I first started tapestry weaving ten years ago and was immediately drawn to the stillness and calm it evoked within me. Weaving for me
is a type of meditation.
My background is in Advertising and Design, and in my weaving I am often drawn to words, bold colours and shapes. Since learning how to blend colours with yarn I am fascinated with the comparison of preparing colours and tints on paper for print, to the subtle colour change and blends that can be achieved in tapestry weaving.
Selected Group Exhibitions
Paint the Town QRAA AwardsTouring Exhibition Queensland
February 2021 - December 2023
The Garden of Loss & Triumph No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
November 2021
Eclectica Art Awards The Butter Factory Cooroy, Queensland
October 2021
Door to Door (Australia) No Vacancy Gallery,Melbourne, Victoria
February 2021
Pause Button The Old Auction House, Kyneton, Victoria
December 2020 - January 2021
Eclectica Art Awards The Butter Factory Cooroy, Queensland
November 2020 - January 2021
Tall Trees Art Inc 360Virtual Art Exhibition
August 2020
A4 Art Australia Contemporary Art Society of Victoria Herring Island Gallery,Melbourne March - October 2020
Teal Envision Arts virtual Exhibition
November 2019
Floating Land Point to Point Ephemeral Art Trail Noosa, Queensland
October 2019
Tall Trees Art Inc Exhibition and Festival Cooran, Queensland
July 2019
The Biggest Little Tapestries in the World Northwest Reno Library,
Nevada, USA July 2018
A4 Art Australia Contemporary Art Society of Victoria Herring Island Gallery, Melbourne March - April 2018
Irene Davies Emerging Artists Australian Tapestry workshop, Melbourne September - October 2017
Threads Open Textiles 2016 Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury UK
September - October 2016
The Real Weave: The art of hand woven tapestry Hepsibah Gallery, London
June 2016
Made in Morley 2016 Morley Gallery, London
May 2016
Manipulated Materials: Responses to the medium of paint Cockpit Studios, London December 2015
Residencies
Sensus; To Feel, To See, To Hear
Tanks Art Centre, Cairns, Queensland
August 2023
A Dialogue with Colour: Residency and Collaboration FreeSpace Gallery, London September - December 2016
Awards
Flying Arts 'Paint The Town' - QRAA 2021 Textile Award October 2021
Eclectica Art Awards - Works on Paper December 2020
Irene Davies Award - Emerging Artist - Finalist September 2017
Arts Council England Grants for the Arts award August 2016
Talks
Artist In Practice Royal Academy of Arts, London February 2017