BORN
Melbourne, 1980
EDUCATION
- 2004-07 Undertaking an M.A. (Fine Art) by research at RMIT University
- 2003 B.A. Fine Art (Honors) RMIT. Completed with High Distinctions
- 2000-02 B.A. (Fine Art) RMIT. Completed with High Distinctions
- 2001 SangMyung University, Seoul, South Korea Intensive Oriental Painting course (RMIT Award Scholarship)
- 1999 L’Accademia Italiana, Florence. Short course in Drawing and Painting
- 1988-98 Mangala Studios, Carlton, Melbourne Chinese Ink Brush Painting and Calligraphy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Jan 2007 Drawing instructor, Summer Intensive drawing course for visiting Korean, and local students, Drawing department, RMIT
- Jan 2006 Drawing instructor, Summer Intensive drawing course for visiting Korean, and local students, Drawing department, RMIT
- 2005 2nd year Life Drawing Instructor, Drawing Department, RMIT
- Oct 2002 English-speaking representative for Keumsan gallery, (Seoul) at the Melbourne Contemporary Art Fair
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2006 The Dust You Seldom See. Exhibition of new works, Hogan Gallery, Collingwood
- 2003 Draw Us Near. Exhibition of recent works, Moor Street Art Gallery, Fitzroy
- 2001 How The Light Gets In. Ink drawings, Moor Street Art Gallery, Fitzroy
- 1997 Seventeen Prints and Pastels. Kensington Gallery, Kensington
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2006 Omnium Gatherum. Dante’s Upstairs Gallery, Fitzroy
- 2003 Four Point Perspectives. Exhibition of Emerging Artists from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Australia. Cattle Depot Artist Commune, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- 2003 Robert Jacks Drawing Prize Exhibition. Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria
- 2003 Gaze and Graze. Drawing exhibition and studio visit, RMIT, Melbourne
- 2003 Smorgon Contemporary Art. Williamstown Summer Festival, Williamstown
- 2002 End of Year Salon Show. Moor Street Art Gallery, Fitzroy
- 2002 Surface. RMIT Graduate Exhibition, Span Galleries, Melbourne
- 2002 Anatomy of Drawing. Synergy Gallery, Northcote
- 2002 Gaze and Graze. Drawing exhibition and Studio visit, RMIT, Melbourne
- 2001 End of Year Salon Show. Moor Street Art Gallery, Fitzroy
- 2000 Wimbledon Exchange Exhibition. Wimbledon School of Art, Wimbledon, UK
- 2000 Art of Caring Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds. Travelled to state regional centres
- 1998 Ninth Annual Exhibition of the Australian Chinese Painting Association. St Ives Showground, N.S.W.
- 1998 Chinese Ink Brush Painting Exhibition. Mangala Studios, Carlton
- 1997 Eighth Annual Exhibition of the Australian Chinese Painting Association. St Ives Showground, N.S.W.
AWARDS
- 2003 Winner, Smorgon Contemporary Art Prize
- 2001 Exchange scholarship to SangMyung University, Seoul.
- 2000 First Prize, (Acquisitive) ‘Art of Caring’ sponsored by Carer’s Association of Victoria
- 1998 Quentin Blayney Memorial Prize for excellence in Fine Art, Princes Hill Secondary College
COMMISSIONS
- 2000-03 Eighteen portrait commissions for private collections in Australia and the United States
PUBLICATIONS
- 2004 Soul Cry, Call Song. Poetry by Paul Mayfield. Illustrations Honor Bradbeer. Published by the Creative Ministries Network, Victoria
- 2003 Four Point Perspectives. Catalogue published by Artist Commune, Hong Kong
- 2002 Surface. Exhibition catalogue published by RMIT drawing graduates