Education:
2003 Master of Arts in Visual Arts: Photography Major. Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2001 Bachelor of Visual Arts in Fine Art. Queensland College of Art, Griffith University

Selected Exhibitions:
2005 New works: Metro5 Gallery, Melbourne.
'Starry Eyed' Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage
Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition, Anglican Church Grammer School, Brisbane.
Kodak Autumn Salon, CCP, Melbourne.
'Prometheus' Visual Arts Award, All Saints Anglican School.
'Ulrick Schubert Photography Award', Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
2004 'Straight Out Of Brisbane' (SOOB) Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm.
'Departure Lounge', Queensland Centre for Photography, Bulimba, Brisbane.
'Conrad Jupiters Art Prize', Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
'Josephine Ulrick Portrait Prize', Tweed River Art Gallery.
'Space Invaders', Toowoomba Regional Gallery.
'Gold Coast Art & Design Award'
'Retrospective' 60 Merivale Street, Brisbane
'2004 Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition', Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane.
'Mie Gakure', Metro5 Gallery, Melbourne.
'Genesis V', Bond University Art Gallery.
'All That Glitters', Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
'Timeholes', Soapbox Gallery, Brisbane.
'2004 Nikon Summer Salon', Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne.
2003 '2003 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize', Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
'Photography Now: Flashpoint', Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne.
'Intensification' Soap Box Gallery, Brisbane.
'5D' 60 Merrivale St, Brisbane.
'Great Shots' (in conjunction with)'Refocus: A Photographic Symposium', Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage.
'Gold Coast Ulrick Schubert Photography Art Exhibition', Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
'Young Millennials', Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage.
'Genesis IV', Bond University Art Gallery.
'The Pink Poodle Art Prize', presented by CR Resorts, Bond University Art Gallery.
2002 'Art and Opera ~ Under the Sails', Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage.
'Omnibus' Final Year Solo Exhibition, White Box Gallery, Griffith University.
'Belonging' solo installation/display, White Box Gallery, Griffith University.
'From the Coast and Beyond' Star gallery, Grey St. Brisbane.
'Gold Coast Ulrick Schubert Photography Art Exhibition' Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
2001 'Discombobulate' QCA graduate exhibition, Gold Coast City Arts Gallery.

GRANTS/PRIZES/AWARDS:
2005 - Kodak Autumn Salon: 'Excellence in Photomedia', Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
2004 - NAVA Visual Art and Craft Artists' Grant; "Departure Lounge"
2004 - Space Invaders: Toowoomba Emerging Artist Exhibition, two works aquired&selected for touring exhibition; 'Crates on Wheels'
2004 - Gold Coast Art & Design Award, winner of 2D category
2004 - May; Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition, Highly Commended in the category of New Technologies
2003 - April; Griffith University Postgraduate Student Association, Excellence in Postgraduate Coursework Award.
2003 - January; 'The Pink Poodle Art Prize', Commended.
2001 - September; 'N.A.B. Contemporary Art Prize', Pat Corrigan Photographic Acquisition Prize.
1998 - Minister's Award for Excellence in Art: Regional exhibition.
1998 - David Alcock Memorial Arts Award.

COMMISSIONS & OTHERS:
Museum of Brisbane hoardings public art project / billboard presentation at the Brisbane Square Building
Place 2005, Artworkers Alliance & Pitcher Partners - collaboration for 2005 desktop calendar, Image: January.
Promotional images / materials for Lecia McPhail-Bell (Musician & performer)
Front Cover; 'The Regular Correspondence of a Love Affair with Words' A book of poetry by Mandy Beaumont
Modelling Folio; series 1&2 self-promotional images for Tewodros
In conjunction with National Youth Week: Image for The Minister of Arts and Education

COLLECTIONS:
Patrick Corrigan collection
Art Galleries Schubert collection
Gold Coast City Arts Gallery collection
Metro5 Gallery collection
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery collection
Institute of Technology Sydney collection
Parliament House, Minister's Boardroom, Brisbane
Youth Arts Queensland Collection (hire)
Private collections

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Lino magazine, Issue No.9 2005, Photography; Mari Hirata. (Pg;60-64)
Place 2005, Artworkers Alliance & Pitcher Partners - collaboration for 2005 desktop calendar, Image: January.
Sesame magazine Vol.2, Spring/Summer edition 2004. 'If the shoe fits' & 'editor's note' pages.
'The Regular Correspondence of a Love Affair with Words' A book of poetry by Mandy Beaumont; Front Cover.
Qantas magazine, Diary; Departure Lounge, by John McDonald, November issue.
The Gold Coast 'Weekender' Bulletin, May 29-30th 2004 (Pg.14), 'Mari steps to art acclaim', by Jodi Hammond
The Courier Mail, Friday May 14th, 2004, 'Art, Churchie-style'
The Age (Melbourne), Friday April 23rd, 2004 (Pg.18) 'mX Nightlife'
SBS Radio Interview, Melbourne; 93.1FM, Brisbane; 93.3FM, Thurs 15th Apr 2004, 11pm - 12midnight (alchemy)
Artlink, Vol.24 Nov 2004 'Reviews; allthatglitters: contemporary visions of the Gold Coast' (Pg.90)
Gold Coast Bulletin, 'The Weekender', MAY 29-30th 2004 (Pg.14), by Jodi Hammond
The Courier Mail, Friday May 14th, 2004, 'Art, Churchie-style'
The Age (Melbourne), Friday April 23rd, 2004 (Pg.18) 'mX Nightlife'
SBS Radio Interview, Melbourne; 93.1FM, Brisbane; 93.3FM, Thurs 15th Apr 2004, 11pm - 12midnight
Nine Gold Coast News, 'All That Glitters', Mon 9th Feb 5:30pm.
The Age (Melbourne), Wednesday October 1, 2003 (Pg.2) 'Domain'
The Australian Financial Review, Weekend September 27-28, 2003 (Pg.36-37) 'Flashpoint: Focus Sharpens on lens flair'
Gold Coast 'Weekender' Bulletin, May 10-11, 2003 (Pg.22) '2003 Border Art Prize'
Weekend Bulletin, Oct 27-28, 2001 (Pg.22) By Jo Hales.