CV

Independent artist, arts manager, curator and writer

Born: Melbourne, Australia
Lived: Papua New Guinea and Melbourne

Education
Master of Fine Art (by Research) 2008, Monash University
Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours 2002, Monash University
Bachelor of Fine Arts 2001, Monash University

Residencies
2024 Residency: GlogauAIR, Berlin, Germany
2013   Residency: Museum fur Naturekunde, Berlin, Germany

Selected Exhibition History
2024 Forthcoming: The Collection solo, Five Walls, Footscray
2023 CCP Hahnemühle Summer Salon 2023, Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP), Fitzroy
2022 2021 ILFORD CCP Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP), Fitzroy
2021 The Nillumbik Prize finalist exhibition, Montsalvat Gallery, Eltham
2019 The Strong Women Project solo, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Ballarat
2017   The Entomology Collection solo, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Ballarat
2015   The New Museum solo, Seventh, Fitzroy
2015   The Magpie Museum collaboration, Trocadero ArtSpaces, Footscray
2015   Bird/Object solo, Northcote Gallery, Northcote
2014   Epitaph: Bird Specimens and the Culture of Collecting solo, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2012  The Birds of the Museum fur Naturkunde solo, Trocadero ArtSpaces, Footscray
2011  Fail Harder group exhibition, KINGS ARI, Melbourne
2010  Kings x Kings group exhibition, KINGS ARI, Melbourne
2010  Fox and Owl installation, Northern Exposure Festival
2010  Off to Never Never Land solo, 27 Gipps Street Gallery, Richmond
2009  Metadata and the Semantic Gap solo, Trocadero ArtSpaces, Footscray
2009  Cat and Bird: The European Collection solo, Seventh, Fitzroy
2009  On Colour Theory, group exhibition, KINGS ARI, Melbourne
2009  Taxidermied La Specola Lions installation Northern Exposure Festival
2008  Thylacine installation Northern Exposure Festival
2008  The Second Opinion solo, Monash University, Caulfield
2006  The Examination solo, Trocadero ArtSpaces, Footscray
2006  2006 Kodak Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP), Fitzroy
2006  Symptomatic #1 solo, Intrude Gallery, Fitzroy  
2003  Repetition group exhibition, Redbox Gallery, Collingwood
2002  Dining Alone group exhibition, 45 Downstairs, Melbourne
2002  Stir group exhibition, Gammaspace, Melbourne  
2001  Price Check on Fresh Produce graduate exhibition, Monash University

Grants
2013   Arts Victoria Arts Development Grant: Research and Development of a series of new works based on the collections of European and Australian natural history collections

Board Memberships
2016/18  CAVES Inc Board member
2014/17 Liquid Architecture Sound Inc Board member
2010/2011 KINGS Artist Run Initiative Board member

Selected Professional Creative Engagements
2015/24 Arts Development Consultant
2009/14 General Manager, Liquid Architecture Festival of Sound Arts
2009/12 Project Manager Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
2007/08 Event Producer, Liquid Architecture Festival of Sound Arts 
2006 Curator, Queen Victoria Women’s Centre
2006   Project Assistant, Venice Architecture Biennale proposal w/ Andrew McKenzie  
2004/06 Gallery Manager, Faculty Gallery, Monash University
2003/04 Assistant Gallery Manager, Faculty Gallery, Monash University
2003   Assistant Producer, Public Hangings Art Documentary, Series #3, C31