Projects
What’s going on?
ART IN PROGRESS
2023
Box of Possibilities
Solar Punked 1, 2, & 3 on exhibition at Manning Regional Gallery March 23 to May 13
2023
Commissioned line drawings of local towns for Wattle Magazine
2022
Regional Futures project – Selected artist for the Orana Arts area for the artist development phase.
Self directed – Creating contemporary piece titled ‘Ableism’ – which is a commentary on the hypocrisy of many places that claim to be accessible to disabled people
COLLABORATIONS
‘Dissolution‘ writing and collaborating with digital artist Darren Blanch on a graphic novel that tracks an event in the life of one woman, and how it effects her and those around her. Planned completion end of 2022.
‘Inversion‘ will examine the nature of Billarga (The Pilliga) via non-natural materials and range from textile printing to digital photography. Completion June 2021 – exhibition SPACE June 2021 (postponed due to COVID)
Unbent/Unbroken
A video art collaboration with artists from NSW and QLD to be shown online and at digital exhibitions. The collaboration delves into our emotions and actions during isolation. Launching online in May 2021
Whispered Histories
An audio/visual art project recording the stories of local Gamilaray Elders. Using my experience in podcasting, radio broadcasting, audio editing, I will be acting as the audio engineer, website developer, and podcast developer. Launching in June 2021
High Risk
Working with poets and artists from WriteUp! in the Newcastle area. This project is winding up with art produced by Creatives Collective ARI inc. inspiring poetry by WriteUP! members and vice versa. 2020/2021
SPEAKING
Discussion panel with Orana Arts Studio Co!Lab The role of artists in documenting the natural world & extending the ideas of science.
Presenting for Creative Visions online webinar series on how to manage and launch an online exhibition May 27 2021
Presenting Inversion project at Studio Co!Lab 2021 and discussion how arts and science can co-exist
Presenting Whispered Histories at Studio Co!Lab 2021 as well as part of panel discussion about whether the written word is still necessary for storytelling.
VIVID 2022 – presenting as part of Unbent/Unbroken at VIVID video/digital arts event in 2022
CONSULTATION
funded by the NSW government under the Creative Capital Minor Works and Equipment Round Two Grant – project manager.
Peer Reviewer for Australia Council for the Arts (3 year term)
Grant Scribe Australia Council for the Arts
Accessibility Consultant Freelance – 2022
Inhalare project exhibition and website
Accessibility consultant via Accessible Arts – 2022
– Museum of Australian Democracy
Project manager and Web designer – 2021 Exhibition