Education
1997–2000 BA Visual Arts (major-painting) Southern Cross University, NSW
1999 University Exchange Pratt Art Institute, New York, USA
2000 Cross Institutional Study College Of Fine Arts, Sydney, NSW
Selected Awards
2024 Finalist, Glover Prize, Evandale, Tasmania
Finalist, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook, NSW
2023 People's Choice Award Portia Geach Portrait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Finalist Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney,NSW
People's Choice Award Sunshine Coast Art Awards, Caloundra Regional Gallery, QLD
Finalist Naked and Nude Manning Valley Art Prize, NSW
Finalist STILL Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour, NSW
2022 Finalist Evelyn Chapman Award, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Finalist Portia Geach Portrait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Finalist Brisbane Portrait Prize, Brisbane Powerhouse
Finalist Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize, Melbourne
2021 Winner D’Arcy Doyle $10,000 Landscape Prize, Mudgeeraba, QLD
Finalist Lester Portrait Prize, WA
Finalist Naked and Nude Manning Valley Art Prize, NSW
2020 Finalist Hurford Portrait Prize, Lismore, NSW
Finalist, Heysen Prize for landscape, Handorf, SA
2019 Highly Commended, Glover Prize, Evandale, TAS
Hangers Award, Glover Prize, Evandale, TAS
2018 Finalist EMSLA Still Life Award, Wollongong, NSW
2017 Finalist EMSLA Still Life Award, Wollongong, NSW
2nd Place Darcy Doyle Portrait Award, Gold Coast, QLD
Finalist Dust Temple Portrait Award, Gold Coast, QLD
2015 Finalist Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Highly Commended Darcy Doyle Still Life, Gold Coast, QLD
2014 Winner D’Arcy Doyle $10,000 Landscape Prize, Mudgeeraba, QLD
Finalist Gold Coast Art Prize, Gold Coast, QLD
Finalist Eutick Memorial Still life Award, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Finalist RQAS Figurative Award, Brisbane, QLD
Finalist Cliftons Art Prize, Brisbane, QLD
2013 Finalist Border Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery QLD
Peoples Choice Award, Queensland Regional Art Awards, Flying Arts
Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Awards, Caloundra Regional Gallery, QLD
2012 Winner Marymount Art Show, Painting Prize, Gold Coast, QLD
Finalist Border Art Prize, Tweed River Gallery, NSW
Semi finalist Doug Moran Portrait Prize Sydney, NSW
Finalist, Lismore Portrait Prize Lismore, NSW
2011 Highly Commended Ocean Shores Art Expo Ocean Shores, NSW
Winner $10,000 Gainsborough Greens Art Award, Gold Coast, QLD
Finalist Worthies Portrait Prize Sydney, NSW
Finalist, Mambo Art Prize, London, UK
1998 Winner, Acquisitive Prize Southern Cross University, NSW
Selected Exhibitions
2023 "How the Light Gets In” Solo Show, Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Qld
2022 "Fractured Aviary” Antler Gallery, Portland, USA
2020 "Anthea Polson Christmas Show" Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Qld
2019 "Fast Mountains Slow Birds" Solo Show, Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Qld
2018 "Ways of Mapping Sunshine” Solo Show, Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Qld
2016 "Re-animating the Animate” Pine Rivers Regional Gallery,QLD
2015 "The Border Track” Solo Show, Anthea Polson Art Gallery, QLD
“Plush and Plastic”, Solo show, Gold Coast City Gallery, QLD
2014 “Curvy” Book Launch Semi permanent Carriage works, Sydney NSW
“Women of Substance” Group Show, Red Hill Gallery, QLD
“Paintings” Solo Show Dbar Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
2013 “Red” Christmas Show, Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Gold Coast QLD
“Badgers and Birds”, Art Piece Gallery Mary Ryans Byron Bay NSW
“Heavy Petting Zoo”, Robina Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
2012 “Sidewayz” Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Art Expo Brisbane, Exhibition Buildings Brisbane, QLD
Art Melbourne Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition “Of Hoof and Claw” D'bar Gallery, Coolangatta, QLD
Solo Exhibition, Southern Cross University Library, Coolangatta, QLD
2011 “Visiting Childhood” Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby, NSW
“The Other Side” Robina Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
Salon De Refuse, Lismore Portrait Prize, Serpentine Gallery, NSW
Group Show, Jackman Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Womens Day Project, Karen19 Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
Selected Collections
Southern Cross University
Lismore Regional Gallery
Mirvac Group