Australian Printmaker 

I studied at the City Art Institute/UNSW College of Fine Arts, completing my Master of Art in 1994 and Master of Fine Arts by Research in 2012.  I have run short courses in printmaking at The College of Fine Arts, Duroloid, Vic and the Sturt Workshops in Mittagong, NSW. Exhibiting since 1986, both in Australia and internationally, I have been the recipient of numerous awards, scholarships and residencies including; the PLC Scholarship to attend Impact 6 Conference in Bristol, England, the 2005 Geelong Acquisitive Print Award and was one of the Print Council of Australia’s Annual Print Commission artists for 2002.  In 2008 I was awarded an artist in residence at the Moores Studio, Fremantle Arts Centre, WA and in 2018 participated in a residency at The Art Vault, Mildura and was the Artist in Residence at The Australian Print Workshop, Vic. In 2011 and 2013 I was selected for the Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition held in Christchurch, New Zealand where I gained an Honourable Mention and in 2011 I exhibited at the Istanbul Biennale and was the Grand Prize Winner of the Silk Cut Print Award.  In 2017 I was invited to exhibit in The 3rd Global Print in Duoro, Portugal and in 2019 was selected for the 7th Guanlan International Print Biennial, China, The Huagesund International Festival for Artistic Relief Print, Norway  and was one of twelve International finalists in The On Paper Contest, Spain. I have participated in major survey exhibitions of contemporary Australian printmaking in State and regional galleries. My work is represented in a number of International and public collections including; Associacio' , Barcelona, the Art Gallery of NSW, Australian National Gallery, State Library of Victoria and various regional galleries.