2005 Prospect Portrait Prize’
Nov 05 Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale, SA. ‘2005 Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale Food and Wine Prize’
Hardy’s Winery
Feb 05 The New York Studio School, NY. ‘New York Studio School Student Exhibition’
TEACHING AND SPEAKING IN HIGH SCHOOLS
June 09 Heathfield High School. Guest speaker
June 09 Le Fevre High School. Teaching artist in residence, working with year 9 students
June 09 Parafield Gardens Primary School. Teaching artist in residence, working with year 7 students
May 09 Mercedes College. Teaching artist in residence at - facilitating and instructing a full day drawing workshop for year 10 students
Oct 08 Golden Grove High School. Teaching artist in residence, giving artist talks and short drawing workshops
