Blind people Don't See Black.
Blind people Don’t See Black.

E D U C A T I O N  &  Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

2012 Arts and disability awareness training, Accessible Arts, Sydney
2011 BVA Honours, Southern Cross University, Lismore
2008 Certificate 4 in Workplace training and Assessment.
2007 Bachelor of Visual Art, Southern Cross University. Lismore, NSW.
2006 Arts Northern Rivers Internship. Alstonville, NSW.
2003 Curatorial Traineeship, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 2003 Certificate IV, Small Business Management. Rockhampton, QLD.
2002 Diploma of Visual Arts, Central Queensland Institute of TAFE. Rockhampton, QLD.

 

P R O F E S S I O N A L  E M P L O Y M E N T

2016 Grafton Regional Gallery Curatorial Touring exhibition development, Grafton, NSW
2015/2011 Regional Arts Development Manager Accessible Arts, Alstonville, NSW
2011/2010 Project Manager, Arts northern Rivers, Astonville, NSW
2009 Coordinator, Northern Rivers Community gallery, Ballina, NSW
2011/2007 Gallery Director, Barratt Galleries, Alstonville, NSW
2008/2006 Casual Adminstrative Assistant, Arts Northern Rivers. Alstonville, NSW.
2008 Art workshop Facilitator Adults and children, Barratt Galleries, Alstonville, NSW
2006 Volunteer Art Tutor, Alstonville High school. Alstonville, NSW.
2003/4 Art Tutor, Central Queensland Institute of TAFE. Rockhampton, QLD.
2003 Assistant Curator, Central Queensland University Art Collection. Rockhampton, QLD.
2003/4 Art Workshop Facilitator, Rockhampton Art Gallery. Rockhampton, QLD.
2002 Administration Assistant, Arts NARPACA Regional Office. Rockhampton, QLD.
2001/2 Assistant Art Teacher, St Mary’s Primary School. Rockhampton, QLD.
1984-95 Owner/Director, Rockhampton Printing Service. Rockhampton, QLD.

 

S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B T I O N S

2015 Siganto Sympsium Artist Book Exhibition, Brisbane, QLD
2014 Manly Artist book award exhibition, Sydney, NSW
2013 Libris Artist book Awards, Mackay, QLD
2013 East Gippsland Artist book awards, VIC
2011 Happily Ever After Artist book exhibition, Newcastle, NSW
2009 Submissive, Leeds International Artist Book Fair, Leeds, UK
2008 Without Boundaries, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW
2008 Southern Cross University Artist Book Award, Barratt Galleries, Alstonville, NSW
2008 Seongnam Book Arts Fair, Seongnam, Korea
2008 Libris Awards, Artspace Mackay, QLD
2007 Looks @ Books # 2, Southern Cross University, Lismore, QLD
2007 Media Frenzy, Next Art Gallery, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW
2007 Noosa Books 07 ‘Search for the Impossible’, Noosa regional Art Gallery, Noosa, Qld 2007 HATCHED: National Graduate Exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, WA.
2007 Looks @ Books #1, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD.
2006 EXIT 06, Graduate Exhibition, Southern Cross University. Lismore, NSW.
2007/6 NEXT Gallery, Artist Book Award, Southern Cross University. Lismore, NSW.
2006 10+ and Beyond, Noosa Regional Gallery. Noosa, QLD.
2006 Booked 06, Piece Gallery. Mullumbimby, NSW.
2005 Libris Book Awards, Mackay Regional Gallery. Mackay, QLD.
2005 Reconfigure, Rockhampton Art Gallery. Rockhampton, QLD. 2003 Diversity Along The Line, Touring exhibition, Rockhampton Art
Gallery. Rockhampton, QLD.
2003 OUT, Central Queensland Institute of TAFE. Rockhampton, QLD.
2003 St Josephs Home Neerkol, CQU, Rockhampton, QLD

 

S E L E C T E D  S O L O  E X H I B I T I O N S

2013 The Hanky Project, Napier St Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2011 Touch, University of Western England, Bristol, UK
2009 Rosy Retrospection, ARTIZANZOO, Ballina, NSW.
2007 Resting Place, Toowoomba Regional Gallery. Toowoomba, QLD
2005 Neerkol, Dept. of Child Safety. George St, Brisbane, QLD
2004 100 Years, Artworkers Alliance Gallery. Merivale, Brisbane, QLD.
2003 Woven Memories, Central Queensland University. Rockhampton, QLD.

 

A R T I S T  I N  R E S I D E N C E

2011 Kathmandu Contemporary Art Centre, Nepal (for Esther Benjamin Trust)
2008 Willcania Arts, Willcania, NSW.
2006 Seongnam International book art fair, Seoul
2004 Central Queensland Institute of TAFE. Rockhampton, QLD.
2003 Central Queensland Institute of TAFE. Rockhampton, QLD.

 

G R A N T S  &  A W A R D S

2015/16 Epicormia Art Collective, Northern Rivers, NSW
2015 Siganto Artist book creative fellowship, State Library of Qld, Brisbane, QLD
2011 Alumni of the year, School of Arts and Socail Sciences, Southern Cross Uni, NSW
2008 John and Shelagh Kaske Scholarship, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW
2007 Winner 1st Edition, Books 07, Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Noosa, QLD
2007 1st Prize, Kempsey Art Award, Printmaking section.
Maclean Valley Community Gallery, Gladstone, NSW.
2007 Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts Development Fund, NSW
2006 2nd Prize, Student Art Award, NEXT Gallery, Southern Cross University. Lismore, NSW.
2003 Recipient of RADF Grant, Arts Queensland and Rockhampton City Council, QLD. 2003 Ministerial Gift, Print presented to the Hon. Matt Foley on the occasion of his opening of Litmus Gallery, Central Queensland Institute of TAFE. Rockhampton, QLD.
2004 Ergon Energy Art Awards exhibtion, Rockhampton Art Gallery. Rockhampton, QLD.
Highly Commended.

 

C O L L E C T I O N S

Bookpress Association, Seoul, Korea
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.
Bibliotheca Librorum apud Artificem, Sydney
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vistoria
State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD
Central Queensland University. Rockhampton, QLD.
Central Queensland Institute of TAFE. Rockhampton, QLD.
Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery. Bundaberg, QLD.
Hervey Bay Regional Art Gallery. Hervey Bay, QLD.
Boyne Island Regional Art Gallery. Gladstone, QLD.
Department of Child Safety. Brisbane, QLD.

 

P U B L I C A T I O N S

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/awards/siganto-foundation-artists-books-fellowships
Bookarts Newsletter No 37, UWE, Bristol, UK, 2011
Art notes, Art Monthly Australia, September, 2009