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 07
Prospect 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

May – June 06  Pembroke Secondary School. Teaching artist in residence at Pembroke Secondary school- Facilitated and designed 2 full day drawing workshops for year 10 students, in addition to ongoing work with year 10’s and 11’s teaching drawing 3-4 days a week