I am an artist living and working on Dharawal Land in South Western Sydney. As an artist working across applied arts of textiles and ceramics, I am interested in objects and the value placed upon them. Influenced by methods of women’s cultural production, I combine yarning and weaving techniques with clay, to explore the history of women’s experience and apply this to a contemporary female context.
I am also an arts educator with experience working across schools, studios, and arts institutions. After studying a Bachelor of Arts/Creative Arts at Wollongong University I gained industry experience in galleries through working at Wollongong City Gallery and volunteering at the Powerhouse Museum and Campbelltown Arts Centre. After studying a Bachelor of Teaching at Western Sydney University, I worked as a Secondary Visual Arts teacher for the better part of a decade. For a number of years I ran my own creative business facilitating art and ceramics workshops for my community in partnership with Camden, Campbelltown and Fairfield Councils, and the National Art School. I currently work for Campbelltown Arts Centre as an Education Assistant, and am also working closely with Youth Off The Streets to develop and deliver art programs to youth in South Western Sydney. I regularly exhibit my work in exhibitions, art awards and prizes, and in 2019 established the not-for-profit incorporated association, the Macarthur Ceramics Group.
I recently completed a Master of Fine Arts degree majoring in ceramics at the National Art School in Sydney.
I am also a collaborative artist with Silo & Co. Creative - selling work each month at Cobbitty Markets, and through the website www.silococreative.com.au.