Education and Honorifics
1997-date Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Art , Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
1986 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
Selected professional Experience
2000 Master workshops and lectures throughout Queensland & remote areas (Flying Arts Assoc)
1999 Cultural exchange and exhibition, Gubbio, Italy
1993 Artist in residence: Banff, Canada
1992 Artist in residence: Canberra School of Art
1991 Artist in residence: Wales UK, Perugia Italy, Siberia Russia, and Seattle USA
1986 Master workshops & lectures: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, UK, and Russia
Solo Exhibitions (Over 40 Solo exhibitions 1986-2007)
2008 Anant Art Gallery, Delhi, India.
2008 V&A, London, COLLECT Art Fair, (represented by Marianne Heller, Galerie Heller), February
2008 Perth Galleries Sotheby’s, Perth, WA, September
2007 Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney, NSW, October
2007 Yamaki Gallery, Osaka, Japan.
2007 Marianne Heller Gallery, Heidelberg Germany, 30th Anniversary, November
2007 John Curtin Gallery, WA, Survey/Installation 2007 PULS Galerie, Brussels, TTS-IV-05 2006 Carlin Gallery, Paris, TTS-IV-05
2006 Contemporary Gallery, Delhi, India, TTS–IV & V-05
2005 The Gaffer Studio Glass Gallery,
Hong Kong
2005 Contemporary Gallery, Delhi India
2005 Draper Boutwell Gallery, Sydney
2005 V&A, London , COLLECT Art Fair
2004 V&A, London ,COLLECT Art Fair 2003
Galerie Marianne Heller ,Heidelberg , Germany ,
2003 MAK Museum ,Frankfurt , Germany 2000
Quadrivium,Sydney 1991
Tomsk Museum , Russia
1991 Novosirbirsk Museum , Russia
Group Exhibitions (Over 300 Group and Invitational exhibitions 1981-2005)
2005 Form, Florence Art Expo, Italy
2005 Galerie Marianne Heller , Heidelberg Germany
2005 The Australian National Gallery, ACT, Transitions
2005 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Scotland
2005 World Ceramic Biennale , Korea , Ceramic as Expression
2004/05 Kunstforum Kirchberg Galerie, Switzerland , Vessel
2004/1998 SOFA Chicago and New York , USA2004 St. Joseph Galerie, Holland , Coloured Porcelain
2004 Munich , Germany , Masters of the Modern
2003 Cheongiu International Biennale , Korea , Recovery for Use
2003 Kanazawa Invitational Exhibition, Japan
2003 Museum of Modern Art, Gifu , Japan
2002 The NGA, Material Culture
2002 Toowoomba Art Gallery Biennial Acquisition
2001 NGA Centenary of Federation 1901 – 2001
2000 Galerie Marianne Heller , Germany , Australian Contemporary Ceramics
1999 Palazzo dei Consoli , Italy , Vitalità Perenne del Lustr'o ,
1999 Powerhouse Museum , Australian Craft on tour in Japan
1996 Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, Auckland , NZ
1995 Museo Internazionale Ceramiche, Faenza ,
Delinquent Angel
Grants
2003 ArtsWA Freight & Travel Grant
2002/1997/92/91 ArtsWA Travel Grants
2001 VACB, New work to tour Germany
1998 ArtsWA Creative Development Fellowship
1997/8 VACB, Project Grant
1994 VACB, Creative Development Grant
1990 VACB, Creative Development Grant
1987 VACB, Special Development Grant
Collections International (most recent)
National Museum of Scotland
Marco Polo Corporation, Singapore
MAK Museum, Frankfurt , Germany
Museum of Modern Art, Gifu , Japan
Cheongiu Museum and Art Gallery Korea
21 st Century Museum , Kanazawa , Japan
Museo del Ceramica, Faenza , Italy
Palazza del Colsole – Gubbio Italy
The Grain Pool, Seoul , Korea
Tomsk State Gallery & Museum, Siberia , Russia
Novosirbirsk State Gallery, Siberia , Russia
Auckland Art Gallery , New Zealand
American Foundations, USA
The Gifu Prefectural Museum, Tokyo , Japan
Public and private collections Germany , USA , Japan , Korea , Russia and Asia
Collections Australia (most recent)
Museum and Art Gallery , NT
National Library Canberra , Australia
Australian National Gallery, ACT
Artbank collection
Art Gallery of WA
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Launceston Art Gallery
Queensland Art Gallery
Newcastle Art Gallery , NSW
The Powerhouse Museum , NSW
Edith Cowan University, WA
University of WA
Toowoomba University , Qld
Manly Art Gallery , NSW
Campbelltown Art Gallery , NSW
Australian Capital Equity, WA
Bank of New Zealand , WA
ANZ Bank, Vic
Telstra Murdoch Collection, NSW
Private collections throughout Australia
Catalogues
V&A, London , ‘CO[ ]ECT ', 2003 and 2004
The Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu : ‘The Legacy of Modern Ceramic Art, Part II - Modern
Ceramic Art from an International Perspective'
International Invitation Exhibition 2003: ‘Recovery of Use' , Korea
Kanazawa Museum Invitational Exhibition Japan
National Gallery of Australia (NGA) Federation ‘Material Culture'
Faenza Museum Italy , Vitalita Perenne del Lustro'
The Powerhouse Museum , Contemporary Australian Craft', touring Japan
Published in 20 national and international books
Numerous national and international articles and reviews relating to conceptual and technical aspects