Hope-list-ly devoted!

Hello, in exciting news the exhibition Melbourne Now is open at the National Gallery of Victoria! I'm so thrilled to be exhibiting in such a fantastic show alongside so many great artists.
For the exhibition I've created a new series of 52 ceramic sculptures replicating shopping lists I found while working at a supermarket. 
And in what can only be described as a total dream come true, I'm so pleased to share that the series has just been acquired by the gallery and will now have a permanent home in the NGV collection! Huge thanks to curators Myles Russell-Cook and Anna Honan, as well as the whole team at the NGV, and MARS Gallery.

Most shopping lists are written quickly, unlike ceramics which is a very slow medium, and it’s through this act of painstakingly replicating the lists that I allowed myself the time and space to reflect on them.

The shopping lists read like poetry, and are often as revealing as portraiture. Despite their anonymity they’re extremely intimate, providing a unique insight into the people we pass in the aisles. 

By creating a permanent tribute to a fleeting moment, the 52 ceramic shopping lists presented in Melbourne Now reveal a portrait of our city, and a time capsule of Melbourne now.

Melbourne Now is completely free and fully wheelchair accessible, the exhibition is open daily until August 20. For more info click here!
In other news, I'm hosting some workshops you might be interested in- On Wednesday April 12th at the Bendigo Art Gallery I'm hosting two kids drawing workshops. The first workshop is from 10am-11am for people aged 4-7, where participants will learn to draw their favourite ice-creams from memory using pencils, textas and paint. The second workshop is from 12pm to 1pm and for people aged 8-12, where participants will also draw their favourite ice-creams as well as invent new flavours, and use fimo clay to sculpt their own ice-cream to take home. Come along, they'll be lots of fun! For more info click here! 

Agro's Mega Munch.
Synthetic polymer on ceramic. 14cm x 9cm x 4cm. 2023.

And on Saturday April 15 at Federation Square in Melbourne I'm hosting two all ages clay workshops. The first workshop is from 10am to 12pm and the second is from 1-3pm. Participants will learn sculpting tips and tricks to make sculptures of their favourite food they'd like to bring to a picnic. People of all skill levels welcome. Hope to see you there! For more info click here!

Cool Shark.
Glazed ceramic. 15cm x 4.5cm x 4cm. 2023.

And in other news, I have new series of ceramic sculptures in an upcoming group show opening this Friday March 31st at the Domain House in South Yarra.

The show's titled Making the Metro Tunnel and is an exhibition where fourteen artists were each invited to document and respond to the current Melbourne Metro Tunnel project.

The show's open Wed-Sun from 11am-5pm, and is on until May 7th. For more info click here!

Thanks so much for reading, I'm end-list-ly grateful and hope you're going well!

Worth it's weight in golden gaytime

Hello, hope you're having a bubble'O brilliant day! In exciting news, my Melted Bubble'O sculpture is installed on the facade of the Bendigo Art Gallery!

This facade is part of the new exhibition titled Australiana: Designing a Nation, curated by Emma Busowsky and open now!

For the exhibition I've created a new series of 100 ceramic ice-creams. 

This nostalgic series evokes childhood memories and suspends in time that fleeting moment of anticipation between unwrapping your ice-cream and taking the first bite.

Golden Gaytime. 15.5cm x 10.5cm x 2cm. Acrylic on ceramic. 2023.

To see the full series of 100 ice-creams click here!

Hava Heart. 14.2cm x 9cm x 2cm. Glazed ceramic. 2023.

For any sales enquiries of the ice-cream sculptures please email andy@marsgallery.com.au

Dixie Cup. 7.5cm x 7.5cm x 5cm. Acrylic on ceramic. 2023

Australiana: Designing a Nation is fully wheelchair accessible and open every day from 10am to 5pm, now until June 25th. Bendigo Art Gallery is located on the traditional land of the Dja Dja Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and I'd like to pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, who've been creating art on this land for tens of thousands of years.
For more information about the exhibition please click here!

Paddlepop Cyclone. 15cm x 6cm x 6cm. Glazed ceramic. 2023

I'm so pleased to share as well that my work in the show was mentioned by director of the NGV Tony Elwood in a recent article published in The Age about 'exhibitions not to be missed'. To read the article click here!


The exhibition was also featured in a recent article in The Guardian by writer Jenny Valentish, which you can read by clicking here!

It was also featured in the 5 o'clock WIN News, which you can watch by clicking here.

In other exciting news, my piece The World's Gone Pear Shaped was featured in the list of things collectors should know in the latest issue of Art Collector!

Huge thanks to Emma Finneran for the pear-ticularly wonderful article.

In other news, I recently had a short piece of my writing published in the Jan/Feb issue of Art Guide Australia. For the issue Art Guide invited five artists to consider a formative work that was made and exhibited in an artist-run space, and reflect on how it's informed their practise. 

Huge thanks to the editor Tiarney Miekus for the opportunity. You can read the piece by clicking here!

And finally, in very exciting news I'm thrilled to share that I have a new series of work included in the upcoming exhibition Melbourne Now that opens this Friday March 24th at the National Gallery of Victoria!

For more info about Melbourne Now please click here!


Thanks so much for reading, hope that your week is getting off on the right foot!

Funny Feet. 17cm x 7.5cm x 2cm. Synthetic paint on acrylic. 2023