A Bit Of Info On Me

My journey into photography began in the mid-2000s, spurred by the transition from chemical-based analogue methods to digital processes. I was fascinated by the potential of digital editing tools like Photoshop, which opened up new avenues for experimentation and creative expression. As photography continues to evolve with modern technology, I have embraced this "techno-revolution" and adapted my artistic practice to incorporate 21st-century advancements.

My work reflects the dynamic and ever-changing urban environment I’m immersed in, particularly the rapidly gentrifying areas around Lygon Street in Brunswick. These surroundings have become an integral part of my artistic inspiration, where life is a kaleidoscope of experiences, colours, forms, and textures. Using the same tools as any digital photographer, I experiment and probe beneath the surface of what appears ordinary, discovering unexpected elements within a single image. Central to my artistic philosophy is breaking free from traditional constraints and revealing the deeper potential that photography holds. It’s about perceiving beyond the initial view and understanding that photography can transcend what it appears to be.

The subjects of my work range from everyday scenes, such as florals and construction sites, that might seem mundane at first glance. Each piece undergoes a transformative process I term DeConstructed Photography, a technique that embodies both digital and physical manipulation. This experimental approach creates unique and unforeseen imagery, rooted in the data of the original photograph. Like any experimental process, it comes with its share of successes and failures—an outcome that only reinforces the authenticity and creative depth of my work.

2017 - 2023 Fine Art Printing Service

2007 - 2023 Freelance Photographer - Portraits, Products, Pets, Advertising, Architecture, Landscapes

2010 - 2018 Teaching part-time, Photography & Photoshop at St Kilda Community Housing, and curating the groups annual exhibitions.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS​

2021 De_Constructed 2.0 - The Long Gallery, Montsalvat

2017 DeConstructed Photography - The Laneway Artspace, St Kilda

2014 Rorschach Dreaming - Gasworks, Albert Park

2013 Seasonal Rorschach 2 - Carbon Black Gallery, Prahran

2012 Seasonal Rorschach - Archetype Gallery, Sydney

​AWARDS​/ART PRIZES

2022

Finalist - Bluethumb Art Prize

Finalist - The Noel Counihan Commemorative Award Moreland Summer Show: Future Tense

2021

Finalist - Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art Barn Gallery, Montsalvat

2020

Finalist - Wyndham Art Award Wyndham Art Gallery

2019

Finalist - The Noel Counihan Commemorative Award Moreland Summer Show: Language & Liberty

2018

Finalist - The Noel Counihan Commemorative Award Moreland Summer Show: Peace & The Pursuit of Happiness

Finalist - Hornsby Art Prize Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre

Finalist - Corangamarah Art Prize Red Rock Regional Art Gallery

Peoples Choice Award Recipient - Wyndham Art Award Wyndham Art Gallery

Finalist - Highly Commended- Contemporary Art Awards - (Document) www.contemporaryartawards.com

2017

Winner- Inaugural Noel Counihan Commemorative Award Moreland Summer Show: People, Protest, Power

Finalist- Burrinja Climate Change Biennale Burrinja Gallery

2010

Finalist -Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize The Substation Art Centre

GROUP EXHIBITIONS​

2022

The Other Art Fair Meat Market, Melbourne

2020

F_OC US Counihan Gallery Memento Magnet Gallery

2019

Songs Of Innocence Magnet Gallery, Melbourne

2017

Sydney Rd, Poles ApArt Project Sydney Rd, Brunswick

2016

Factivism, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick

2015

CCP Salon Contemporary Centre for Photography, Fitzroy Science Friction Counihan Gallery, Brunswick

Urban Materiality Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy

2014

Speak Out Counihan Gallery, Brunswick Flora and Fauna Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy

2013

Current Tendencies, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick

Confluencias (Document) Museum of Freemasonry, Sydney

Time and Tide Toyota Head Office, Port Melbourne

Linden Postcards Linden Gallery, St Kilda

2012

Urban Creatures, Toyota Emerging Artists Exhibition Toyota Head Office, Port Melbourne

2011

All My Brothers Wives Platform Space, Majorca Building, Kodak Salon Contemporary Centre for Photography, Fitzroy

2010

RMIT Fine Art Photography Graduate Show 45 Downstairs Gallery, Melbourne

My Life, Your Death First Site Gallery RMIT, Melbourne

"The Memorial" Death Be Kind, Brunswick East

2008

Look Out Hogan Gallery, Collingwood

2007

On The Wall Cusp Gallery, Northcote

2006

Ampersand Cusp Gallery, Northcote

​PUBLICATIONS​

2021 Future Now - Cooltzine#4

2020 Art Reveal Magazine No.502018 Reimagining the Regeneration Process by Dr Julie Rees

2017 DeConstructed Photography 2017, Limited Edition of 10

2014 The 'State of Art’ art book - ‘Photography and Digital’, BareHill Publishing

2013 Seasonal Rorschach 2012, self publication

2012 China Surface Magazine "Intra Generational Portraits" January edition

2011 Exposure​

EDUCATION​

2012 Bachelor of Fine Art Photography with Distinction RMIT

2007 Diploma of Multimedia Kangan Batman Tafe

​COLLECTIONS​

Moreland City Council

Private Collections in Germany and Australia

Olivia Newton John Cancer Ward​​

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