EDUCATION

2016     PhD (Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Arts) Griffith University, Brisbane.

2011    Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours (1st Class). Queensland College of Art, Brisbane.

2005     Senior Certificate. Emmanuel College, Gold Coast, Qld.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2021 Designed and delivered relief printing workshops for the HOTA gallery education program

2018 & 2021  Designed and delivered woodblock printing workshop for the APT9 Creative Generations high-school Residency Program. QCA, Brisbane.

2019 Designed and delivered a Monoprinting/Letterpress workshop, Gympie Regional Art Gallery.

2018-2021      Print-making studio tutor, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane.

2017-18         Drawing studio tutor, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane.

2018              Selected artist for attendance of the Practical Geometry Workshop conducted at HOTA by International public artist MOMO.

2016-17         Inaugural artist in residence at St Andrews War Memorial Hospital (included engagement with staff, patients and visitors).

2012            Art theory tutor, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane.

 

PUBLIC ART

2018-2021    Northern Gold Coast Sports and Community Precinct: Public Art Commission (project in progress to develop artworks for the external space of the complex).

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 The Language of Things: part 1. Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane

2019    Emergence. Pop Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.

2017    Open Space. Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane.

2016    NoiseWall. The Walls. Gold Coast, Queensland.

2016    Music of the Spheres. Kingaroy Regional Gallery, Queensland.

2015    Beyond Sound. Bosz Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.

2015    Parallel Universe. The Hold Artspace, West End, Brisbane.

2015    A Noisy Kind of Resonance. Metro Arts, Brisbane.

2013    re-SOUND. Pop Art Factory Gallery, Merrivale St, Brisbane.

2010    Landmarks. Tokonoma Gallery, Gold Coast.

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 Solid Gold: Artist from Paradise, grand opening exhibition at HOTA Gallery, Gold Coast, May-June 2021.

2020    Stopping Time: Material Prints 3000 BCE to Now [forthcoming] Logan City Art Gallery 23 October – 28 of Nov 2020 (touring show with new work at each venue)

2020    Stopping Time: Material Prints 3000 BCE to Now. Newcastle Art Gallery 29 February - 10 May 2020

2019    Intimate Immensely (Curated exhibition by Katherine Dionysius and Amy-Clare McCarthy). Outer Space Gallery, Brisbane.

2019    Stopping Time: Material Prints 3000BCE to Now. Gympie Regional Gallery, 25th September – 16th November. Touring to Newcastle, Townsville, Grafton, and Logan. 

2018    Debra Porch and Friends. Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane.

2018    Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing Finalist Exhibition. Webb Gallery, QCA, Brisbane.

2017    The Impression of our Arteries. Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane. 

2015    Dhanamenta. Curated public art festival, Gold Coast.

2015    Past Present Future Forgotten. St Andrews War Memorial Hospital Artspace, Brisbane.

2015    Precious: The Lure of Skill. Bosz Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.

2015    Subversive Spaces. The Hold Artspace, Brisbane.

2014    Dark Matter. Ali Bezer and Mitchell Donaldson. The Hold Artspace, Brisbane.

2014    St Andrews War Memorial Hospital Art Prize: 2011-14 Prize Winners Exhibition. St Andrews Hospital Artspace, Brisbane.

2013    Addition 6. Addition ARI. Addition Gallery, Brisbane.

2013    Conform Confront: An International Print Exchange Exhibition. Hong Kong Graphic Art Fiesta, Hong Kong Design Institute.

2013    Mortal/ Immortal. Diagram ARI. The Hold Artspace, Brisbane.

2012    Promise Program. Curated exhibition by Bec Dean, Metro Arts Gallery, Brisbane.

2011    The GAS Graduate Art Show. Griffith University Art Gallery QCA, South Bank, Brisbane.

2011    With Bated Breath. Fine Art and Photography Honours Graduate Exhibition,  QCA, Brisbane.

2010     Border Art Prize. Finalist Exhibition, Tweed River Art Gallery, Qld.

2010     Wood + Paper. Curated exhibition, South Burnett Regional Council Gallery. Kingaroy, Qld. 

2009     CPM National Print Award. Finalist Exhibition, Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW.

2008     Watch This Space. Graduate Printmaking exhibition, Art Factory Gallery, South Bank, Brisbane.

2008     Untitled# 51. Graduating Fine Art exhibition, QCA, Brisbane.

           

RESIDENCIES

2016- 2017       Inaugural artist in residence at St Andrews War Memorial Hospital (November 2016- November 2017)

2016                 The Walls Arts Space residency program, autumn period (March-May). Miami, Gold Coast. 

 

AWARDS

2012    The Australian Post Graduate Award Scholarship. Australia.

2011    The St. Andrew War Memorial Hospital Award (Graduating BFA with Honours Exhibition). Brisbane.

2011    Judges Commendation, The GAS Graduate Art Show and espresso Garage Award, Griffith Art Gallery, QCA Brisbane. Judged by Josh Milani, Director of Milani Gallery.

2010    Shirley Kennedy Encouragement Award: Border Art Prize, Tweed River Art Gallery.

2009    Trevor Lyons Memorial Award (Printmaking). QCA Brisbane.

2009    Mermaid Beach Rotary Art Show: Second Place. Landscape Division. Australia.

2008    ADFAS Brisbane Art Award: First Prize in Printmaking.

2008    Griffith Award for Academic Excellence, for the studies in Fine Art. Brisbane.

2005    Griffith Award for Academic Excellence, for the studies in Fine Art. Brisbane.

COLLECTIONS

Kingaroy Regional Gallery, Qld.

Griffith Artworks, Qld.

St Andrew War Memorial Hospital, Brisbane.

Hong Kong Print Exchange.

Private Collections.