Solo Exhibitions
2023 Objects of a Different Archaeology New England Regional Art Gallery and Museum, Armidale.
2019 Works on Paper - Featured Artist at ACS Gallery Tenterfield, NSW
2018 Journeys - invited installation artist at Crossxpollination, Colac/Otway Shire, Victoria
2017 Flight - invited installation artist at Crossxpollination, Colac/Otway Shire, Victoria
2013 Library of Atlas – Tweed Regional Gallery, NSW
2012 Library of Atlas – Gallery 159, Brisbane, Qld
2011 Armchair Traveller – Stanthorpe Regional Gallery, Qld
Armchair Traveller – Gympie Regional Gallery, Qld
2010 Armchair Travel - Gallery 159, The Gap, Brisbane, Qld
Partnered Solo Exhibitions
2022 The Constant Sampler -with Liz Evans and Maris Herr – Sinclair Gallery, Geelong, Vic
2016 The Forgotten Botanist – with Liz Evans and Maris Herr – Strathnairn Gallery Canberra ACT; Sinclair Gallery, Geelong, Vic; Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery, NSW
2016 Finds – with Anne Leon – Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle
2014 Drawer of Worms – with Liz Evans and Maris Herr – Sinclair Gallery, Geelong, Vic; Gallery 159, Brisbane, Qld
Prizes
2024 1st Prize Sculpture- Armidale Art Prize, Armidale Art Gallery NSW
2023 2nd Prize Landscape Tenterfield Show
2022 Popular Choice Prize Biblio Art Awards, Blarney Books Port Fairy Victoria
2021 Popular Choice Prize -Inverell Art Prize
2021 Second Prize Sculpture – Armidale Art Prize, Armidale Art Gallery NSW
2019 First Prize Sculpture – Armidale Art Prize, Armidale Art Gallery NSW
2016 First Prize - Paper on Skin, Burnie Regional Art Gallery Tas - collaboration with Kath Wilkinson and Dr Denise N.Rall, work acquired by Burnie RAG
Selected Curated and Invitational Exhibitions
2024 Richard Randall Studio Gallery – with Mt Cootha, Borderline Regional Arts Assoc Brisbane
Stanthorpe Art Prize – Stanthorpe Regional Gallery,Qld
Mini Print Exhibition- Kingaroy Art Gallery Qld
Where I Find Peace – Rosalie Art Gallery, Toowoomba, Qld
2023 Canopy – New England Contemporary Print Gallery, Armidale NSW
2022 Finding Your Thread Timeless Textiles Gallery Newcastle
Libris Awards finalist Art Space MacKay
Art in the Mill , Ballandean
Armidale Art Prize Armidale Art Gallery
Sea Land Sky Lines with Papermakers and Artists Queensland, Richard Randall Space, Mt Cootha, Brisbane
Journey on the Border with Borderline Regional Arts Assoc, at Surat Gallery, Maranoa Qld
2021 Shanghai Biennale – with International Association of Paper Makers and Artists, China
Coral Jubilee Exhibition – University of Tasmania with International Association of Paper Makers and Artists
Armidale Art Prize Part 1 and Miniatures -Armidale NSW
New England Landscape- Invited, New England Regional Art Gallery and Museum, Armidale NSW
Prints from Borderline- Borderline Regional Arts Association – Texas RAG, Stanthorpe RAG
Blarney Books Biblio Art Prize- finalist, Port Fairy, Vic
Mail Trail -Acquisition Exhibition, works acquired, ACS Gallery Tenterfield
2020 New England Landscape – New England Regional Gallery invited selection, Armidale NSW
Design Eye Paper on Skin – finalist in collaboration with Dr Denise N.Rall – Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Tasmania
Art Word Place – Regional Australia Institute, Canberra
Laugh Out Loud – Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, QLD
Inverelle Art Prize – Inverelle Gallery, NSW
Panorama Project Tour – with Arts NW, touring northern NSW Libraries
Tenterfield Show – 1st Prize Drawing
2019 Australiana Art Prize 9 “x5”– Artists’ Studio Collective Gallery, Tenterfield NSW
Art in the Mill – Ballandean, Qld. Invitational
Art Word Place – Tamworth Regional Gallery, NSW, Invitation Arts NW
From My Backyard – with Borderline Regional Artists Assoc. at Stanthorpe Regional Gallery
Lap It Up – Stanthorpe Regional Gallery Qld
Armidale Art Prize – 1st Prize Sculpture, Armidale Art Gallery,
Hidden – with Paper Makers of Victoria, Box Hill Victoria
In Between – with Papermakers and Artists of Queensland, Redcliffe Regional Gallery, Qld
2018 LOL Exhibition Stanthorpe Regional Gallery QLD
Borderline On the Move – with Borderline Regional Arts Assoc. – Inverell Regional Gallery
Match Box Exhibition, Twenty Five Years – with Papermakers and Artists of Queensland –
Unfurled - with Papermakers of Victoria – Sinclair Gallery Geelong Grammar School
2017 Luminescence Within – with International Artists and Paper Makers Assocation, travelling
2016 Stanthorpe Regional Gallery Art Prize, Stanthorpe Regional Gallery QLD
Paper Bespoke: Carnival – with Papermakers of Queensland Coorory Butter Factory Gallery, Noosa Heads, Qld
Stories in Small Spaces – Gympie Regional Gallery, Gympie Qld
2015 Stories in Small Spaces – Impress Gallery, Brisbane
Paper Currents – with Papermakers of Victoria, Warrandyte, Vic.
Traditional and Transformational – Joomchi and Beyond –New Bedford Museum, Mass, US
Director’s Choice – Gallery 159, The Gap Brisbane
Into Paper – with the Papermakers of Queensland Gallery 159 The Gap, Brisbane; Gympie Regional Gallery, Qld
2014 IAPMA Conference Exhibition – Museum of Paper and Watermarks, Fabriano
Bojagi and Beyond Conference Exhibition, Korea
Into Paper – with Papermakers of Queensland, Redcliffe Regional Gallery, Brisbane
Mapping Common Ground, with Papermakers of Victoria
2013 Spectrum -Gallery 159 The Gap, Brisbane
Zines - Hand Held Gallery, Melbourne
Through Green Eyes - Gatackers Gallery, Maryborough, Qld
2012 Joomchi and Beyond - Atrium Gallery and Warwick Museum of Art, Rhode Is. USA
Postcard Exchange Project -Postal exchange, Paper Makers of Queensland
View- Brisbane City Library with Paper Makers of Queensland
Earthworks-Open Drawer Gallery with Paper Makers of Victoria, Melbourne
Artists Books -Artisans Book Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
Information on exhibitions pre 2012 is available.
Publications
Articles in: Textile Fibre Forum, August Issue 2010; Textile Fibre Forum, August Issue 2012; Regular Columnist in Textile Fibre Forum 2013-2015
Authored CD limited edition books published by Textiles Anyone: Tales of Daring Do; Adventures of the Not-So-Famous Four; Totally Simple Plant Paper
Information pre 2010 is available.
In Collections of:
NSW State Library
New England Regional Gallery, Armidale, NSW
Janet de Boer OMA – former CEO The Australian Forum for Textile Fibre Arts, and editor of TAFTA magazine
Glenys Mann – CEO of Fibre Arts Australia and fibre artist
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Qld
Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW
My work is regularly on consignment at:
ACS Gallery 1/199 Rous Rd Tenterfield NSW
Professional Associations and Memberships
Papermakers of Victoria
Papermakers and Artists of Queensland
IAPMA (International Association of Paper Makers and Artists)
Borderline Regional Arts Association- Secretary
Artists’ Studio Collective Gallery, Tenterfield
Print Council of Australia
Artists Residencies
2021 Tenterfield Railway Museum, NSW
2017 COPACC, Colac/Otway Shire, Vic
2016 Curtin Springs Station, NT
2015 Curtin Springs Station, NT
Workshops Tutoring
Studio and Residential Workshop Tutor for Arts NW; Australian Forum for Textile Arts NSW and Vic; Fibres West WA; Fibre Arts NZ and Australia; Papermakers of Victoria; Tweed Regional Gallery NSW; Gympie Regional Gallery; New England Regional Gallery and Museum; Tenterfield Shire Library; Timeless Texiles Newcastle; Grampians Textures Hall’s Gap Vic;
Camp Creative Bellingen; Studio Tutor for Papermakers of Victoria; Stusio tutor for Tweed Regional Gallery; Studio Tutor for New England Regional Gallery; Studio Tutor for Stanthorpe Regional Gallery; Studio Tutor for Paper Artists of Gippsland East; Studio Tutor for Embroiders Guild of NSW, Lismore; Studio tutor Gympie Regional Gallery, Qld
Professional Development
1978 Graduated from Alexander-Mackie College of Advanced Education and National Art School in Sydney Post Graduate Workshops include Papermaking- Kathy Nix (ANU), Christine Ballinger (Flaxton Mill, Qld), Peter and Donna Thomas (Paper Mills US), Marilyn Wold (US), Joomchi with Jiyoung Chung (US & Korea); Bookbinding - Adele Outteridge (Australia),
Amanda Degener (Cave Paper US ), Carol Barton (Book Engineer US);Stitch- Dorothy Caldwell (US), Irma Chelmsworth, Effie Mitrofanis , NSW Embroiderer’s Guild; Installation- Pat Langford (US), Ruth Hadlow (Aust.) Sandy Webster (US) Jeanette Gilbert (New Zealand); Metal - Maris Herr, Keith lo Bue (Aust.)Etching- Wim de Vos; Mono Printing - Sandra Pearce;
Mokulito -Sam Sonsnowski; Lino printing - Wayne Singleton; Etching Lizzie Horne; Painting - Wendy Stavrianos (Aust.); Ochres with Sandy Webster(US); Indigo Dyeing – Allan Tremain, Fran Regan