I work intuitively and do no conceptual, preliminary planning unless completing a structural 3-Dimensional piece. I am very design orientated, enjoying flowing compositions, boldness, rawness, expressionism, naivety, abstraction and stylisation.
Education - (Art related only)
1993-1995 DIPLOMA OF FINE ARTS, CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF ART, Perth, Western Australia.
1996-1996 CERTIFICATE II OF VISUAL ARTS MANAGEMENT, PERTH TAFE, Western Australia.
2000 CERTIFICATE IV WORKPLACE TRAINING CAT 2, East Pilbara College of Tafe - Roebourne TAFE.
2002 CERTIFICATE III INTERIOR DESIGN, I.C.S-Thomson Learning, Australia.
2007 CERTIFICATE WEBSITE DESIGN-Challenger Tafe, Mandurah, Western Australia.
2008 Colour and Artistic Expression (Diploma of Holistic Councilling) Sophia College, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Art Awards
1992 North West Commonwealth Bank Art Competition, 1st Prize-Sculptural Landscape.
1999 Wickham Expo Art Competition, 1st Prize – Landscape.
1999 Fenacling Festival Exhibition. (Various categories).
5 x 1st Prize Landscape.
3 x 2nd Prize Landscape.
1 x 3rd Prize Landscape.
1999 Wickham Multi-Cultural Art Exhibition.
1 x Highly Commendable (Wildflowers Painting).
2 x Highly Commendable (Sculptural).
1999 Newman Arts Council Art Competition - Highly Commendable.
2000 Fenacling Festival Exhibition – Karratha.
Various 2-D categories. 4 x 1st Prize. 3 x 2nd Prize. 2 x 3rd Prize.
2002 Cossack Art Awards, 1st Prize Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
2006 Painting ‘Cosmic Spawning’ chosen as 1 of 10 to be framed and auctioned at Mandjar 9x 5 Exhibition.
Art Competitions/Exhibitions Seminars/Conferences/-too many to mention!
Solo Exhibition-RSL Hall Karratha 2000.
Accomplishments
- Facilitated art and design to Indigenous people for the TAFE, Ministry of Justice, and privately in the Pilbara area for eight years; teaching in the towns of Karratha, Onslow, Tom Price, Roebourne, Cossack and Roebourne Regional Prison.
- Curated Karratha Airports six weekly Art Exhibitions 2003-2005.
- Established the Karijini (CDEP) Aboriginal Art Gallery in Onslow in 1997.
- Helped establish highly acclaimed Bujee-nhoor-pu Indigenous Art Enterprise in Cossack in 2001.
- Was one of three TAFE facilitators involved in Bujee-nhoor-pu Indigenous Art Enterprise winning a National Training Award for Innovative Training.
- Founded the non-profit art centre Warawarni-gu (Healing) in Roebourne in 2003.
- Was featured in the W.A On-Show Exhibition at the opening of the new Convention Centre in Perth, as one of two hundred high-achieving Western Australians in 2004.
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