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Solo Exhibitions

2008 Barossa Regional Gallery – Noughts & Crosses
2007 Arthouse Mackay – Noughts & Crosses
2006 Gargett Gallery – Myself & Me Too
2005 Gargett Gallery - Sinistra
2005 Whitsunday Anglican School - Letters of Intent
1999 Mackay City Library
1997 Mackay City Library
1996 North Eton Pottery Store & Gallery

Group Exhibitions

2008 Clay Canvas Feathers – Gargett Gallery
2008 Libris Awards for Artists Books – Artspace Mackay.
2007 Flying Arts Brisbane Exhibition – Metro Arts.
2007 Flying Arts Regional Exhibition – Rockhampton Art Gallery.
2006 Compact Prints 2006 – Umbrella Studio, Townsville.
2006 Flying Arts Regional Exhibition – Pinnacles Gallery, Thuringowa
2005 Habitus Habitat – Great!walks Art & Environment – Artspace Mackay
2005 Great!walks Art & Environment - Artspace Mackay
2004 The River - Artspace Mackay
2000/2 Flying Arts INK- Tour selected galleries Qld, NSW, NT.
1999 Aspects - Mackay Entertainment Centre
1996 Mountains of Colour - Walter Reid Centre, Rockhampton.
1995 Sense of Self - Flying Arts Inc. - Arts Qld Building, Brisbane.

Awards

2008 Mackay Art-on-Show Works on Paper Prize
2007 Mackay Art-on-Show Local Artist Award
2003 BHP Cannington Drawing Award - Cloncurry Arts Council
2002 Print Award - Sugartime Art Exhibition
2002 Open Award - Pioneer Valley
2002 Contemporary Figurative Award - Sarina Visual Arts.
2001 SAS Strategic Award - Barcaldine.
2001 Miniature Award - Pioneer Valley.
2000 Gordon Waterson Memorial Prize - Pioneer Valley Show.
1999 Winner - Easel based works - Emerald Gallery
1999 Miniature Award - Pioneer Valley
1998 Mackay Harbour Marina Award
1996 Mirani Shire Council Award
1995 Pastel Award - Mackay.
1988 Mackay Modern Art Prize

Public Art

2008 River Rock to Mountain Top Festival – Shadow Puppet Performance Assistant
2005 Great Walks Project - Eungella National Park
2004 Pole Painting Project - Pioneer Valley
2004 Mural Project - Gargett State School
2002 Pole Painting Project - Mackay City Heart
1995 Mural - Marian Mill (Project Manager)
1995 Winner - Mural - Mackay Airport

Professional Development

Completed painting, art & design, printmaking, sculpting workshops with nationally acclaimed tutors.
Trained in art museum management and practice with Queensland Art Gallery.
Art teacher – children and adults

Community Involvement

2008 Puppet Project – River Rock to Mountain Top
2007 Residency – Middlemount Coalfields to Coast
2004/8 Regional Rep - Flying Arts Inc
2003 Australia Day Cultural Award - Mirani Shire
2002/8 Volunteer - Artspace Mackay
1998 Vocational Service Award - Mirani Rotary Club.
1997 Platypus Award for Community Service- Pioneer Valley Tourism & Development

Artist statement

The rainforest is my local landscape and I love to escape to the tranquility of the darkness, dampness and greenness to draw, paint and express a variety of emotions through a variety of media.

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