My works have appeared in numerous group and online exhibitions in Australia and overseas. The themes are often related to creating art from trash, though some themes are based on the size of the works and others on the genre.
2024
Contemporary Art Society of Victoria Annual Exhibition (members’ show)
Gallery 314, 314 Church Street, Richmond VIC
8-23 September 2024
Take 2 (exhibition of joint works with Creativity Cluster artists Pat Duncan and Julia Zoellner)
Display cases in the North Melbourne Library, 66 Errol Street, North Melbourne
21 June – 31 August 2024
Decay (group exhibition)
Studio Gallery, The Old Auction House, 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton VIC
20 June – 8 July 2024
Under the Same Umbrella (members’ show)
Yarra Sculpture Gallery, 117 Vere Street, Abbottsford VIC
2-23 June.
Perception (group abstract exhibition)
Main Gallery, The Old Auction House, 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton, VIC
9 May – 3 June 2024
A4 Art Australia (group show as part of the Herring Island Summer Festival), Herring Island Gallery, presented by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, 2 March – 1 April 2024
Show and Tell (group exhibition with MAVA artists)
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, 20-24 March 2024
Artists Present their Contributions to the ‘Meeting Essential Community Needs’ Exhibition, hosted by What’s Next for Earth and the Deep Transformation Network, MAHB Global, Stanford University, California, 27 February 2024.
Treasure, Not Trash (Creativity Cluster exhibition)
Held in conjunction with the National Sustainability Festival 1-29 February 2024 and continuing through 11 May 2024, FOUND:ling Reusery, 186 Murray Street, Colac
Pre-used and Re-loved (Creativity Cluster exhibition)
Held in conjunction with the National Sustainability Festival and International Women’s Day, North Melbourne Library, 1 February – 8 March 2024
Meeting Essential Community Needs (online group exhibition)
What’s Next for Earth, Millenium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere, Stanford University, California, USA
Online from 6 January 2024
2023
Too Bloody Hot (members exhibition)
Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Vimy Lane, Parap, NT
30 November – 16 December 2023
St Kilda Affordable Art Show (group exhibition in support of migrants and refugees)
Space2b ArtSpace Gallery, 144 Chapel St, St Kilda
28 November 2023 – 27 January 2024
Little Works (salon style exhibition)
Fly Little Bird Gallery, 58 Newlands Road, Coburg North Vic 3058
17 November – 9 December 2023
St Kilda Artist Market (with Creativity Cluster and other artists)
Acland Court, St Kilda, VIC
19 November 2023
Eden Unearthed (outdoor sculpture exhibition)
Eden Gardens, 307 Lane Cover Road, Macquarie Park, NSW
31 October 2023 – 30 April 2024
Australian National Brooch Show (group exhibition held by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria). Fitzroy Library, 128 Moor Street, Fitzroy, 3065
14 September – 26 November 2023
Sculpture Now (Contemporary Sculpture Association members’ exhibition)
Yarra Sculpture Gallery, 117 Vere Street, Abbotsford
6 – 22 October 2023
Technicolour (group exhibition celebrating the 5th birthday of Geelong Illustrators)
105 Moorabool Street, Geelong
1 September – 4 November 2023
A4 Art Australia (group show, Herring Island Summer Festival)
Herring Island Gallery, presented by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria.
4 March – 10 April 2023, with online sales until 30 June 2023. My works are numbers 307-309. View online.
Social Justice (online exhibition)
What’s Next for Earth, Millenium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere, Stanford University, California, USA
Online as picture gallery and online with artworks and artist statements from 1 August 2023
Conjure 2 (exhibition of abstract artworks)
The Old Auction House, 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton
1 – 19 June 2023
Make Art, Not Landfill (part of the Sustainable Living Festival with Creativity Cluster and Friends)
FOUND:ling Reusery, 107 Moorabool Street, Geelong
1 February – 3 June 2023
How Globalization Undermines Resilience (online exhibition)
What’s Next for Earth, Millenium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere, Stanford University, California, USA
Online from 13 March 2023
Earth Unframed (exhibition on A3 paper)
Belconnen Arts Centre, 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen, ACT
10 February – 26 March 2023
Cracking the Code – International Women’s Day
Joel Gallery, Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre, 5 Sargood Street, Altona
4 – 16 March 2023
Waste Not: Make Art (part of the Sustainable Living Festival with Creativity Cluster and Friends)
North Melbourne Library, 66 Errol Street, North Melbourne
1-28 February 2023
Artists Present their Contributions to the ‘Building Community Resilience’ Exhibition, hosted by What’s Next for Earth and the Deep Transformation Network, MAHB Global, Stanford University, California, 25 January 2023, now online
Building Community Resilience (online group exhibition)
What’s Next for Earth, MAHB Global, Stanford University, California
Online from 13 January 2023- . Also on Instagram
2022
- Building Community Resilience (online), What’s Next for Earth, MAHB Global, Stanford University, California. On Instagram from 15 December 2022-
- Williamstown Craft Market, Commonwealth Reserve, Nelson Place, Williamstown, 16 October & 18 December 2022
- 24HR Art – Art Around the Clock (annual members’ show), Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, 3 Vimy Lane, Parap, Northern Territory 0820, 24 November – 17 December 2022
- Christmas Bazaar (exhibition and children’s flatlay workshop), The Centre: Connecting North and West Melbourne, North Melbourne, 15 December 2022
- Meet the Artist (demonstration and exhibition), Dimora Designs, Fyansford Paper Mill, Geelong, 10 December 2022
- Melbourne: Our Creative Heart (exhibition with Creativity Cluster), Library at the Dock Gallery, Docklands, 9 November – 1 December 2022. Supported by a City of Melbourne Arts Grant. Now online. Read about preparations for this exhibition on the Creativity Cluster blog
- Picturing Footscray (virtual photography exhibition)
VU in the Community, Victoria University, Footscray
13 October – 11 November 2022 - Little Festival (exhibition of miniature artworks), Playstate Curate Gallery, 8 Union Street, Newcastle West, NSW, 24 September – 23 October 2022
- Covid-Themed Jewelry. Art Jewelry Forum, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Online from 18 May 2022-
- Australian National Brooch Show (held by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria). Fitzroy Library, 128 Moor Street, Fitzroy, 23 April – 26 June 2022 and Eltham Library, Panther Place, Eltahm, 1 July – 31 August 2022. Also online (numbers 237-241)
- Do You See What I See? (With Creativity Cluster). Joel Gallery, Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre, 5 Sargood Street, Altona, 22 April – 5 May 2022
- A New Belonging (With Creativity Cluster and Friends, as part of Geelong Design Week). The Reimaginarium, 107 Moorabool Street, Geelong, 17 – 27 March 2022
- A4 Art Australia (Held by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria as part of the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival). Herring Island Gallery, Como Park North, 5 March – 18 April 2022. View online – my works are numbers 318-320.
- Gold Rush. Studio Gallery, The Old Auction House, 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton,17 February 2022 – 7 March 2022
- A New Belonging (With Creativity Cluster and Friends, as part of the National Sustainable Living Festival). The Reimaginarium, 107 Moorabool Street, Geelong, 1 – 26 February 2022
- Picturing Footscray (Photograph selected by Victoria University in the Community for inclusion in their street poster exhibition). Corner of Albert and Paisley Streets, Footscray, 4 January – 12 February 2022
2021
- CoLab Arts in the Park. The Pavilion, Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne, 8 July – 19 December, 2021. View Creative Spaces blog. Follow on Facebook or Instagram.
- Australian National Brooch Show (Held by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria). Fitzroy Library, 128 Moor Street, Fitzroy, 8 May – 1 August 2021. Eltham Library, Panther Place, Eltham, 6 August – 12 December 2021. Now online. My works are 177-181.
- Creating Art Out of Trash (workshop for children), Banksia Festival, La Mama Theatre, Carlton, 11 December 2021
- Collapse (International online show, USA). What’s Next for Earth, MAHB Arts Community, Millennium Alliance for Humanity & the Biosphere, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. Online from 2 November 2021- (Includes my work Lest Water Cease to Flow)
- Belief Systems (International online show, USA). What’s Next for Earth, MAHB Arts Community, Millennium Alliance for Humanity & the Biosphere, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. Online from 1 September 2021- . (Photomontage of Circuit Interrupted 2)
- Do You See What I See? (With Creativity Cluster). Joel Gallery, Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre, Altona; postponed until 2022. Online from 27 August 2021-
- Changes. Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre, 337 Davey Street, Frankston. Exhibition 6 August – 25 November 2021, as well as online. My work Legacy of Fire 3 appears on video at 8.05 minutes.
- Aarwun Salon, Aarwun Gallery, Gold Creek Village, Canberra, ACT, 26 June-15 August 2021
- Social Structure (International online show, USA). What’s Next for Earth, MAHB Arts Community, Millenium Alliance for Humanity & the Biosphere, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. Online from 21 June 2021-
- Can Art Catalyze Change Towards a New Greening? (International online show, Germany). Social Art Award, Institute for Art and Innovation, Berlin. Online from 7 May 2021-
- Rock Paper Scissors, Red Gallery, Fitzroy North, 19 March – 1 April 2021
- From Then to Now: Designing Old New Again (with Creativity Cluster), The Old Auction House, 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton, 18 March – 12 April 2021. Part of Melbourne Design Week, 26 March – 5 April 2021, and the Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival, 27 March – 26 April 2021
- From Then to Now: Designing Old New Again (with Creativity Cluster), The Reimaginarium, Geelong, 18 March – 5 April 2021. Part of Geelong Design Week, 18 – 28 March 2021 and Melbourne Design Week, 26 March – 5 April 2021. View Creativity Cluster blog.
- A4 Art Australia (Held by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria Inc.). Herring Island Gallery, 6 March – 5 April 2021. Now online. My small 3D sculptures are numbers 303-305.
- Energy (International online show, USA). What’s Next for Earth, MAHB Arts Community, Millenium Alliance for Humanity & the Biosphere, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. Online from 17 February 2021-
- Sandbox Studios Melbourne exhibition, Brunswick, 23 January-10 February 2021
2020
- Guild of Objects Christmas Market, Smith Street between Gertrude and Victoria Streets, 18 December 2020. Supported by the City of Yarra
- Creative Spaces Christmas Exhibition and Market, The Pavilion in Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne, 11-13 December 2020. (View Creative Spaces blog). Supported by Creative Spaces for the City of Melbourne
- Home, House Conspiracy, 42 Mollison Street, West End, Brisbane, Queensland, 5-6 December 2020. Facebook event information
- Sustainable Art: Recycle Your Ideas, Artsolation, London, online from 7 November 2020-31 January 2021
- HTW Gallery Online, online from 15 October-20 December 2020
- De-construction/Re-construction (with Creativity Cluster), The Dirty Dozen, Campbell Arcade, Melbourne, 19 October-28 November 2020
- Planetary Limits, What’s Next for Earth, MAHB Arts Community, Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 6-31 October 2020, online
- Wearable Art, Studio Gallery, The Old Auction House, 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton, 22 October-2 November 2020
- Picturing Footscray 2020, online 13 August-11 September 2020
- Be Still Australia, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, online on Instagram at hashtag #BeStillAustralia (work posted 31 July 2020)
- Constructing De-Construction/Re-Construction Virtually (with Creativity Cluster). This online presentation of the exhibition De-Construction/Re-Construction was supported by a City of Melbourne Covid-19 Arts Grant. Launched on 4 July 2020-
- Survival Kit, George Paton Gallery, Union House, The University of Melbourne. Online from May 2020- .
- A4 Art Australia, Herring Island Gallery, scheduled 14 March-13 April, but closed 22 March due to coronavirus (view exhibition – alcohol ink works 304 to 306)
- Landscapes Real and Imagined (with Creativity Cluster), Joel Gallery, Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre, Altona, 28 February-12 March 2020 (view Creativity Cluster blog)
- The Rivers Run Free (with River Studios artists), The Dirty Dozen, Campbell Arcade, Flinders Street underpass, Melbourne, 3 February-1 March 2020 (view blog; view Creative Spaces blog)
2019
- International SplashTrash ArtExpo. My work Water Under the Bridge was selected for the online exhibition and was posted on SplashTrash Instagram, 31 December 2019
- We Are the People: Can Art Catalyze Change?, The Social Art Award 2019. Selected as a semi-finalist for my work Reach for the Moon
- Small, Fortyfivedownstairs Gallery, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 29 November-4 December 2019
- River Studios Christmas Market and Exhibition, West Melbourne, 1 December 2019 (view blog)
- On the Edge, Library at the Dock, Docklands, Melbourne, 2-31 October 2019 (view Creativity Cluster blog)
- Diminutive, The Old Auction House Main Gallery, Kyneton, Victoria, 11-29 July 2019
- Reinvent, Repurpose and Restore, Louis Joel Gallery, Altona, 8-20 June 2019
- Not Your Usual Canvas, The Old Auction House Main Gallery, Kyneton, Victoria, 30 May-17 June 2019
- Australian National Brooch Show 2019, Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, Fitzroy and Eltham Public Libraries, 5 May-29 October 2019 (view blog) (view gallery – click on thumbnails #157 to 161 to see full photographs)
- A4 Art Australia, Herring Island Gallery (part of the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival), Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, 23 March-22 April 2019 (view gallery – click on thumbnails #241, 242, 243)
- La Ciudad, Spanish Language Fiesta, The Centre: Connecting Community in North and West Melbourne, Johnstone Lane, North Melbourne, 6 April 2019 (view blog)
- Creativity Cluster, Renew Geelong Concept Space, Market Square Shopping Centre, Geelong, 16 February-15 March 2019 (view Creativity Cluster blog)
2018
- River Studios Christmas Artisan Market, West Melbourne, 2 December 2018
- Small, 45 Downstairs Gallery, Melbourne, 8-16 November 2018
- From Nature, sculptural installation with Julia Zoellner, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park, 3-11 November 2018
- Upcycled from the City Streets (with Julia Zöllner), The Guild Assembly Point, Southbank, Melbourne, 26 October-26 November 2018 (see Creative Spaces blog)
- Abstract (Contours), Incube8r Gallery, Fitzroy, 4-17 October 2018
- Immersion, Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, 10-31 August 2018
- Open Day, River Studios, West Melbourne, 26 August 2018
- Fauna, Incube8r Gallery, Fitzroy, 23 August-5 September 2018
- Craft Cubed, Library at the Dock, Docklands, Melbourne, 1-26 August 2018
- Galactic, Incube8 Gallery, Fitzroy, 26 July-7 August 2018
- First International Splash Trash Art Expo virtual exhibition, 1 February-1 May 2018, premiered at the Sixth International Marine Debris Conference, San Diego. (on Instagram 14 April 2018 and YouTube at 3:12 minutes)
- Sustainability, Incube8r Gallery, Fitzroy, 15-28 March 2018
- Not So Gentle Arts, part of the Rebel Embroidery exhibition, The Artists Guild, Docklands, Melbourne, 9-29 March 2018. (on Instagram 23 February 2018 bottom centre)
- Lost and Found, Incube8r Gallery, Fitzroy, 25 January-7 February 2018
