General

 

I was born in Rotorua, New Zealand in 1984. I am currently working as a video editor in Melbourne, Australia for Feck. When I get a tiny bit of spare time, I make art.

I am influenced by a million different things, my tastes are eclectic. I like to make lists to try and keep things in check… here are some lists.

 

Things I think about:

 

Kitsch culture, the male gaze, the colonial gaze, concepts of “otherness”, sexuality, deviance, pornography, feminism, monsters, notions of the beautiful and grotesque, cuteness, lust, fear.

 

Things that influence and inspire me:

 

Cartoons, graphic novels, Maori art, pacific art, museums, taxidermy, pop surrealism, coral reefs, pornography, movies, fantasy, candy, big teeth, boobs, sparkly things, cheap thrills.

 

Writers, Artists and Musicians:

 

Angela Carter, Takashi Murakami, Len Lye, Alan Moore, Joe Sorren, Glenn Barr, Mike Kelley, Olaf Bruening, Paul McCarthy, Sarah Lucas, Tony Oursler, Junko Mizuno, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Matthew Barney, Christine Webster, Van Gogh, Neil Gaiman, Judy Darragh, Yoko d'Holbachie, Sarina Brewer, Frida Kahlo, Tori Amos.


Education

 

2007  Master of Fine Arts, RMIT University, Melbourne.

2006 Advanced Diploma of Art and Design, Waiariki Institute ofTechnology, New Zealand.

2005 Diploma of Art and Design, Waiariki Institute of Technology, New Zealand.

 

Exhibition History

 

  • April 2009

Wall Painting for Saint One Twenty Red Heads. Melbourne, Australia.

  • October 2008

Tales and Oddities in the Parlour Room, Per Square Metre Gallery. Melbourne, Australia.

  • September 2008

Totem, Dolls With Souls, Fracture Galleries, Federation Square. Melbourne, Australia.

  • September 2008

Solo Show, Saint One Twenty Red Heads. Melbourne, Australia.

  • April 2008

Once Upon a Time... Off The Kerb Gallery. Melbourne, Australia.

  • July 2008

Tammy's Tea Party, Saint One Twenty Red Heads. Melbourne, Australia.

  • December 2007

RMIT MFA Graduate Exhibition, RMIT School of Art Gallery and Gossard Building. Melbourne, Australia.

  • October 2007

A Minor Collection of Unnatural History, Off The Kerb Gallery. Melbourne, Australia.

  • November 2006

The Sum of Us, Waiariki Graduate Exhibition. Hei Tiki Gallery. Rotorua, New Zealand.

  • August 2006

Mazda Emerging Artists Exhibition. Auckland, New Zealand.

  • November 2004 to August 2005.

Toi Te Aranga Gallery. Rotorua, New Zealand.

  • August 2005

Multi-media student group display at the Waiariki Institute Gallery. Rotorua, New Zealand.

  • May 2005 to June 2005

Abstract Expressionist inspired group exhibition at Rotorua Museum of Art and History Gallery Café. Rotorua, New Zealand.

  • May 2005 to June 2005

Student screen print exhibition at the Waiariki Institute Gallery. Rotorua, New Zealand.

  • December 2004 – January 2005.

Solo show. Aether / Or, Rotorua Museum of Art and History Gallery Cafe. By invitation of Museum Art Curator, Ann Sommerville. Rotorua, New Zealand.

 

Media

 

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