Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University, School of Art and Design,  College of Art and Social Sciences 2019 

Graduate Diploma in Education, Newcastle University 1997

Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts, Newcastle University  1996 

Solo Exhibitions

2022 The enchantment of things, Megalo print studio, Canberra 

2021 Discovery Michael Reid Murrurundi, NSW

2021 Unwrapped, Michael Reid Northern Beaches, NSW

2020 Strange Days Indeed M16 Gallery, Canberra

2019 Objects of Empathy Curated by David Broker, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra

2019 In search of lost time Gaffa Gallery, Sydney

2018 Making Home PhD Graduation, The ANU SOA&D Gallery, Canberra

Selected Group Exhibitions and Prizes

2025 The Earth Teaches, The Art Museum of Jyväskylä, Finland

2025 Wriggly Tin, Horeshoe Gallery, Canberra

2025 Melbourne Art Print Fair, Linden New Art, St Kilda, Melbourne

2024 Waygoose, Megalo Members show, Megalo Print Studio, Canberra

2024 The Goulburn Art Award, Goulburn, Finalist

2024 Devour, Grainger Gallery, Canberra

2023 National Emerging Art Prize, Sydney, Finalist

2023 Ravenswood Art Prize, Sydney, Finalist

2003 Burnie Print Prize

2022 Beyond the Verbal, Finnish Embassy, Canberra

2022 A painted Table, Grainger Gallery, Canberra

2022 Today, M16 Artspace Studio artists exhibition, Canberra

2022 The Succours, Material Purpose, ANCA, Canberra

2022 A Painted Table, Grainger Gallery, Canberra

2022 Muswellbrook Painting Prize, Muswellbrook, Finalist

2022 Summer Harlequin, Grainger Gallery, Canberra

2021 M16 Drawing prize, Canberra, Finalist 

2020 Small Works, Beaver Galleries, Canberra

2020 The Waverley Art Prize, Sydney, Finalist

2020 The Goulburn Art Award, Goulburn, Finalist

2019 Geo: Art of the collection, Project Gallery, ANU, Canberra

2019 Shelflife, May Space, Sydney

2017 Dreaming of Remembering, ANCA, Canberra

2017 Cut it Out, Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra

2016, Kate Derum Tapestry Prize, Melbourne, Finalist

2015 Illusion to Actual: painting explored through the realm of the object, School of Art and Design Foyer Gallery ANU, Canberra 

2015 Wangaratta Textile Award, Wangaratta, Finalist

2015 M16 Drawing prize, Canberra, Finalist 

2014 The ANU School of Art and Design Drawing Prize, Canberra, Highly commended

2007 Exploration 7, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne

Residencies and Grants

202I Megalo Print studio Artist Residency (six months)  

2021 Homeground Funding for Artists impacted by Covid 3 Arts ACT Grant (1 year)

2025 "Confronting and connecting people through the arts: nature, nurture and educaiton" , Blended International Program (BIP) , Univeristy of Applied Sciences Savoina, Kuopio Finland, Invited presenter.

2025  "Creative Learning Pedagogy Research Project: Collaboration between the National Gallery of Australia and the University of Canberra." Creative Schools Conference, University of Sydney.

2024  "Drawing relations that Matter." AAANZ Conference, Canberra

2024 "Cross-disciplinary learning and teaching methods; the influence of space on learning, thinking like an artist in the classroom, and lifelong learning through art" National Visual Arts Education Conference, National Gallery of Australia

2023 "Art for Wellbeing" Faculty of Education Conference, University of Canberra.

2022 “Beyond the Verbal: an intercultural education project for using creativity” Faculty of Education Research Conference, Dare to be curious: finding purpose in educational research, University of Canberra. Invited presenter 

2022 “Beyond the Verbal: an intercultural education project for using creativity” Finnish Embassy, Canberra. Invited speaker for the Design Canberra Festival 

2022 Artist Talk: “The enchantment of things” Megalo Print Studio, Canberra

2021 “Embracing Ambiguity: the role of visual arts diaries”. Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Conference, Sydney. Invited presenter 

2020 “The place of the Arts in a school improvement journey”. University of Canberra Affiliated Schools Conference Canberra. Invited presenter 

2019 “Creating with Creatives”. Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Canberra  Invited presenter 

2019 “Voiceless voice: composing visual texts with agency and impact”. Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Conference, Melbourne Invited presenter 

2017 Making Home: (re)collections of objects in painting and textiles. HDR conference, ANU Canberra.

2016 “What is a painter doing in Textiles?” Textile symposium/Textile triennial, ANU, Canberra. Invited presenter 

2015 Artist Talk Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award, Wangaratta Art Gallery

2014 “The budgie and the Anvil: Tales of Objects and Heterotopic space” 

Thesis proposal, School of Art Graduate Conference, ANU, Canberra