B.1989
Australia
Education
2009 | Bachelor Visual Art, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Exhibition History
2024 | Gaffers, Sabbia Gallery, Redfern, NSW
2023 | Gold: 50 years 50 JamFactory Alumni, Adelaide, SA
2022 | Gather, JamFactory Seppeltsfield, SA
2021 | Finalist Tom Malone Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, WA
2020 | Distorted Trajectories, Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre, Canberra, ACT
Finalist Fuse Glass Prize, JamFactory Contemporary Craft + Design, Adelaide, SA + Australian Design Centre, Sydney, NSW
2019 | Finalist Klaus Moje Glass Award, presented by Canberra Glassworks at Thor’s Hammer, Griffith, ACT
2018 | Refract, Reflect, Solo Exhibition, JamFactory Contemporary Craft + Design, Adelaide, SA
Finalist The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australian Museum, SA
Finalist Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize, Adelaide Festival Centre, SA
Keeping it Glassy, Yo.Dan Studio Gallery, Port Adelaide, SA
2017 | Still Time, Harcourts Wine Coast, Mclaren Vale, SA
Botanical Miracle, Yo.Dan Studio Gallery, Port Adelaide, SA
Collaborative Endeavour 3: Contemporary Glass from Canberra and Berlin, Australian Embassy Germany, Berlin, Germany
Benchmark, Fisher Jeffries, Adelaide, SA
2016 | Finalist The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australian Museum, SA
Collaborative Endeavour: Contemporary Glass from Canberra + Berlin, Dusseldorf, Germany
New Acquisitions 2016, Ernsting Foundation Glasmuseum, Coesfeld, Germany
2015 | Collaborative Endeavour: Contemporary Glass from Canberra + Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Vitrine, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Illumination, Presented by Worth Gallery, Fisher Jeffries, Adelaide, SA
2014 | Finalist The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA
Artist Of The Month, September, Murray Bridge Regional Art Gallery Shop, Murray Bridge, SA
2013 | Twenty One, JamFactory at Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley, SA
Ensemble, Ausglass members’ exhibition, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW
365 Cups, Presented by Worth Gallery, Fisher Jeffries, Adelaide, SA
2012 | Finalist The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA
Transparency, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Glass Affair, Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, SA2011 | Generate 2011, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Finalist JamFactory Design Award, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Finalist The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA
Dink!, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, ACT
2010 | Finalist, Inaugural Student Art Glass Prize, Wagga Wagga Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW
2009 | Graduating Exhibition 2009, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
2006 | Major Works Exhibition, Canberra College, Foyer Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Professional Experience
2020 | Arts South Australia VACD grant assessment panel
2019 | Craftsperson in Residence, Session 5, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
Residence Together, 2-week residency, The Glass Factory, Boda Glasbruk, Sweden
Artist in Residence, 4-week residency, Canberra Glassworks, Kingston, ACT
2018 | Instructor, Colouring in the Fundamentals, Session 3, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
2017 | Craftsperson in Residence, Session 5, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
2015 | Teaching Assistant to Nancy Callan, Venetian Vacation, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, USA
Teaching Assistant to Clare Belfrage, Line Drawings and More, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA
Teaching Assistant to Tobias Mohl, workshop, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
2014 | Artist in Residence, 3-week residency at ANU School of Art, Glass Workshop, Canberra, ACT
Teaching Assistant to Brian Corr, Expressing Form and Void, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
Featured artist, Berlin Design Week/DMY Festival, Berlin Glas e.V. Berlin, Germany
Artist in residence, 8-week residency at Berlin Glas e.V. Berlin, Germany
2013 | Teaching Assistant to Brian Corr, workshop, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Teaching Assistant to Ben Edols, Murano via Australia, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
2012 | Thomas Foundation Artist in Residence, 6-week residency at Canberra Glassworks, Kingston, ACT
2010-2011 | Glass Design Associate, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Glass workshop, Adelaide, SA
Awards, Grants and Publications
2019 | Independent Makers and Presenters Grant, New work for exhibition at Craft ACT 2020, Arts South Australia
2018 | Judges Commendation, Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize, SA
2017 | Independent Makers and Presenters Grant, Craftsperson in Residence at Pilchuck Glass School, Arts South Australia
2015 | Virgin Australia Magazine, Voyeur, March 2015, For Artisans’ Sake, pg.116
Independent Makers and Presenters Grant, Travel to USA to TA for Nancy Callan at Haystack + Clare Belfrage at Corning, Arts SA
Mary B. Bishop + Francis S. Merritt Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2014 | Saxe Award, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
Independent Makers and Presenters Grant, Glass blowing residency at Berlin Glas e.V. Berlin, Germany, Arts SA
Successful Pozible crowd funding campaign, Berlin Glass Residency, www.pozible.com/project/178719
Special Mention, Riedel Award/Glass in Venice Project, Italy
2013 | Independent Makers and Presenters Grant, Travel assistance to USA to assist Ben Edols at Pilchuck Glass School, Arts SA
2012 | Highly Commended Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards, Craft and Object Design
Project and Development Grant for residency at Canberra Glassworks, Carclew Youth Arts, SA
2011 | SA Life Magazine, Jampacked, Dec ‘11/Jan ’12 Volume 9 Number 1, pg. 130
Adelaide Matters magazine, On Reflection, issue 141, pg. 67
2010 | Partner Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
Funding received from Arts SA/Jamfactory to attend Davide Salvadore class at Pilchuck Glass School.
Employment History
2014-present | Glassblowing assistant to Clare Belfrage, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
2013-present | Assistant Glass Technician, Glass Studio, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
2012-present | Glassblowing assistant to Nick Mount, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
2010-2013 | Glass Blowing assistant to Andrew Baldwin, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
2008-2009 | Employee at Canberra Glassworks, public experience program, hot- shop guide, Kingston, ACT
Glass Blowing assistant to Nadege Desgenetez and Brian Corr, Australian National University, Canberra, ACTWorkshops
2015 | Annette Blair + Jennifer Elek, Eat Your Way Through Design, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
2012 | Lino Tagliapietra demonstration workshop, Canberra Glassworks, Kingston, ACT
2011 | Boyd Sugiki workshop, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Andrew Baldwin goblet workshop (2), JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Tom Rowney cane workshop, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Ben Edols workshop, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Kathy Elliott coldworking workshop, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Ruth Allen special project, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
2010 | Andrew Baldwin goblet workshop (1), JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Katherine Gray workshop, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
Davide Salvadore cane and murrine workshop, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
2009 | Nick Mount assemblage workshop, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Dante Marioni demonstration workshop, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA
2008 | Tom Moore workshop, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Participant in visiting Proctor Fellow Rebecca Cherno’s collaborative project, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
2007 | April Surgent cameo engraving workshop, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT