PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Advisory member of the Steering Committee for SCULPTURE WEST, supporting Western Australian sculptors and exhibiting their work in public spaces.
  • Artist-educator at the Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA): Gallery 09, an intergenerational interactive gallery.
  • Guest speaker for the City of Perth, on the topic “Decoding Contemporary Art” (2023).
  • Facilitator for the City of Stirling libraries, course: “Decoding Contemporary Art” (2022–2023). Six sessions combining historical and contemporary art.
  • Facilitator at Fremantle Arts Centre, course: “Decoding Contemporary Art”, levels 1 & 2 (2020–2021).
  • Guest lecturer at the University of Western Australia (UWA), unit: “Making, Integrated Design” for 2nd-year architecture students (2015–2017): creation of objects based on briefs.
  • Guest lecturer at UWA, final trimester 2007, for final-year landscape architecture students.
  • Administrative and registration assistant at the Cultural Arts Council of Houston, Texas (USA). Supported the Cultural Attaché of the French Consulate in selecting artists for public artworks.
  • Sound editor for the feature film Lef by director Ron Termaat.


PUBLIC ART (selected)
  • Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe (March 2021 & 2022).
  • Finalist for a mural at Altone Youth Centre, City of Swan (Feb. 2022).
  • Finalist for new Whiteman Shopping Centre mural (Wallace, 2022).
  • Temporary commission by the City of Subiaco, installation “Dash Away” (interpretation of Clement Clarke Moore’s poem), in collaboration with Rob Cameron (2019).
  • Laser-cut aluminium wall panels at Subiaco Primary School, end-of-year gift from Year 6 students (Jan. 2017).
  • Commissioned landmark sculpture by the Alliance Française on Broadway Road, Nedlands (Aug. 2015).
  • Finalist for the Heath Ledger Theatre (budget: AUD 40,000, Sept. 2006).
  • Finalist (with Margaret Dillon) for Bandyup Women’s Prison (budget: AUD 80,000, April 2007).
  • Finalist (with Margaret Dillon & Penny Bovell) for Wanneroo Cultural and Learning Centre (budget: AUD 200,000, May 2007).
  • Finalist for Settlers Primary School, Baldivis (budget: AUD 25,000, June 2006).
  • Finalist for Laurino Dwellings, Subiaco (budget: AUD 35,000, Nov. 2006).
  • Artopia Biennale Festival Event 2007: Interview on ABC Radio 720 with Bernadette Young about the use of concrete in contemporary art.


EXHIBITIONS (selected)
  • “Codes in Parallel”, solo exhibition for the IOTA Festival (Indian Ocean Craft Triennial), Zig Zag Gallery(Perth, Kalamunda), 14 Sept. – 6 Oct. 2024.
  • “Half Time”, group show at MAC (Mundaring Arts Centre), Perth. 18 Oct. 2023 – 2 Feb. 2024.
  • “Grey”, solo exhibition at the University of Western Australia (Oct. 2017).
  • Whitechapel Art Exhibition, London, for emerging artists (2000).
  • W139 Amsterdam 1996
  • Various smaller exhibitions in the Netherlands and France.


PRIVATE COMMISSIONS (selected)
  • Design of two sculptures for new warehouses in Hazelmere, for The De Mol Group of Companies (total value: AUD 42,000).
  • Commission for the 1st Scout Subiaco: creation of a commemorative piece honouring a life dedicated to scouting.
  • Corporate gift commission for 8M Media and Communication (2018), representing a hammer throw, sized for mailing and potential reproduction.
  • Private commission for a white abstract indoor sculpture, evoking Laotian culture, for a residence in Perth.
  • Custom corporate gift for Enedis, honouring the project lead of the smart electricity meter: designed following team consultations.


EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
  • Certificate II in Heavy Fabrication Engineering – TAFE Midland (2022).
  • “Kiln Management” unit – TAFE North Perth (2021).
  • Certificate IV in Training and Assessment – TAFE (Modules TAEDEL301 A & B, 2019).
  • Certificate in Computer Design – École du Multimédia, Paris (Adobe suite).
  • Sound Engineering for Broadcasting – Paris (1998).
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, major in Sculpture – Parsons School of Design, Paris (1993).
  • French Baccalauréat, Visual Arts stream A3 – Lycée Michelet, Vanves, Paris (1989).


 
RESIDENCIES & GRANTS
  • European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC), Netherlands.
  • Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Netherlands.
  • Basisstipendium Fund, 1999–2000.
  • Oce van Gritten Patronage, 1995.
  • Grant from the Dutch Government via Stichting Intendance.


COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
  • Member and volunteer supervisor at Lake Monger Community Shed (2022 – present).
  • Representative of the Unicorn Group: advocacy for the creation of an arts centre in the City of Subiaco, with Tricia Stedman and Gillian Kings Lynn (since 2021), a group of 45 arts-engaged residents.
  • Designed the Year 6 yearbook for Subiaco Primary School (three editions).