About Me

CONTACT ME

e - weaverorwoven@yahoo.com
m - 0416363950

EDUCATION

2009 - Masters in Visual Arts, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT
2008 - Certificate 4 in Workplace Assessment and Training, Dovastons Training, Darwin, NT
2006 - Batchelor of Visual Arts with Honours , Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT
2005 - Batchelor of Visual Arts, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT
2001 - Certificate 1 in Clothing Production, Lismore TAFE, NSW

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2009 Waterhouse Natural History Prize (finalist), SA Museum,Adelaide, SA
2009 Small Artworks Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC                       
2009 Basket Case Erotica, DVAA, (solo),Darwin NT
2009 Signs - Masters Graduate Exhibition, CDU Gallery (solo), Darwin
2009 Tradition and Beyond,  Broken Hill, NSW
2008 The Churchie Art Prize, Queensland
2008 Human Rights on Show (award winner), Darwin
2008 Critters, Harriet Space, Darwin, NT
2007 Airing Out, CDU, Darwin, NT
2007 The Freedman Foundation Awards Exhibition, Sydney, NSW
2007 Call and Response, Gallery 152, Brisbane, QLD
2007  Connected, Framed Gallery, Darwin, NT
2006  Talente, International Trades Fair, Munich, GERMANY
2006  Entwined, Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC
2006  Myths, Mindirr Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2006 Journey into a Toxic Heartland, CDU Gallery (solos) ,Darwin, NT
2005 Blind Date, DVA, TOURING NT
2005 Alice Springs Craft Acquisition, Darwin, NT
2005 Sculpture in the Park (award winner), Darwin, NT
2005 The Secret Language of the Road, DVAA  (solo), Darwin, NT
2005 Freedman Prize, Hermansberg Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2005 Hatched, PICA, Perth, WA

PUBLICATIONS

De Groot, Aly, 2007, Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Textile Fibre Forum, No 72, p 22
Golden, Wendy, 2007, Mentored, Textile fibre Forum, No. 54, p37
Trouton, Lycia, Journey into a Toxic Heartland, 2007, Textile Fibre Forum, NO 60, p27
Gray, Allison, Call and Response, 2006  (exhibition catalogue), Darwin, NT
Gavino, Fiona, 2006  Breaking Ground, Textile Fibre Forum, No 50, p79
Oooms, Anne, 2005, Out There, Art Collector Magazine, vol 28, p117
De Groot, Aly, 2004, Threads of Colour, Textile Fibre Forum, No. 72, p35

 PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009 - Attended Design Island Forum in Tasmania which focused on sustainability in design
2009 - Art Lecturer at Darwin Corrections Centre
2006 - 2009 - Part time lecturer and tutor in Art, Children’s Services and Spoken and Written English at Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education, NT
2006 - 2008 - Part time tutor in Art at Berrimah Prison, NT
2002 - 2008 - Artist in School at Stewart Park Primary School, Milkwood Steiner School, Wugalaar remote Area School, Palmerston High School, Casuarina College and Saint Johns College, NT
2005 - 2008 - Guest Lecturer in Art at Charles Darwin University, NT
2008 - Commissioned Artist for the World Youth Day conference, Sydney, NSW
2008 - Fibre Art workshop Facilitator at the Australian Association for Environmental Education at CDU
2003 - 2008 - Attended the Australian Forum for Textiles workshops to develop basket making and art making skills with renowned  artists Pamela Croft, Jacki Abrams, Flo Hoppe and Stewart Loyd
2006 - Worked Collaboratively with Tjanpi Desert Weavers to make large fibre installations for WOMADelaide, SA
2005 - Art  Educator for Alternative Education Program  with children at risk at the Open Education Centre, Darwin, NT
2005 - Art Educator at the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT in Conjunction with the Arafura Craft Exchange
2005 - Art Tutor at AMEP with refugees as English teaching Exercise
2005 - Student Design award, The NT Fashion Awards, Darwin, NT
2005 - Australia Council Mentorship with Wendy Golden learning & working collaboratively with the public
 2005 - recipient of a  NAVA Freedman Emerging Artists travel Scholarship