education

2002-2003 master of arts (majoring in painting + drawing) the college of fine arts, unsw, sydney
1997-1999 bachelor of visual arts - electronic + temporal arts, sydney college of the arts,,university of sydney

grants / prizes

2007-8 the archibald prize, finalist
art gallery of new south wales, sydney

2006-7 the archibald prize, finalist
art gallery of new south wales, sydney

2005-6 the archibald prize, finalist
art gallery of new south wales, sydney

2005-6 the wynne prize, finalist
art gallery of new south wales, sydney

2006 national association for visual arts (nava)
marketing grant

2006 redlands westpac art prize (emerging) finalist
mosman art gallery, sydney

2005 freedman foundation travelling scholarship
winner

2005 the brett whiteley travelling scholarship, finalist
brett whiteley studio
art gallery of new south wales, sydney

2005 art on the rocks prize, winner (emerging)
rocks visitors centre, sydney

2004-6 abn-amro emerging artist prize, finalist
aurora place, sydney

2005 the mosman art prize, finalist
mosman art gallery, sydney

2005 national association for visual arts (nava)
marketing grant

2004 australia council for the arts (ozco)
new work grant (painting)

2003-4 helen lempriere travelling art scholarship, finalist
the gunnery, artspace, woolloomooloo

2003 the blake prize for religious art, finalist
sir herman black gallery
the university of sydney

solo / two-person shows

2007 Paintings
metro 5 gallery
melbourne

2006 an island in the sun
cosa gallery
london

2006 primary
metro 5 gallery
melbourne

2005 one to one
phatspace
surry hills, sydney

2004 there were three in the bed and the little one said…
artbox at sherman galleries
paddington, sydney

2004 driftwood
mop projects
redfern, sydney

2004 autumn
mk17 window boxes
the mckell building, government architect's office

2002-2003 inner sydney
the australia centre, australian consulate
manila, the philippines

selected group shows

2006 art and about
customs house forecourt
sydney

2006 no direction home
pickled art centre
beijing, china

2004-6 halfdozen artist run initiative
directed and curated 11 shows this year in three countries
museum of sydney, firstdraft gallery, 4a gallery,
ivan dougherty gallery, mckell window boxes

2005 2005: the year in art
s h ervin gallery
sydney

2005 liquid light love
saatchi & saatchi
sydney

2005 placard project (zanny begg-checkpoint)
mori gallery
sydney

2004 one of (festivus)
sherman gallery
paddington, sydney

2003 christmas show
mop projects
redfern,sydney

2002 slacking off
imperial slacks gallery, surry hills
sydney

collections

sydney port authority, the rocks
sydney

nsw state government - premier's office, sydney

random house australia
milson's point, sydney

australian consulate
makati, manila,
the philippines

baker and mckenzie
amp building
sydney