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.