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