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education:
2024: Master of Art Curatorship (First Class Honours), University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Vic, AU. [thesis]
2011: Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and School of Media Art & Design, James Madison University. Harrisonburg, Va, USA.
selected curation:
Kat Parker: Lament—A memorial of Australian extinction - Shepparton Art Museum, from 15 Nov 2025.
Lucy Beck, part of Stories from the SAM Collection - Shepparton Art Museum, from 11 Nov 2025.
Once upon a time... - Shepparton Art Museum, from 5 Apr 2025.
Rustic Reverie, part of Stories from the SAM Collection - Shepparton Art Museum, from 25 Mar - 10 Nov 2025.
Dore Stockhausen: echoes of a new eden - Shepparton Art Museum, 8 Mar - 29 Jun 2025 .
Zen embedded in craft and clay, (Stories from the SAM Collection)- Shepparton Art Musuem, from 2 Mar 2025.
Carmel Robertson: Wish you were here - Shepparton Art Museum, 23 Nov 2024 - 2 Mar 2025.
Leonard French, part of Stories from the SAM Collection - Shepparton Art Museum, from 21 Sep 2024.
Bare paper, part of Stories from the SAM Collection - Shepparton Art Museum, from 21 Sep 2024.
Face in the Frame - Shepparton Art Museum, from 26 Apr 2024.
Jen Valender: Field - Shepparton Art Museum, 3 Feb - 5 May 2024.
Ellen Lee: Landscape; of sight, of sound - Shepparton Art Museum, 21 Oct 2023 - 28 Jan 2024.
Beci Orpin: MUSH/ROOM - Shepparton Art Museum, 16 Sep 2023 - 15 Apr 2024.
After the Rain - Shepparton Art Museum, 22 Jul - 15 Oct 2023.
Little big, Big little - Shepparton Art Museum, May - Sep 2023.
All Together - Meredith Turnbull & Ross Coulter - Shepparton Art Museum, Nov 2022 - Apr 2023.
Aleisa Miksad: Between Scylla and Charybdis | Amphora - Shepparton Art Museum, Dec 2022 - Feb 2023.
Ponch Hawkes: 500 Strong - Shepparton Art Museum, Sep - Nov 2022.
PINK - Wyndham Art Gallery, Feb - Mar 2021.
LEGACY - Wyndham Art Gallery, Sep - Oct 2020. (online exhibition, co-curator with dr.megan evans)
REVEAL - Wyndham Art Gallery, Mar - Apr 2020. (co-curator with dr.megan evans)
OUT IS OUT - Wyndham Art Gallery, Jan - Mar 2020. (co-curator with dr.megan evans)
selected writings, interviews, presentations, and videos:
“A wabi-sabi way through the bush” – MASS: Shepparton Art Museum Journal, Issue 1 (Feb 2025): 4 - 15.
“Where is here?” - Catalogue essay for Carmel Robertson: Wish you were here, Shepparton Art Museum, 2024-25.
“Mapping the land - moments of meditation,” Catalogue essay for Ellen Lee: Landscape; of sight, of sound, 2023-24.
“Aleisa Miksad - Ancient Forms Echoing,” Journal of Australian Ceramics, 62 no. 1 (April 2023): 77 - 81.
“Curator’s Note” and Narration for the PINK Exhibition online tour, Wyndham Art Gallery, 2021.
“Curiouser and curiouser: How objects we’ve collected reflect on us,” Catalogue essay for REVEAL, Wyndham Art Gallery, 2020.
Video production and interview with artist Alex Bay for Sawhill Gallery, 2011.
panels and committees:
Selection Panel member - Beechworth Biennale Selection Panel, Beechworth Biennale, 2025/26.
Peer Assessor - Creators Fund, Creative Victoria, 2025.
Selection Panel member - Euroa Art Trail Sculpture Panel, Strathbogie Shire, 2025.
Judge - Echuca Moama Arts Initiative ‘Nature Speaks’ Art Prize, 2024.
Peer Assessor - Creators Fund, Creative Victoria, 2023.
Peer Assessor - Creative Projects Fund, Creative Victoria, 2022.
Wyndham City’s Arts & Tourism Portfolio Committee, Wyndham City Council, 2017-18.
employment:
Curator - Community, Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, Vic, AU. Jun 2022 - present.
Arts Marketing Officer, Hobsons Bay City Council, Altona, Vic, AU. Jun 2021 - May 2022.
Visual Arts Curator, Wyndham City Council (Wyndham Art Gallery), Werribee, Vic, AU. Dec 2019 - May 2021.
Arts Program Support Officer, Wyndham City Council, Werribee, Vic, AU. Feb 2018 - Dec 2019.
Managing Director, RedWest Creative Co-op, Werribee, Vic, AU. 2017-18.
Instructor & Studio Manager, Saltwater Art Studio, Point Cook, Vic, AU. 2016-18.
Consultant & Picture Framer, Framing Fantastic Art, Werribee, Vic, AU. 2015-16.
Instructor, The ArtStation, Leesburg, Va, USA. 2013.
Assistant, James Crable (Photographer), Harrisonburg, Va, USA. 2011-12.
Gallery Assistant, Sawhill Gallery (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, Va, USA. 2010-11.
Intern, artWorks Gallery (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, Va, USA. 2009-10.
organisations:
Member, Regional Arts Victoria.
Member, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Member, Public Galleries Association of Victoria.
Member, National Association of Visual Artists.
Founder and President, RedWest Creative Co-op, 2017-19.
education:
2024: Master of Art Curatorship (First Class Honours), University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Vic, AU. [thesis]
2011: Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and School of Media Art & Design, James Madison University. Harrisonburg, Va, USA.
selected curation:
Kat Parker: Lament—A memorial of Australian extinction - Shepparton Art Museum, from 15 Nov 2025.
Lucy Beck, part of Stories from the SAM Collection - Shepparton Art Museum, from 11 Nov 2025.
Once upon a time... - Shepparton Art Museum, from 5 Apr 2025.
Rustic Reverie, part of Stories from the SAM Collection - Shepparton Art Museum, from 25 Mar - 10 Nov 2025.
Dore Stockhausen: echoes of a new eden - Shepparton Art Museum, 8 Mar - 29 Jun 2025 .
Zen embedded in craft and clay, (Stories from the SAM Collection)- Shepparton Art Musuem, from 2 Mar 2025.
Carmel Robertson: Wish you were here - Shepparton Art Museum, 23 Nov 2024 - 2 Mar 2025.
Leonard French, part of Stories from the SAM Collection - Shepparton Art Museum, from 21 Sep 2024.
Bare paper, part of Stories from the SAM Collection - Shepparton Art Museum, from 21 Sep 2024.
Face in the Frame - Shepparton Art Museum, from 26 Apr 2024.
Jen Valender: Field - Shepparton Art Museum, 3 Feb - 5 May 2024.
Ellen Lee: Landscape; of sight, of sound - Shepparton Art Museum, 21 Oct 2023 - 28 Jan 2024.
Beci Orpin: MUSH/ROOM - Shepparton Art Museum, 16 Sep 2023 - 15 Apr 2024.
After the Rain - Shepparton Art Museum, 22 Jul - 15 Oct 2023.
Little big, Big little - Shepparton Art Museum, May - Sep 2023.
All Together - Meredith Turnbull & Ross Coulter - Shepparton Art Museum, Nov 2022 - Apr 2023.
Aleisa Miksad: Between Scylla and Charybdis | Amphora - Shepparton Art Museum, Dec 2022 - Feb 2023.
Ponch Hawkes: 500 Strong - Shepparton Art Museum, Sep - Nov 2022.
PINK - Wyndham Art Gallery, Feb - Mar 2021.
LEGACY - Wyndham Art Gallery, Sep - Oct 2020. (online exhibition, co-curator with dr.megan evans)
REVEAL - Wyndham Art Gallery, Mar - Apr 2020. (co-curator with dr.megan evans)
OUT IS OUT - Wyndham Art Gallery, Jan - Mar 2020. (co-curator with dr.megan evans)
selected writings, interviews, presentations, and videos:
“A wabi-sabi way through the bush” – MASS: Shepparton Art Museum Journal, Issue 1 (Feb 2025): 4 - 15.
“Where is here?” - Catalogue essay for Carmel Robertson: Wish you were here, Shepparton Art Museum, 2024-25.
“Mapping the land - moments of meditation,” Catalogue essay for Ellen Lee: Landscape; of sight, of sound, 2023-24.
“Aleisa Miksad - Ancient Forms Echoing,” Journal of Australian Ceramics, 62 no. 1 (April 2023): 77 - 81.
“Curator’s Note” and Narration for the PINK Exhibition online tour, Wyndham Art Gallery, 2021.
“Curiouser and curiouser: How objects we’ve collected reflect on us,” Catalogue essay for REVEAL, Wyndham Art Gallery, 2020.
Video production and interview with artist Alex Bay for Sawhill Gallery, 2011.
panels and committees:
Selection Panel member - Beechworth Biennale Selection Panel, Beechworth Biennale, 2025/26.
Peer Assessor - Creators Fund, Creative Victoria, 2025.
Selection Panel member - Euroa Art Trail Sculpture Panel, Strathbogie Shire, 2025.
Judge - Echuca Moama Arts Initiative ‘Nature Speaks’ Art Prize, 2024.
Peer Assessor - Creators Fund, Creative Victoria, 2023.
Peer Assessor - Creative Projects Fund, Creative Victoria, 2022.
Wyndham City’s Arts & Tourism Portfolio Committee, Wyndham City Council, 2017-18.
employment:
Curator - Community, Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, Vic, AU. Jun 2022 - present.
Arts Marketing Officer, Hobsons Bay City Council, Altona, Vic, AU. Jun 2021 - May 2022.
Visual Arts Curator, Wyndham City Council (Wyndham Art Gallery), Werribee, Vic, AU. Dec 2019 - May 2021.
Arts Program Support Officer, Wyndham City Council, Werribee, Vic, AU. Feb 2018 - Dec 2019.
Managing Director, RedWest Creative Co-op, Werribee, Vic, AU. 2017-18.
Instructor & Studio Manager, Saltwater Art Studio, Point Cook, Vic, AU. 2016-18.
Consultant & Picture Framer, Framing Fantastic Art, Werribee, Vic, AU. 2015-16.
Instructor, The ArtStation, Leesburg, Va, USA. 2013.
Assistant, James Crable (Photographer), Harrisonburg, Va, USA. 2011-12.
Gallery Assistant, Sawhill Gallery (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, Va, USA. 2010-11.
Intern, artWorks Gallery (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, Va, USA. 2009-10.
organisations:
Member, Regional Arts Victoria.
Member, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Member, Public Galleries Association of Victoria.
Member, National Association of Visual Artists.
Founder and President, RedWest Creative Co-op, 2017-19.