Education and Qualifications
- 2009 Master of Fine Arts: Jewellery and Metals, Monash University, Victoria
- 2006 Postgraduate Diploma of Jewellery Production, Curtin University, Western Australia
- 2001 Bachelor of Arts (Interior Architecture) with honours, Curtin University, Western Australia
Exhibitions
2011
- 2011 Itami International Craft Exhibition, Itami Museum of Arts and Crafts, Japan
- Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2011, Redleaf Council Chambers, Sydney
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor: 100 Women 100 Brooches 100 Stories, Gallery Artisan, Brisbane
- Cheongju International Craft Competition, Old Tobacco Factory, Cheongju, Korea.
- BKV Prize for Young Applied Artists 2011, Bavarian Crafts Council, Munich.
- Measuring the Space Between: collaborative exhibition, Studio 20/17, Waterloo NSW.
- Love Lace, International Lace Award, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
- Buda 2011: Contemporary Australian Silver and Metalworking Exhibition, Buda Castlemaine.
- Winter Neckpieces, Studio 20/17, Waterloo, NSW.
- A Couple of Mugs: Commemorative Collectibles, Studio Fusion Gallery, London.
- The Butterfly Effect, Toyota Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne, Victoria.
- Recontextualizing the Found Object, Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Lend Me Your Ears, Curated by Dianne Beevers + Part B. Mailbox 141, Melbourne.
- The Art of Engagement, Curated by Kristin D’Agostino + Raewyn Walsh, Objectspace, Auckland.
2010
- Measuring The Space Between: Collaboration with Chloe Vallance, Hand Held Gallery, Melbourne.
- Wrapped 2010, Studio 2017, Waterloo NSW.
- The Box Project, Curated by Jasmine Matus. Keeper Gallery @ gaffa, Sydney, NSW.
- Everyday Objects, Curated by Rebecca Hannah, Loft Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria.
- National Contemporary Jewellery Award, Griffith Regional Art Gallery and touring exhibition
- Travelling Scholarship, Noosa Regional Art Gallery
- First and Last, Keeper Gallery @ Gaffa
- Snip Slice Saw, Hand Held Gallery
- Re:Production, Keeper Gallery @ Gaffa
- Preziosa Young, Leopoldine Cloister, Torquato Tasso Square, Firenze and toured Inhorgenta Fair: Munich and Poland
- Return, Showcase Gallery, Central Institute of Technology
- One Cup, Hand Held Gallery
- Recycle Synergy Gallery
- REFINED VI: Back to Basics, Reavely Gallery, Cole Arts Centre, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas.
2009
- Feast, Depot Gallery
- Iteration (solo exhibition), Metalab Gallery
- Explorations ‘09, Gaffa Gallery and Guildford Lane Gallery
- Contemporary Wearables ‘09, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.
- Winter Brooches 2009, Studio 2017
- Buda 2009 Contemporary Australian Silver and Metalworking Exhibition,
- Buda Homestead Castlemaine and touring exhibition.
- Linden Postcard Show 2009, Linden Gallery
2008
- 30 x 30 x 30, Monash University Faculty Gallery
- Made in Italy, Area Contemporary Art Space
- In the Making, Craft Victoria
2007
- New Traditional Jewellery at Sieraad: International Jewellery and Silver Design Fair, Amsterdam and in touring exhibition.
- Expeditions ‘07, Gaffa Gallery
2006
- Graduate Exhibition, Department of Art, Curtin University
- Expeditions ‘06, Metalab Gallery.
- MatterReality, Moores Building Contemporary Gallery.
Exhibitions Curated
- Return: Five artisans return to their training-ground. (Curated to coincide with the 2010 JMGA conference.) Showcase Gallery, Central Institute of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, 2010.
Awards + Grants
- Gold Prize, Cheonju International Craft Competition 2011, Cheongju, Korea
- Finalist, BKV Prize for Young Applied Artists 2011, Bavarian Crafts Council, Munich
- Melbourne Arts Centre Prize, Buda Silver Exhibition, Castlemaine, 2011
- Australia Council for the Arts, Visual Arts Board grant for a residency at the UWE Bristol 2011
- Australia Council for the Arts, ArtStart Grant awarded December 2009
- Special mention, Lucca Preziosa Young Contemporary Jewellery Award 2009
- Monash University Travel Grant, for study at the Monash Prato Campus, Italy, 2008## Papers
- Examining the connections between architecture and jewellery,
- presented at the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia Biennial Conference 2010
Papers
- Examining the connections between architecture and jewellery,
- presented at the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia Biennial Conference 2010
Publications
- Art Jewlry Today 3, Schiffer Publications, Atglen, 2011
- 500 Silver Jewelry Designs Lark Crafts, Sterling Publications, New York, 2011
- Contemporary Wearables 09 by Dr Cassandra Fusco, Craft Arts International #79, Sydney, p.94 + 95, 2010
- Travelling Scholarship, Noosa Regional Gallery (Exhib. Cat.) 2010
- Preziosa Young: Contemporary Jewellery, Le Arte Orafe, Firenze (Exhib. Cat.) 2010
- Conference paper Examining the connections between architecture and jewellery published online, 2010
- Wearable Art, Insite Autumn 2010, Perth p.200, 2010
- Handmade in Melbourne, Slattery Media Group, Melbourne, 2009
Collections
- Cheongju City Collection, Cheongju, Korea
- Arts Centre, Melbourne
- Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
Residencies
- One month residency in the Enamel Research studio at the Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West Of England, March 2011
Workshops
- I_workshops! with Benjamin Lignel, RMIT University, 2011
- Weaving Fabric with Maryann Talia Pau, Harvest Workroom, East Brunswick, 2011
- Rapid Prototyping with Dr Nicole Jaquard, RMIT University. 2010
- Reinterpreting Enamels with Elizabeth Turrell, Manifesto Glass, Perth. 2010
- Where Do I Come From? Masterclass with Helen Britton, RMIT University. 2010
- Black and Night. Masterclass with Bettina Speckner, RMIT University. 2009
- Surface in Depth - Jewellery Design with Colored Metals with Stefano Marchetti, at the Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern. 2008
Memberships
- Part B: Research Jewellery Cluster, Melbourne, Australia
- Craft Victoria: Design and Craft association, Melbourne, Australia
- National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA), Australia