EDUCATION
2017 Cert VI in Celebrancy- Weddings and Funerals
2011 Cert VI in Small Business Management
2001 Bachelor of Visual Arts & Applied Design
1998 Advanced Certificate of Custom Made Footwear. Douglas Mawson Institute, Marleston TAFE
1992-94 North Adelaide School of Art. Advanced Diploma of Applied & Visual Arts
1973-77 University of Adelaide. Bachelor of Dental Surgery
1972 Unley High School -Matriculation. Awarded a Commonwealth Tertiary Scholarship
1965-71 Presbyterian Girls College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1994- Present – Sole Proprietor – Secret Garden Gallery
2014 – Present – Visual Artist – Producing Jewellery, Artwork & Custom Made Footwear
1990-2014 – Sole Proprietor – First Creek Dental. Part Time Dental Practice
2001-2014 – Sole Proprietor – Kingston Dental Surgery. Part Time Dental Practice
Jan 1999 – PRESENT Owner & Proprietor Petts Wood Lodge Bed & Breakfast. 542 Glynburn Road, Burnside SA 5066
July 1993-2010- Principal & Proprietor. Ayers Rock Dental Surgery. Part Time Dental Practice
January 1978-January 1992 – General Dental Practice
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Secret Garden Gallery Charity Auction Exhibition
2011 Pepper Street Gallery, Adelaide
2008 Framed Gallery Darwin
2006 Pepper Street Gallery, Adelaide
2004 Mitcham Village Institute
2002 Framed Gallery, Darwin
2000 Keith & Kingston SE South Australia
1999 Framed Gallery, Darwin
1999 Artist in Residence, Ayers Rock Resort
1997 BMG Art, Adelaide (inc shoes)
1997 Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne,
1996 Mary Martin Artspace, Adelaide
1996 Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
1995 BMG Art, Adelaide
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures
2019 Collaborative Variations SA- 1955 Gallery
2019 SALA Exhibition Mrs Harris Shop
2019 Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures
2019 International Print Run
2019 Splendacious Portfolio Exhibition- Melbourne
2018 Sculpture for Charity- Adelaide Hills
2018 Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures SA
2018 SALA Exhibition Immersion Gallery
2018 International Print Run
2017 International Print Run (group)
2017 Sculpture for Charity
2017 Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures SA
2016 Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures SA
2017 Sculpture for Charity
2016 Nags Reunion Exhibition, Secret Garden Gallery
2011 Wishlist, Craftsouth
2011 Wildlife, Pepper Street Gallery
2010 Ella-Mentals, Adelaide Fringe Festival Exhibition
2010 Cats. Pepper Street Gallery, Adelaide
2008 Pepper Street Gallery, Adelaide
2007 Timely Encounters, Dridan Gallery
2004 “9×5” Exhibition, Greenhill Gallery
2003 “9X5” Exhibition, Greenhill Gallery
2002 Spain Exhibition, Uni SA
2002 “9X5” Exhibition, Greenhill Gallery
2002 ‘Cats’ Pepper Street Gallery, Adelaide
2001 Pepper Street Gallery, Adelaide
2001 AIT Arts, Graduating Exhibition
2001 “9 x 5” Exhibition, Greenhill Gallery
2001 Hills Montessori Craft Exhibition, Hahndorf
2001 An Art Odyssey, Adelaide
2001 “Ova”, Jam Factory, Adelaide.
2000 “9 x 5” Exhibition”, Greenhill Gallery, Adelaide
2000 ‘Kaleidoscope’ Adelaide Fringe Festival
2000 ‘Hammer’ Zu Design, Adelaide
2000 ‘Fragmented Aesthetics’ Central Art Gallery, SA
1999 ‘Beyond NASA’, North Adelaide School of Art
Itami Craft Competition, Japan (Jewellery)
|1998 ‘The Ring Show’ Zu Design, Adelaide (jewellery)
1998 ‘On the Tide’ Craft ACT Gallery, Canberra
1998 ‘On the Tide’ Maritime Museum, Sydney (shoes)
1998 John Dunn Gallery, Bridgewater (inc shoes)
1998 Smartease, Adelaide Festival Fringe
1998 Solander Gallery, Canberra (inc shoes)
1997 Wild Anvils 4, Festival Theatre, Adelaide
1997 “Human Vessels” Bridgewater Mill, Adelaide
1997 Barry Stern Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
1997 “On the Tide” Maritime Museum, Adelaide
1997 Temecula Gallery, California, USA
1997 Methode Metal, Jam Factory, Adelaide
1996 Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
1996 Barbican Centre, Concourse Gallery, London
1996 “TapTapTap”, Festival Theatre, Adelaide
1996 Survey of South Australian Printmakers, RSASA.
1996 “On the Palate”, Bridgewater Mill, Adelaide
1996 Barry Stern Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
1996 “After Images” Apron Gallery, Adelaide
1995 Artzone Gallery (Footwear Exhibition), Adelaide
1994 “Break Through VI” Graduate Exhibition
EXHIBITIONS PENDING
2020 Fuck COVID19 Union Street Printmakers
2020 100 Acts Of Kindness International Printmaking
2020 Stobie Pole SALA Exhibition Mrs Harris Shop
2020 Sculptures for Charity
2020 International Print Run
2021 Brighton Jetty Classic Sculpture
PUBLICATIONS
2018 Hills Messenger
2017 The Courier Wed 3rd May 2017 p25
2000 The Advertiser, 17th Jan, P84
1999 Northern Territory News, October 8th p25
1998 Canberra Times Feb 16th 1998, Arts section
1997 Footwear News Australia Nov No 138 p21
1997 Craft Arts International, Vol 30, P94
1997 Helpmann Academy Update, July, p3
1997 The New Post, June 21st, p48
1997 Adelaide Today-Channel Nine, 15th May
1997 The Advertiser, 9th May p26
1997 The Advertiser, 30th April, p36
1997 Adelaide Review, Feb p10
1996 The Advertiser, Dec 25th, p17
1996 Helpmann Academy Update, July 1996, p
1996 Helpmann Academy Update, April 1996, p10
1996 Centralian Advocate, Jan 19th
1996 Centralian Advocate, Jan 5th
1996 Arts Monthly, Advertiser, Jan 2nd
1995 Sunday Mail, 31st Dec
AWARDS & PRIZES
1998 The Hills Montessori Craft Competition
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Limited to small workshops in Printmaking, Jewellery, Silk Painting, Enamelling and Custom Made Footwear
COLLECTIONS
Private Collections both in Australia & Overseas
Hilton Hotel, Adelaide
Art Gallery of South Australia
COMMISSIONS
1997 S A Minister for the Arts, Hon Diana Laidlaw
1996 Ansett Airlines Golden Wing Lounge
1996 Rrecycle Australia Corporation P/L
MEMBERSHIPS
Guildhouse, Accredited Member
The Print Council of Australia
ABN 37 619 125 667
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Water skiing, scuba diving, swimming, travelling