Education

• 2011 - 2012 First Class Honours in Visual Arts, University of South Australia
• 2005 - 2006 Bachelor of Visual Arts and Applied Design, TAFE SA, Adelaide Centre for the Arts
• 2002 - 2004 Bachelor of Visual Communication, University of South Australia

Professional Experience

• 2019 - current Studio Head: Jewellery and Metal Studio - JamFactory design + craftsmanship
• 2012 - 2019 Production Manager: Jewellery and Metal Studio - JamFactory design + craftsmanship
• 2016 - current Tutor and lecturer of art workshops and forums - various art institutions, SA + NSW
• 2015 - 2017 Tutor – Pom Pom children’s workshops, Carclew Youth Arts
• 2011 - 2013 Tutor - UniSA Jewellery and Metal Studio
• 2008 - 2012 Technical Officer - UniSA Jewellery and Metal Studio
• 2007 - 2011 Gray Street Workshop Access Member
• 2007 - 2008 Organising committee for Graduate Metal XI Exhibition, JMGA conference 2008
• 2006 Work Experience - Soda and Rhyme Jewellery Studio

Professional Development

• 2016 ‘Cultural Jewels’ workshop with Lola Greeno
• July 2015 Philip Sajet Workshop - JMGA 2015 SCA
• July 2011 Flinders Ranges Textiles intensive camp with Ruth Hadlow
• Feb 2011 Unnatural Naturally Workshop - Jam Factory
• March 2005 Junior HAT Project Workshop - Jam Factory

Grants and Awards

• 2014 - Australia Council ArtStart Grant
• 2013 - ArtsSA Project Grant for solo exhibition Colour: Speaking In Plumes (Dec 2014)
• 2012 - SOYA Craft and Object Design - Highly Commended
• 2010 - FOUND Fremantle Arts Centre - Highly Commended [for piece 'The Dancing Girl and the Bird'] JMGA 2010 National Members Exhibition, WA
• 2010 - Craftsouth: quick response grant for JMGA Conference, WA
• 2008 - "C e l l a r Sweatshop" 2008 Adelaide Fringe Award: Best Exhibition by a Collective
• 2007 - Honorable mention for the Critics' Award at the ArtEast 2007

Publications

• 2014 - Marmalade - JamFactory annual publication, issue #2, artist interview, p.40-41, South Australia
• 2012 - Stichting Kunstboek, Jewel Book - International Annual of Contemporary Jewel Art, 'Ridiulous Chair' p.390, Belgium

Solo Exhibitions

• March 2015 - Colour: Speaking In Plumes - Studio 20/17, NSW
• Dec 2014 - Colour: Speaking In Plumes - JamFactory Gallery 2, SA
• March 2011 - A Is Blue - Gray Street Workshop Gallery, SA
• Aug 2008 - These Things I Own - Soda and Rhyme, SA

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2019Parent Guilt Yo - UniSA Business School through Guildhouse, SA
• Connect - Fisher Jeffries with Worth Gallery, SA
• COLLECT: From Left Field - JamFactory COLLECT Space, SA
• Bats For Willo, Warooka, SA
• 2018The Art Of Christmas, Lot14, SA
• Pattern, Zu Design, SA
• Mad For More, Light Square Gallery, SA
• 2017i like you; your eyes are full of language, Light Square Gallery, SA
• I Definitely Do – Studio Melt, NSW
• Cherish – Sarah Rothe, SA
• 2016Nature – San W Gallery, Shanghai, China
• Link – Zu Design, SA
• What is it with earrings? – Bilk Gallery, ACT
• The Urban Gleaner and the Plastique – Studio Ingot, Vic
• 2015That's The Spirit - Zu Design, SA
• Oh Me, Oh My! - Bilk Gallery, ACT
• Mad For - Light Square Gallery, SA
• Dirty Secrets - LAB-14 Gallery, Vic
• Thread - Zu Design, SA
• Icon of South Australia Exhibition - SAHMRI & Light Square Gallery, SA
• 2014Ring a ding ding! - Bilk Gallery, ACT
• These Things We Hold, Light Square Gallery, SA
• Wear A Piece of Adelaide - Adelaide College of the Arts, SA
• ON THE STEPS - Adelaide Festival Centre Amphitheatre, SA
• 2013Splash Out - Zu Design, SA
• Domestic Renewal - JamFactory Gallery, SA
• The Art of The Cuff - Lord Coconut, Vic
• Contemporary Wearables - Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Qld
• Produce - JamFactory Metal Design Studio, SA
• Chained - Bilk Gallery, ACT
• (touring) Mixquisite & Studio 20/17, NSW & Zu Design, SA
• 2012Hand Picked - Zu Design, SA
• Hunt - SASA Gallery, SA
• For The Love of Coffee - Studio 20/17, NSW
• The Art Of The Cuff - Lord Coconut, VIC
• Scope - JamFactory Metal Design studio, SA
• Home Is Where The Art Is - Ladybeads, SA
• The Year Was 2006 - Studio 20/17, NSW
• 2011A Roman Christmas - Zu Design, SA
• Half Empty or Half Full - Queenstown, NZ
• I Heart Jewellery - Zu Design, SA
• Theirs Yours Mine - Light Square Gallery, SA
• The Box Project - The See Here gallery, Wellington, NZ
• Gray Street Workshop at Bilk - Workshop Bilk, ACT
• 2010/11 (touring) - The Box Project - NSW, Aus & Wellington, NZ
• 2010Zu Design Christmas sHOw - Zu Design, SA
• First and Last - Gaffa Keeper Gallery, NSW
• Gray Street Workshop Access Tenants of 2009 - Jam Factory, SA
• Access - Gaffa Keeper Gallery, NSW
• The Australia Project - C3 Gallery, Vic
• JMGA 2010 National Members Exhibition - Perth Galleries, WA
• Australia Project - www.australiaproject.com, SA based
• 2009Christmas Showcase - Studio 20/17, NSW
• Alter Ego, The Other I - Gaffa, NSW
• Winter Brooches - Studio 20/17, NSW
• 2008Flight - Urban Cow, SA
• Sweet Sixteen - Irving Baby, SA
• Gardens Alive - A Room Of Her Own, SA
• From Gray to Technicolour -Jam Factory Atrium, SA
• C e l l a r Sweatshop - Light Square Gallery, SA
• Graduate Metal 11 - Light Square Gallery, SA
• 2007Bright Shiny Things - Zu Design, SA
• Catch on 2 - Korean Jewellery Fair, Korea
• 2007 Graduate Exhibition - Helpmann Academy, SA
• 2006Merge - Graduating Exhibition, TAFE SA Adelaide Centre of the Arts, Light Square Gallery, SA
• 2004Peeled - Visual Communications Graduating Exhibition, UniSA, SA