Born 1952, Perth, Western Australia
Qualifications
2011 Certificate in Museum Studies with High Distinction – Edith Cowan University
1973 Graduate Diploma of Education – WASTC (now Edith Cowan University)
1972 Associateship in Fine Art – WAIT (now Curtin University)
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2012 Fabric of Life Arts Residency exhibition, WLCC, Wanneroo WA
2011 Mapping Memory, State Library of Western Australia, Perth WA
2005 Common Threads, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City MO, USA
2005 In Transit, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland NZ
2003 Memoirs and Mementos, Heathcote Museum and Gallery, Perth WA
2002 Reverence and Ritual, Craftwest Gallery, Perth WA, with Chunghie Lee, of Korea/USA
2001 Exhibition at Sturt Gallery, Mittagong NSW with Jan Downes, NSW ceramicist
1999-2002 Common Threads, touring UK, Japan, NZ, Australia
1998 Landmarks, Crafts Council Gallery, Darwin, NT
1990 Touring Exhibition, Australian High Commissions, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore
Selected International and National Group Invitational and Juried Exhibitions
2014 Founders’ exhibit & jurors’ exhibit, Australia Wide 4 (invitational)
2012 International Bojagi exhibit, Korea (invitational)
2010-1014 Sightlines, international exhibition, touring USA (invitational)
2002-2007 Pojagi and Beyond, Sydney 02, Waco USA 03, touring Australia 05-07 (invitational)
2006 Common Goods International exchange exhibition, Melbourne Museum VIC (invitational)
2006 Expressions 2006, the National Wool Museum, Geelong VIC (juried)
2003 Pushing the Surface, Coshocton Museum, Ohio USA (invitational)
2002 Earth Tones, Brunnier Art Museum, USA (juried)
2001, 2 International textile design exhibition, Taegu, Korea (invitational)
1998-2001 Annual International Quilt Exhibitions, Seoul, Korea (invitational)
1999 Quilt Art Australia, Grobenzell, Germany (invitational)
1998 The World Quilt Japan, Tokyo (invitational)
1997 Quilt National international touring exhibition, USA (juried)
1996 Australian Splendour touring exhibition, United Kingdom and Holland (invitational)
1995,6,7 Saitama State Gallery of Modern Art, Japan (invitational)
1991, 92 New Wave Quilt, International Travelling Exhibitions, Japan (invitational)
1991-1993 Threads of Journeys, international tour (Dept Foreign Affairs & Trade) (invitational)
Selected Awards
2005 ArtsWA grant to travel to USA for solo exhibition and to deliver a conference paper
2004 Established Artist New Work grant, Australia Council strategy funding
1997 Churchill Fellowship
1994 Appointed Fellow of the Crafts Council of WA
Selected Publications
2015 Down Under Textiles, Issue 19 (feature article)
2007 Down Under Quilts, June 2007 (feature article)
2004 Surface Design Journal, Winter, USA (feature article)
2000 Quilting Masterclass, Katharine Guerrier, Quarto, UK
1996 The Quilter, United Kingdom, Issue 67, Summer (feature article and cover)
1995 88 Leaders In The Quilt World Today, Nihon Vogue, Japan
1992 The Crafts Movement in Australia; A History, Grace Cochrane
Selected Public/Community Arts Projects
2005 Belmont Migrant Women’s Group (6 month community art project)
2004 Multicultural Harmony Quilt Project (consultant, community art project)
2001 Armadale Hospital, WA, (public art commission)
2001 Heathcote Cultural Centre, City of Melville, WA (public art commission)
1999 Lotteries House, Joondalup, WA (public art commission)
1995,97 Law Court and Tourism Commission, Katherine NT (community art projects)
Selected Workshops, Lectures and Residencies
2014 Artsource Yanchep Artist Residency, WA
2011/12 City of Wanneroo, Short Term Artist Residency, WA
2009-onging Royal Western Australian Historical Society Short Term Artist Residency, extended
2006 Commonwealth Games Arts Festival international residency, Art Gallery of Ballarat, VIC
1988-2012 Lectures and workshops, Korea, Japan, UK, USA, France, NZ, Australia
1996 Artist in Residence, Romsey Arts Festival, UK
Selected Conference/Seminar Papers
2012 A shared Inheritance, International Bojagi Forum, Korea
2011 Navigating new ground to map memory, Museums Australia National conference, WA
2004 Trading in memory: blatant theft or a mark of respect? Intermesh, RMIT, VIC
2003 Asian influence on Australian Quiltmaking, QSGA, Powerhouse Museum NSW
Selected Collections
Tamworth Gallery, NSW; Curtin University; City of Wanneroo; Brightwater Group
Private collections, Great Britain, USA, Japan, Korea, Australia
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