Awards, Grants & Distinctions
Recipient of the 2011 Colin Thiele Scholarship for Creative Writing
2011 – 2012 Media Resource Centre (MRC) Animation Production Initiative supported writer/director
‘Donut Hunters’ Nominated for Best Animation in the 2011 South Australian Screen Awards
Shortlisted for the 2010 Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA) (Visual Communication Category)
Education
Bachelor of Design (Illustration)
University of South Australia
2009
Certificate IV, Visual Art Practice
Adelaide Central School of Art
2005
Clients / Industry Experience
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Ltd, NSW
Wrote and animated the educational cartoon ‘Eb and Flo: A Long Way to Go’ 2012-2013
Giggly Kids Children’s Entertainment
Illustrations for ‘Hot Air Balloon’ picture book 2012
Family By Family
Writer, illustrator and designer of children’s resource materials 2012
The Australian Centre for Social Innovation
Cartooning and visualisation services for Radical Redesign projects 2011-2012
The Bicycle Institute of South Australia
Poster design and illustration 2011-2012
Ngaire Millar
Illustrations for internet safety educational materials 2010-2012
Op Shop Tours Australia
Tour guide & cartoonist Adelaide Fringe 2012
Dear Santa
Illustration and design 2011
Adelaide Central School of Art
Digital Media tutor 2011
Griffith Review
Graphic Novel adaptation of a short story by Nick Earls, for Griffith Review 32 2011
City of West Torrens
Integrated workshops and public art installation for the Children’s Library at Hilton 2011
City of Norwood, Payneham and St Peters
Children’s art and craft workshops with recycled materials 2011
Format Collective
Comic strip and artwork commissions 2010 – 2011
Three D Radio
CD Cover design and artwork for ‘Depth Charge 9′ compilation 2010
Merge Magazine
Editorial illustration and writing 2008 – 2010
Carclew Youth Arts
Instructor at children’s art and cartooning workshops 2008 – 2011
Quench Studios
Character design and animation for national
television commercial (Carman’s Muesli Bites) 2009
City of Playford; YWCA Adelaide; Northern Sound System
Drawing instructor and mural facilitator
at various youth art workshops 2007 – 2008
YWCA Australia
Design and illustration for national Enrol and Vote!
campaign during federal election 2007
Seacliff Youth Centre; Paringa Park Primary School; Holdfast Bay Council; Fish Out Of Water
Mural design and painting 2003 – 2005
Exhibitions
The Book Beast
The Reading Room, Adelaide (solo) 2010
SALA Moving Image
Adelaide 2010
Caballo Prieto Azabache /
My Dark Horse
Sala de Arte Alvaro Blancarte
Tijuana, Mexico (solo) 2009
Sweet Ride
Irving Baby, Adelaide
SALA 2008
Sticky Lala
Carclew Youth Arts,
Adelaide (solo) 2008
Hokku
Higher Ground, Adelaide
SALA 2006
Flourish
Sprouts Vegetarian Café,
Adelaide
SALA 2005
Zines
Fauna de Tijuana; Mexico City; New York Sketcheroo 2009
Cuidate 2009
Just Stop Thinking About It 2007
Betsy 2006
As You Can Imagine 2005
Referees
Narisha Cash, Carclew Youth Arts
Chris Edser, Quench Studios
David Blaiklock, UniSA
