Curriculum Vitae
Education
2005 – 08 BA, (1st Class Hon), Fine Arts, Gold and Silversmithing, RMIT Melbourne, AUS.
2004 Certificate Applied Arts/Jewellery Design, CAE Melbourne, AUS.
1999 – 01 BA Design/Visual Communication. Monash University, Caulfield, AUS.
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Curio Showcase. GAFFA, Sydney, AUS.
2010 Bad Beast Do Not Harm Me, (joint show). Metalab, Sydney, AUS.
2010 Bad Beast Do Not Harm Me, (joint show). Craft Victoria, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 The Passenger. Craft Victoria, Encounter Window. Melbourne, AUS.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 Unnatural Acts, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, USA
2011 Pieces of Fate. Piece of Eight Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2011 Underfoot. Overhead. Object Gallery, Sydney, AUS.
2011 Touch, Pause, Engage. Objectspace, Auckland, NZ
2011 TALENTE. Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich, DEU.
2010 Re:Production. GAFFA, Sydney, AUS.
2010 Winter Brooches. Gallery 20/17, Sydney, AUS.
2010 Figment. Eg.Etal, Melbourne, AUS.
2010 Glitzern Earring Showcase. Glitzern, Melbourne, AUS.
2009 FEAST. Depot Gallery, Sydney, AUS.
2009 Precious Pendants. Object Gallery, Sydney, AUS
2009 Perspective. Craft Victoria, Melbourne, AUS.
2009 Topos. RMIT group show, Jewellery & Object. Galerie Marzee, NLD.
2009 Topos. RMIT group show, Jewellery & Object. First Site Gallery, Melbourne, AUS
2009 Good Ship Glitzern. Glitzern, Melbourne, AUS
2009 Small Works ’09. Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 It’s Got Legs. Postgraduate and Alumni, RMIT Gold and Silversmithing showcase. School of Art Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Jungle Fever. Glitzern, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Ten Thousand Hours. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing Graduate and Honors show, Trades Hall, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Siemens’ Fine Art Scholarship. Finalist. Storey Hall Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Fresh Crop. National Design Centre Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Wondernamel. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing, enameling exhibition. First Site Gallery, Melbourne, AUS
2007 Topos Nochos. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing Graduate show. 45 Downstairs Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Filippo Raphael FRESH! Awards. FRESH Awards, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, AUS.
2006 Matter. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing 1st & 2nd year show, Melbourne, AUS.
2006 Nu Arte. Fine arts exhibition. Eckersley’s Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2005 Construct. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing 1st & 2nd year show, Melbourne, AUS.
2005 If Only. Charity contemporary jewellery exhibition and auction, Charles Smith Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
Grants/Awards
2011 Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Professional Development InternationalTravel Grant.
2010 British Council, ‘Realise Your Dream’ International Travel Grant.
2009 ArtStart Grant, Australian Arts Council, Sydney, AUS.
2008 E.g. Etal 10 Year Anniversary Pendant Competition. Finalist. Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Finalist ‘Siemens Fine Art Scholarship’. Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Emily Hope Prize for figurative work, Jewellery. Melbourne, AUS. (Acquisitive)
2007 Katheryn Harris Fashion Award, Jewellery. Melbourne, AUS. (Acquisitive)
2007 Filippo Raphael FRESH! Awards. Craft Victoria Mentorship Award. Melbourne, AUS.
2006 'Innovation and best execution' prize. Nu Arte. Melbourne, AUS.
2006 SOYA (Spirit of Youth Awards), finalist for Jewellery Design. Melbourne, AUS.
2006 Ernst Fries Award for Excellence in Silversmithing. Melbourne, AUS. (Acquisitive)
Internships
2011 Six month studio internships with Scott Wilson, fashion/costume jeweller, London UK.
Acquisitions
2008-07 W.E McMillan Collection. RMIT, Melbourne, AUS. 3 consecutive RMIT acquisitive awards.
Publications
2012 Showcase 500 Rings, Marthe Le Van & Bruce Metcalf, Lark Carft, New York, USA.
2011 New Rings. Nicholas Estrada, Thames and Hudson, Barcelona, ESP.
2010 URBIS Magazine #59. ‘Beady Eyed’. NZ.
2010 Bad Beasts Do Not Harm Me, exhibition catalogue. Melbourne, AUS.
2010 The Age Newspaper. ‘Artists Create A Space That Nurtures Both Of Them’.
Megan Backhouse, 9 Sept. Melbourne, AUS.
2009 Object Magazine #58. 'Wood: a social commentary.' Sydney, AUS.
2009 Cerwony Pyl. Published book of poetry with my illustrations. POL.
2008 Galerie Marzee (ed.), International Graduation Show 2008,
Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, NLD.
2008 Ten Thousand Hours – Show me the colours of your jewellery. Exhibition catalogue. Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Design Papers. National Design Centre. Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Topos Nochos. Exhibition catalogue. Melbourne, AUS.
Teaching
2010 - Current Lecturer. Gold & Silversmithing, RMIT. Melbourne, AUS.
2010 – 2011 The Social Studio. Volunteer jewellery teacher to young refugee community.
Melbourne, AUS.
Education
2005 – 08 BA, (1st Class Hon), Fine Arts, Gold and Silversmithing, RMIT Melbourne, AUS.
2004 Certificate Applied Arts/Jewellery Design, CAE Melbourne, AUS.
1999 – 01 BA Design/Visual Communication. Monash University, Caulfield, AUS.
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Curio Showcase. GAFFA, Sydney, AUS.
2010 Bad Beast Do Not Harm Me, (joint show). Metalab, Sydney, AUS.
2010 Bad Beast Do Not Harm Me, (joint show). Craft Victoria, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 The Passenger. Craft Victoria, Encounter Window. Melbourne, AUS.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 Unnatural Acts, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, USA
2011 Pieces of Fate. Piece of Eight Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2011 Underfoot. Overhead. Object Gallery, Sydney, AUS.
2011 Touch, Pause, Engage. Objectspace, Auckland, NZ
2011 TALENTE. Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich, DEU.
2010 Re:Production. GAFFA, Sydney, AUS.
2010 Winter Brooches. Gallery 20/17, Sydney, AUS.
2010 Figment. Eg.Etal, Melbourne, AUS.
2010 Glitzern Earring Showcase. Glitzern, Melbourne, AUS.
2009 FEAST. Depot Gallery, Sydney, AUS.
2009 Precious Pendants. Object Gallery, Sydney, AUS
2009 Perspective. Craft Victoria, Melbourne, AUS.
2009 Topos. RMIT group show, Jewellery & Object. Galerie Marzee, NLD.
2009 Topos. RMIT group show, Jewellery & Object. First Site Gallery, Melbourne, AUS
2009 Good Ship Glitzern. Glitzern, Melbourne, AUS
2009 Small Works ’09. Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 It’s Got Legs. Postgraduate and Alumni, RMIT Gold and Silversmithing showcase. School of Art Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Jungle Fever. Glitzern, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Ten Thousand Hours. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing Graduate and Honors show, Trades Hall, Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Siemens’ Fine Art Scholarship. Finalist. Storey Hall Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Fresh Crop. National Design Centre Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Wondernamel. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing, enameling exhibition. First Site Gallery, Melbourne, AUS
2007 Topos Nochos. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing Graduate show. 45 Downstairs Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Filippo Raphael FRESH! Awards. FRESH Awards, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, AUS.
2006 Matter. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing 1st & 2nd year show, Melbourne, AUS.
2006 Nu Arte. Fine arts exhibition. Eckersley’s Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
2005 Construct. RMIT Gold and Silversmithing 1st & 2nd year show, Melbourne, AUS.
2005 If Only. Charity contemporary jewellery exhibition and auction, Charles Smith Gallery, Melbourne, AUS.
Grants/Awards
2011 Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Professional Development InternationalTravel Grant.
2010 British Council, ‘Realise Your Dream’ International Travel Grant.
2009 ArtStart Grant, Australian Arts Council, Sydney, AUS.
2008 E.g. Etal 10 Year Anniversary Pendant Competition. Finalist. Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Finalist ‘Siemens Fine Art Scholarship’. Melbourne, AUS.
2008 Emily Hope Prize for figurative work, Jewellery. Melbourne, AUS. (Acquisitive)
2007 Katheryn Harris Fashion Award, Jewellery. Melbourne, AUS. (Acquisitive)
2007 Filippo Raphael FRESH! Awards. Craft Victoria Mentorship Award. Melbourne, AUS.
2006 'Innovation and best execution' prize. Nu Arte. Melbourne, AUS.
2006 SOYA (Spirit of Youth Awards), finalist for Jewellery Design. Melbourne, AUS.
2006 Ernst Fries Award for Excellence in Silversmithing. Melbourne, AUS. (Acquisitive)
Internships
2011 Six month studio internships with Scott Wilson, fashion/costume jeweller, London UK.
Acquisitions
2008-07 W.E McMillan Collection. RMIT, Melbourne, AUS. 3 consecutive RMIT acquisitive awards.
Publications
2012 Showcase 500 Rings, Marthe Le Van & Bruce Metcalf, Lark Carft, New York, USA.
2011 New Rings. Nicholas Estrada, Thames and Hudson, Barcelona, ESP.
2010 URBIS Magazine #59. ‘Beady Eyed’. NZ.
2010 Bad Beasts Do Not Harm Me, exhibition catalogue. Melbourne, AUS.
2010 The Age Newspaper. ‘Artists Create A Space That Nurtures Both Of Them’.
Megan Backhouse, 9 Sept. Melbourne, AUS.
2009 Object Magazine #58. 'Wood: a social commentary.' Sydney, AUS.
2009 Cerwony Pyl. Published book of poetry with my illustrations. POL.
2008 Galerie Marzee (ed.), International Graduation Show 2008,
Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, NLD.
2008 Ten Thousand Hours – Show me the colours of your jewellery. Exhibition catalogue. Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Design Papers. National Design Centre. Melbourne, AUS.
2007 Topos Nochos. Exhibition catalogue. Melbourne, AUS.
Teaching
2010 - Current Lecturer. Gold & Silversmithing, RMIT. Melbourne, AUS.
2010 – 2011 The Social Studio. Volunteer jewellery teacher to young refugee community.
Melbourne, AUS.
