EDUCATION
2022 Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management) | Deakin University
2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) with Distinction | Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022- Appointed Member | Wide Bay Burnett Fraser Coast Regional Community Forum
2022-23 Peer Assessor | Regional Arts Australia
2021- Peer Assessor | Australia Council for the Arts
2021-22 Arts Officer | Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival Inc. (Blackbutt Avocado Festival)
2020-21 Economic Development Officer | Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisations Inc. (BIEDO)
2018-20 Communications Officer | Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation Inc. (BIEDO)
2017-18 Youth Worker | South Burnett CTC Youth & Family Services
2013-17 Project Officer | Cairns Regional Council Cultural Services
2011-12 Exhibitions Officer / Curator of Public Programs | Queensland University of Technology
CERTIFICATIONS & AWARDS
2022 Best Graduate (Master of Business, Arts & Cultural Management) | Deakin Business School Prize
2021 Creative Woman of the Year | Queensland Rural Regional Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN)
2021 Certificate of Engagement | International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Australasia
2021 Red Earth Community Leadership Program | Bunya Mountains, South Burnett
2021 South Burnett Senior Cultural Award | South Burnett Regional Council Australia Day Awards
2010 Dean’s List for Excellent Academic Performance | Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS | PROJECT COORDINATOR
2022 Arts Day Out Cultural Tourism Program | Blackbutt
2022 Resilience through Laughter Youth & Community Theatre Program | Blacbutt
2022 Arts into Action Workshop Series | Blackbutt
2021 Spotlight on Blackbutt Arts | Blackbutt
2021 Blackbutt Shopfront Art Trail | Blackbutt CBD
2021 Design Your Own Big Avocado Competition | Blackbutt
2020 South Burnett Arts Hour | Virtual Program
2020 Introspection in Insolation - Kingaroy Art Trail | Kingaroy CBD
2019 Murgon Mural Project #4 | Lamb Street, Murgon
2018 Murgon Mural Project #3 | Murgon Visitor Information Centre
2018 Murgon Mural Project #2 | Murgon Telstra Exchange
2018 Kingaroy Skate Park Revamp | Kingaroy Skate Park
2017 Murgon Mural Project #1 | South Burnett PCYC
2017 REACH Arts in a Day (RAID) Camp | TAFE Queensland Cairns Campus
2015 REACH Arts in a Day (RAID) Camp) | Cairns Environmental Education Centre
2013 Heyday Festival, Site Art & Stalls | Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts
EXHIBITIONS | CURATOR
2018 ROAR: International Women’s Day Exhibition | Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery, Kingaroy
2014 Vegas Spray Road Trip | Cell Art Space, Cairns
2013 Part of the Process | Lake Street - Beautiful Art Spaces initiative, Cairns
2011 The Joy of Loss | The Block – QUT Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane (Co-Curator)
2011 Grid North | The Block – QUT Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane (Exhibitions Officer)
2010 Introspection | Brisbane Institute of Art and Kelvin Grove Urban Screens Network, Brisbane
2010 Semiotics at Play | Tokyo Downtown Cool Media Festival, Tokyo (Co-Curator)
COMMITTEES
2023- Board Member | Creative Arts Gympie Region
2020-22 President | South Burnett Arts Inc.
2017-20 Arts Coordinator & Committee Member | South Burnett Women Inc.
2012-14 Co-Director & Secretary | Vegas Spray Inc. (Artist Run Initiative)