Curriculum Vitae
Academic History
1994 Certificate in Introductory Studio Ceramics, Mackay College of TAFE
1988 Dip Teach Secondary Art and Mathematics, Kelvin Grove C.A.E. Brisbane
Selected Awards / Recognition
2026 Winner 3D award – Great Barrier Reef Festival Competition
2026 Winner Local Artist and People’s Choice Awards, Mackay Art Society
2025 Finalist - Australian Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year Awards
2020-25 Publication of sixteen artworks across twelve issues of “Living the Photo Artistic Life” - International Photo Artistry Magazine
2024 Top 15 - Art and Conceptual – the Capture Awards
2024 Finalist - People First Bank Photographic Awards
2024 Highly Commended - Australian Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year Awards - Creative
2024 Champion Digital image plus Creative Digital 1st place and Colour Digital 1st place, Ekka—Royal Qld Show
2024 Highly Commended - Australian Photography Magazine Landscape Awards
2024 Open Colour Digital 1st place, Creative Digital 3rd place - Photographic Society of Qld Salon of Excellence
2023 Finalist and Brett Lethbridge Judge’s Encouragement award - Zephyr National Photographic Awards
2023 Creative Digital 2nd Place, Highly Commended - Ekka—Royal Qld Show
2023 Highly Commended - Australian Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year Awards
2023 Special Recognition Award, Special Merit Award - Light Space and Time Online Art Gallery
2023 Creative Digital 1st , 2nd and 3rd place. Portrait Section 3rd place - Photographic Society of Qld Salon of Excellence
2020 Gallery 31* Curatorial and Residential Mentorship - Central Qld University Award
2019 People’s Choice Award - Paxton’s Portrait Prize, Mackay
Project Involvement
2026,24 Workshop facilitator - St Lawrence Artist Retreat
2022-26 Artists Connect Inc and Mackay Artist Trail Participating artist
2024-5 Executive position – Secretary, Artists Connect Inc
2025 Workshop facilitator – Whitsunday Arts Fusion, Proserpine
Joint Exhibitions
2026 From the Coral to the Coal - in partnership with L’office de tourisme Forcafquier Haute-Provence, France
2026 Transformation – Language of Water, Touring exhibitions at The Cedar Gallery - Eungella, Whitsunday Voices Festival and Milton Picture Framers Gallery - Mackay.
2026 Creativity Moving Forward – Coalface Gallery, Moranbah
2025 Transformation – Life between the layers, Touring exhibitions at The Brae, Netherdale, Whitsunday Voices Festival and Jubilee Centre Mackay.
2024 Ridgelines, the Brae, Pioneer Valley, Netherdale.
2023 Art Studio Trail Launch Open Studio’s Exhibitions, Gallery31 CQUni Mackay
2023 The Brae Opening Event, Pioneer Valley, Netherdale.
2023 12th All Women Art Exhibition, Light Space and Time Online Art Gallery, www.lightspacetime.art
Solo Exhibition
2021 Release, C.Q.U. Gallery 31
Work History and Professional Activities
Artist and Educator https://www.dreamscapestudio.com.au/
2020-22 Confirmer – (Visual Art) Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority
2014-21 Senior Visual Art Teacher and Co-Ordinator, Mackay Northern Beaches SHS
2006-13 Relief and contract teacher, Mackay and surrounding region
1993-99 Small Business Owner/Operator, The Wedding Collection, Mackay Qld
1989-96 Visual Art Teacher and Co-Ordinator, Whitsunday Anglican School