ABOUT
A New Zealand born, Australian citizen of European descent, I have just returned to Aotearoa after many years away. While living in Lutruwita/Tasmania my photographic practice shifted from client driven to personal expression. I use photography to explore the space between love of the natural environment and exploitation of it, using literal and conceptual approaches to image making.
Upon returning to the land of my birth, I must am just begining to reconcile my place in this land and in photography.
Upon returning to the land of my birth, I must am just begining to reconcile my place in this land and in photography.
Artist CV
2024 |
Group, A New Eye On Nature – Photography Exhibition, Hive, Ulverstone, TAS Group, Art for takayna, Hobart, TAS Group, Art for takayna, Naarm / Melbourne, VIC Member Show, Gleam, Left Bank Art Gallery, Greymouth, NZ Group, A New Eye On Nature – Photography Exhibition, Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery, TAS Shortlist, Australian Photography Awards 2024 – Experimental, Online |
2023 |
Shortlist, Australian Photography Awards 2023 – Experimental, Online Finalist, Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize, Muswellbrook, NSW Group, Art for takayna, Hobart, TAS Solo, River Inception, Devonport Regional Gallery Foyer Space, TAS Solo, Collective Individuals, RANT Gallery Project Space, TAS Featured Artist, Lightwave Festival, Turrakana - Tasman Arts, TAS Group, A New Eye On Nature – Photography Exhibition, Hobart, TAS Supporting Photographer: Portrait23: Identity, Julie Gough Country Waits, National Portrait Gallery, ACT |
2022 |
Group, Art for takayna, Hobart, TAS Group, Gaia Rvealed, Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery, TAS Finalist, Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, Minto, NSW Finalist, Bay of Fires Art Prize, St Helens, TAS Group, Photons Salon, Moonah Arts Centre, TAS Group, The #everydayclimatecrisis Visual Petition, Climarte Gallery, Richmond, VIC Featured Artist, Lightwave Festival, Turrakana - Tasman Arts, TAS Finalist, Henry Jones Art Prize, Hobart,TAS |
2021 |
Tidal.20 Public Program, This River, Site specific installation Devonport, TAS Solo, This River: Inception, Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery, TAS Finalist, Women’s Art Prize Tasmania, Launceston, TAS Finalist, Bay of Fires Art prize, St Helens, TAS Supporting Artist, Constrained-Reclaimed, Devonport Regional Gallery, TAS Group, takayna a Journey, Hobart, TAS Open Program Exhibitor, Ballart International Foto Biennale, VIC |
2020 |
Group, Frontlines, Hobart, TAS Collaborative Group, Tarkine In Motion, Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery, TAS Finalist, Women’s Art Prize Tasmania, Maker’s Space, TAS Head On Photo Festival (Online & Physical), Associate Exhibitor; 107 Projects, Redfern, NSW Loud and Luminous-Equality Exhibition & Publication, Contact Sheet, St Leonards, NSW Finalist, Percival Photographic Portrait Prize, Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville, QLD Group, Pause Button, Art Aviso Event 4.0, Kyneton, VIC |
2019 |
Solo, Unplaced, Sawtooth ARI, Middle Gallery, Launceston, TAS Solo, Residence: pinmatik/Rocky Cape, Artscape Wynyard, TAS Group, Minds Do Matter, Queen Victoria Museum, Inveresk, TAS Group, Tarkine In Motion, Hobart, TAS Group, Traces IV, Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra, ACT Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, VIC Head On Photography Festival, Associate Exhibitor; Scratch Art Space, Marrickville, NSW Finalist - Curators Award, Bay of Fires Art prize, Joint entry with Dave Mangenner Gough, St Helens, TAS |
2018 |
Solo, Marks that make the place: Mersey Bluff. Little Gallery, Devonport Regional Gallery, TAS Group, XX. Nolan Art Gallery & School, Salamanca Arts Centre, TAS Group, Tarkine In Motion, Hobart, TAS Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, VIC Winner, Undercurrent Emerging Artist Competition, Artscape Wynyard, TAS Highly commended, Bay of Fires Art prize, Joint entry with Dave Mangenner Gough, St Helens, TAS Finalist, Percival Photographic Portrait Prize, Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville, QLD |
Publications
2024 |
Contributing Photographer, Aurora Australis Aotearoa, Editor: Mike White ISBN: 978-0-473-72771-0 |
2023 |
Author, Watermarked: This is the story of a River. ISNB 978-0-6456780-0-0 Contributing Photographer, taypani milaythina-tu: ReturnTo Country. Tasmanian Museum Art Gallery ISNB 978-0-9750545-5-0 Contributing Photographer, Portrait23: Identity. National Portrait Gallery ISBN 978-0-9953975-6-9 |
2019 |
Contributing Photographer, Feeding the Resistance. Lisa Searle and Bob Brown Foundation ISBN 978-0-6483644-3-6 |
Brief Biography
2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 |
Workshop Facilitator, West REAP, South Westland, NZ Photographer in Residence, Tasmanian Land Conservancy, Vale of Belvoir, TAS Situate North, Artist Development Program, TAS Introduction to Film & Video, TasTAFE, TAS Mount Gnomon Farm, Artist in Residence, Penguin, TAS Masterclass in Projection Art, Centre for Projection Art, Melbourne, VIC |
2019 - 2023 |
Exhibition Officer/Gallery Technician, Devonport Regional Gallery, Devonport, TAS |
2018 |
Arts Tasmania Dombrovskis Parks and Wildlife, Artist In Residence, Rocky Cape National Park, TAS |
2017-2020 2017- 2023 |
Volunteer Photographer: Bass Strait Maritime Centre; Devonport, Tiagarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place; Devonport. Volunteer & Contract Photographer , Bob Brown Foundation; Tarkine Campaign |
2017 |
Certificate III In Laboratory Skills, TasTafe, Alanvale, TAS |
2012-2013 |
Undergraduate studies: BSc, University of Tasmania, Hobart and Launceston, TAS |
2012- Present |
Contract Event Photographer, Northwest Tasmania www.lightarchives.weebly.com |
2012-Present |
Volunteer Photographer, Home Hill National Trust Property, Devonport, Tasmania |
2011 |
Granted Australian Citizenship |
2010-2012 |
Press Photographer, Fairfax Regional Newspaper; The Advocate, Northwest Tasmania |
2010 |
Certificate IV in Photoimaging, Tasmanian Polytechnic, Devonport, TAS |
2002 |
Student Artist in Residence: KCGM, Mt Charlotte Underground Mine, Kalgoorlie, WA |
2001-2002 |
Certificate III in Art Craft Practice (Photography), Curtin University of Technology, Kalgoorlie,WA |
1995 |
Certificate of Foundation Studies in the Visual Arts, Christchurch, NZ |
1977 |
Born: Nelson, New Zealand |