Artist
I continue the long process of learning to paint and learning what paint is. I endeavor through the act of painting to further my comprehension of my materials and how to handle them effectively- to pull forth each pigments intrinsic characteristics when requested by the painting.
I aim to take my material knowledge and imbue it with 'Stimmung' - a releasing of our internal Spiritual World and it's transformation into a physical form
After 3 years spent studying Old master techniques with my mentor Charlie Sheard and exhibiting regularly in Australia; I left the South Coast to broaden my knowledge and develop my painting practice.
In March of 2017 I flew into Toulouse and started a journey that spanned from Spain to Amsterdam - I visited the museums and galleries along the way and stood in front of the paintings I had only seen in books.
I took my notes, inspiration and moved into a beautiful studio located at the renowned Baumwollspinnerei in Leipzig - I spent the rest of the year here painting, observing the changing Northern seasons and immersed in the local history of great figures such as Bach and Goethe.
A residency with the Glogau Artist in Residence program saw me move to Berlin from January till April where extensive use of the museums and trips to surrounding areas culminated in an exhibition.
Before I returned home in 2018; I was also able to explore more Art history in Greece, France, Turkey and Malta. A short hosting with Chinese artist Hu Quin Wu in Beijing also helped to open my eyes to the vast depth and knowledge contained in Chinese art.
In early 2019 I was awarded a scholarship to partake in the NG Art Creative Residency in Provence. This residency culminated in an exhibition held in early May. A further residency in Crete and 3 months painting in Japan saw the end of my current endeavours overseas.
I found a studio in Wyong and continued to paint. In March 2023 my solo exhibition 'Apotheke' was recently launched at the Straitjacket Gallery in Newcastle NSW.
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Representation
Newcastle, Australia
Barcelona + Berlin
Teaching Positions
2014 - 2018
2016 - 2018
Industrial Design, Enmore Design Center, Sydney
Jewelry Design Illustration, Enmore Design Center, Sydney
Selected Exhibitions
2024
2024
2023
2021
2019
2019
2019
2018
2016
2016
2015
2013
2012
Salón de Verano, Beta Contemporary, Barcelona
Soft Conversations, Gosford Regional Gallery, Australia
Apotheke, Straitjacket, Newcastle
Reset and Revival, Studio W, Woolloomoolo
Open Beta, Studio Beta, Berlin Germany
Connexions Silencieuses, Eygalieres France
Mas de Palerins, Eygalieres France
Open studios, Glogau Artist in Residence, Berlin Germany
For art’s sake, Shop Gallery, Glebe Australia
The 'ISM' of art, Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong Australia
Eleutheria, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney Australia
Sketches and Studies, Global Gallery, Sydney Australia
Presence, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney Australia
Prizes and Residencies
2023
2023
2019
2019
2019
2018
2017
2017
Frost Over Barraba - Grand Prize
Arts Gunnedah Annual Exhibition - Grand Art Champion
Island Goen, Ojika Japan
Lakkos Project, Heraklion Greece
NG Art Residency Scholarship, Provence France
GlogauAIR, Berlin Germany
Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig Germany
The Greenhouse, Berlin Germany