Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Collection

I’m thrilled to share that my work ‘Old Mutawintji Gorge 2’ was recently acquired by Wagga Wagga Art Gallery for inclusion in their Margaret Carnegie Print Collection where it will be cared for in great company.

Founded in 1980 through a generous donation by local patron Margaret Carnegie, the collection now comprises over 1,400 original prints by leading Australian artists including Bea Maddock, Fred Williams, Noel Counihan, Arthur Boyd, Fiona Hall, Judy Watson and Kathleen Petyarre. Selections are regularly exhibited in the Margaret Carnegie Gallery at the entrance to Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.

This 168cm x 228cm multi-panel watercolour monotype work from 2023 was made in response to my experiences as a visitor in Mutawintji National Park, on Pantjikali, Wanyuparku, Wilyakali, and Malyangapa Country as part of the Broken Hill City Art Gallery Open Cut Commission.

Photos by Dean Butters.

'Material Nature' at The Drill Hall Gallery

I’m thrilled to have three works included the beautiful exhibition Material Nature, on display at The Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra, until 10 August, 2025.

Tangle (Wana Karnu) 2025, rust and acrylic ink on paper, 360 x 240cm & Endurance 14 2025, watercolour monotype on paper with watercolour additions, 228 x 168cm installed in Material Nature at The Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra

Curated by Dr Anne-Marie Jean, Material Nature looks to the power of materials to engage our multi-sensory experience of the natural world. With a focus on embodied awareness, the conventional idiom of landscape painting is collapsed, the viewer no longer positioned outside nature, but within. Works by artists Ros Auld, Manini Gumana, Jahnne Pasco-White, John Peart, Ana Pollak, Annika Romeyn, Savanhdary Vongpoothorn and Garawan Wanambi invite contemplation of our inter-relations with ecologies.

Australian Women Artists podcast

It was a pleasure to have a studio visit from Australian Women Artists podcaster Richard Graham recently. We chatted about the ideas, experiences and processes that have come to underpin my practice. Richard also asked me to reflect on an Australian woman artist who has influenced or inspired me. Our conversation is episode 9 in a new series that I’ve enjoyed listening to.

photo by Sammy Hawker

Parliament House Art Collection

I’m delighted to announce that ‘Waterhole (Old Mutawintji Gorge)’, 2024 and ‘Entering and Returning (Old Mutawintji Gorge)’, 2024 have been acquired for the rotational art collection within the Australian Parliament House Art Collections. This collection comprises works of contemporary Australian art and craft that reflects aspects of Australian culture, character and identity. The Rotational Collection is on display in general circulation areas at Parliament House, in the parliamentarians’ suites, and public exhibitions.

‘Waterhole (Old Mutawintji Gorge)’, 2024, watercolour monotype on paper, 56cm x 76cm.

‘Entering and Returning (Old Mutawintji Gorge)’, 2024, pencil and watercolour monotype on paper, 56cm x 76cm.