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Born in Australia in 1962

Education

Current
Pursuing a Graduate of Psychology Degree at Antioch University, Seattle

1989-90
Worked at the Niijima Glass Art Center, Japan

1986-89
Tama Art University, Research Scholarship student, Master Degree program, Tokyo, Japan

1986-85
Established a studio in Sydney, Australia

1982-84
Sydney College of the Arts, studied Jewelry Making, Silversmithing, and Glass, Sydney, Australia

Teaching Experience

2002
Established the Misioneros Del Camino Glass School, Sumpango, Guatemala
Instructor, Pittsburgh Glass Center

2001
Ausglass Conference, Melbourne, Australia
Instructor, Pittsburgh Glass Center

1997-present
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Penland School, Penland, NC

1996-94
Penland School, Penland, NC
Pratt Fine Arts School, Seattle, WA

1994
Urban Glass, New York, NY
Espace Verre, Montreal, Canada

1992-93
Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

Selected Exhibitions

2002
New Artists, New Work, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA

2001
Strung Out, International Jewelry Exhibition, Bullseye, Portland, OR

2000
Featured Artist, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
Assemblage, Group exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA

1999
Solo Exhibition, Foster/White Gallery, Kirkland, WA

1998
New Glass Jewelry, Joan Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

1997-83
Group Exhibitions: Australia, Europe, Japan, and North America

1997
Survey: Flame working '97, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Solo Exhibition, Foster/White Gallery, Kirkland, WA
The Goblet: Artistry, Ritual, and Function, TriArt Gallery, Louisville, KT

1996
Solo Exhibition, Foster/White, Kirkland, WA
Contemporary Lampwork, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Glass and Gold, Arts Afire Gallery, Alexandria, VA

1995
Fruits of Thought, Solo Exhibition, Foster/White, Seattle,WA
23rd International Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, MI
Pilchuck 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Foster/White Gallery, Kirkland, WA
International Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, FL
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA

1995-92
Pilchuck Glass Exhibit, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seatac, WA

1993-92
International Pilchuck Exhibit, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA

1992-91
Glas Schmuck, Touring various European destinations

1990
3 Person Show, Seibu Art Salon, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan
Neus Glas-Vor Der Lampe Gelasen, Monica Borgward Gallery, Bremen, Germany

1989
Diversions, 2 Person Show, Glass Artists' Gallery, Sydney, Australia

1989
2 New Glass Artists, Gallery Nakama, Tokyo, Japan

1986
Variations, 2 Person Show, Glass Artists' Gallery, Sydney, Australia

Publications

1995
The Flame Grew Brighter: A Lampworking Overview, Glass Art Magazine

1993
Fragile Enhancements, Glass Magazine

1991
Lampworked Glass Outside Europe, Neus Glas Magazine

Collections

Orange City Art Gallery, Australia
Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, Australia
The Power House Museum, Sydney, Australia
The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
The Perlen Museum, Berlin, Germany