Curriculum Vitae
Academic Qualifications
Graduate Certificate in Creative Pedagogy
Collarts 2026 -
PhD Visual Arts 2022-2025
Research title: Visualising the Invisible: An investigation into dyslexia and absence through visual art practice.
Supervisors: Dr Jill Orr + Dr Angela Campbell
Federation University
Supported by Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment 2021
Master of Art
Media Arts [Fine Art] 2000-2003
Research project ‘Landscape and Digital Abstraction’.
Exhibition titled ‘Reverie’ at Seventh Gallery, Fitzroy
Supervisor: Dr Les Walkling
External Assessors: Jenina Green + Charlotte Day
RMIT University
Honours
Visual Communication 1997
Exhibition titled ‘Horizon’ at Temple Studios, Prahran
RMIT University
Bachelor of Fine Art / Media Arts
Majors: Photography / Printmaking
Minors: Painting & Drawing
1991-1993
RMIT University [formerly Phillip Institute of Technology]
Advance Certificate of Art
1989
Prahran College of TAFE
Awards + Events
Lorne Photographic Prize
Finalist 2026
ARI Whitsundays
Artist in Residence, 2024
Lethbridge Small Scale Art Prize
Finalist 2024
Julia Margaret Cameron Awards,
3 Honourable Mentions, 2024
Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Ireland, Art Residency, June 2024
Art/Edit –
Highly Commended Artist 2024
British Dyslexia Conference presenter, June 2024
Biennale of Fine Art and Documentary Photography, Barcelona, April 2025
2023 - Finalist
Mullins Conceptual Photographic Prize, Australian Photographic Society, NSW
2023 - Finalist
Glover Art Prize, Tasmania
2022 - Finalist
KAAF Art Award, Sydney
2021 - Curator’s Forum
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2018 - Finalist
Wyndham Art Prize
2017 - Guest Speaker
Lucinda Photography Symposium
2017 - Finalist
Bowness Photography Prize
Monash Gallery of Art
2017 - Finalist
Wyndham Art Prize
2016 - Finalist
Moreton Bay Art Awards, QLD
Major Exhibitions
2025
Co-Occurrence, Neurodivergence Image Collective NIC
Ballarat International Foto Biennale - Open Program
Long Exposure: Prahran Legacy - Core Program
2025
Visualising the Invisible: PhD exhibition
Post Office Gallery, Ballarat
2024 - Nos, Dislexia Quando Arte
Dyslexia Art Exhibition
Museu da Escola Catarinense. Brazil
2023 - The Real Thing
Core Program
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2023 - Diverse Elements
Solo Gallery, Fitzroy
2019 - Below the Surface
Lake Wendouree Installation
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2018 - Fourteen
Featured Artist in Main Program
BOAA Biennale of Australian Art
2018 - Featured Artist in Main Program
Sydney Botanic Gardens + Paddington Reservoir Installation
Head On Photography Festival, Sydney
2017 - Surface Deep
Lake Wendouree Installation
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2017 - Group exhibition
Los Angles Centre for Digital Art, USA
2016 - Tempest
Artifact, New York City, USA
2016 - Wye River Project
Lorne Sculpture Biennale
2015 - Alaya
Ballarat Gardens Conservatory
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2015 - ContainArt
City of Ballarat, Trentham + Ballarat
2012 - Traverse
Stockroom, Kyneton
Professional Experience
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2010 - present
Sessional Tutor + Assessor
Arts Academy - Ballarat + Gippsland
Bachelor of Visual Art + Bachelor of Communication Design
Subjects: Photography, Communication Design, Digital Art, Professional Art Practice, Connections
Key Roles:
• Curriculum Development
• Student Wellbeing
• Curriculum Delivery
• Assessment -
2026
Casual Lecturer - Bachelor of Design
Creative Foundations + Design Principles -
Sessional Lecturer in Digital Video, Undergraduate Degree
2023 -
Director + Curator
2021 - present
Artist run gallery in Hepburn Springs exhibiting artists within a 50km radius. I am responsible for art program, marketing, client liaison, event organisation and day to day running of the space. -
VE Trainer - Diploma of Photography
July 2021 - July 2022
Trainer in Exhibition Design, Visual Communication + Illustrative Photography. Duties include curriculum development, assessment and student wellbeing. -
Senior Designer / Creative Director / Owner
2001 - present
Designscope is a boutique design agency in regional Victoria with a dedicated team of graphic designers, web developments and administrators we specialise in quality design for small to medium sized organisations across a wide range of industries including local government, health, education, small business, Not For Profits and arts organisations. Clients include: Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Timor Aid, Daylesford College, Pyrenees Shire Council, Daylesford Macedon Tourism, Central Highlands Rural Health and Committee for Ballarat.
Key Roles:
• Project Management
• Senior Design
• Strategic Business Development -
Design + Communications
2018
Key Roles:
• Graphic Design for promotional material for print and web
• Catalogue Design and production
• Website design and development using Squarespace
• Development of a communication plan
• Coordinating media, printers, staff and artists -
Art + Design Technician
2000-2001 -
Assistant Director
2000
Key Roles:
• Gallery sales
• Curating and hanging exhibitions
• Assisting Director Karen Woodbury -
Tutor - Art
Werrimul Aboriginal Co-Op, Horsham + Correnderk Aboriginal Co-Op, Healesville Indigenous Communities
1999
Key Roles:
• Developing + delivering art programs within indigenous communities
• Student wellbeing -
1997 - 1998
Shop Assistant
Bookshop -
Dark Room Photography Technician