My practice explores concepts related to value - both societal and personal.
For a number of years my works were deeply informed by the concept of ambiguous loss. This term is used in psychology to describe the often-unacknowledged grief that can be experienced with life-changing events such as job loss, migration or relationship breakdown. The experience can cause feelings of diminished security and control, and a sense that the world is no longer a benevolent place. Works made in response to this explored themes of connection – both with others and with self - the idea of mastery, and presentations of the world as being a good and safe place in which to be.
My mediums span a wide range of modest, often pre-loved materials that include domestic packaging, 80s craft kits, flannelette pyjamas, poetry books, household products, and pencil and ink.
My methodologies encompass collage, drawing, painting, sculpture, sewing and installation. I draw inspiration from handmade and naïve art, retail and workplace signage and stationery, advertising, literature, and daily life.
I’m a Naarm|Melbourne-based artist. I was awarded the National Gallery of Victoria Prize and the Award for Contemporary Drawing by Monash University. I’ve been artist-in-residence at Heritage Hill, a finalist in Still: National Still Life Award and the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award and a postcard winner in the Linden Postcard Show. I hold a practice-based PhD in Fine Art.