EDUCATION
2016 –2018PhD candidate University of Sydney
2007Master of Fine Art, Sculpture (Research), College of Fine Arts, UNSW
1997Master of Art, Sculpture (Coursework), College of Fine Arts, UNSW
1988Diploma of Fine Art, Sculpture, Claremont School of Art, Perth
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
Precarious, M Contemporary, Woollarah, Sydney
2016Unravel, AirSpace Projects, Marrickville, Sydney
2012Traces, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby, Sydney
2006Life Boat / Thuyen Cuu Roi, Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi, Vietnam
2002Telling Stories, Wentworth Falls School of Art, Blue Mountains, NSW
1998Linger, Kidogo Arthouse, Fremantle, Western Australia
1997
Swarm, mAudespAce, Sydney
1995Dream of Black Dogs, aGOG, Canberra
1995Recent Work, mAudespAce, Sydney
1992Vision and Dreaming, Tamworth City Gallery, NSW
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019Hidden: Rookwood Cemetary Sculpture Walk, Sydney
2019Heroine: Celebration and Protest in Women’s Art, M Contemporary, Sydney
2018In Translation, Verge Gallery, University of Sydney
2018Nothing is Static, Sydney College of the Arts Galleries
2016Diaspora-Making Machines, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney
2015Harbour Sculpture, Sydney
2014Sculpture at Sawmillers, Sydney
2012
Blake Prize, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2012Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney
2012Hidden: Rookwood Cemetary Sculpture Walk, Sydney
2012Paper Now, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby, Sydney
2011Insitu, Sculpture Exhibition, Mosman, Sydney
2011Hidden: Rookwood Cemetary Sculpture Walk, Sydney
2010Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Presbyterian Ladies College, Sydney
2009Nam Bang!, Casula Powerhouse, Sydney
2008Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Werribee Park, Victoria
2007Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney
2007Phoenix Prize Exhibition, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra
2006Di Vat / Reliquary, Exhibition at SNAP! Gallery, Fairfield, Sydney
2005Blake Prize Exhibition, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
2003Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi, Sydney
2003Decoding (Sub) Cultures – Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney
2002Microscape, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
2001Sculpture Exhibition, Multiple Box, Danks Street, Sydney
2001Article, Woolloomooloo Wharf, Sydney
2001Sculpture By the Sea, Bondi, Sydney
2000Sculpture By the Sea, Bondi, Sydney
1999siTed ’99, Charles Darwin Walk, Wentworth Falls, NSW
1999On the Tiles, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
1998 – 1999The Monaro GTS (Great Touring Show), touring Northern Territory, South Australia & Queensland.
1998 – 1999
Ways of Being, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, touring N.S.W. & Queensland Regional Galleries
1998Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney
1998Switch, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
PUBLIC ART
2015Public Art, Glenwood Community Hub, Blacktown City Council, Sydney
2015Migration Public Art Project, Wollongong City Council, NSW
2013Auburn Town Center Public Art (shortlisted artist), Auburn, Sydney
2012Change Markers Art Project, Bonnyrigg, Sydney
2011Community Art Project, Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, NSW
2008 – 2010
Artist Planner, Blacktown Village Green, Blacktown City Council, Sydney
2008Public Art Planner, Bankstown CBD, Bankstown City Council, Sydney
2008Windsor Cultural Mapping Project, Hawkesbury City Council, Sydney
2006Public Sculpture, Fourth International Sculpture Symposium, Hue Vietnam
2004Public Art (shortlisted artist), Parramatta Heritage Centre, Sydney
2002 – 2003
Public Art Commission, Carrington Place, Blue Mountains City Council, NSW
1998Public Sculpture Commission (design stage only), Leichhardt Council, Sydney
AWARDS
2014Emerging Artist’s Award, Sculpture at Sawmillers
2008Popular Choice Award, Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award
2000COFA Alumni Acquisitive Prize
2000Honorable Mention, Sculpture By the Sea
1999First Prize, Katoomba Art Street Prize, Blue Mountains City Council, NSW
GRANTS
2009Marketing Grant, NAVA/NSW Ministry for the Arts
2006Australia Council Festivals Australia Regional Residencies (co-recipient)
2004Research grant for field trip to Vietnam funded by COFA, UNSW
2001Marketing Grant, NAVA/NSW Ministry for the Arts (co-recipient)
1995Marketing Grant, NAVA/NSW Ministry for the Arts
RESIDENCIES
2018
Gunyah Creative Residency, NSW
2017Arteles International Residency, Finland
2014Blacktown Studio Residency, Sydney
2011Fraser Studio Residency, Sydney
2010The Paper Mill Residency, Sydney
2006Artist Residency, Hue, Vietnam
1998Fremantle Studio Residency, WA, courtesy NSW Ministry for the Arts
1997 – 1998
Studio Residency, courtesy Blackwattle Studios, Sydney
1996Studio Residency, The Ultimo Project, courtesy COFA, UNSW
FINE ARTS TEACHING
2006 – 2018
Lecturer in Sculpture, Australian Catholic University, Sydney
2001 – 2012
Part-time teacher in Fine Arts, Nepean Art & Design Centre, TAFE NSW
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2019Heartbreaking art among the gravestones, Elizabeth Fortescue – The Sunday Telegraph
2017Precarious, catalogue essay by Paul Howard – M Contemporary
2015OZ Arts Magazine, Issue 5 Winter, (cover and feature story)
2015The Art Life, New Work Friday #181 http://theartlife.com.au
2012Wind in the wings, Elizabeth Fortescue – The Daily Telegraph
2012Traces, catalogue essay by Elin Howe – Incinerator Artspace (Exhibition Catalogue)
2009Library a fitting destination for Sculpture, Diana Streak – The Canberra Times – 2009
2009Nam Bang! Lucy R. Lippard – Art Asia Pacific, Issue 66
2009Nam Bang! curated by Boitran Huynh-Beattie – Casula Powerhouse (Exhibition Catalogue)
2009Nam Bang! Eliza Garnesy, Artlink Vol 29 no 2
2008Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award (Exhibition Catalogue)
2003De-Coding (Sub) Cultures, Adnan Begic – Blacktown Arts Centre (Exhibition Catalogue)
1998Ways of Being, Jennifer Hardy – Ivan Dougherty Gallery (Exhibition Catalogue)
1995Feminist, Yet Strong and Accessible, Sasha Grishin – The Canberra Times
1995Seeing through the bickering between Craft and Art, Felicity Fenner – Sydney Morning Herald
COLLECTIONS
Artbank, Australia
artsACT, Australia
University of Sydney
College of Fine Arts, UNSW
Seidler Collection