Education

1964 – 1967    Four year trained Art Teachers Course    Alexander Mackie Teachers College & East Sydney Technical College

1972    Diploma of Art Education

Experience

Over 40 years of working and teaching with clay as a creative medium

Casino High School, East Hills Girls High, Haggerston Girls School London England, American High School Leysin Switzerland, Macquarie University Union, Macquarie Potters, Macquarie Hills Potters

Workshops & demonstrations

Ceramic Study Group of NSW, Scone Potters, Muswellbrook Potters, NSW Pottery Open Days, Central Coast Potters, Port Hacking Potters, Willoughby Park Centre

Exhibitions

1995 – 2006    Port Hacking Potters Group Exhibition

1995 – 2008    Sydney Royal Agricultural Show

1996    “Members Only” Ceramic Study Group Exhibition    Golden Canvas Gallery, Balmain

1997    Potters and Pots Ceramic Study Group Exhibition    Macquarie University Library

1999    Presiding Officers Craft Prize Exhibition    Parliament House, Canberra

2002    Dale Thomas Gallery, Artarmon

2003 – 2008    Sculptors Society Exhibition Sculptures at Darling Park

2003 – 2007    Sculptors Society Exhibition Sculptures at Australia Square

2005    Accepted as exhibitor for Blake Prize and 2006 Touring Blake Prize

2005    Potters Society of Australia “Beyond Earth”    Manly Gallery

2009 – 2010    Jewish Museum Melbourne    “Women in the Bible”

2010, 2012    Kerrie Lowe Gallery    Mardi Gras Exhibition2012    Wallarobba Gallery, Hornsby    “Diversity”

Prizes

1995 – 2008    Sydney Royal Agricultural Show    Twenty four prizes for pottery, six prizes for sculpture

2006    Port Hacking Potters Group Exhibition    Won The Port Hacking Prize, Cesco Prize, Paper Clay Prize and Open Hand formed/Sculpture Prize

2006    Sculptures at Darling Park Exhibition    Sculptors Society Prize

2007    Sculptures at Darling Park Exhibition    Transfield Holdings Prize & People’s Choice Award

2008    Sculptures at Darling Park Exhibition   Highly Commended & Sculptors Society Prize

2010    Blake Prize    Second Place

2012    Sculptures at Darling Park Exhibition    Franco Belgiorno Nettis Transfield Holdings Prize

Publications

Regular articles in Australian Ceramics and Pottery magazine.

Pottery in Australia 2002 Volume 41 No.3 p64 “Fibre Clay Revolution”

Regular articles in Ceramic Study Group Newsletter

Entry in Lark Books 500 Series – Raku

Editor of Ceramic Study Group Newsletter 2011-13