Biography

Education:  
1999 B. Arch (Hons.) RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
   

Awards Received:

 
2012 Finalist 2012 Alice Art Prize, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
2011 Finalist 3rdWard Summer open call, Brooklyn, NY
Finalist Sunshine Coat Art Prize, Caloundra, Queensland
2010 Australia Council - Skills & Development  - USA

City of Melbourne - Presentation - New works
  Finalist - Public Art - Reservoir Community House
2009 Darebin LaTrobe Art Prize - Finalist
2008 City of Melbourne – Presentation – New Works
  Toyota Community Spirit Encouragement Award
  Arts Victoria - Creation – New Works
  Finalist New Social Commentary 08, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Victoria
  Finalist Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra. Queensland
  Finalist for the 2008 Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs. Northern Territory
2007 Finalist for Round 2 of RIPE Art & Australia /ANZ Private Bank Cont. Art Award
2006 Australia Council - Emerging Artist –New Works
   
Solo Exhibitions:  
 
2011 Dangling Carrots, Craft Victoria, Melbourne [projection collaboration - Cat Wilson]
2010 Hillard St – House installation together with Studiobird Architecture & Interior design
2009 Warning if you are reading this, this warning is for you, Centre for Contemporary Art South Australia, Adelaide
  Tramspotting, Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne [sound collaboration – Melanie Chilianis]
2008 Warning if you are reading this, this warning is for you, Kings ARI, Melbourne
  Tracking the Storm, The Untitled Gallery, Melbourne
  Recent Works, Ochre Gallery, Melbourne
2007 I Get Good Advice from the Advertising World’, SIAL exhibition space, RMIT University, Melbourne (sound –Josh Abrahams)[exhibition & research presentation]
  I Get Good Advice from the Advertising World’, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne (sound collaboration –Josh Abrahams)
2006 The Young & the Restless, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
2005 Life in the Fast Lane, Platform2, Melbourne
   
Group Exhibitions:  
2012 Life in your hands, Lake Macquarie Regional Gallery, NSW (on behalf of Object Gallery, Sydney, NSW)
2011 Boundary Line, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria
   20 in 11, Woodward Gallery, NYC, NY. USA

Sensorial Loop, Tamworth Textile Triennial 2011
2010 Hands On, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, NSW
  Show us your politics! Kudos Gallery, COFA, NSW
  Linden Postcard Show, Linden Gallery
  Days of our Lives, BUS Gallery, Melbourne [Melanie Chilianis sound exh]
2009 A2Z Textihibition, Kaleide Theatre, RMIT, Melbourne
2008 Landscape, Flinders Street Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney. NSW
  Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
  Toyota Community Spirit –emerging artist exhibition, Port Melbourne
2007 Echo: Sounding out contemporary photography, Deloitte Consulting, Melbourne (Naomi Cass & Rebecca Chew (Centre for Contemporary Photography) -curator)
  Lenko Art Show, Carlton Hotel, Bourke St, Melbourne
  30 x 30, Brunswick Street Art Gallery, Melbourne
  Posted, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Melbourne (Louise Harper -curator) [to travel to London & NYC]
  Off the Wall –ART Melbourne 2007, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
  Side Stitch, Melbourne Fashion Festival Exhibition, Blindside Gallery, Nicholas Building, Flinders Lane, Melbourne. (Olivia Poloni –curator)
  Urban Fabric: Greige, Melbourne Fashion Festival Exhibition, West Space, Anthony Street, Melbourne. (Peta Carlin –curator)
2006 Le Grand Voyage soirée, Independent Accessory Designer Event, Gallery M, Sth. Melbourne
  Motor Show Mk2, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Melbourne (Fringe Festival) (Jason Waterhouse –curator)
  The Tea Party, Independent Accessory Designer Exhibition, Gallery M, South Melb
1999 RMIT Major Project Exhibition, Span Gallery, Melbourne
   
Curatorial:  
2007 Yellow Brick Road, Green-Wood Gallery, South Melbourne (Independent Fashion and Accessory Design Installation and Exhibition) (Davina DeWitts -producer)
   
Collections:
 
  Artbank, Australia
  Private collections in Melbourne, Brisbane, New York, Chicago, LA, Beijing, London