Artist Statement
My work celebrates a huge love for colour, shape and texture . my work is layers and layers of paint, mark makings of good and bad mistakes are all part of the the visual landscape of my canvas. My subjects are everyday people doing everyday things. I take inspiration from other cultures and their daily rituals and routines.
Curiculum Vitae
Place of birth: Sydney NSW Australia 1972
1991-1993 Lived in Cairo Egypt. Established the Tukul Craft Workshop in Cairo. A non-profit organization set up to train Sudanese refugees the techniques and skills in textile screen printing and design. Traditional African designs and patterns were created and a range of products including bags, belts, cushions and t shirts were made.
Worked as a graphic designer from 1993 until 2006.
I currently live and work in Northern NSW Australia where I paint and create handbuilt ceramics.
Education
1990 -1991 Julian Ashton Art College Sydney – Fine Arts
1991 Screen Printing and Textile design- East Sydney Technical College
Exhibitions
July 2007 Group Show at Byron Fine Art Gallery, Byron Bay
November 2007 ‘Ten minutes by Tractor’ at Byron Fine Art Gallery, Byron Bay
November 2008 ‘Men Monkeys & Mexico’ at Byron Fine Art Gallery, Byron Bay
March 2009 Group Show at Byron Fine Art Gallery, Byron Bay
May 2010 Group Show ‘Young Guns’ Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Gold Coast
May 2011 ‘Popstar’ Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Gold Coast
September 2012 ‘Crazy Sexy Cool’ Solo Show Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Gold Coast
May 2013 ‘Wanderlust’ Solo Show Fenton & Fenton, Melbourne
January 2014 ‘Cultural Crossroads’ Solo Show Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Gold Coast
December 2014 ‘Patterns & Pathways’ Solo Show Anthea Polson Art Gallery, Gold Coast
October 2017 ‘Home away from Home” Fenton and Fenton Sydney
December 2017 ‘Congo to Cuba” Atlantic Byron Bay
Achievements
Byron Bay Art Diary 2009
Byron Bay Art Diary 2010
Finalist FEHVA Portrait prize 2009
WINNER Border Art Prize 2010
Finalist Prometheus Art Prize 2011
Finalist Artfelt Art Award 2011
Finalist Border Art Prize 2012
Finalist Kogarah Art Prize 2015
WINNER Border Art Prize 2015
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