RESUME
Education
2011-12
Currently studying as a PhD candidate, Photography and Media Arts, ANU School of Art
2010
Graduate Certificate in Professional Writing (Editing), University of Canberra
2000
MA (Visual Arts) by Research Australian National University, School of Art
1995
Bachelor of Arts (Visual Art) Hons, Australian National University, School of Art. Major: Sculpture, Sub-major: Art Theory, Additional Studies: Interactive Multimedia
Selected exhibitions
2012
Crossing the Rubicon with Erica Seccombe, Australian National Capital Artists Gallery, Dickson, Canberra
v.o.i.d video installation developed from collaborative site-specific performances with Helen Michaelsen and Mona Oren during residencies in Northern Thailand in 2010 and 2011. Shown at Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman House, Canberra
2011
Natural digressions, University of Technology Gallery, Sydney group exhibition with Erica Seccombe, Waratah Lahy, Penelope Cain, Kirsten Farrell, Rose Montebello and Al Munro; 3 March – 3 April
2010
Natural digressions, Level 17 Artspace; group exhibition with Erica Seccombe, Waratah Lahy, Penelope Cain, Kirsten Farrell, Rose Montebello and Al Munro; Flinders St Melbourne, 12 – 29 October
2009
Phoenix prize for spiritual art, finalist, ANU School of Art Gallery ACT, 2 – 25 April 2009
2008
Touching space video installation exhibited at Canberra Contemporary Art Space (CCAS) Gorman House ACT, 23 May – 5 July 2008
2007 – 2008
Proximity tour to Walter Reid Cultural Centre Gallery, Rockhampton QLD, Bega Regional Gallery, NSW and Tamworth Regional Gallery NSW, group exhibition with Blaide Lallemand and Caroline Huf
2006
Social Capital, Canberra Contemporary Art Space ACT, curator: Lisa Byrne
TouchFinish, CIT Fashion, Art and Design Staff exhibition, ANCA Gallery Dickson
2005
Dwell, High Court of Australia, part of 24/7: Temporary public art activating Canberra’s parliamentary zone, curator Bronwen Sandland
Dimensions Variable sculpture exhibition, ANU School of Art Gallery, curator Bronwen Sandland
2004
Proximity in collaboration with Caroline Huf and Blaide Lallemand, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka
Common time in collaboration with Christina Merry as part of There’s no time at Craft ACT, curator: Barbara McConchie
Place face down to copy ANU School of Art Gallery, curator: Erica Seccombe
2003
Artists and musicians collaborations, curator: Merryn Gates, ANU SofA Gallery
Domain ephemeral public art project in Garema Place, Civic, Canberra coordinated by ArtsACT and ANU School of Art
2002
Sleep object produced and exhibited in performance devised by Wendy Morrow, ANU SofA Gallery, Canberra
© artists who work with cardboard, Fremantle Arts Centre, curator: Paul Moncrieff
2001
Blind Spot, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman House curator: Lisa Byrne
Season 2001 ANU ANU School of Art Postgraduate Exhibition, ANU SofA Gallery
2000
Anecdotes with Pam Bailey and Tara Sheild, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka curator: Emma Jean
1999
Glue Gallerie Constantinople, group exhibition coordinated by Neil Roberts, Queanbeyan
Light work Strathnairn Gallery, ACT
1998
Point of Departure Installation/performance, Next Wave Festival, Melbourne and Canberra National Sculpture Forum
Know Your Signs, From the Community Education Initiative, collaboration with David Nugent, Canberra National Sculpture Forum project
1997
Room Installation produced in collaboration with Tina Waring, Strathnairn Gallery Canberra
1996
Spirit House Site specific Installations, Gorman House Festival of Contemporary Art
Floriade Sculpture Exhibition Floriade, Canberra
Space Cadets Studio One, group exhibition with Froni Binns and Toni Bailey, Canberra, Emerging Artists’ Support Scheme Award
Aprons working drawings, CCAS Manuka ACT
Residencies
2010 and 2011
Photographer in residence on Ms Fram Hurtigruten cruise of the North Sea and British Isles, through Theme Media
V.O.I.D collaboration with Helen Michaelsen (Perth) and Mona Oren (Paris), Compeung Village of Creativity, Doi Saket, Thailand for the month of January 2010 and 2011
2009
Artist in residence, Compeung Village of Creativity, Doi Saket, Thailand, Golden dog project, January
1996
Graduate in residence in the Sculpture Workshop, August and September working on Floriade Sculpture Project
Graduate in residence Studio One printmaking studio, ACT, Emerging Artist Support Scheme Award
Group performances / Theatre
2012
GUMP – Geospatial Undefined Mapping Project with Cab Huf - for Canberra Contemporary Art Space event Bone Idol
2010
Koo Koo Ka Choo: Dysturbia, Shoe Theatre, Woodford Festival, Director: Annie Lee
2001
Who’s Brother, Shoe Theatre, Woodford Festival, Director: Annie Lee
2000
Perkin Family Freak Show, Shoe Theatre, at Woodford Festival, Director: Annie Lee
Dorothy Farmtruck and Lily Stationwagon’s fab tennis combo with Cab Huff, Canberra Contemporary Art Space
1999
ACME presents A Quiet Drink With Friends – All Bar Nun, Canberra
Withdrawing Room – collaboration with Emma Jean, ANU School of Art Foyer Gallery
1998
Construction/Renovation Project – collaboration with Emma Jean, ANU School of Art Foyer Gallery
1998
ACME addresses the Object – National Sculpture Forum, National Gallery of Australia
1997
ACME presents A Night at the Flicks – August, Electric Shadows Cinema Canberra
ACME, the opening Archive And The Everyday – Old Parliament House Canberra
1996
ACME meets Splinters in Faust The Heat of Knowledge – University House ANU, Canberra.
ACME presents D Block – October, Festival of Contemporary Arts, Canberra.
ACME presents D Block – July, Performance Space Sydney
ACME presents Back Yard Performances – O'Connor Canberra.
Citations
2006
Social Capital exhibition catalogue introduction by curator Lisa Byrne, CCAS
2005
Dimensions variable catalogue essay by curator Bronwen Sandland, Contemporary Sculpture Festival, published by CCAS, Canberra
2004
‘Common time’ catalogue essay by Bronwyn Sandland for Metis: Time 04, science and the contemporary arts festival
2003
Domain: Temporary public art project, catalogue essays by Alison Munro and Bronwen Sandland published by ANU School of Art and ArtsACT
2001
Blindspot, catalogue essay by Lisa Byrne published by Canberra Contemporary Art Space
2000
‘Anecdotes’, catalogue essay by Emma Jean in Tall Stories published by CCAS
1998
‘Interact With Sculpture’, by Priscilla Henderson, Muse, Canberra’s Art Monthly, April
‘Signs of the Times’, by Cassie Proudfoot, Canberra Times, 14 April
‘A Fleeting Glimpse of Inner City Living’, by Myra McIntyre, Canberra Times, 7 April,
1997
ACME inc. performance A Night at the Flicks reviewed by Sarah Roberts, Muse, Canberra’s Art Monthly , September
‘New Images’ by David Malin State of the Arts April–July. The RTZ – CRA Cabinet of Curiosities, a collaborative project between eight artists (including myself) and the Australian Science Archives Project appears in the article
1996
ACME inc. performance D–Block reviewed in ‘Sending up the World of Work’ by Allana Maclean, The Canberra Times, Friday October 3
Publications
2010
Call of the small essay commissioned for Craft ACT website, September 2010
2005
A Matter of Time review of the Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennale for Craft Victoria online magazine Craft Culture
2004
Co-editor with Catrina Vignando of Interact Contemporary Craft in a Digital Future publication of papers commissioned by Craft Australia for online discussion forum Interact Contemporary Craft in a Digital Future and responses posted to forum by members of the public. Published by Craft Australia.
Art Monthly Australia Review of Presence and Absence portrait sculpture exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
‘Common time’, catalogue essay written with Christina Merry for Contents published by Craft ACT
2002
Art Monthly Australia ‘Walking Zero, Katsushige Nakahashi written in collaboration with Erica Seccombe, November 2002
2001
Craft Arts International, article on the retrospective exhibition of the work to Hiroe Swen held at Craft ACT in 2000
2000 – 2001
Canberra news for the ‘Fresh’ section of Object Magazine
2000
‘Orbatron’ catalogue essay on the work of Christopher McLauchlan for Tall Stories exhibition series at Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka
1998 – 2001
Various articles and reviews published in Muse Canberra's Arts Monthly
2000
Catalogue essay for the exhibition Orbatron, part of Tall Stories Canberra Contemporary Art Space
Art Monthly Website: Review of Contemporary Art Space Performance Season
Broadsheet Contemporary Visual Arts and Culture Autumn 2000 – Review of Motel off site exhibition for Canberra Contemporary Art Space
Grants/Awards/Commissions
2012
First Prize - Bone Idol performance event Canberra Contemporary Art Space - for GUMP developed in collaboration with Cab Huf
2009
Finalist Phoenix prize for spiritual art ANU SoA Gallery, ACT
2005
Arts ACT grant to tour group exhibition Proximity to regional galleries
2002
Arts ACT grant for group exhibition with Blaide Lallemand and Caroline Huf
1998
ANU School of Art postgraduate student materials award
Arts ACT grant to Point of Departure – materials and project costs
Arts ACT grant to ACME performance group – materials and costs
Arts ACT grant to the Community Education Initiative – materials
1997
Pat Corrigan Artist Grant emerging artists grant to Kate Murphy and Tina Waring
1997
Commission: The Australian Science Archives Project Cabinet of Curiosities made in collaboration with David Nugent
1996
Act Cultural Council Grant awarded to Group Eleven for Spirit house exhibition
Act Cultural Council Grant awarded to Group Eleven for collaborative Sculpture work for Floriade
1995
Interiors Australia Acquisitive Prize awarded as part of the Emerging Artists Support Scheme, ANU School of Art
Studio One Residency Award as part of the Emerging Artists Support Scheme, ANU School of Art
Talks/lectures/workshops
2012
Postgraduate Photography Symposium, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
2009 – 2010
Presented workshops as part of the National Gallery of Australia event Sculpture Garden Sunday held annually in March, inviting members of the public to create sculptural constructions in the gardens.
2008 – 2010
Participated as staff member in National Gallery of Australia Annual event The big draw, devising and running drawing workshops in the galleries
2008
Presented workshop at the Lachlan Chapter of Museums Australia conference Working spaces on Marketing small museums
Wolfensohn workshop – vision impaired kids – working with vision impaired children at the National Gallery telling stories and running a hands-on art project inspired by the Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift exhibition in a suitcase, working with Gallery Educator Adriane Boag
Wolfenshon visit to Yarralumla Primary – working with the Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift exhibition in a suitcase presenting a workshop to children with autism.
Presented a Professional Development workshop to volunteers at Mosman regional gallery on facilitating groups working with the Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift exhibition in a suitcase
2007
Presented workshop at the Lachlan Chapter of Museums Australia conference Working spaces on Developing Media Strategies and Marketing for Small Organisations
Other training
2006 – 07
Certificate I in Clothing Production, Canberra Institute of Technology
2005
Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Canberra Institute of Technology
2004 – 05
Certificates I, II, III in Auslan (Australian Sign Language), Canberra Institute of Technology
Employment summary
2012
Sessional Lecturer in Photography and Media Arts, teaching 3rd year students a workshop in Photography and Public Space(Performance)
Sessional Lecturer in Sculpture teaching Video Installation workshop to 2nd year students
2009 – current
Sessional Lecturer Art Theory Workshop, ANU School of Art, Course convenor teaching: Professional Practices (3rd year) (2009–2012)
Cyberculture (2012)
Contemporary Australian Art (2nd/3rd year) (2009)
2009–2011
Casual Education Officer, National Gallery of Australia
2009
Acting Curator Visual Arts, Canberra Museum and Gallery – 3 month temporary contract
2006 – 2008
Project Officer, Travelling Exhibitions, National Gallery of Australia
2004 – 2006
Program Manager Curriculum and Sessional Teacher in Fashion, Art and Design, Canberra Institute of Technology
2004 – 2006
Sessional Lecturer, Core Studies 3D (First year foundation program), ANU School of Art
2004 – 2005
Project Manager: Interact Contemporary Craft in a Digital Future online forum and publication, Craft Australia
2002 – 2004
Managing Editor Art Monthly Australia Magazine
2000 – 2002
Education and Public Programs Officer Craft ACT
1999 – 2000
Gallery Assistant, ANU School of Art Gallery
1997 – 2000
Business Manager, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand
1999
Project Manager, Metis – Festival of Art and Science – for installation of Gondwana and the Cosmos – Listening to the Dead Stars Singing, Installation by artist Joan Brassil.
1997 – 1999
Technical Officer ANU School of Art, Art Theory Workshop
1996 – 1998
Administrative Secretary Institute of the Arts Student Association