Education

            Certificate IV Training and Assessment TAA40104. 2010

            Apprenticeship, six months, Terra e Fucco studio of Carla Corna.  Studying the Maiolica technique. Deruta, Italy.  1987

            Independent Gallery tour through Central Europe with study notes.  1987

            BA Visual Arts City Art Institute, (now COFA) University NSW Sydney.  1985

            Early Renaissance Art study tour of Italy, Sydney University. Sydney NSW.  1983

Selected Exhibitions & Commissions

·       Louisa Lawson Life scale bronze for the Community of Mudgee, NSW. Commissioned Rotary Club, Mudgee 2022

·       Louisa Lawson Marquette and Medallions in bronze. Rotary Mudgee 2022

·       The Waterhouse Women. Four le scale bronze portrait busts of Gai Waterhouse, Louise Waterhouse, Kate Waterhouse and Hoda Waterhouse. Private commission by Robert Waterhouse. Bowral 2020

·       Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) Design Competition for the design and implementation of a commemorative statue of Joy Cummings AM, Australia’s first female Lord Mayor and Lord Mayor of Newcastle from 1974-1984. Life scale bronze portrait unveiled by Newcastle lord mayor Nutuali Nelmes 2019

·       Portrait bust of Janet Storrier, Private commission by Tim Storrier, Bowral, NSW. Portrait cast in bronze by Crawfords casting. 2019

·       Portrait of Bill Waterhouse, Private commission by Robert Waterhouse, Sydney, NSW. Portrait of Bill Waterhouse at 125% scale in bronze. 2018

·       Portrait of Bill Waterhouse, Private commission by Robert Waterhouse, Sydney, NSW. A 25% scale Marquette of the full portrait figure in bronze, series of four. 2017

·       Wheat Lumper, Ariah Park Community Project, Main Street, life size bronze figure running up wheat sacks. 2016

·       Wheat Lumper Maquette for Ariah Park Community Inc. A 25% scale maquette. 2015

·       Drawn from the Table, exhibition of paintings and ceramics at Fairview Artspace, Mudgee 2014

·       Women of Substance, Fairview Artspace, Mudgee NSW. Group exhibition of select women artists 2014

·       Jessamy Bell, Fire Station Gallery, Dubbo NSW. Exhibition of illustrations for the fable Jessamy Bell written by Sam Paine, 2014

·       “Wild”, Fairview ArtSpace, Mudgee NSW Exhibition of drawings and sculpture. 2013

·       Exhibition and Book Launch of Mother Goose, Butchers Shop Café, Mudgee NSW a collection of nursery rhymes illustrated by participants and artist facilitators. 2013

·       Rosby Sculpture Garden Exhibition, Mudgee NSW.2012    

·       “Women of Substance”, Exhibition, Fairview ArtSpace, Mudgee NSW 2010 

·       Art London, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, SW3 London, UK. 2008         

·       “Mud to Masterpiece” exhibition, High Valley Winery, Mudgee. Exhibition of ceramics made from local clay. 2007

·       Secret Garden Winery, Mudgee. Concrete life size figurative water feature, unveiled by George Souris, member for                             Upper Hunter, NSW. 2004

·       Sculpture Object and Functional Art Exhibition, Chicago, USA. Collection of ceramic figurative sculptures. 2000

·       Exhibited SOFA, Chicago, USA. Collection of ceramic figurative sculptures. 1999

·       Exhibited SOFA Chicago and New York, USA. Collection of ceramic figurative sculptures. 1998

·       Tablescape.  Mudgee NSW.  Maiolica decorated sculpture and tableware.1996

·       Artist in Residency, Platts, Winery Mudgee NSW.1996      

·       Platts Winery, Mudgee, NSW.  Exhibition of regional ceramicists, Opened by Louise Doyle, Director of Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst. 1995   

·       “Nature, Perception and the Imagination”, Manning Regional Art Gallery Taree, NSW. 1995

·       “Claysculpt”, Mudgee, NSW. Works selected by Greg Daley. 1995

·       “Stable of Artists”, Mudgee, NSW. Opened by Evan Williams, NSW Minister of Arts.  Works selected by                     Alan Sisley, Director of Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, NSW. 1995

·       “Myth and Magic”, Mudgee, NSW, Opened by Janie Raffin, Excutive Officer, Regional Galleries                                               Association of New South Wales, Australia. 1994

·       Winner of Manning Walkom Biennial Art Prize.  Judged by Mark Widdup, Fine Art Cooks Hill Galleries,                  Newcastle, NSW. Life size bust in ceramic. 1994

·       ‘The Utopians”, Mudgee, Opened by Janet Mansfield, Editor; Ceramics, Art and Perception.  Exhibition of figurative ceramic sculptures.1993

·       Winner of Sculpture section, Mid North Coast Society, Taree, NSW. Opened by Poet, Les Murray, and Judged by Patrick Carrol. 1993              

·       Orana Clayworks Exhibition, Mudgee, NSW. Opened by David Simmons, Federal Member for Calare. 1991

·       “Commedia dell’Arte” Exhibition, Italian Consul General Residence, presented by Sylvia Scalichi.                            Sydney, NSW. Collection of Commedia dell Arte figurative characters in ceramic 1989

·       “Her Personal Idiom”, Craigmoor Winery, Mudgee, NSW. Opened by Dr Scalichi, Italian Consul General. Solo exhibition of figurative ceramic sculptures. 1988                 

·       “From the Outback to the Green Heart”, Montefalco Festival, Montefalco, Italy. Solo Exhibition, 1987

·       Antique Engraving Colourist, Victoria and Albert Galleries, Dorking, Great Britain. 1986              

·       Women’s Collective Exhibition, Selwyn Street Gallery, Paddington, NSW. 1985               

Teaching Experience

                          Diploma and Advanced Diploma Drawing Dubbo TAFE (Part-time) 2016 - 2019  

                        Part time teaching Painting Diploma and Advanced Diploma Orange TAFE (Part-time) 2016         

                        Art for Youth Sculpture workshop, Dunedoo NSW 2016

                        Drawing Diploma and Advanced Diploma (Part time) Dubbo TAFE 2015

                        Art for Youth, Sculpture workshop, Dunedoo NSW 2015

                        Painting Diploma and Advanced Diploma (Part time) Dubbo TAFE 2014

                        Art for Youth, Sculpture workshop, Dunedoo NSW 2014

                          Mudgee Arts Workshops, Painting and Drawing. 2013 - 2016

                          Certificates III and IV Drawing and Sculpture, (Part time) TAFE Western, Mudgee. NSW 2010 – 2012

                            Ceramics Study Group NSW, Guest speaker, 3-hour lecture with slides detailing work process. Sydney.  2001

                            Artist in residence at Fairview, Mudgee, NSW. 1995 -1997

                        “Tablescape”, Mudgee. NSW coordinated and instructed local painters and potters on the                                                  Design, creation and decoration of Tableware using the Maiolica technique for 300 dinner                                                 settings, consisting of plates, espresso cups, bowls and condiment bowls. 1996

                        Sculpture course, 5 weeks, Taree Adult Education, Taree NSW. February and April 1994

                        Guest Artist, Life Drawing and Sculpture Workshops, Chatham High School, Taree, NSW. 1994

                           Life Drawing Courses, Taree Adult Education. NSW. 1993      

                          Painting Certificates III and IV, (Part time) TAFE Western, Mudgee, NSW. 1991-92

                        Drawing Certificates III and IV, (Part time) TAFE Western, Mudgee, NSW. 1991-92

                        Kandos, Drawing Certificates III and IV, Part time, TAFE Western NSW. 1990

                        Artist in residence, Craigmoor Winery, Mudgee.NSW.1988

                        Creative Co-coordinator, Wine Festival Exhibitions Craigmoor, Montrose and Amberton Wineries,                                       Mudgee, NSW. May - December. 1988

                        Assistant coordinator, Mudgee Bush Craft and Music Festival, October to January 1988.                                                        Artist in Residence Ceramics Dept. Deruta, University of Perugia, Italy. 1987

Affiliations/Memberships

2014 -2022                   NAVA Professional Membership

2001 - 2013                  Sculptors Society