Curriculum Vitae
Education and Training
2018 – 2019: JamFactory Associateship Training Program, Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia
2015 – 2017: University of South Australia, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Ceramics), Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia
Exhibitions, Awards and Grants
2023: GOLD: 50 years 50 JamFactory Alumni, a group show held at JamFactory Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia, curated by Rebecca Freezer.
2023: Barossa Biedermeier, a group show held at JamFactory Seppeltsfield, Ngadjuri Country, South Australia, curated by Caitlin Eyre.
2023: Tending Tradition, a solo show during South Australia’s History Festival, held at Hahndorf Academy, Peramangk Country, South Australia.
2022: Granted funding from Arts South Australia to research and develop new work for exhibition at Hahndorf Academy.
2022: Set The Table, a group show during the South Australian Living Artists Festival, held at Smokelovers Bar, Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia, curated by Calum Hurley.
2022: Australiana, a group show at JamFactory Seppeltsfield, Ngadjuri Country, South Australia, curated by Rebecca Freezer.
2021: Common Elements, group show during the South Australian Living Artists Festival, held at Denton Fisher Jeffries, Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia.
2021: Helpmann Academy Elevate Mentorship Grant – Granted funding to undertake a mentorship with Adelaide based ceramicist Susan Frost, to learn about the methods of using porcelain clay.
2019: Generate, group show at JamFactory Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia, presenting works made during/inspired by the two-year Associateship Training Program, curated by Caitlin Eyre.
2019: At Rest, solo show during the South Australian Living Artists Festival, held at Aesop Rundle Street, Kaurna Country, South Australia.
2018: City Rural Emerging Artist Award winner – cash prize given as a part of South Australian Living Artists Festival. This award is for artists in the early stages of their career with under five years professional experience.
2018: Finalist for The Advertiser Contemporary Art Award – two pieces selected to be a part of the finalist exhibition held at the Keith Murdoch House during the South Australian Living Artists Festival, Kaurna Country, South Australia.
2018: Foraged, solo show during the South Australia Living Artists Festival, North Lodge Adelaide Botanic Garden, Kaurna Country, South Australia.
2018: SALA Award, presented by Helpmann Academy – the award provided premium registration to the 2018 South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA), and was awarded to an artist would benefit from exhibiting their work at SALA.
2018: Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, presented by Helpmann Academy at the Drill Hall, Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia.
Artist Residencies
2022: Artist residency at Arid Recovery, Kokatha Country, South Australia – A two-week residency where artists will be able to reflect and immerse themselves in the arid landscape and informally learn about ongoing conservation research projects being undertaken at Arid Recovery from staff and visiting researchers at the facility. It is anticipated that participants will create new work informed in some way by the residency experience that can be presented in a subsequent exhibition.
2019: Artist Residency at Shiro Oni Studio in Onishi, Japan – Run by Kjell Hahn. A five-week residency that focused on making pieces for an anagama wood firing. The studio is located in the Japanese countryside and offered opportunities to work with the surrounding community and participate in a range of workshops.
2019: Ridgeline Wood Firing Artist Residency – Run by Ben and Peta Richardson of Ridgeline Pottery in Southern Tasmania, Paredarerme Country. Three-week residency that involved assisting established artists from around the world (Elisa Helland-Hansen, Catherine White, Anne Mette Hjortshøj, Nancy Fuller) in firing two anagama wood kilns. This was followed by participating in the Australian Ceramics Triennale as a volunteer, gaining valuable insight into the conference and an immersion in the event.
Professional Development / Working Within the Craft and Design Sector
2018 – present: Ceramics teacher at JamFactory Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia – Beginners Wheel Throwing and Intermediate Wheel Throwing. 8-week courses covering various stages of ceramic making from shaping the object with the wheel, to firing and glazing. One on one wheel throwing classes in early 2020 carried out via Zoom, due to COVID-19.
2023: Ceramics studio work at Ernabella Art Centre, Pukatja, APY Lands – A two-week duration facilitating artists and assisting in studio operations.
2021: Public Programs Assistant at JamFactory Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia – worked for a duration of four months, facilitating JamFactory Ceramics short course programs.
2021: Ceramics studio work at Ernabella Art Centre, Pukatja, APY Lands – A two-week duration facilitating artists and assisting in studio operations.
2019: 3-day workshop with Kevin Boyd at JamFactory Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia – A workshop focusing on glaze development.
2019: 5-day workshop with Malcolm Greenwood at JamFactory Adelaide, Kaurna Country, South Australia – A workshop focused mainly on making production ware, involving throwing porcelain ‘off the hump’ with minimal water, tool making and raw glazing.
2018: Wood firing workshop with Merrilyn Stock, Peramangk Country, South Australia – Introduction to wood firing, involved aspects of preparing for the firing, glazing and firing the kiln.
2018: Ceramics tutor at Henley and Grange Art Society, Kaurna Country, South Australia – 8-week course covering the basics of wheel throwing and hand building, helping students design and make projects of their choice.