Artist’s Bio
Creativity has always been an important part of my life. This passion initially led me to pursue a career in Interior Design. Following an interstate move and the birth of my first child, I decided to retrain as a primary school teacher, relegating my more creative pursuits to my spare time. However, one year I was given the opportunity to teach Art at my school and, while guiding my students with their own creativity, I realised that creativity needed to become a significant part of my life once again.
I creates paintings on canvas with acrylics and smaller works on paper using gouache and soft pastels. My works span a variety of subject matter, with a main focus on landscapes, drawing inspiration from the sun’s impact on the sky and surfaces, and seasonal changes in nature. Expressive brushstrokes, saturated colours and dynamic composition exemplify my artistic style. Being diagnosed with breast cancer diagnosis in 2021 saw my work turn inward, reflecting on the emotions and experiences of facing ones own mortality, and shifting towards more joyful pieces celebrating all that we have to be grateful for.
In the short few years since picking up the paintbrushes again, I have presented works in several solo exhibitions, numerous of group exhibitions, sold works to collectors around Australia. I have been awarded prizes including Third Place overall in the 2022 KernArt Prize, First Prize Best Modern 2D in 2024 Corinella Art Show and Second Prize for Acrylic in the 2025 FTG Artist Society Four Mediums Prize.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Interior Design) RMIT 1998
Graduate Diploma in Education (Murdoch University) 2009
Awards
People’s Choice – Oak Hill Gallery, July 2025
Second Prize – Acrylic in Ferntree Gully Arts Society Four Mediums, 2025
First Prize – Best Modern 2D in the Corinella Community Art Show, 2024
Third Prize overall in KernArt Art Prize, October 2022
Exhibitions
People’s Choice Prize, Solo Exhibition at Oak Hill Gallery Mornington, May 2026
‘Impressions of Nature’ collaborative exhibition with Steve Osborne at SECAN Berwick, September 2025
‘Everyday Beauty’ Solo Exhibition, Casey Arts Space at Cranbourne Library, March-April 2025
‘Connections and Contrasts’ Solo Exhibition at Meeniyan Art Gallery, July 2024
‘Emerging Artists Showcase’ West Gippsland Arts Centre, May 2024
‘Just Passing By’ Solo Exhibition, Casey Arts Space at Bunjil Place Library, April-May 2024
‘Show and Tell’ MAVA curated exhibition, Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, March 2024
‘Alliance’ MAVA curated exhibition, Marysville, September 2023