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A fusion of Art practice and Engineering process is the platform from which I am investigating the world around me, utilising art practice as a tool for discovery and engineering processes to facilitate the creating. I have an interest in life cycles, the experience of ‘being’ and ponder on spiritual and physical connections (and disconnections) to, and in the environment. I reflect in notions of the ‘human condition’ and investigate and reflect on these ideas for my own purposes. My works are personal reflections through which I endeavor to communicate to others. My intent is not to make statements, but to express thoughts and ideas in order to connect with the viewers’ senses, wonderment or intellect. I have a structured thoughtful approach, but also allow creative flow and intuition lead the way. Exploration, invention, chance and reflection are important elements of my creative process. I am interested in psychology, philosophy, spirituality, nature and culture, and how art has been used to express, and explore these ideas for thousands of years. I consider the vocation of ‘Art’ as a mechanism for communicating thoughts, ideas, emotions and experiences. I enjoy the challenge bringing materials to life through the way they are formed, reformed and gestured. I endeavor to give the forms I make a soul and energy that resonate with the viewer and connect with the landscape or environment in some way. Awards 2011 Winner - S.I.T Amanda Hurring Memorial Award for Inspiration and creativity. 2009 Winner - S.I.T Year 2, top student. Craigs Design and Print Award Bachelor in Applied Media Arts (Visual Media) 2008 Winner - S.I.T Year 1, top student. Craigs Design and Print Award Bachelor in Applied Media Arts (Visual Media) 2007 Merit Award- ‘River Soul' (carved glass aquatic form) Invercargill Licensing Trust Art Awards |
Invited appearances Octoer 2012 Invercargill Licencing Trust Positively Pastels Art Awards Art Awards Judge (with Irene Schroder) July 2012 Invercargill Licencing Trust Art Awards Art Awards Judge (with Deidre Copeland) May 2009 Guest Artist May Arts Festival- ‘Ocean View' Invercargill May 2008 Guest Artist May Arts Festival- ‘Ocean View' Invercargill Exhibition history June 2017 LUMA Southern light project Artwalk 2017 Queenstown Bay Queenstown December 2016 Solo exhibition Arc and Flame City Gallery Invercargill August 2016 Invercargill Licensing Trust Art Awards City Gallery Invercargill July 2016 SIT Tutor exhibition City Gallery Invercargill May - June 2014 Southland Arts Festival Southland Museum and Art gallery South: a celebration Joint exhibition April - May 2013 Southland Arts Festival Southland Museum and Art gallery Southerly Busters Joint exhibition May - June 2012 Riverton Arts Centre Ocean Eleven Joint exhibition - Southern Institute of Technology Arts Tutors Aug - Sept 2011 Southland Museum and Art Gallery Spatial Reflections Joint exhibition Aug - Sept 2010 Southland Museum and Art Gallery Precocious, Provocative, Precious Joint Exhibition July-Aug 2009 Invercargill Licensing Trust Art Awards City Gallery Invercargill March - April 2009 Southland art Society - Blokes Exhibition Invercargill March - 2009 Chrysalis Invercargill Dec 2008-Jan 2009 Outdoor Odyssey – A Garden Art Exhibition Riverton Nov 2008 Manapouri Arts Group Exhibition (Fiordland Arts Festival 2008) Manapouri Feb 2008 Commission for Balance Agri – Nutrience Limited ‘Emerging Seed' -Phosphate rock and white cement Feb 2008 Southland Art Society ‘Art in the Park' exhibition Invercargill Nov 2007 Commission-Otatara Primary School , P.T.A and Teachers To Leaving Principle Oct 2007 Annual Spring Exhibition Anderson Park Art Gallery Invercargill Oct 2007 Gift piece for Kumagaya dance group. Japan ‘Waka' Gabbro and marble July-Aug 2007 Invercargill Licensing Trust Art Awards Merit Award- ‘River Soul' (carved glass aquatic form) City Gallery Invercargill Feb 2007 ‘Edge of the World' Art Exhibition Waikawa |