Education

1998-2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts Victorian College of the Arts
1996-1997 Associate Diploma of Visual Arts RMIT TAFE
1988-1992 Bachelor of Arts University of Queensland
2005 Certificate in Small Business Management Kangan Batman TAFE

Awards

2005 Best of Show- 1st- Commercial Exhibitor Award Royal
Melbourne Show- Best Display - Rural, Animal & Handmade Products
1999 Finalist Woolhara Travelling Scholarship

Shows

1999 Cowboys and Still life Baropen
2000 Works from the Stables 69 Smith St
2001 Big VCA Gallery
2002 Something New Again Dante's Gallery

Collections

Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Australia Leisure & Hospitality
Young & Jackson's
3 Degrees

Private

In 2003 I established an art business, The Pet Painter, specialising in oil portraits of pets. Work can be viewed at www.thepetpainter.com.au . May I note that while this venture has been a rewarding and autonomous source of income, as well as the bulk of my public art practice the last four years, it is not the sum of my artistic oeuvre.

Publications/Features about The Pet Painter

Kylie Else "Putting pampered pets in the frame" p. 3 Melbourne Leader 1.11.06
Kylie Lang fastFOREWORD p. 6 Brisbane News Issue 580
Anna Kurnuszko "Painting pets brings joy" p.60 Herald Sun 1.10.05
Bonnie Malkin "Painted pets" p.8 Sunday Life- The Age 23.10.05
Simone Mitchell "Artist makes the most of her pet projects" pp. 8-9 City Weekly 9.3.06
Simone Mitchell "Portrait of a lady and her pet projects" p.6 Heidleberg Weekly; p.6 The Melbourne Times; p.10 The Melbourne Times Northern Edition, all 15.3.06
Monica Nakata "Pet Painter" p. 33 Oyster World Fashion Issue 61
Craig Scutt "We are family" p. 16-19 Herald Sun 18.6.06

Radio/ TV

Interview by Annie Warburton "Pet pawtraits" ABC Radio Tasmania Drive- 15.9.2005 (for edited transcript visit http://www.abc.net.au/tasmania/stories/s1460886.htm )
Interview by Elaine Harris ABC Radio Nthn. Tasmania Drive 19.3.2006
Paintings feature in Real Stories with Hamish & Andy Roving Enterprises 2006