b. 1975, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Lives and works in Country of the Gadigal, Wangal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation / Sydney, NSW
Education
2019 Diploma of Visual Arts, St George College of Fine Arts
Teaching, employment or professional appointments
Current
2020 Auslan Consultant, Emma Memma
2021 Creative Director / Arts Facilitator, Handshapes
2016 Auslan Presenter, Access Programs, The Art Gallery of NSW
2024 Judge, Youth Art Competition, Deaf Children Australia
2024 Hand model, Vernon Ah Kee, Sydney Collage of Arts
2023 Art mentor, Flow Festival
2023 Facilitator, Collage Workshop, Flow Festival
2023 Judge, Achieve Artful Prize, Achieve Australia
2023 Facilitator, How to take great photography, Achieve Australia
2023 Facilitator, Visual Arts Taster Workshop, Deaf Connect
2023 Auslan Presenter, Hansel and Gretel, Australian Fairy Tale Society Conference
2023 Auslan Performer, The Table Test, March Dance, Critical Path
2022 Arts Facilitator, Granville Art Centre Gallery
2022 Arts Facilitator, Cardboard Collage for Kids, The Deaf Festival, Deaf Connect
2022 Performer, Gesture, Art Gallery of NSW, Hazelhurst Arts Gallery, Biennale of Sydney
2021 Presenter, Collage Rainbow, Colours in Auslan, Emma Watkins & Family Project
2021 Deaf Consultant, Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee, Performance Space
2021 Deaf Consultant, Disability Advisory Group, Code of Practice - NAVA
2021 Workshop Presenter, Collage Workshop & Artist Talk, Flow Festival
2018 - 2021 Artist Educator, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
2020 Facilitator, Photo Montage Workshop, Vibe Festival, The Deaf Society
2020 Facilitator, Drawn to Hands, Vernon Ah Kee, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2019 Deaf Consultant, Elvin Lam, Willam Yang, Andy Dexterity, The Wiggles, Justine Williams, Campbelltown
Arts Centre, GRLZ, The Living Room Theatre, Museum of Contemporary Australia
2019 Facilitator, Deaf Festival Artist Q & A, Interview with Kate Disher-Quill, The Deaf Society
2018 Deaf Led Tour, Biennale of Sydney
2017 Facilitator, Photography & Stories, Kate Disher-Quill, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2017 Facilitator, Small Business Photography & Basic Photography, The Deaf Society
2017 Deaf Led Tour, Neural Knitworks, Mobile Mood Lab, Virtual Reality Exhibition, The Big Anxiety Festival
Group exhibitions
2024 “You’re okay”, Brand X, City of Sydney
2023 “Headquarters”, disability-led, digital space
2022 “Dinner Table Syndrome” Object Space, Australian Design Centre
2022 “Invisible” AIRspace Projects
2021 “ArtScreen” Museum of Contemporary Art
2021 “Face Me: the art of Deafhood” Lismore Regional Gallery
2021 “A link, a loop, a circle” Granville Centre Art Gallery
2021 “Y” Abercrombie Window Gallery
2021 “Art" + Identity + Environment” FrontUp Emerge19
2020 “I DANCE”, FILM FESTIVAL
2020 “Seed Stitch Contemporary Textile Awards (SSCTA)” Australian Design Centre
2020 “PLATFORM” Eastern Riverina Arts
2019 “End of Year Exhibition of Graduating and Continuing Students” St George College of Fine Arts, Kogarah
2018 “Rock Paper Scissors” St George College of Fine Arts and Ceramic Design, Ultimo
2018 “Bravery Unmasked” Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney
2018 “Flower Power” Surry Hills Festival, Sydney
2017 “Women of Woollahra” ACP, Woollahra Council, Sydney
2017 “your photography, your style” M2 Gallery, Sydney
Awards
2023 Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2022 Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2021 Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2020 Creative Design and Ideation Student Award, TAFE NSW Excellence Awards
2020 Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2020 Australian Design Centre Award, Seed Stitch Contemporary Textile Awards (SSCTA), Australian Design Centre
2019 Highest Achievement Award, Diploma of Visual Arts, St George College of Fine Arts
2018 Outstanding Achievement, Diploma of Visual Arts, St George College of Fine Arts
2018 TAFE NSW Student Scholarship Award, TAFE NSW
2018 Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2017 Finalist, Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women
Artist residencies
2021 Granville Centre Art Gallery
2017 Bundanon Trust, NSW
Commissions / Grants
2021 Headquarters
2021 ArtScreen, Accessible Arts
2016 Artist Run Initiative Project, Accessible Arts
Collections
2021 Private Collections, Sydney, NSW
Conferences, lectures and seminars
2023 Panelist, Sundown Sessions, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2023 Artists Talk: Handshapes, Sensory Friendly, The Art Gallery of NSW
2023 Panelist, Composing Through Bodies (with Michelle St Anne), March Dance, City of Sydney
2023 Panelist, Laying the Foundations for Inclusive Space (with Jeremy Lowrecez), USydn SignSoc
2022 Guest Speaker, Gesture, Zart Conference 2022
2022 Panelist, How do we create inclusive spaces (with Jeremy Lowrecez), Movement, Movement, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2022 Panelist, Urgent Futures: Radical Care (with Amy Claire Mills and Eugenie Lee), Discussion Panel, MCA Late x Vivid Ideas
2022 Guest Speaker, Creative Industry Day, TAFE NSW, 107 Projects
2022 Guest Speaker, Dinner Table Syndrome, Australian Design Centre
2022 Guest Speaker, Creating Connections and Art through Auslan, (with Emma Watkins), Apple, Sydney
2020 Panelist, Creative Insights & Panel Discussion with Museum of Contemporary Art, Vibe Festival, The Deaf Society
2019 Transformers: Creating Change Through Personal Impact, Arts Activated Conference 2019, Sydney