making art workI am an Australian contemporary visual artist who values connection and collaboration. I focus on bookarts, mixed media and sculptural installation. Memory, loss and language overlay my artworks and inform my creative intentions. |
'Resource Removal' (with Pamela Kusabs) - 2019, mixed media, 14x68x12cm
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working with others: my latest exhibition project
'The Letters Project' - 2015/2016, Collaborative Art Project (Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, Blackall Cultural Centre, outback QLD & Shophouse 5 Gallery, Singapore)
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Collaboration is an integral part of my art practice. Such exchanges enhance and allow the development of empathy, understanding and connection. My upcoming exhibition The Object Project will be based on drawings of keepsakes that others hold dear. I am seeking anyone who has a special 'reminder' object to be part of this show at NorthSite Contemporary Arts 2020. 
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working with others: previous group projects
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Regional centres are full of self-starting, motivated artists who group together towards a common outcome - a vibrant and sustainable arts community. These collaborative projects, (both formal or otherwise), enrich and challenge all participants and are just FUN! I have worked closely with a broard range of individuals, artist groups and arts organisation as a mentor, curator, coordinator and co-collaborator since 2010. |
'The BIG Print Event' - 2016, Inkmasters Cairns Community Engagement Arts Project, Tanks Arts Centre
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working with art: creativity for everyone
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Inclusive art can deliver a range of positive outcomes for both artists and participants, from the wellbeing and health benefits, to the creation of new and divergent aesthetics, to an expansive commentary on contemporary culture. I teach practical art skills along with art history and theory at TAFE Queensland (Cairns campus). I am also available for specific art engagement activities, having formal teaching qulifications and holding both Blue (Working with Children) and Yellow (Working with Disability) cards. |