Untitled, 2020. Mixed media on paper & vellum.
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Statement
The Prick of Patriarchy:
Is it possible to unpick and reweave the socially constructed stereotypes supported by many of the seminal works from the Western visual art Canon?
Ultimately, my art practice challenges the hierarchical norms created by patriarchy. This critique is not outwardly obvious. Rather, it is subtly communicated through material selection, methods of production and allegorical imagery borrowed from well known historical works.
I work in textiles, drawing & painting, often combining all three methods of production. This mixed media approach seeks to collapse the boundary that divides high from low art, and muddles attempts to neatly categorise the work.
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Lives & works on Gadigal Land (Sydney), Australia.
Education
2022 Master of Fine Art, National Art School, Sydney NSW
2020 Bachelor of Fine Art, National Art School, Sydney NSW
Awards & Selected Exhibitions
2023 Sir John Sulman Prize Finalist, Art Gallery of NSW
2023 Dobell Drawing Prize #23 Finalist, National Art School, NSW
2023 Fisher’s Ghost Award Finalist (Highly Commended),
Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
2023 Waverley Art Prize Finalist, Bondi Pavilion, NSW
2021 Sculpture in the Valley Finalist, Kangaroo Valley, NSW
2020 Derivan Mixed Media Award, National Art School, NSW
2020 Harvey Galleries Exhibition Award, Mosman, NSW
2017 Manly Arts Festival Finalist, Manly, NSW
2000 Sporting Archibald, National Portrait Gallery, ACT
2000 Archibald Prize Finalist, Art Gallery of NSW
Residencies
2023 Onslow Storrier NAS, La Cité International des Arts, Paris
Group Exhibitions
2022 Postgrad Show 22, National Art School, Sydney NSW
2022 1+2, National Art School, Sydney, NSW
2021 I Came To See, Barangaroo, NSW
2021 Care, National Art School, Sydney, NSW
2020 Untitled 23, Surry Hills, NSW
2018 Cabaret Exhibition, Manly Arts Festival, NSW
2017 AnonyMos Secret Art Project, Mosman, NSW
2013 Canterbury Art Exhibition, Canterbury, VIC
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