Art Residencies
Canaipa Mudlines Art + Environment Artists Residency, Russell (Canaipa) Island - October 2021
Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio, Tweed Regional Gallery - November 2019
BioBlitz Creative in Residence, Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve - March 2019
Curtin Springs Cattle Station, Northern Territory - July/August 2018
Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania - November/ December 2016
My two week residency at the Kings Bridge Cottage in Launceston was a wonderful and unique time for me to creatively explore Cataract gorge and surrounds.
I was particularly interested in working and living in Cataract Gorge where the natural world sits within an urban landscape, as one of my areas of interest is the urbanisation of plants and bird species. During the residency I was able to look at the idea of designed natural landscapes where humans had made a major impact on local geology, flora and fauna. Cataract Gorge is unique as there is a lot of historical and cultural evidence that makes it fascinating to study.
I made use the LINC Launceston library resources to research the history of the cottage and gorge, and found a very interesting historical document relating to the 1929 floods where the author ‘reported’ on the flood in a very poetical and lyrical manner. I plan to use extracts from this document for an artist book, together with polaroid photos taken throughout the gorge.
I visited the art gallery and museum several times, and was inspired by an artist book by Udo Sellbach as part of his exhibition ‘And Still I See It’.
Whilst on my walks through the gorge I also collected leaves, grasses and she-oak branchlets to create collagraphs and monoprints. I connect to places by incorporating elements of the natural landscape into my printmaking processes and these prints will be used for a series of works describing the layers of flora throughout the gorge.
I was particularly interested in working and living in Cataract Gorge where the natural world sits within an urban landscape, as one of my areas of interest is the urbanisation of plants and bird species. During the residency I was able to look at the idea of designed natural landscapes where humans had made a major impact on local geology, flora and fauna. Cataract Gorge is unique as there is a lot of historical and cultural evidence that makes it fascinating to study.
I made use the LINC Launceston library resources to research the history of the cottage and gorge, and found a very interesting historical document relating to the 1929 floods where the author ‘reported’ on the flood in a very poetical and lyrical manner. I plan to use extracts from this document for an artist book, together with polaroid photos taken throughout the gorge.
I visited the art gallery and museum several times, and was inspired by an artist book by Udo Sellbach as part of his exhibition ‘And Still I See It’.
Whilst on my walks through the gorge I also collected leaves, grasses and she-oak branchlets to create collagraphs and monoprints. I connect to places by incorporating elements of the natural landscape into my printmaking processes and these prints will be used for a series of works describing the layers of flora throughout the gorge.
The Pod, Brunswick St Mall, Brisbane - August 2016
During August 2016 I was awarded the opportunity to be the Artist In Residence in the Valley Mall in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley.
Brisbane City Council has been working on a revitalisation of the Brunswick Street Mall, a shopping and entertainment hub in the Valley. They have introduced a series of "pods" to occupy the mall to build on the heritage and character of the mall. One of these pods has been reserved as a space for artisans.
My residency was titled "Urban Foraging", and creatively explored the Valley Mall area within the context of cultural connections between inner-city communities and nature. How is the natural world represented in the Valley Mall urban environment? What cultural symbols or imagery have been influenced by nature?
I found many interesting patterns inspired by nature within the landscape, and I used these in a series of drawings of urban birds on takeaway bags.
I spent a lot of my time at The Pod engaging with the public and running free workshops. These were very popular and enabled me to share my art with a wider audience.
Brisbane City Council has been working on a revitalisation of the Brunswick Street Mall, a shopping and entertainment hub in the Valley. They have introduced a series of "pods" to occupy the mall to build on the heritage and character of the mall. One of these pods has been reserved as a space for artisans.
My residency was titled "Urban Foraging", and creatively explored the Valley Mall area within the context of cultural connections between inner-city communities and nature. How is the natural world represented in the Valley Mall urban environment? What cultural symbols or imagery have been influenced by nature?
I found many interesting patterns inspired by nature within the landscape, and I used these in a series of drawings of urban birds on takeaway bags.
I spent a lot of my time at The Pod engaging with the public and running free workshops. These were very popular and enabled me to share my art with a wider audience.
Barcaldine - July/August 2015
This residency was instigated by Jo Taylor, a Barcaldine artist I met on my Blackall residency in 2013. I flew up to Longreach and after a quick tour of the town, Jo took me to meet & greet some Longreach artists, then we headed over to Barcaldine where I spent the week with Jo touring the local area, cycling around town and working in her studio with her and other local artists. I also facilitated a weekend workshop to introduce local artists to drypoint and chinecolle techniques, and a monoprinting workshop in Blackall, where I renewed some friendships from my first trip there.
I had a fabulous time, many thanks to Jo and Paul Taylor for their wonderful hospitality. It was a great experience though a humbling one, as the central west was in the grip of a drought. Jo and I are continuing our art partnership and exhibited together in 2016 and 2017 in regional galleries at Tambo and Miles.
I had a fabulous time, many thanks to Jo and Paul Taylor for their wonderful hospitality. It was a great experience though a humbling one, as the central west was in the grip of a drought. Jo and I are continuing our art partnership and exhibited together in 2016 and 2017 in regional galleries at Tambo and Miles.
Blackall Heartland Art Festival AIR - May/June 2013
In 2012, I did a 2 week art residency at Blackall, central Queensland. The residency was organised by Flying Arts and the Blackall Cultural Association, in conjunction with the Heartland Art Festival. This was my first time in outback Queensland, so I found myself in a very different landscape and lifestyle. I met some wonderful people who were able to give me some of their time to show me their properties and answer my many questions.
Coochiemudlo Island - April 2010
This was a self-residency week with artist Catherine Money at her family holiday 'shack' on Coochiemudlo Island, in southern Moreton Bay near Brisbane. We spent each morning exploring the local mangroves in a kayak, then in the afternoon we worked in our joint art studio set up out the back of the shack.
I worked on a set of 2 portfolio style books of monoprints inspired by our trips around the island in the kayak. These books were subsequently purchased by the State Library of Queensland for the James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Art.
I worked on a set of 2 portfolio style books of monoprints inspired by our trips around the island in the kayak. These books were subsequently purchased by the State Library of Queensland for the James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Art.