Background contributing to THE rangelands Revealed project

 

Tertiary Qualifications

 

2004

Master of Art Administration
UNSW School of Art & Design, Sydney 
Thesis title: Environmental Issues and Critical Thinking in Art Gallery and Museum Exhibitions

1994

Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)
University of New England, Armidale NSW

Group Exhibitions & Awards


2026

Newness, juried Member’s Exhibition Craft Nova Scotia, Halifax (forthcoming August - September)

2023

Contemporary Wearables ‘23 Biennial Jewellery Award and Exhibition, juried, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Queensland

PIN 9 Show: miniature wearable art, juried, Australian National Capital Artists Inc, Canberra

The Earring Show, juried, recipient of the Emerging Artist Award, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver

Love Tokens, KIN Gallery, Canberra

 

2022

Charmed I’m Sure, KIN Gallery, Canberra

#everydayclimatecrisis Visual Petition, curated by Hilary Wardhaugh, PhotoAccess, Canberra

employment summary - Arts & Education

 

2022 - 2023

Gallery Assistant & Artist in Residence, KIN Gallery, Canberra

2010 - 2021

Programs and Partnerships Officer, ACT Historic Places, Canberra
Access and Learning Officer & Manager, ACT Museums and Galleries, Canberra
Learning Team Coordinator, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Canberra
Education and Community Programs Officer, ACT Historic Places, Canberra

2004 - 2009

Museum Educator, Elizabeth Farm, Museums of History NSW, Parramatta NSW
Teacher-Lecturer, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Museum Educator & Visitor Services Officer, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney

1996 - 2003

Primary School Teacher, Wenona Junior School, Sydney
Primary School Teacher, Dubbo NSW

metal + jewellery design workshops + courses

 

2026

Jewellery II lead by Sarah Sears, Jewellery Making lead by Lindsay MacDonald, and Jewellery II lead by Wenjing Yan (commencing September), Extended Studies NSCAD University, Halifax

Beginner Wax Carving Class: Simple Ring, lead by Meg Lizabet, Musquoboboit Harbour, NS

Shell Casting Workshop, lead by Sarah Sears, Halifax

2024

Jewellery II lead by Sorrel Van Allen, and Jewellery II lead by Lindsay MacDonald, Extended Studies NSCAD University, Halifax

Intermediate Jewellery Projects lead by Hannah Craig, Centre for Craft, Halifax

Introduction to Enamelling lead by Wenjing Yan, Centre for Craft, Halifax, Canada

2018 - 2020

Beginner & Intermediate Workshops lead by Katie Shanahan, KIN Gallery, Canberra

Sand Casting Workshop lead by Kirra-lea Caynes, KIN Gallery, Canberra

Contemporary Enamelling Techniques Workshop lead by Barbara Ryman, Centre for Continuing Education, Australian National University, Canberra

2017 + 2018

Spoon Making Workshops lead by Alison Jackson, Pocket Studio, Canberra

2015 + 2016

Damascus Steel and Japanese Knifemaking Courses, Tharwa Valley Forge, Tharwa NSW