Ceramics Education

2015 Bachelor Visual Arts (Honours) at The Australian National University (ANU); Ceramics major
2002 Certificate III Ceramics: Illawarra Institute of Technology, Goulburn.

I have attended workshops by the following artists: Chris Myers, Archie McCall, Ginny Conrow, Alistair Whyte, Matthias Ostermann, Kaye Pemberton, Sandy Lockwood, Janet DeBoos, Jack Doherty, Victor Greenaway, Susie McMeekin, Mark Leuthold, Suzanne Wolf, Anita McIntyre, Jingdezhen Pottery Workshop, Cathy Franzi and Anne Mossman.

 

Awards

2015 The Emerging Artist Support Scheme (EASS) Strathnairn Arts – The Anita McIntyre Award for Ceramics (studio residency and exhibition).
2015 EASS Alliance Française Exhibition Award.
2014/5 EASS Canberra Potters Society Exhibition Award.
2014/5 EASS Ceramics Technical Subscription Award.
2012 ANU Image in Transition co-production. Hand Back animation selected for inclusion in National Film & Sound Archive permanent collection.
2008 Royal Canberra Show: First Place & Overall Pottery Champion.
2005-18 Royal Canberra Show: various awards for wheel thrown pottery.

 

Exhibitions

2025 Inhabited, Gungahlin Arts, Studio Studio, Canberra
2024 Hold 111, Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra
2023 Craft + Design Canberra, Members exhibition, Canberra
2022 Vessel, Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra
2021 Transformation: Craft ACT Members exhibition, Canberra
2020 Care of : Craft ACT Members exhibition, Canberra
2020 Postcards from Gungahlin: online exhibition hosted by Gungahlin Arts, Canberra
2019 Hold, Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra
2019 Visionaries: Craft ACT 2019 members exhibition, Canberra
2018 Time and Tide, Suki & Hugh Gallery, Bungendore
2018 Craft ACT Annual Members exhibition: Place Makers, Canberra
2018 Mutabilis, Claybodies, MU Gallery, Sydney
2017 DESIGN Canberra: Shine Dome Re-imagined
2017 City of Design: Craft ACT members exhibition
2016 EASS Alliance Française, Canberra
2016 EASS Strathnairn Arts, Canberra
2016 EASS Canberra Potters, Canberra
2015 Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art, Canberra
2015 EASS Canberra Potters, Canberra
2015 Protean, Claybodies Ceramic Group, Nishi Gallery, Canberra
2015 BeLonging, The Australian Ceramics Association, ANU School of Art Foyer Gallery, Canberra
2015 Delineations, Claybodies Ceramic Group, Form Studio & Gallery, Queanbeyan
2014 Graduating Exhibition 2014, ANU School of Art, Canberra
2014 Typography Exhibition,  ANU Chifley Library, Canberra
1998-2014 Canberra Potters Society, members selected annual exhibitions, Watson Arts Centre, Canberra
2014 Random 2014, ANU School of Art Foyer Gallery, Canberra
2013 The Product Collective ANU student project, Craft ACT POD, Canberra
2011 Belconnen Arts Centre, selected markets, Canberra
2010 Life is just a Bowl of Cherries – Watson Arts Centre, Canberra
2009 Mugs Game – Watson Arts Centre, Canberra
2009-2005 Gallery 289, Canberra
2003/02 Clay Connection – Goulburn Branch Library & Watson Arts Centre, Canberra

 

Related Professional Employment

My early working life involved working for Sydney advertising agencies & film production houses in varying capacities of Art Studio/Creative Department Coordinator & Television Production Manager/Producer.

 

Arts Community

2024/25 Invited Volunteer Judge, The Royal Canberra Show, Pottery
2015 Volunteer, Stepping Up, The Australian Ceramics Triennale.
2013 Volunteer assistant to Anita McIntyre, ANU Print and Clay Symposium.
2011 Volunteer coordinator Clay Cohesion, Canberra Potters Annual members exhibition.
1998-2000 Volunteer committee member & publicity officer, Canberra Potters.
1997-2003 Volunteer manager, Canberra Youth Choir.

 

Membership

  • The Australian Ceramics Association
  • Canberra Potters
  • Craft + Design Canberra
  • Suki & Hugh