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Hi there, hope you're going well!

I'm so pleased to share that my new work 'The Little Things Are The Big Things (Discarded Shopping List)' has been selected as a finalist in the 2026 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize!

The Little Things Are The Big Things (Discarded Shopping List)
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
120cm x 77cm
2025
Photo by Emmy Clifton

Creating a permanent record of a fleeting moment, here the humble anonymous shopping list has been elevated in scale to suggest that often in life the little things are the big things.

Huge congrats to the other entrants and finalists! The exhibition's on display at Geelong Gallery from November 7, 2026 to February 28, 2027.

For more info click here!

The Little Things Are The Big Things (Discarded Shopping List)
Enamel and synthetic polymer paint on aluminium
120cm x 77cm
2025
Photo by Emmy Clifton

In other news, my work on paper titled Balancing Act has been included in a new drawing themed group show that's just opened at MARS Gallery.

Balancing Act
Acrylic on 225gsm paper
29.7cm x 42cm (frame measures 35cm x 47.5cm)
2023

Balancing Act playfully represents the constant push and pull a lot of us feel between work and life. Like a lot of my drawings, this piece uses humour as an entry point to discussing more complex ideas, like the balance between working on Sundays, and working on sundaes.
The exhibition features lots of great artists and runs until November 21. To view the full catalogue of works, click here!

Photo by Embie Tan Aren

In other news, I recently had the honour of returning to my old art school the VCA (Victorian College of the Arts) to give an artist talk as part of their Art Forum program.

Big thanks to David and Joon for inviting me to be a part of it, and to everyone who came along! If you'd like to watch the talk on youtube, click here!

Photo by Ruby Vaggelas

And lastly but not leastly, a huge thanks to everyone that said hello last month at Sydney Contemporary!

Photo by Document Photography

It was so great to see our MARS Gallery booth included in an article about the fair published in Vogue Australia, written by Rahemma Azwar. If you'd like to read the article, click here!

Photo by Document Photography

I also loved getting to speak on a panel talk during the fair, alongside fantastic artists The Huxley's and moderated by Alison Kubler.

Artists The Huxley's, alongside myself and MARS gallerist Andy Dinan

Thanks so much for reading, hope you have a nice week and hope to see you soon!