about

I live and work on the unceded lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

Artist Statement

Since graduation from my MFA in 2021 I have developed an experimental drawing practice that utilises performative drawing as a methodology to simultaneously observe and record a site while walking. My drawings are a kind of kinaesthetic seismograph, capturing not just what is seen, but what is sensed and felt, and the action of my body as I move through space.

I regard the practice of drawing while walking as an opportunity to document spaces that are significant. While recording what is seen and felt, I am exploring my own connections to the places where I walk, wandering through the visible landscape and the invisible landscape of memory. When the visible and invisible are combined, an atmosphere is created that is evident in my drawings.

I use a harness to hold my drawing board and materials so both hands are free to draw. I prefer to walk and draw at night to avoid unwanted attention. My walks are documented by a backward-facing camera that captures where I have been. These videos are drawings and are posted to YouTube.

Drawing while walking – rather than drawing while still – results in mark-making that is more automatic, less considered, or contrived. I hope to be startled by the types of marks I make while walking. The combination of drawings and video feed larger, more substantial works when I return to my studio. These larger works are ‘felt-landscapes’, maps of a site, and its associated sentiments. They are made on paper, canvas, or salvaged fabric.

Since graduation, I founded DRAW Space, an ARI located on Enmore Road in Newtown in Sydney’s Inner West together with seven other artists. DRAW Space provides a platform to make, see, and experience contemporary drawing. We work with a broad definition of what drawing is and encourage continued research and exploration of what it can be. As a new centre for contemporary drawing, we aim, through exhibitions, performances, workshops, artist talks and residencies, to engage more closely with the broader community, expand understanding of what drawing is and enhance the standing of drawing in an Australian and international art context. You can find out more on the DRAW Space website.

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Exhibitions

2023: M16 Drawing Prize, 2023, finalist. The M16 Artspace Drawing Prize includes both traditional drawing media and techniques, as well as innovative non-traditional works that extend the understanding of what drawing may be within contemporary art practice. 25 November - 10 December. Canberra.

2023: DRAW A group show that explores an idea of drawing as a process, situated within the expanded field of experimental and spatial practices. 19 July-13 August. Articulate Project Space, Leichhardt.

2023: Reunion: Exhibition of selected National Art School graduates. A group show at Australian Galleries, Tuesday 24 January – Sunday 12 February. Opening night Tuesday 24 January, 6-8pm. Paddington.

2021: The Postgraduate Show, 2021 A group show from MFA and DFA students at the National Art School, Main Gallery, Hoff Space and Drawing Gallery, National Art School

2021: Chronolinea: Line as time A group show from BFA and MFA students at the National Art School, Library Stairwell Gallery, National Art School

2020: Contingence: Experimental drawing by Masters students from the National Art School, Scratch Art Space, Marrickville

2020: Decameron: Drawings from Home, Library Stairwell Gallery, National Art School

2020: The Other Art Fair, Sydney (part of the small cohort of students exhibiting on behalf of the National Art School) - cancelled due to COVID

2019: Graduation Show, Gallery, National Art School, Sydney

2019: Square Pants, Spare Pants, Third Year Printmaker’s Group Show, Library Stairwell Gallery, National Art School, Sydney

2018: Print Matters, Second Year Printmaker’s Group Show, Beehive Gallery, Summer Hill, Sydney

2018: Heart of Annandale, Village Church, Annandale, Sydney

2018: Hush Hush, Second Year Printmaker’s Group Show, Library Stairwell Gallery, National Art School, Sydney

2018: Re:Site, Second Year Drawing Group Show, Building 25, National Art School, Sydney

2017: Heart of Annandale, Village Church, Annandale, Sydney

Collections

Private collections in Australia

2017 and 2021: Archive, National Art School

Awards

2019: Anne Pata Memorial Award for Drawing, National Art School, Sydney

2018: First prize, Heart of Annandale Art Exhibition and Prize, Sydney

Residencies

2022: Sydney Fringe Festival/World Square Artist in Residence, July-August

Education

2020-2021: Master of Fine Art majoring in Drawing, National Art School, Sydney

2017-2019: Bachelor of Fine Art majoring in Print Making, National Art School, Sydney

1992: Certificate in Painting, National Art School, Sydney

Professional experience

1995-present: Director, Pro Bono Publico Design, Uncommon Design for the Common Good
www.probono.com.au

2023-present: Director and founder, DRAW Space, 31A Enmore Road, Newtown www.drawspace.org