1972 Born Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1989-91 Narrabundah College
1992 Billy Blue- School of Graphic Design
1992 Sydney Computer Graphics College
1993-94 Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design, Sydney Graphics College
1998-99 Prague Academy of Fine Arts, Czech Republic, 6 Months Study
1997-99 Bachelor of Visual Arts (1st Class Honors), Australian National University School of Art, National Institute of the Arts, Canberra.
2002 to present
Masters of Arts (Scholarship), College of Fine Arts (CoFA), University of New South Wales, Sydney

Solo Exhibitions

2006 'Supernatural', Australian Galleries, Sydney
2004 ‘Revenge of the Bookworm’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney
2002 ‘The Human Experiment’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney
2001 ‘Return of the Bookworm,’ Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney
1997 ‘Return to Eden’, Australian Galleries Painting and Sculpture, Sydney
1996 ‘Siddhartha the Horse’, Australian Galleries Painting and Sculpture, Melbourne
1995 ‘Aeroplane Jelly’, AD 163 Gallery, Sydney

Group Exhibitions

2007 'Small Pleasures: Painting and Sculpture', Australian Galleries, Melbourne
2006 '50th Anniversary Exhibition', Australian Galleries, Melbourne
'Summery', Australian Galleries, Sydney
'Greenhorns', Australian Galleries, Sydney
2005 ‘End of Year Group Exhibition’, Australian Galleries, Painting and Sculpture, Sydney
‘Department’, Blank Space, Surry Hills, NSW
‘Masters of CoFA 2005’, Graduation Exhibition, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Conrad Jupiters Art Prize (Finalist), Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD
Cromwell’s Art Prize and Touring Exhibition (Highly commended), NSW and other
Willoughby Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre, NSW
‘Woollahra Sculpture Prize’, Woollahra Council, Sydney
‘ABN AMRO 2005 Emerging Artist Award’, (Finalist) ABN AMRO Tower, Sydney
‘Under the Blue Tent’, Kudos Gallery, CoFA, University of New South Wales, Sydney
‘McClelland Contemporary Sculpture Survey & Award’ McClelland Sculpture Park, Victoria
‘Small Important Works’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
‘Personage, the figure on paper’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney
‘14th Annual Postcard Prize Exhibition’, Linden St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne
2004 ‘Sculpture 2004’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney
‘Illos – the art of contemporary illustration’, New Contemporaries Gallery, Sydney
‘Entropy & Ate’, Phatspace, Sydney
‘Suckling Young Blood’, CoFA, Kudos Gallery, University of New South Wales, Sydney
‘Contemporaries Must Go’, closing exhibition, Performance: Santa’s Knee New Contemporaries Gallery, Sydney
‘Helen Lempriere Traveling Art Scholarship Exhibition’, Artspace, Sydney
‘In the presence of all creatures great and small’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney
‘Florescence – 2004 CoFA Students Association Art and Design Award Exhibition’ CoFA, University of New South Wales, Sydney
‘Woollahra Sculpture Prize’, Woollahra Council, Sydney
‘CoFA Fundraising Exhibition’, Kudos Gallery and Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
‘Electrofringe Festival’, Newcastle
2003 ‘Yarra Fundere Sculpture Prize, Yarra Sculpture Space, Melbourne
‘Liverpool Art Prize’ Casula Powerhouse, Sydney
‘New Works’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
2002 ‘Twilight Zone 2002, on the edge of darkness’, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2001 ‘Sometimes Bed Is Not An Option’, Roche Touring Exhibition, Various Galleries in Australia
1997 ‘Sugerman’, Araluen Gallery, Alice Springs
‘Dugongs Of Hinchinbrook’, Sculpture in the Botanical Gardens, Sydney
1996 ‘Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition’, Art Gallery of NSW, Various Galleries in Australia
‘It’s a Guitar Shaped World II’, Tamworth City Gallery, NSW

Bibliography

Periodicals
Angeloro, Dominique; “Critics Pick”, Sydney Morning Herald, Friday February 6 2004
Dent, Nick; “Mixed Media – Artistic Gods”, Black and White Magazine, Issue 63, 2002, p. 6
Dunn, Emily; “Prize recognizes sculptor’s skull”, Sydney Morning Herald, October 31 2006, p.13
Hulbert, Naomi; “Opening up the debate on Sculpture”, Craft Arts International, No.61, 2004, p. 110
Lopez, Annemarie; “Return of the Bookworm”, Sydney Morning Herald, 2001
Low, Lenny Ann; “Exhibitions”, Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday January 31 2004
Magnusson, Tony; “On the Verge”, Sunday Magazine, Sunday Telegraph, January 15 2006, p. 16
O’Connor, Kim; “Shortlist of small sculptures”, Wentworth Courier, 25 October 2006, p.23
O’Connor, Kim; “Artist uses the head, and wins”, Wentworth Courier, November 1 2006, p.16
“Return of the Bookworm”, Stu Magazine, Vol. III, 2001
Verghis, Sharon; “Finding the inspiration outside the square”, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday July 31 2001

Awards

2006 Winner, Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Woollahra Council Chambers, NSW

2005
Highly Commended, Cromwell’s Art Prize and Touring Exhibition

Highly Commended, Willoughby Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre, NSW

Awarded ‘Emerging Artist Grant’, The Australia Council

Winner, Linden St Kilda Contemporary Arts 14th Annual Postcard Prize, Melbourne

Finalist, McClelland Contemporary Sculpture Survey & Award’ McClelland Sculpture Park, Victoria
2004 Awarded Major Prize, CoFA Students Association Art and Design Award, Florescence Exhibition, Sydney
2002 Scholarship: College of Fine Arts (CoFA), University of New South Wales, Sydney
2000 Awarded an ARTS ACT equipment grant
1998 Awarded Westend I.F.O Traveling Scholarship
1996 Finalist, Moet & Chandon Award, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1995 Runner up Independent Monthly, Young Artist Award

Collections

Canberra College, Canberra
James Hardie Library, Queensland State Library, Brisbane

Commissions

1996 Greenpeace
1996 Robertson & Company, Melbourne, VIC