Exhibiting Artist:
2024 Atelier - with Kaye Bustin
2023 "Reverberation" - group exhibition at Quiet Dog Gallery Nelson
2022 BAM Bachelor exhibition NMIT - The Framing Rooms Award of Distinction
2022 Changing Threads selected exhibiting artist
2021 Wall to Wall Gallery – Guest Exhibitor
2021 Changing Threads selected exhibiting artist
2019 Changing Threads selected exhibiting artist- Nelson City Council Award for the best use of a Traditional Technique with a contemporary twist
2016 Changing Threads contemporary fiber awards selected exhibiting artist
2015 Changing Threads contemporary fiber awards selected exhibiting artist
2015 Taranaki Art awards selected exhibiting artist
2015 Collaborative Exhibition at Woods and Co – Upper Moutere
2014 Changing Threads contemporary fiber awards selected exhibiting artist - Highly Commended
2014 SYNERGY Shibori Down Under -The Belconnen Arts Centre exhibiting artist
2014 Art Expo Nelson participating exhibitor
2013 Changing Threads contemporary fiber awards selected exhibiting artist
Art Education:
Bachelor of Visual Arts and Media Level 7 NMIT 2022
New Zealand Diploma in Creativity Level 6 - Learning Connexion 2022
Advanced Diploma in Visual Arts and Media Level 6 NMIT 2015
Statement
Artist Statement:
My current body of work is an exploration of my response to the concepts of Tūrangawaewae and Kaitiakitanga from a Pākeha perspective. The works are connected through the fabric, one piece divided, each with its own narrative.
Stains and scars were produced by dragging the canvas around the land where I live. My hands are the tools for this work, pushing and dragging materials from nature -charcoal, clay, leaves- to capture the strength and story of the whenua. These combined with the simplicity of everyday materials – spray paint, house paint, ink -were used to create the electric hues of light to reflect the mauri of the land.
The physicality of my work connects me to Creation. Gestural acts, and raw mark-making are a spontaneous and emotional response to this relationship with the whenua – grounding me to a sense of Tūrangawaewae.
Intrinsically, I hope my work will always reflect my responsibility as a kaitiaki for the whenua in which I live.