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Visiting the New York 2019 Outsider Art FAir

I have donated an arwork to Arts Project Australia's upcoming 40th Anniversary Fundraising Art Auction at Leonard Joel in South Yarra. All proceeds from the event will go towards ensuring that every artist practising in the Arts Project Australia studio has access to professional grade materials, exceptional artistic guidance, premium exhibition and promotional opportunities in our gallery, as well as national and international galleries. Arts Project Australia's success is d

Portraiture in Western culture dates back to antiquity. Portraits tell stories about individuals and provide insights into their history, identity and culture. Artists past and present, emerging and famous are continuously drawn to depicting people through portraiture, providing a myriad of interpretations of sitters through the artist's eye. “A portrait is not simply a representation of a person – it says something about who that individual is. While providing and insight in

Like most people I love a good event, however I think I just about love throwing them more than simply attending them - especially when the event strikes a cord with the guests.In addition to creating contemporary jewellery, I run the gallery at Arts Project Australia. This role includes managing and curating exhibitions, as well as running Arts Project's leasing and gallery volunteer programs. I am also fortunate enough to manage and coordinate special events for Arts Projec

>> EVENT: 2 – 5 Aug 2012 Six months in the preparation, the 2012 Melbourne Art Fair was a huge event. I co-curated Arts Project Australia's Art Fair exhibition space with Arts Project registrations coordinator Penelope Hunt, which featured the work of almost fifty emerging, mid-career and established Arts Project artists. When I am not wearing my jewellery hat, I am the gallery and exhibitions manager at Arts Project Australia, Melbourne, where we represent around 130 artists

It was sometime in 2010 that I purchased my first Alan Constable ceramic camera - I forget exactly when. All I remember is that I was immediately taken with the object and its wonderful form, complex glaze and quirky lean. I was surprised the camera that finally spoke to me was not one of Constable's signature SLR cameras. In fact, it's perhaps not even a camera at all. Ever since I started working at Arts Project Australia in 2008, I have yearned to own a Constable camera. S

In addition to making jewellery, I love good food. I recently discovered the beautiful website and food blog by Emiko Davies. An artist by trade and food lover by passion, Emiko captures the wonderful flavours of Florence, Tuscany with such vividness, describing recipes through a wonderful, personal narrative. One of the first things I read on Emiko's blog was 'Orecchiette con Broccoli: The way to a man's heart', which describes the first time she cooked for her (now) husband

As well as working on creative projects and on developing my jewellery practice, I work as the Gallery and Exhibitions Manager at Arts Project Australia, a non-profit studio and gallery in High St Northcote. If you haven’t already visited the gallery or website you really should. Arts Project is a hive of activity. We represent over 130 artists (40 per day) from emerging right through to professional, exhibiting their artwork in our gallery as well as in external exhibitions