CV

Education

2016           Tapestry study tour to Europe with Cresside Collette

2013           Art Pathways Castlemaine Continuing Education

2011           Tapestry study tour to UK and France

2010           10 day tapestry retreat with Jean Pierre Larochette, Mexico

1981-1983           Certificate of Applied Art (Weaving) Warrnambool TAFE

Solo Exhibitions

2019           Healing well Castlemaine VIC

2016           Togs place Gallery Castlemaine VIC

2013           Togs place Gallery Castlemaine VIC

2011           Shelf life Gallery Taradale VIC

2010           Pocket Gallery Newstead VIC

2010           Customs House Gallery Warrnambool VIC

2008           Phee Broadway Theatre Foyer Castlemaine  VIC

2002           The Convent Gallery Daylesford VIV

2001           New International Bookshop Gallery Melbourne VIC

2000           Mitchelton Winery Gallery Nagambie VIC

Selected Group Exhibitions

2018           Buda Contemporary Textile Exhibition

2017           Castlemaine Fringe Festival

2016           Buda Contemporary Textile Exhibition

2008 -2021           Annual exhibit with AuNZ tapestry group Australia and New Zealand

2015 +2019           Kate Derum Award Melbourne VIC

2014           Petite miniature textiles Wangaratta VIC

2013           Contemporary Textile Award Wangaratta VIC

2012           Illuminating Gabo Mallacoota VIC

2012           Petite miniature Textiles Wangaratta VIC

2011           Harvest Textiles East Brunswick VIC

2010           Small format show Naval Museo Puerto Vallarta MEXICO

2008           Bias Bound Self Preservation Melbourne VIC

2006           Micro Exhibition VTW Melbourne VIC

2006           Celebrate making art Customs House Gallery Warrnambool VIC

2005           Timberlane Gallery Kyneton VIC

2002           Darebin Art Show Bundoora Homestead Melbourne VIC

1990-2005           Annual at Brunswick Women’s Salon Melbourne VIC

2000           Yea Butter Factory Yea VIC

1997           Tweed River Regional Gallery NSW

1997           B.C. Fine Art Gallery Labrador QLD

1996           St Michaels Church Melbourne VIC

1995           “Bias Binding” Cowarr Art Gallery VIV

1994           “The independent Tapestry Weavers” Craft Victoria Melbourne VIC

1992           “Get the Message” Sale Regional Art Gallery VIC

1991           “Small Treasures abs glass gems” Customs House Gallery Warrnambool VIC

1988           “Contemporary Australian Tapestries’ Arts Victoria Melbourne VIC

1988           World Weavers Wall Gryphon Art Gallery Melbourne VIC

1987           VTW Weavers Miniature tapestry Exhibition Melbourne VIC

Other

2015 – 2021           Project weaver at Australian Tapestry Workshop

2019           Wove and collaborated with Les Thornton on “Red Poles”

2016           Facilitator of Love East Gippsland Tapestry project

2012           Wove private commission for Ben Laycock

2011           Facilitator and Weaver of community weave Castlemaine

2008           Project weaver Australian Tapestry Workshop

2007-2008           Weaver at Brunswick RMIT on tapestries for 3 campuses

2005-2006           Weaver at Brunswick RMIT on Tree of Life Tapestry for Spiritual Centre

2000           Weaving assistant on Stonnington Federation tapestry

Commissions

2019           Red Poles electrical cord Collaboration with Sir Les Thornton

2015           Beloved Letter Commission for Ona Henderson

2012           Philosopher’s falls 155 x116cm Commission for Ben Laycock

Publications

2016           Snowy River Mail

2016           Chewton Chat

2011           Castlemaine Midland Express

2010           Warrnambool Standard

2008           Textile Fibre Forum

2000           Bendigo Advertiser

1992           International Tapestry Network

Award

2011           Special mention at Taradale Art Group Exhibition

Collections

Private, Corporate and abroad

Phee Broadway exhibition space, 2008