News
February 2024
Remnants of the Past now showing at Redcliffe Art Gallery
Remnants of the Past is now showing at Redcliffe Art Gallery until the 27th April. Opening on the 24th February, the offical opening event featured an "in conversation" with myself and Leanne Kelly, Galleries Coordinator, Moreton Bay Region Galleries and Museums.
The following week I tutored a sold out perspective drawing workshop at the gallery which was a lot of fun! This is the final leg of the exhibition tour featuring some brand new paintings in a stunning installation. Many thanks to the team at Redcliffe Art Gallery for making this such a success.
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Image above courtesy of City of Moreton Bay, photographed by Embellysh Photography
January 2024
Remnants of the Past shows at Logan Art Gallery
Remnants of the Past enjoyed a successful summer season at Logan Art Gallery, showing from December 1st 2023 - 20th January 2024. Featuring new works, the exhibition was highly attended and I would like to thank everyone at the gallery for their hard work.
I was pleased to teach two graphite drawing workshops for Logan Art Gallery as part of their public programming. The first, "Learning about composition through still life drawing" - held at the gallery, and the second, "Capturing the light", held at historic Mayes Cottage (which is the subject of one of my paintings in this exhibition).
July 2023
Remnants of the Past opens at Ipswich Art Gallery
Remnants of the Past has officially opened! The exhibition at Ipswich Art Gallery runs from July 15 - September 10, 2023, open daily. This series of paintings features historical buildings and artefacts which still exist today in our community. The artworks explore the inherent feelings embedded in these relics which connect us to another time and pose questions about their former owners or inhabitants.
I would like to thank the team at Ipswich Art Gallery for all of their support, and thank everyone who made the opening event so special.
(Images credit: Ipswich Art Gallery)
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July 2023
Looking Up acquired by Queensland Health
My 2021 painting Looking Up has been acquired by Queensland Health to be part of the Ipswich Mental Health Unit art collection. It will be permanently displayed in this new facility which opens in November.
September 2022
Lost at the Asylum selected as finalist in 2022 John Leslie Art Prize
My painting "Lost at the Asylum" is a finalist in the John Leslie Art Prize for landscape painting at Gippsland Art Gallery. The exhibition continues until 27th November 2022.
(Scroll down to read more of the story behind this artwork!)
September 2022
Two paintings selected in the 2022 Whitsundays Art Prize
"Hard Day's Work" and "Home at Last" were both selected as finalists and travelled to Airlie Beach for the Whitsundays Art Prize exhibition in September.
May 2022
Hard Day's Work Highly Commended at 2022 Ipswich Art Awards
My latest watercolour of the heritage listed North Ipswich Railway Workshops, titled Hard Day's Work, has been highly commended at this year's Ipswich Art Awards.
(Below: Pictured with Mayor Teresa Harding and Councillor Andrew Fechner)
October 2021
Remnants of the Past funded by Regional Arts Development Fund
I’m very happy to announce I have received a grant to create my next series of paintings. This series will look at remnants of the past - historical buildings and artefacts; the way they connect us to another time and pose questions about their former owners or inhabitants. Thank you to the Queensland Government and Ipswich City Council for supporting this project.
The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is a partnership between Queensland Government and Ipswich City Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
May 2021
Lost at the Asylum Highly Commended at Ipswich Art Awards
My painting Lost at the Asylum, pictured below, was highly commended at the 2021 Ipswich Art Awards. Here I am, pictured with judges Samatha Littley, Bruce Heiser and Michael Beckmann. Thank you!!!
February 2021
Web of Life acquired by Ipswich Art Gallery
My painting Web of Life has recently been acquired by the gallery for their collection, and is currently on display in the new Ipswich City Council building.
June 2020
Lost at the Asylum funded by BEMAC Creative Booster grant
This painting is of Blair Pavilion, part of the old Ipswich Hospital for the Insane. It stands on the grounds of what is now the University of Southern Queensland campus.
This building has always interested and disturbed me with its imposing architecture and ominous feel. It sits abandoned and boarded up, adding to the eeriness. Recently, watching the ABC news on Anzac Day this year, I learnt about a local veteran, Matt Rennie OAM, who was painstakingly researching and identifying 72 World War 1 soldiers buried in unmarked graves at the nearby Ipswich General Cemetery. They had all died in this asylum, committed for being “vagrant alcoholics, damaged by the horrors of war” or having “shell shock and battle fatigue”. He found some of them had held military medals for heroic actions. Since watching this I have been researching more about this hospital and its inmates online. I feel the historical fate of people with mental illness and substance abuse issues may especially strike a chord in the current climate of Covid-19.
Many thanks to Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre (BEMAC) and Regional Arts Services Network (RASN) for supporting this project.
April 2019
Still acquired by Ipswich Art Gallery as part of their collection
Still, a watercolour and ink piece created in 2019, has recently been acquired by Ipswich Art Gallery as part of their collection.
September 2018
Highlights of my solo exhibition Entanglement at Ipswich Art Gallery
Entanglement explored how the interconnections that we view in nature mimic those we experience in our human relationships - pushing, pulling, finding balance and becoming part of a network or support system.
Thank you to everyone who came along, and a massive thanks to the staff of Ipswich Art Gallery for their hard work.
