Education
2009 University of Ballarat : PhD. Evoking the Sacred: The Artist as Shaman. 
(Environmental Sculptural Ceramics)
2004 University of Ballarat : Bachelor of Visual Arts (Fine Arts) Honours, First class.

International Juried Exhibitions
2013 Cluj International Ceramics Biennale, Romania.
2012 Cutting Edge Masters of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy.
2011 Invited International Potters Exhibition, Gangjin Ceramics Festival, South Korea.
2010 Artist in Residence Exhibition, Le Cabanon, Vallauris, France.
2008 8th International Ceramics Competition, Mino, Japan.
2007 Clay: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, Xiem Gallery, Pasadena, USA.

Solo Exhibitions
2017 After the Fire, ContainArt, Ballarat, Vic.
2014 Human Gridlock, ContainArt, Ballarat, Vic.
2013 From the Landscape: Unicorn Lane Gallery, Ballarat, Vic.
2010 Ephemeral Clay: An Ecological Exploration of Lake Beaufort, Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Ararat, Vic.
2010 Evoking the Sacred: The Artist as Shaman, Trocadero Artspace, Footscray, Vic.
2010 A Visual Discovery: Six Weeks in France, Red Gallery, Nth Fitzroy, Vic.
2005 Beyond Utility, The Window, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat.
2003 The Window, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat.

Two or Three Person Exhibitions
2011 Earth & Sky, Gallery on Sturt, Ballarat
2007 Nature’s Moments, Art Moments Gallery. Bondi, NSW.
2005 Whispers, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
2004 Symbiosis, Mowbray College, Melton.

Juried Exhibitions
2019 Exemplore, Backspace Gallery, Ballarat.
2018 North Sydney Art prize, North Sydney
2018 Biennale of Australian Art, Ballarat, Victoria.
2016 Lorne Sculpture Biennale – Wye River project
2015 Manningham Victorian Ceramics Award, Manningham Gallery, Doncaster, Victoria.
2015 Belonging, Australian Ceramics Association, Australian National University, Canberra.
2015 Art Brooch Show, Contemporary Society of Victoria.
2014 Ballarat Arts Foundation Annual Alumni Exhibition, Post Office Gallery, Ballarat
2014 BLiNG, Wolveschildren Artspace, Ballarat.
2014 Birds, Beasts and Butterflies, Backspace Gallery, Ballarat.
2014 From the Earth Exquisite, Ballarat.
2014The Earthen Centre, Backspace gallery, Ballarat.
2014 Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne.
2014 ContainArt Group Launch Exhibition, Ballarat.
2013 What Lies Beneath, Backyard Gallery, Ballarat.
2013 Red Brick Group Show, Ballarat.
2012 ArtWear, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic.
2012 Small Works Show, Red Brick Gallery, Ballarat.
2012 Launchpad – Inaugural Unicorn Gallery Exhibition, Ballarat, Vic.
2012 Click@redbrick, group photography show, Ballarat, Vic.
2011 Red Brick Group Show, Ballarat, Vic.
2011 Lorne Sculpture Show, Lorne, Victoria.
2011 International Artists Exhibition, Gangjin Celedon Museum, Gangjin, South Korea.
2011 Red Brick Small Works Show, Ballarat, Vic.
2010 Ergon Energy Ceramic Award, Rockhampton Art Gallery, Qld.
2010 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Toorak, Vic.
2010 Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize, The Substation, Newport, Vic.
2009 Masterworks in the Vineyard, Swipers Gully, Kangaroo Ground.
2009 Hybrid, Toyota Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Toyota Spirit Gallery, Melbourne.
2009 Moreland Sculpture Prize, Bridges Reserve, Moreland, Vic.
2009 ArtEcycle, Incinerator Arts Complex, Moonee Ponds, Vic.
2009 Murray Darling Palimpsest #7, Mildura.
2008 Ergon Energy Ceramic Award, Rockhampton Art Gallery, Qld.
2008 Moreland Sculpture Prize, Bridges Reserve, Moreland, Vic.
2008 ArtEcycle, Incinerator Arts Complex, Moonee Ponds, Vic.
2008 Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, Qld.
2007 Masterworks in the Vineyard, Swipers Gully, Kangaroo Ground.
2007 Annual Exhibition, Association of Sculptors Victoria, The Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Eltham.
2007 The Garden Path, Toyota Spirit Gallery, Melbourne.
2007 Land and Water, Herring Island Summer Arts Festival, Herring Island, Melbourne.
2007 Ann Geroe Acquisitive Ceramics Award, Castlemaine State Festival, Old Castlemaine Gaol.
2007 Moreland Sculpture Survey, Bridges Reserve, Coburg.
2006 Tactonics- Expressive Ceramics, Diretribe Gallery, Carlton.
2006 Ceramics Victoria on Show, Gallery 159, Brisbane, Qld.
2006 Electric, VCG Exhibition, Kiln Gallery, Northcote Pottery
2005 Poised, VCG Exhibition, Kiln Gallery, Northcote Pottery.
2005 Arts Academy Ceramics, in conjunction with the 7th National Festival in Ceramics, Post Office Gallery, Ballarat.
2005 Victorian Campus Art Prize and Competition. Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Box Hill.
2004 Composed, Victorian Ceramics Group, Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery, Albert Park, Gasworks Arts Park.

Group Exhibitions (unjuried)
2011 Inaugural Suburbiart Group Exhibition
2005 Cowra Festival Art Awards, Cowra.
2005 Anthology, Post Office Gallery, Ballarat.
2005 About Ballarat, Radmac Gallery, Ballarat.
2004 Upholstery Gallery, Ballarat.
2004 Conundrum, 4 Cats Gallery, Abbotsford.
2003 Port Hacking Potters Group Exhibition & Competition. 
2003 Landscape Into Art, Gordon Edgerton Galleries. 
2003 Currabubula Red Cross 40th Art Exhibition.
2003 Upstarts, Victorian Ceramic Group, Federation Gallery, Old Post Office, Bendigo.

Professional Arts Practice
2015 Peer Review Examiner for Leonardo Journal.
2014 PhD Examiner for UNSW.
2014 Curator: From the Earth, Exquisite, Ballarat.
2014 Curator: Earthen Centre, Backspace Gallery, Ballarat Victoria
2013 Stencil Artist, Ballarat Imagine Project, Ballarat Council.
2011 Founding member Suburbiart Artists Group
2011 Gangjin Ceramics Festival & Sth Korea Ceramic Tour: invited artist and demonstrator
2010 Curator: Clayspace Inaugural Member’s Exhibition, Gallery on Sturt, Ballarat, Vic.
2010 Director and founding member of the Daylesford Region Ceramics Co-operative.
2009 Front of House (volunteer), Book:Site, Post Office Gallery, Ballarat, International Foto Biennale. 
2007 Workshop Demonstrator: Fire Up-Cool Down, Kiln Workshop, Ceramics Victoria.
2000 Guest Artist: Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Dunnstown & St Mary’s, Clark’s Hill 

Teaching Practice
2017-2020: opened studio shop front in Mair Street East, Ballarat
2017 Tutor: After School Program, Ballarat Art Gallery, Ballarat.
2017 Tutor: School Holiday Program, Ballarat Art Gallery, Ballarat.
2000-2020 Founder Owner Operator ClayMotion Pottery Classes & Workshops for adults, children, corporate teambuilding, reflective workshops, schools, kinder-children, out-reach programs in and around the Ballarat area.
2015 Tutor: Young Carer Respite workshop, Ballarat.
2013 Tutor/Facilitator: Berry St Reflection Workshop, Ballarat.
2011-13: Art Therapist, Special Needs, Ballarat East Secondary College.
2011 Tutor: Lorne Sculpture Show, children’s workshops
2011 Tutor, ceramic classes with young refugee people for the New Hope Foundation.
2007 Tutor: Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. After school workshop program
2007 Tutor, Ceramic Summer School, University of Ballarat.
2006 Tutor in Ceramics/3D, University of Ballarat.
2006 Visiting Artist/Tutor: BRACE VisionsArt Disability Program. Sculpture workshop
2005 Tutor: Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. Children’s School holiday and after school workshop program
2005 Visiting Artist/Tutor: BRACE VisionsArt Disability Program. Sculpture workshop.
2003 Tutor: Grampians Carer Respite Centre.
1998-2000 Tutor: Adults and children’s ceramic classes, Werribee Community Centre, Werribee.

Community Projects
2016 Project Artist: Victorian Government, Scotsburn Bush Fire Relief Arts project, Scotsburn.
2015 Project Artist: Mosaic Tree of Life and Sensory Garden, Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre, Ballarat.

Writing Practice/Publications
2013 Researcher/Reporter/Content Writer Small Halls and Community Venues Project, City of Ballarat.
2013 Contributing editor Arts Atlas www.artsatlas.com.au
2013 Pit Firing Ceramic: Ancient Traditions, Modern Methods Publisher Schiffer Books
2012 Best of 500 Ceramics, “Waterspiral” Published
2011 500 Raku: Image “Hillside” published
2010 Ceramics Today: 4 peer reviewed images.
2009 Patterns that Connect: Leonardo (peer reviewed) Vol. 42 issue 1.
2009 500 Ceramic Sculptures: Image “Water Spiral ” published
2007 Sacred Space in Contemporary Society: (peer reviewed) ISBN: 978-0-9758360-3-3http://www.acuads.com.au/publishing/publications/PortArthurProject/portarthurproject.htm 
2006 University of Ballarat Annual Research Conference, Book of Abstracts: 
Researchers @ UB: Making Connections (peer reviewed)
2005 University of Ballarat Annual Research Conference, Book of Abstracts: 
Quality Research- Making an Impact. (peer reviewed)
2005 Ceramic Evolution Journal of Australian Ceramics. Vol 44. No 2.

Fellowships & Residencies
2010 A.I.R Vallauris, Artist in Residence, Vallauris, France. Feb-April 2010.
2010 Golden Age, Beaufort. Artist in Residence. January, 2010.
2009 AGL Shaw Summer Research Fellowship. State Library of Victoria, Melbourne.

Awards, Grants & Scholarships
2012 Highly Commended: Red Brick Small Works Show
2011 Regional Arts Victoria quick response grant
2011 Winner: Red Brick Small Works Show.
2007 University of Ballarat Student Travel Award
2006 University of Ballarat Postgraduate Research Scholarship
2006 Pat Emery Emerging Artist Award.
2005 Ballarat Arts Foundation Grant.
2004 Encouragement Award. “Composed”, Victorian Ceramics Group, Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery. 
2003 Golden Key International Honour Society: Lifetime membership.
2003 Certificate of Merit, Port Hacking Potters Group Exhibition & Competition
2003 Creative Pottery Award, Second Prize, Currabubula Red Cross 40th Art Exhibition

Conferences & Symposiums
2007 Tasmanian School of Art, Revelation: Installation art and its capacity to interpret and elaborate 
places of historical significance – Paper Presentation : Sacred Space in Contemporary Society.
2006 University of Ballarat Annual Research Conference, Researchers @ UB: Making Connections – 
Paper Presentation : Sacred Space in Contemporary Society: the artist as shaman.
2005 University of Ballarat Annual Research Conference, Quality Research- Making an Impact. – 
Poster Presentation : Sacred Space in Contemporary Society.

Memberships
Australian Ceramics Association.
Daylesford Region Ceramics Co-operative Ltd: Director and founding member.
Golden Key International Honour Society: Lifetime member.

Collections
Korea Gangjin Celadon Museum.
A.I.R Vallauris, Vallauris, France.
Kakunaka Corporation Kuukan Toshiki, Cho Toki City, Gifu, Japan.
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic.
Fiona Sinclair, Mr Mark Guirguis and various private collections