Carte Blanche - Curriculum Vitae
COMMUNITY ART EVENTS
JOY Connection. Arts, Culture and Heritage - Moreton Bay Regional Council. ‘Ephemeral Art’, January 2022
Between the Tides - Scarborough Foreshore, Cnr Oyster Point Esp. & Endeavour Esp., Qld. Yearly: 2019 -2021
Between the Tides - Deception Bay Foreshore, Qld. Yearly: 2013 - 2018
RESIDENCIES
Studio Red, Redcliffe State High School (RSHS). Qld. 2013 – 2021
Ongoing involvement with students in various art classes: Ephemeral Art, Journal making, Workshops and Beach Art Camp for outdoor environmental installations. Participating and demonstrating artwork for the Annual Redi Showcase exhibitions and excursions to GOMA. Mentoring of year 10 & 11 students.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
Carte Blanche artists are members of the Moreton Bay Arts Council, Redcliffe Potters Group, We Are Five, Papermakers & Artists Queensland, Redcliffe Arts Society, Watercolour Society of Qld, Impress Printmakers Studio, Redcliffe Sketching Group
One Creative Voice, Plan our future in the arts Forum, Artist Talk. Moreton Bay Arts Council. 2017 - 2019
COMMUNITY STORYTELLING PROJECT: 2014
To record the history of Jim Aitkenhead’s passion for Lino Block printing.
We attended a series of workshops with master printer Jim Aitkenhead, to record his unique Lino Block printing techniques. ‘A Day with Jim’ information brochure, produced for his exhibition at the Caboolture Hub, with the help of a RADF grant from the Moreton Bay Regional Council and Queensland Government.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2021
'More than White Paper' - Stage Door Gallery, Redcliffe Entertainment Centre, Qld
‘Plant Blind’ – Redcliffe Art Gallery, Moreton Bay Regional Gallery. Redcliffe, Qld
2020
COVID-19 Pandemic
2019
‘Transcendence’ - Studio Red. Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe, Qld
2018
‘Many Hands’ - Arts Precinct Beautification Project, Redcliffe State High School, Qld
2017
‘Up the Creek’ – Vera Wade Gallery, St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Brisbane, Qld
Photographic exhibition and public access talks. Foyer Gallery, Redcliffe Art Gallery, Qld
‘The Wandering Line’ - Lino prints. Studio Red. Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe, Qld
2016
‘Up the Creek’- Old Fire Station Community Arts and Volunteer Hub. Redcliffe, Qld
‘Between the Tides interactive display’ - Handmade Markets, Old Fire Station Community Arts and Volunteer Hub Redcliffe, Qld
2015
‘Audacious’ - NAIDOC week, Studio Red. Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe, Qld
‘Rapt in Plastic’ - Jumpers to Jazz in July, Tree Jumper Exhibition. Warwick Qld
‘Cover Story’ - Bribie Island Community Centre, Matthew Flinders Gallery, Qld
‘Cover Story’ - Redcliffe City Art Gallery, Qld
2009 - 2014
‘Encaustic 1’ - Studio Red, Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe, Qld
‘Not All Black and White’ - Valori Espresso Lounge & Gallery, Scarborough, Qld
‘Sketchbook Project’ VCA Melbourne Uni, Vic [Travelling exhibition Brooklyn Art Library, NY, USA]
‘Not All Black and White’ - Valori Espresso Lounge & Gallery, Scarborough, Qld
‘Sight Lines’ - Pine Rivers Regional Gallery, Qld
‘Faces of Redcliffe’. Valori Espresso Lounge & Gallery, Scarborough, Qld
‘Fine Lines’ - The Hub: Access Gallery, Caboolture Regional Gallery, Qld
Digital book, Sketch Book Project, - Brooklyn Art Library, NY, USA
Portals & Pathways’ - Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Qld
‘Looking Glass’ - Redcliffe City Art Gallery Foyer Space, Qld
‘Extraordinary’ - Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Qld
‘Between Spaces’ - Redcliffe City Art Gallery Foyer Space, Qld
‘Eye Opener’ - Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Qld
Previously exhibited as ArtStart with Carol Bisset
2006 - 2011
‘Location’ - Bribie Island Community Centre, Matthew Flinders Gallery, Qld
‘Artistic Licence’ - Circle Gallery, West End, Qld
‘Making Time’ - Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Qld
‘Plant a Seed’ - A Little Room to Bloom Gallery, Deception Bay, Qld
‘Work in Progress’ - ArtStart, Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Qld
‘Tales my Mother Told Me’ - Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Qld
‘Show & Tell’ - Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Qld
‘Click’ - Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Qld
‘Think Outside the Square’ - Redcliffe Cultural Centre, Qld