Practice Statement
This practice engages material, environment, and human gesture as a site of exchange. Forms emerge through interaction rather than fixed intention, carrying traces of process and transformation. Each work records an unfolding process shaped by relationships.
Education
Graduate Diploma of Ceramics, Federation University, 2022
Appointments
Honorary Alumni Artist in Association, Federation University
Awards & Recognition
Finalist, Infuse Art Prize, 2024
Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Art Acquisition Award (3D), Federation University Arts Academy EYE Exhibition, 2022
Cheryl Twomey Memorial Award, $2,500, Federation University Arts Academy EYE Exhibition, 2022
Letters of Commendation, Federation University (awarded across five semesters), 2019 — 2021
Finalist, Flanagan Art Prize, 2017
Publications
Ballarat Times, interview, 31 May 2024
Journal of Australian Ceramics, Vol. 62 No. 2, July 2023
The Courier, feature/interview, 24 November 2022
Exhibitions
2026
Cover Versions ‘26, 5 September — 30 October, Gallery 10, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
Ballarat Potters, 6 September — 4 October, Ross Creek Gallery, Smythes Creek VIC, Australia
60 BC, 16 May — 14 June, Kank Wolverang Records Gallery Space, Ballarat VIC, Australia
Unfeigned (two-person exhibition with Tonya Blizzard), Harlow Gallery Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC, Australia
2025
Cover Versions ‘25, Creative Ballarat, Kank Wolverang Records, Ballarat VIC, Australia
The Great Takeaway 25 — DINE & TAKE, Creative City Ballarat, Ballarat Mining Exchange, VIC, Australia (commission)
Craft Lab 2025: Intangible, Creative City Ballarat, Ballarat Mining Exchange, VIC, Australia (curated exhibition)
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC, Australia
2024
Space Between Movement (solo exhibition), Ross Creek Gallery, Smythes Creek VIC, Australia
Infuse Art Prize (finalist), Ross Creek Gallery, Smythes Creek VIC, Australia (collaboration with Jem Olsen)
ACOS — Australian Ceramics Open Studios, Ross Creek Gallery, Smythes Creek VIC, Australia
Our Stories in Clay, Ross Creek Gallery, Smythes Creek VIC, Australia
The Great Takeaway 24 — DINE & TAKE, Creative City Ballarat, Ballarat Mining Exchange, VIC, Australia (commission)
Craft Lab 2024: Form & Function, Creative City Ballarat, Ballarat Mining Exchange, VIC, Australia (curated exhibition)
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC, Australia
2023
Summertide, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC, Australia (invitational exhibition)
ACOS — Australian Ceramics Open Studios, Ross Creek Gallery, Smythes Creek VIC, Australia
Craft Lab 2023: Light & Dark, Creative City Ballarat, Ballarat Mining Exchange, VIC, Australia
Great Outdoors, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC, Australia (invitational exhibition)
2022
EYE 2022 Graduate Exhibition, Federation University Arts Academy, Ballarat Mining Exchange, VIC, Australia
Tableware Exhibition, Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Newtown NSW, Australia (invitational exhibition)
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC, Australia
2021
Visit Ballarat UNESCO Creative City Ballarat Ceramic Artists, City Hall, Ballarat VIC, Australia (invitational exhibition)
Benchmark 21, Federation University Arts Academy Visual Arts, Post Office Gallery, Ballarat VIC, Australia
50 Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC, Australia
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC, Australia
2019
Benchmark 19, Federation University Arts Academy Visual Arts, Post Office Gallery, Ballarat VIC, Australia
Expressions of Landscape, Backspace Gallery / Art Gallery of Ballarat VIC, Australia (curated collaboration with Liz Blizzard and Angela Robinson)
2017
Flanagan Art Prize (finalist), St Patrick’s College, Ballarat VIC, Australia
Commissions
The Great Takeaway 25, Creative Ballarat, (dining event)
The Great Takeaway 24, Creative Ballarat, (dining event)
Private commissions (selected works for individual clients)
Collections
Selected works held in the Federation University Art Collection and private collections across Australia.
Invited Projects & Community Engagement
2026 Ballarat Grammar Charity Art Exhibition & Auction — invited ceramic work contribution.
2025 Community of Mugs Cups for Pete — invited artist contribution
Memberships
The Australian Ceramics Association
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Members
Craft Victoria
Art Gallery of Ballarat Association
Ballarat Arts Alive
Federation University Alumni
Yoga Australia (Level 3 — Senior Teacher)
Image: Handcrafted Japanese-style brushes (bamboo & dog hair), 2019