Portraits

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Influenced by Barkley Hendricks, Alice Neel, and Kehinde Wiley, my portraits combine traditional and more playful elements together. I tend towards female sitters, presenting women as subjects not objects and tend to contrast coventional poses with vibrant hues and contrived environments.

This year I entered the 2026 Archibald Prize with a painting of Carmel Johnson. It was not selected as a finalist, but that’s ok! I’m very happy for the experience and deeply appreciate Carmel sitting for me. Carmel is the Development Manager at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM), life member of the Shepparton Arts Festival, and a cornerstone of the Shepparton community.  

To the right is a self-portrait marks turning 35, gaining my Australian citizenship, and completing my Masters in Art Curatorship. Wearing a bold, pink satin suit, I present myself not as muse, but as author. The work claims space for female subjectivity and self-determination. It resists passive depiction, asserting a feminist narrative where the woman is not object but agent—sovereign, seen, and in command of her image—like the Queen of Pentacles I find myself secure and stable.