Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Visual), Sydney College of the Arts 1984-87 Majored jewellery
Photography I & II, Australian Centre of Photography, Paddington, Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Jan Plumed Pets, & Gallery, Exhibition of feathered Animals, Sorrento, Vic.
2023 Sept Feather Features, Water Though Reeds Gallery, Bungendore NSW
2018 Oct Crested Canines, Exhibition of feathered Dogs, Solander Gallery, Wellington, NZ
2017 Jan Preen, New Barbie doll works & dogs at Janet Clayton Gallery Paddington NSW
2015 Mar Queens Down, Exhibition of planes and animals for the Milford Gallery, Queenstown, NZ.
2014 Sept Feathered Finery, Wearable work including hats. Solander Gallery, Wellington, NZ
2014 July Feathered Flyers, Jas Hugonnet Gallery Online Exhibition of planes Now closed.
2014 July Feathery Friends, Exhibition of planes and animals at Manning Regional Gallery, Taree NSW
2014 Mar Photographs of my work over the last 10 year. Surry Hill Library, Sydney. NSW
2013 May Feather Fanciest, Exhibition of dogs and planes, Masterworks Gallery, Ponsonby, Auckland NZ
2012 Dec Feather Fancier, Exhibition of dogs & planes Tauranga Art Gallery, Willow St, Tauranga. Till Feb 13
2011 Nov Flying Forward, Recent work,Jas Hugonnet Gallery Online Gallery Now closed
2010 Nov Feather Fancy, Feather work including planes. Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, NZ.
2010 Feb Flying Flings, Dog flu and planes Craft Act, 180 London Circuit, Canberra ACT.
2009 Sept Dog The Bird, Dog Flu Series Masterworks Gallery, Ponsonby Rd Auckland NZ
2009 Feb Mynah Messiah, Mynah birds as Egyptian like Gods, Tin Sheds Gallery, Uni of Sydney, NSW.
Prizes, Residencies, Public Art commissions & Awards
2023 June Highly Commended, R.T Nelson Awards for Sculpture, Wellington New Zealand
2023 Mar Residency in Bundanon supported by JMGA NSW Inc.
2019 Aug Real State Tenancies, 10 photographic posters about tenancies for Edge City. Shown outdoors in Sydenham and in Balmain. Grant - Inner West Council
2019 May Photographic commission of my work for 5 traffic light boxes in around Sydney.
2018 “The Silent Majority Sees.” Photo collage of local people and the destruction by West Connex project. Printed 7.5m banner. Grant - Inner West Council Art Seat,
2017 Jan Chinese New Year Shopping Centre Display in Hong Kong. 3 commissioned works, plus 15 pieces shown in foyer. Artist talk, TV and magazine coverage.
2015 Oct Artist in Residence, Tasmanian Craft Fair, Deloraine Tasmania.
2014 World of Wearable Art, WOW Factor Award, Sulphur Crested Frockatoo, Wellington NZ
2013 Marrickville Art Seat, ‘Is it a Bird? Is it a plane?’ Photo collage of feathered airplanes, printed 7.5m banner. Grant - Marrickville Council Art Seat,
2012 Exploration 12, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne. Selected emerging artists.
2011 The Cat Advocate prize, Defiance Gallery miniature sculpture, Emerging artist.
2011 Oct Residency Gunyah Cottage, Fries Trust, North Arm Cove, NSW
2010 Apr Residency Tylee Cottage, Sargeant Gallery Whanganui NZ. Work on feathered vehicles & dogs.
2009 Off the Wall, Melbourne Art Fair. Royal Exhibition Centre. Selected as an emerging artist.
Touring and Selected Exhibitions;
2019/2020 Play Time, New Artisan Gallery, Milsons Point, Historic and new works.
2017 Feb Nature Morte, Still Life in Jewellery, National Museum & Academy of Art & Design, Wroclaw, Poland.
2016 June Green Spaces, 3 artists using a nature theme. Solander Gallery Wellington, NZ
2015 July Art Takes a Holiday, Curve Gallery Newcastle NSW Curator; Linda Swinfield
2015 Beauty & the Beast; Taxidermy in Jewellery, Museum Arnhem, Netherlands Curator; Eveline Holsappel.
2011/2018 Off the Wall, World of Wearableart World Touring Exhibition showing a selection of the very best garments. Budgerigar Brassiere 2002 – Winner Mac Bizarre Bra
2014/15 Wunderruma, Jewellery from NZ, Curated by Karl Fritsch & Warwick Freeman. Germany & NZ
2014 Beautiful Vermin, Gallery Central, Perth WA. Curator; Thelma John
2010/11 Excessory, Contemporary Australian Jewellery, Museum & Galleries NSW, Curator; Sarah Samild
Regularly included in group exhibitions at these galleries;
Kerrie Lowe Gallery, King St Newtown NSW Defiance Gallery 47 Enmore Rd, Newtown
Masterworks Gallery, Auckland NZ Solander Gallery, Willis St Wellington, NZ
Milford Gallery, Queenstown, NZ. Janet Clayton Gallery, Oxford St, Paddington NSW
Glass Artist’s Gallery, Glebe, NSW Stanley St Gallery, East Sydney, NSW
Public Gallery Purchases
2015 Dowse Gallery Lower Hutt, NZ, Kingfisher Brooch 2013
2014 World Of Wearable Art, Collection and Museum, Nelson NZ, Sulphur Crested Frockatoo 2014
2014 Wallace Collection, Auckland NZ Feathered plane series Lori Liner 2014
2010 Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, New Zealand. Kingfisher Squadron & Pheasbin
2008 National Library of Australia, ACT “200 Years Since the First Carving” Poster made in 1988
2007 Northern Territory Art Gallery, NT Australia. Galah Collie 2007
2002 World Of Wearable Art, Collection and Museum, Nelson NZ, Budgerigar Brassiere