
Welcome! I’m an artist based in the peaceful rural landscape of Biripi Country, the mid north coast of NSW, Australia.
My life is blessedly simple, I create art and volunteer in wildlife rescue.
The soul of this place and all of its creatures inspire everything I make.
Glad you're here!
Artist Statement
This website is a portfolio of my creative practice. It features only recent work, from 2022 onwards, marking the dramatic shift in my life as I moved from suburban Sydney to a large rural property.
​​
Since moving I've discovered new impetus to create, inspired by the rich sensory input of trees, wildlife, and close proximity to the ocean. Always fascinated by biomorphism I have been researching into the works of early women artists such as Emma Kunz, Agnes Pelton, Hilma af Klint, and Georgiana Houghton - artists whose work explored the creative force of the unconscious and spirit realms.
​​
Constantly influenced by my 35-year career in dance and community arts, my creative process is anchored in automatism which is a making approach that embraces spontaneity, unfiltered expression and a connection to the subconscious mind. I embrace multiple mediums, but drawing is at the centre of my explorations. I create pieces that allude to a sense of the ineffable and these works serve as personal amulets; my longing to connect to the unseen and supernal.
​
Recent credits
2022-present
Highlights
2024
Finalist - Focal Point Photography Award / Assimilation (digital photograph)
2023
Winner -Pix From the Stix - Gloucester Art Gallery - Assimilation (digital photograph)
​Finalist - Hunter Emerging Art Prize - as above so below (video)
Selected - Summer Salt - Group Exhibition - Newcastle Art Gallery - I breathe the sea (drawing)
2022
Finalist - Fishers Ghost Art Award – Contemporary Section – as above so below (video)
Finalist -Works on Paper Prize -Blackstone Gallery - Anatomy of Time (photogram)
Winner -Pix From the Stix - Gloucester Art Gallery - Sky Sandwich (B/W photo)
Commended - Taree Art Society Open - Trees: they speak to each other (watercolour)
Collaborative Projects
2024
2023
Embryology Futures - Dance film - Video contributions
Dir/editor: Narelle Benjamin
Words I wish I had - Immersive Performance Installation - Illustrations
Dir: Aslam Abdus-samad
Publications
2024
Critical Dialogues magazine: Edition 15: TIME - selected photo essay and writing
To see a more detailed CV please see attached