BIOGRAPHY

Born in Adelaide, South Australia; lives between London and Montpellier

EDUCATION

2007 MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London

2001 Bachelor of Visual Art (Hons), Adelaide Central School of Art, South Australia

1998 New York Drawing Marathon, Adelaide Central School of Art, South Australia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006 Flying Visitation, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne, Australia

2004 heav’n & hell, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne, Australia

1999 A Very Modern Girl, Art Images, Adelaide, South Australia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007 Future Map, The Arts Gallery, London

Recent Graduates Exhibition, The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London

2006 I found myself in a strange place, Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide

National Works on Paper exhibition, Finalist, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

2005 Luminous Two, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne

Whyalla Art Prize, Finalist, Whyalla Regional Gallery

2003 SALA Festival Exhibition, Art Gallery of South Australia

Wit and Wisdom, Beauty and Truth, Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide

Eleven, Cube Contemporary Art, Adelaide

White Lies Beneath, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne

Hatched, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth

Adelaide Contemporary, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney

2002 Melbourne International Art Fair, Melbourne, with Cube Contemporary Art

Pure, Cube Contemporary Art, Adelaide

Synthetic Whispers, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne

If love fits, wear it, twinBEE Studios, Adelaide

2001 Lo-Sheen, Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide

7UP, Studio 91B, Adelaide

Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide

2000 Nocturnal Workings, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide

1999 Good Thinking, Art Images, Adelaide

COMMISSIONS

2007 University of the Arts London, permanent collection

AWARDS

2006 Anne & Gordon Samstag Visual Arts Scholarship for overseas study

Project Assistance Grant, Arts SA

Finalist, National Works on Paper Award, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria, Australia

Finalist ABN AMRO Emerging Artist Award, Melbourne, Australia

2005 Finalist, Whyalla Art Prize, South Australia

2003 Project Assistance Grant, Arts SA

2002 Joint winner in category ‘Rising Stars’, ‘The Advertiser’ Oscarts 28/12/02

2001 Joint winner ‘Best new talents’, ‘The Advertiser’ Oscarts, 22/12/01

2000 Scholarship for full time studies, Adelaide Central School of Art

REVIEWS

2006 Emerging artists find fresh expression, Adam Dutkiewicz, The Independent Weekly,

Sept 2-8 2006

2005 Profiled in Art Almanac, Dec/Jan2006 Issue, 2006

Festival full of fine moments, Wendy Walker, The Advertiser, 13/8/05

2004 Preview, Misha Merz, Imprint Vol 39, No 1, Autumn 04

2002 Whispering among the art, Rachelle Unreich, Melbourne Herald Sun, 20/7/02

2001 Galleries come alive, Wendy Walker, The Advertiser, 13/8/01

Helpmann Graduate Art Exhibition, David O’Brien, dB Magazine, Issue 246

Moments of Surprise, Wendy Walker, The Advertiser 12/3/01

1999 Unsettling, John Neylon, The Adelaide Review, June 1999

SELECTED ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

2007 Investing in Art, The One Show, BBC1, 14/11/07

Best in show, Helen Sumpter, Time Out London, 13/6/07 p.46

In search of the next best thing, Simon Davis, The Evening Standard, London, 23/5/07

2006 Two Samstag Scholars about to take flight, Stephanie Radok, Art Gallery Guide, Nov/Dec 2006

Young talent time, Margot Osborne, The Advertiser, 14/10/06 pg 4-5

Arts Breakfast, Interview, Radio Adelaide, 2/9/06

Cheeky tweak to realism, Patrick McDonald, The Advertiser, 25/8/06

World Art, Catherine Bauer, Adelaide Matters, June 2006

Two schools of thought, Tim Lloyd, The Advertiser , 4/2/06

2005 The memorable:ephemeral, Samstag Catalogue Essay, Wendy Walker, November 2005

Samstag Scholarships for SA artists, Helpmann Academy Update, Issue 49

Put six artists in a room and look what you get, Patrick McDonald, The Advertiser, 2 3/7/05

2004 heav’n & hell, Edward Colless, Catalogue essay, May 2004

Hell’s Angels, Yen Magazine, April/May 2004

2001 Emerging Artists, Adelaide Matters, July 2001

Cherryville artwork a symbol for exhibition, The Courier Newspaper, 28/2/01

Stateline – ‘7 UP’, ABC TV, 3/08/01

Snapshot - The Graduates, ABC TV, 15/3/01

2000 Successful Collision of Old and New, Sheila Bryce, Helpmann Academy Update, Issue 27

COLLECTIONS

Saatchi Collection, London

David Roberts Collection, London

Art Gallery of South Australia

Artbank, Australia

Stillwell Management Consultants, South Australia

F H Faulding Pty Ltd, Australia