You are warmly invited to my solo exhibition of new works on paper presented at Fox Galleries Naarm Melbourne. Opening Friday the 8th of May 2026 5-7pm. Artist–Curator Talk
 Saturday 9 May, 2:00 pm

Changing States builds on ideas developed during my 2024 residency at the Western Australian Parliament and my recent exhibition Paper Thin, Skin Deep at Mundaring Arts Centre, exploring what it means to inhabit a body — through material, metaphorical, and cultural layers of skin.

Maali (the black swan) and the meeting of two rivers at Derbarl Yerrigan 2026

Install Mundaring Arts Center; Paper Thin, Skin Deep 2026

With over thirty years of experience across Australasia, including ten years working in Singapore, my practice examines my relationship to place within the Western Australian landscape. Originally from Melbourne, where I studied at the Victorian College of the Arts and majored in Printmaking, this exhibition marks a full-circle return — sharing the journeys and experiences that have shaped my work internationally.

This body of work forms part of the development of new work for a commission recently awarded to me by Curtin University. I draw on the symbol of Maali (the black swan) and the meeting of two rivers at Derbarl Yerrigan, where salt water meets fresh, reflecting the convergence and tension between colonial, immigrant, and Aboriginal cultures. Etchings of Maali layered over watercolour monoprints explore pressure, resilience, and cultural compression — where histories overlap, merge, and leave lasting traces.

Material is integral: Japanese Kozo paper offers delicacy and strength, echoing both the healing qualities of skin and the layered fabric of culture. Printmaking becomes a metaphor for imprinting — marks made under pressure, fragile yet permanent.