Wild Goose Chase

Hi there!

I'm super excited to share that my new painting titled Wild Goose Chase has been selected as a finalist in the upcoming Bayside Painting Prize!

Wild Goose Chase
Acrylic on board with hand-sculpted ceramic bolts
100cm x 92cm
2024

While most road signs offer us guidance and clear direction, Wild Goose Chase instead reminds us that we never really know what’s up ahead. A timely reminder to not get too distracted chasing something in the future at the expense of what’s in front of us in the present.

I'm thrilled to be showing this piece in such a fantastic space alongside so many great artists. The 2024 Bayside Painting Prize opens at Bayside Gallery on Thursday May 2nd from 6-8pm, and is on until June 23rd.

For more info please click here!

Wild Goose Chase
Acrylic on board with hand-sculpted ceramic bolts
100cm x 92cm
2024

In other news, it's the final week to visit my inflatable sculpture The World's Gone Pear Shaped in the Darebin Art Prize on now until March 23rd at the Bundoora Homestead Art Centre.

For more info please click here!

The World's Gone Pear Shaped
300cm x 200cm x 200cm
Durable PVS coated vinyl. Fan. Lighting.
2022
Photo by Emmy Clifton

And in other news, last weekend I ran in the 14.4km "Run For The Kids" fun run for the Royal Children's Hospital.

The Royal Children's Hospital is a place that means a lot to me, as growing up I spent quite a bit of time there prior to receiving my spine surgery in 2009. It feels very full circle and meaningful that 15 years later I was able to run in this amazing Children's Hospital fundraiser.

Thanks so much for reading, hope you have a nice rest of the week!

Thinking outside the Ox

Hi there, hope you're going well!

It's the final week to see the group show Question The Space, on now until March 1st at Walker Street Gallery in Dandenong, Victoria. The exhibition's curated by Esther Gyorki and features lots of great artists including the Guerrilla Girls, Rachel Burke and TextaQueen.

Showing alongside a new series of ceramic sculpture, one of my other new works in the exhibition is a video piece called Ox-tober.

Photo by Emmy Clifton

For the work I set myself the challenge to draw an ox every day of the month, from October 1st to 31st. I've then presented the 31 drawings chronologically in an udderly ox-hilarating video.

I've just uploaded Ox-tober online so if you're unable to make it into the gallery you can now view the work here.

In other news, there's just three weeks left to see the Darebin Art Prize, on now until March 23rd at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre.

I'm so pleased to have my piece The World's Gone Pear Shaped selected as a finalist, presented in such a fantastic space alongside so many great artists.

The World's Gone Pear Shaped
300cm x 200cm x 200cm
Durable PVS coated vinyl. Fan. Lighting.
2022
Photo by Emmy Clifton

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're having an ox-cellent day!

Good Things Come In Pears!

Hi there, hope you're having a nice start to 2024!

If you're in Melbourne this Friday January 19th, come along to the opening celebrations of the Darebin Art Prize, from 6-8pm at the beautiful Bundoora Homestead. Everyone welcome.

I'm so pleased to have my inflatable piece The World's Gone Pear Shaped selected as a finalist in the prize alongside many fantastic artists.

The World’s Gone Pear Shaped

300cm x 300cm x 200cm. Durable PVS coated vinyl. Fan. Lighting. 2022.

The Darebin Art Prize is open from now until March 23rd so please be sure to visit if you find yourself in the area.

For more info click here!

In other news, the group exhibition Question The Space continues at Walker Street Gallery until March 1st. The exhibition features works by artists Rachel Burke, Ross Coulter, Jordan Fleming, Guerrilla Girls, Melbourne Art Library, Kent Morris, Dean Norton, Tina Patlas, Nick Selenitsch, TextaQueen and myself.

For more info please click here!

And to hear an interview I did about the exhibition on the Triple R radio show Smarts Arts please click here and skip forward to two hours and 28 minutes into the podcast.

Neapolitan Scoop
Synthetic Polymer Paint on kiln fired ceramic. 28cm x 24cm x 23cm. 2023.

And last but not least I have four works in the current exhibition on now at Olsen Gallery in Sydney. The group show features many great artists, celebrating the Olsen Galleries 30th anniversary.

The exhibition is open until January 30th, for more info please click here!

Here's three new ceramic sculptures of shopping lists featured in the exhibition, based on actual shopping lists I found while working at a supermarket.

Avo (x2)
7.8cm x 7.8cm
Acrylic on ceramic
2023

Malta Milk Bickies
20.5cm x 13cm
Acrylic on ceramic
2023

Sugarine
16.5cm x 14.5cm
Acrylic on ceramic
2023

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're going well and hope to see you soon!