Education
Master of Contemporary Art, 2017-2018, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
Autumn Drawing Marathon, New York Studio School, 2016, New York
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), 1988-1991, RMIT University, Melbourne
Selected Solo Shows, Group Exhibitions and Commissions
2022 Megacosm, group show, curated by Cūrā8, Project8 Gallery, Melbourne
2022 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Awards, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
2022 Kedumba Drawing Award, Kedumba Gallery, Wentworth Falls, NSW
2022 Paul Guest Drawing Prize, Finalist Exhibition, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
2022 Fire, Climarte Gallery, Richmond, Victoria
2021-2022 Rick Amor Drawing Award, McClelland Gallery, Victoria
2021 WAMA Art Prize - Works on Paper, Pomonal, Victoria
2021 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art, Monsalvat, Victoria
2020 ANL Maritime Art Prize, Mission to Seafarers Victoria, Melbourne
2020 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Awards (Finalist), Swan Hill, Victoria
2020 Small Mercies Bushfire Fundraiser, Creative Spaces, West Melbourne
2019 ANL Maritime Art Prize (finalist), Mission to Seafarers, Melbourne
2019 Clyde & Co Melbourne Art Awards Exhibition, Clyde and Co, Williams Street, Melbourne
2018 VCA Masters Exhibition, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, University of Melbourne, Southbank
2018 #fromwhereistand, group exhibition of final year VCA Master of Contemporary Art students, George Paton Gallery, University of Melbourne, Parkville
2018 Zones of Indiscernibility, solo show, Trocadero Art Space, Gallery One, Footscray
2017 Magic Fountain, group exhibition of VCA Master of Contemporary Art first years, VCA Art Space, University of Melbourne, Southbank
1992 Mass Hang 2, group exhibition, curator and exhibitor, with Natasha Johns-Messenger, Kate Shaw, Amanda Morgan and Stephan Haley, Deutscher Gallery, Melbourne
1991 Mass Hang 1, group exhibition, curator and exhibitor, The Eclectic Easel, Melbourne
1991 RMIT Graduate Show, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
Prizes, Scholarships and Residencies
2022 Grindell’s Hut Resident, Vulkathunha – Gammon Ranges National Park, Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia
2020 ANL Maritime Art Prize, Winner Emerging Artist, Mission to Seafarers Victoria, Melbourne
2019 Clyde & Co Art Award for Melbourne, First Prize, Clyde and Co, Williams Street, Melbourne
2018 George Hicks Award, Master of Contemporary Art Scholarship Award, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
Professional Experience, Arts
Drawing Facilitator, Faculty of Fine Arts & Music, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne 2019 – 2022
Fire Forum, with Fiona Lee, Jody Graham, Cam Walker, Andy Ackland and others, Climarte Gallery, Richmond, 2022
Hot Cities, Interdisciplinary Book project with Profs. Wendy Steele, John Handmer and Ian McShane, School of Global, Urban and Social studies, RMIT University, Melbourne, 2022
Professional Experience, Design
2017 Shimmerlands, pavilion, designed in collaboration with Ha Architecture, project manager and builder, Melbourne University, Parkville Campus
2015 Estelle by Scott Pickett, restaurant furniture/architectural design, manufacture and install - project also featured Philippe Starck chairs and Christopher Boots lighting, Melbourne
2014 Watson House and Studio, designed in collaboration with architect Peter McKew, project manager and builder, Canberra
2013 Headspace - YSAS (Youth Support Advocacy Service), Frankston hub designed in collaboration with Co-design Studio, furniture/architectural manufacture and install, Melbourne
2013 Portable Vertical Garden Project, design and install of mobile green walls, Melbourne University, Parkville Campus
2012 Shadow Electric, cinema screen construction and install, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
2012 The Sugar Gum Setting, out-door table and seating design for 22 pax, from historic E. cladocalyx (Sugar gum), manufacture and install, Melbourne University, Burnley Campus
2012 Kerr Street, design and construction of three storey warehouse conversion, Melbourne
2010 Godwin Bradbeer Studio, designed in collaboration with architect Peter McKew, project manager and builder, Melbourne
2010 St Joseph’s Tables, boardroom, principal’s desk and auxiliary tables in vintage E. regnans (Tasmanian oak) veneer, designed in collaboration with Bellemo and Cat Architects, manufacture and install, Melbourne
2009 Felice, bar furniture/architectural design, manufacture and install, Melbourne
2008 Residential, restaurant by Dur-e Dara, furniture/architectural design, manufacture and install, Melbourne
2001 Morassut Cabinet, console in vintage bird’s-eye E. obliqua (Messmate) veneer, for Cyrille and Andrea Morassut, Melbourne
1999 Curren Cabinet, large side-board in vintage fiddle-back Findersia brayleyana (Queensland maple) veneer, for Ellen Curren, New York
1998 Wertheiner Bookcases, twin bookcase-desks in Toona ciliata (Australian cedar), for Robert Wertheiner, Melbourne
1997 Heidler Desk, double pedestal desk and chair in E. botryoides (Mahogany gum), for Hans and Irmgard Heidler, Berlin
1997 Besen Setting, outdoor seating for 20 pax in vintage Agathis robusta (Kauri pine), for Marc and Eva Besen, Melbourne
Press and Bibliography
Adler, Michele, The Sugar Gum Setting, fobg.org.au, 2012
Backhouse, Megan, Welcome back, sugar, The Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 9, 2013
Crafti, Stephan, Moody interior complements fine dining experience, The Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 10, 2015
Elliott, Helen, Making things of beauty, The Age, Dec 9, 1995
Feagins, Lucy, Australian Homes, Rachel Castle and family, thedesignfiles.net, March 16, 2011
Hill, Meg, Humanity and the sea - maritime art goes virtual, Dockland News, Melbourne, 04 Nov 2020
Hillier, Rose-Marie, Tables of talent, Australian House & Garden; Vol. 101 Issue 6, p29, May 1999
McNevin, Hilary, Just Open: Estelle by Scott Pickett, Northcote, goodfood.com.au, July 16, 2015
Sibley, Ben, Mass Hang 2, written and edited by Ben Sibley, curator, with Natasha Johns-Messenger, Kate Shaw, Amanda Morgan and Stephan Haley. Mass Hang publications, Melbourne, 1992
O,Neil, Tamsin, ed, Ha Architecture designs Shimmerlands pavilion, greenmagazine.com.au, Jan 18, 2017
Victorian Architecture Awards, Shimmerlands by Ha – Architecture, Products & Environment with Ben Sibley, Architectural Craftsperson, architecture.com.au 2017
Wright, Louisa, Ha Architecture designs pavilion for Shimmerlands festival, architectureau.com, Jan 16, 201