Education

 1993 - Ceramic Certificate, East Sydney Technical College

 1997 - Diploma of Art (Ceramics) Australian National University

2009 - Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) Ceramics, Sydney College of the Arts

2010 - Certificate IV Training and Assessment

 

Teaching Experience

2006- 2015- Part-Time teacher at Gymea, Hornsby and Nepean College of TAFE, teaching Ceramic Design and Visual Arts & Craft, at all levels from Certificate IV to Diploma.

 

 Awards and Grants

 2009 - The 5th World Ceramic Biennale 2009 Korea International Competition- Honourable Mention, Diploma of Honour Award.

2009 - Japan Foundation - Arts and Cultural Exchange Grant

2008 - Recipient of the Japan Foundation’s JENESYS (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) Grant.

2006 - The University of Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts Jerome de Costa Memorial Award.

 

Residencies

1999 -2000 - Sturt Craft Centre, Mittagong, Australia

2008 - August – October – Three-month residency at Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan.

 

Exhibitions

2015- 'Turn Turn Turn'-The Studio Ceramics Tradition at the National Art School- NAS Gallery.

2015- 'Table Talk 2'- Kerrie Lowe Gallery.

2015- 'Sculpture in the Valley'- Art's in the Valley- Kangaroo Valley, NSW.

2014- Solo exhibition: 'X3'- matter,receptive space,manifestation - China Clay Gallery,Sydney.

2014- 'WHITE'- three distinct styles,three parallel practices.Group exhibition with painter's- Natasha Marshall & Lisa Madigan - Berry Sourdough Cafe/Gallery,Berry NSW.

2013- ‘Harbour Sculpture’- Clarkes Point, Huntershill.

2012- ‘Hidden’- A Rookwood Cemetery Sculpture Walk, Rookwood Cemetery

2012-‘Teachers’- An Exhibition of Ceramics Teachers around NSW, Kerrie Lowe Gallery.

2012- ‘Sphere’- Concept : Sculpture : Utility- An exhibition of staff of the ceramic section at Hornsby Tafe, The Gallery- K Block, Hornsby College Of TAFE.

2011- ‘In Situ 11’- Mosman Festival of Sculpture and Installation, Mosman.

2011- ‘In Clay & An Unnatural History Of Nature’- Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre.

2011- ‘Transferring the Image’- Kerrie Lowe Gallery

2010 - ‘340 GRAMS’, Clay Energy Conference, Group show.

2009 -  ‘I Love SCA’, Sydney College of the Arts Graduation Exhibition.

2009 - ‘New Friends Art and Adventure’, Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney.

2008 - ‘No Where Men’, Shigaraki Ceramic Institute Gallery, Japan.

          ‘No Where Men’, Gallery Deux Poisson, Tokyo, Japan.

( Both joint exhibitions with Indonesian ceramic artist Nurdian Ichsan)

2007 - Sydney College of the Arts Degree Show

 

International Competitions/ Exhibitions

 2009 -Selected for the 5th World Ceramic Biennale 2009 Korea International Competition.

2010 - Jakarta Contemporary Ceramic Art Biennale 2010 # 1