CV
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
2006 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Charles Darwin University, NT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Trust Me I Am An Artist, Southern Forest Arts, Northcliffe WA 2020 Rust & Other Stories, CoLab 2 Gallery, Fremantle, WA
2019 Listen Louder, GALLERY 152, York, WA
2019 Perception is not absolute, SHOWCASE Gallery NMTAFE, Perth, WA
2018 La perception no es absoluta, La Lavandaria, Madrid, Spain
2015 FLUX: A pixels and fibre exhibition, MOANA Project Space, Perth, WA
2015 In-between-spaces, Cultural Centre of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
2015 Bahalana; The Journey of an Empty Cup, Fremantle Art Centre, Perth WA
2014 Bahalana; The Journey of an Empty Cup, Manila, Philippines
2012 Shutter Bug, Gypsy Tapas House, Fremantle, WA
2006 Inwardly Outbound, The Gallery, Charles Darwin University, NT
2002 Under the Influence, Territory Craft Gallery, NT
2000 Reconcile d’ Object, Territory Craft Gallery, NT
INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 98B Padala Express, Taiwan Annual, Taiwan
2016 Electronic Language International Festival FILE, Sao Palo, Brasil
2016 Athens Digital Arts Festival, Athens, Greece
2014 Design Insights Philippines, Yuchengco Museum, Makati, Philippines
2014 BORDERLAND - The Entropy of Identities, Museo de Almeria & MECA Mediterraneo Centro Artistico, Faculty of Fine Arts of
University of Granada, España
2011 A Prefix:Re, Hyogo, Japan & Western Australia Museum, Perth, WA
2011 Fiberface, Yogjarkata, Indonesia
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021 Fish Shack, (Fremantle Heritage Festival) B-Shed, Fremantle WA 2021 on REvolution, Gallery Central, Perth WA 2020 John Stringer Art Prize, (Finalist), John Curtin University Gallery, Perth WA
2020 York Botanical Art Prize, (Finalist), Gallery 152, York WA 2018 Australiyaniality, Janet Holmes a Court Gallery, Perth WA
2018 Brilliant; Undercurrent, Moores Contemporary, Fremantle, WA
2018 Fremantle Heritage Festival (site specific installation), Fremantle, WA
2018 Nannup Festival (site specific installation), Nannup, WA
2017 Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Regional Galleries, WA
2017 Mid-West Art Prize (Finalist), Geraldton Regional Gallery, WA
2017 Sculpture by the Sea (Finalist) Cottesloe, WA
2016 Joondalup Invitational Art Award (Finalist), Joondalup, WA
2016 Drift Art Award (Finalist), Mandurah, WA
2016 Lorne Sculpture Biennial (Finalist), Lorne Foreshore, VIC
2015 Joondalup Invitational Art Award (Finalist), Joondalup, WA
2015 Drift Art Award (Finalist), Mandurah, WA
2014 Pixels and Fibre, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin NT 2013
2014 Lalapalooza, Fremantle Festival, Hight St Fremantle, WA
2013 Castaways (Finalist), Rockingham Foreshore, Rockingham, WA
2013 Sculpture by the Sea (Finalist), Finalist, Cottesloe, WA
2012 Look Up! Fremantle Festival, WA
2012 TOGA (Finalist), Darwin, NT
2011 Celebrating women in Fremantle, Fremantle Arts Centre, WA
2011 Once upon a time, Fremantle Festival, WA
2011 TOGA Finalist, Darwin, NT
2010 Mine Own Executioner, Mundaring Arts Centre, Perth, WA
2010 Material Girls, 24HR Art Darwin, NT
08-10 Momentum, Tamworth Textile Biennial, Touring Nationally
07-10 ReCoil, Toured Nationally
2007 Hatched, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, WA
06-7 Call & Response, Toured, Brisbane, QLD
2007 Stations of the Cross, St Paul’s, Katherine, NT
2007 Connected, Framed Gallery, Darwin, NT
06-07 Elemental Offerings, Site-specific installation, Woodford Folk Festival, QLD
2006 Eclosion, Graduate Exhibition, Charles Darwin University, NT
2006 Sculpture in the Park (Finalist), Civic Park, Darwin, NT
2006 This Is Not a Drill, Woods St Gallery, Darwin, NT
2006 Blurring the Boundaries, Fairfield City Art Gallery & Museum, NSW
2006 Branching Out, Chapel on Chapel Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2006 Entwined, Reading Room – Old Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC
2005 Australia’s Fashion Fantasia, Wrest Point Casino, TAS
2005 Arafura Craft Exchange, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
2004 Alice Craft Acquisition, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT
2004 Woodford Folk Festival – Installation Art, Woodford, QLD
2004 Threads of Colour, Fremantle Art Centre, Fremantle, WA,
2002 Woodford Folk Festival – Installation art, Woodford, QLD
2002 Tertiary Art Prize, Sydney, NSW
2002 Thread, Northern Territory University, Darwin, NT
2002 Sculpture in the Park, Smith St Mall, Darwin, NT
2002 Crossings, Launceston Museum Gallery, Launceston, TAS
2002 Alice Springs Craft Acquisition, Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, NT
2001 20th National Craft Acquisition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, NT
1999 Paper Fibre Factor, MT. Cootha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, QLD
1999 Rum Jungle Retrospective, Woods St Gallery, Darwin, NT
1998 Red Hot Fibre, Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, QLD
RESIDENCIES
2020 Midland Junction Art Centre, Midland, WA 2020 Southern Forest Arts, Northcliffe, WA 2019 Wara Art, York Festival, York, WA
2019 Marrga Project, Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation, Roebourne, WA
2018 RARO, Madrid, España
2018 Wara Art, York Festival, York WA
2017 Water Residency, Juluwarulu Aboriginal Corporation, Roebourne, WA
2017 Ghunmarn Culture Centre, Beswick (Wugularr) Community, WA
2016 Ghunmarn Culture Centre, Beswick (Wugularr) Community, WA
2015 Installation Artist-in-Residence, Fibres West, Muresk WA
2014 Asialink Residency, 98B Collabortory, Manila Philippines
13-14 Fremantle Art Centre Moores Building Residency, Fremantle WA
2013 Tranby College, Baldivis, WA
2012 Fremantle Art Centre (Aug 2012 – Jan 2013), Fremantle WA
2012 Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, self-funded independent residency
2011 Looma Remote Area School, WA
2008 Leonora High School, WA
2008 Pia Wadjarri Remote Area School, WA
2004 Bachelor Area School, NT
2003 Tennant Creek High School, NT
2002 Adelaide River Area School, NT
PRIZES GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Wara Art (York, Australia) Best Execution- Awarded by the Wara Art Foundation, Japan
2015 Artflight Grant, Department of Culture and the Arts, WA
2015 Winner City of Mandurah Eco Award, Drift Art Installation, Mandurah WA
2013 Scholarship to attend Master Class with Pat Hickman, Geelong VIC
2007 Bursary to attend a Master Class with Dr Pamela Croft, ‘Both Ways’
2006 Presentation & Promotion Grant, Arts NT
05-6 Commonwealth Education Scholarship, Charles Darwin University
2005 Artists’ Development Grant, Charles Darwin University
2005 Australia’s Fashion Fantasia, Winner - Supreme Award
2004 Bursary-Geelong Forum, Master class with Jerry Bleem (Lecture Arts Institute Chicago)
2003 Small Grants Program, Territory Craft,
2002 Sculpture in the Park, Honourable mention
2001 Emerging Artist Mentorship, Australia Council
2001 Small Grants Program, Territory Craft
2001 Pat Corrigan, NAVA
2001 Exhibition Development Fund, Artback NT Arts Touring
1999 Skills Development Fund, Arts NT
COMMISSIONS
Understory Art Trail, Woodside, Landcorp’s Kim Beasley School Site Redevelopment, City of Rockingham, Blink Films Basket Boat Quaffa Project, Multiplex, Numerous private commissions
DESIGN COMMISSIONS
Port Coogee, Darwin City Waterfront, Fremantle City Council – Celebrating Women in Fremantle
COLLECTIONS
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Tamworth Regional Gallery, Multiplex, Avant Carde, Private collections
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Yraola Dayang, (2018), Her Journey and Our Empty Cups, Garland Magazine Issue
West Margie, (2014), Pixels+Fibre, Artlink, Vol 34 Issue 2, p120
Dy Adrienne, (2014), Escolta Rising, Asian Dragon, Vol 8 No. 4, pp126-127
Murray Daena, (2012), Hot Springs, The Northern Territory & Contemporary Australian Artists, Macmillan Art Publishing, pp196-198
O’Riordan Maurice, (2012), Togart, Exhibition Catalogue, TOGA, pp7-10
Keller Christiane, (2009), ReCoil; a Celebration of Fibre Art in Australia, Art Monthly Australia, No.217, pp23-28
West Margie, (2007), ReCoil, Exhibition Catalogue, Artback NT Arts Touring, pp60-63
Trouton, Lycia, (2006), Fiona Gavino, Textile Fibre Forum, No.83, pp48-49
Gray, Allison, (2005), Arafura Craft Exchange, Catalogue, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, pp 8-9
‘Arafura Craft Exchange’ (2005), Object Magazine, No.47, p 46,
Burge, Tina. (2005). A new cultural dialogue. The Journal of the Asian Arts Society of Australia. Volume 14. No3. pp24-25
Cameron, Angus, (2005), Arafura Craft Exchange Fibre 2005, Australian Art Collector 32:241
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