RECIPIENT - AWARDED EXHIBITION AND ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE 2025 - 'MUZA' MALTA'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

Looks like I’ll be jetting back to Malta early 2025! So thrilled to have been awarded a residency and solo exhibition for my proposed project investigating my Australian Maltese bicultural identity at MUZA Malta’s National Museum of Fine Arts Valletta (branded Malta’s National Community Art Museum). My proposed project, exhibition and residency will take place in the 16th Century amazing UNESCO World Heritage site courtyard and building ‘The Auberge D’Italie’ built in 1574 home to Malta’s fantastic national art collection. Super excited!! Bring on the jet lag…2024 planning starts now… Stay tuned!

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MUZA Installation and exhibition site.

Artist residency and exhibition space inside MUZA.

MUZA foyer Valletta

MUZA Entrance UNESCO World Heritage site ‘The Auberge d’Italie’ built in 1574 Valletta Malta.

Review - The Sydney Morning Herald Spectrum- Art Critic John McDonald

It’s not everyday you’re reviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald’s art critic John McDonald. It’s not everyday you get a couple of mentions.

Was such a thrill to discover this great article in Saturday’s Art and Design columns The surreal deal: Art inspired by the unspeakable about our exhibition ‘In the arms of unconsciousness - Women, feminism and the surreal’ curated by Carrie Kibbler at Hazelhurst Arts Centre. Not to mention, it was a double thrill to find my artwork published on the header of the review on his website.

This landmark first cross-generational exhibition currently showcasing 22 leading and significant Australian female artists aims to look at the links between feminism and surrealism in Australian art and is on at Hazelhurst’s Art Centre until the September 3rd 2023. Read John McDonald’s review >here

FINALIST - M16 ARTSPACE DRAWING PRIZE - M16 ARTSPACE - ACT

Thrilled and honoured to be selected in this very fine list of amazing artists who are finalists in the ‘M16 Artspace Drawing Prize’ in Griffith Canberra. The show will be opened on the 1st December at the M16 Artspace in Canberra when the winner will be announced.

The drawing prize has been a staple in M16 Artspace’s exhibition Calendar since 2006. It attracts hundreds of entries from across Australia and internationally.

The M16 Drawing Prize is for drawing in either traditional drawing media and techniques, or non-traditional works that extend understanding of what drawing may be within contemporary art practice.

The judges for this year’s prize are Megan Monte, curator and inaugural Director Ngununggulla and Dr. Sarina Noordhuis-Fairfax, Canberra-based artist, writer, curator and Curator, Australian Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Australia.

All works are available for purchase online and at the opening.

See all seventeen finalists HERE

‘Sounds of Pulpit Rock - Bundanon’, 103cm x 198cm, mixed media and photomontage on watercolour paper.

UPCOMING! 'RECIPROCITY' EXHIBITION AND BOOK LAUNCH AT HAZELHURST ARTS CENTRE - Curated by Caitlin Casey

Not long now before the official opening of our group exhibition ‘Reciprocity’ opens to the public at the wonderful Hazelhurst Arts Centre curated by the amazing Caitlin Casey. The exhibition features contemporary established and emerging ceramicists and painters working together collaboratively and the project was designed as an open-ended conversation between these two artforms. Artists involved: Louisa Chircop, Kiata Mason, Jean McGhee, Tim Allen, Natalya Shinn, Tatiana Wans, Hayley West, Mirra Whale, Charmaine Pike, Ann Thompson and Agatha Pupaher.

To accompany the exhibition there will be a book launch of ‘Reciprocity - The Book’ published through Dr Gareth Jenkins’ Apothecary Archive which also includes poetry of his own accompanied by a contextualising essay written by Curator Caitlin Casey. The book will also contain images of the artists’ collaborations and work. The book provides an intimate view into the practices at play when diverse artists are inspired to make together.

Exhibition opens Saturday 26th June 2021 in the Broadhurst Gallery at Hazelhurst Arts Centre 2-4pm.

Covid restrictions apply. Please RSVP Caitlin Casey: Caitlincaseya@gmail.com

Please see exhibition invite below and accompanying image of the publication which can be purchased by clicking here.

Exhibition Invite

‘Reciprocity -The Book’ published by Apothecary Archive published by Dr Gareth Jenkins and essay by Curator Caitlin Casey.

FINALIST - ADELAIDE PERRY PRIZE FOR DRAWING 2021

What a way to start 2021!

I’ve been selected as a finalist in this year’s ‘Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing’ by one of Australia’s most esteemed and foremost contemporary artists Lindy Lee.

This year, PLC Sydney’s annual Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing received over 480 entries from artists across Australia. PLC Sydney was honoured to have the participation of esteemed artist Lindy Lee, as judge who viewed submissions in January and made a selection of 44 finalists. Lindy will visit the Gallery in February, just prior to the official opening of the 2021 Exhibition of Finalists, to decide upon the overall winner of the $25,000 acquisitive prize. The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2021 Exhibition of Finalists opens at 7.00 pm Friday 26 February.

Congratulations to this year’s finalists in the Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing!

Finalist - ‘Self as Water Feature', mixed media and photomontage on watercolour paper, 103cm x 56cm

ARTISTS 'IN CONVERSATION' at Manly Regional Gallery and Museum

Please join me Sunday 19 November 3-4pm for Artists 'In Conversation' at Manly Regional Art Gallery and Museum with senior curator Katherine Roberts on a discussion about how the curated artists in the exhibition approached the concept of 'Land' as well as their creative processes in making the work for the exhibition. All welcome to come along! Please see the flyer for other listed events. Hope to see you there!