I draw inspiration from things I deeply care about. My work is informed by the interconnectedness of nature and natural phenomena: the tides, wind, water, the seasons, the sun, impermanence.  I feel profoundly connected with my natural surroundings. The work I create is a tribute to the breathtaking landscapes and natural shapes and colours that simply are, without needing more. 

I believe in showing beauty that is often in small things, right before our eyes, because that is what makes me happy. Maybe my photographs help people notice something special. With that I mean simplicity, a sense of peace, a tiny common place shared by humanity.

Education and experience
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2024 - Bachelor of Fine Arts student at Whitecliffe 
2021 In the Studio, Postwar Abstract Painting, Online course MOMA, New York
2021 Stay at Lisa Chandler's artist residence, Collingwood
2014 to 2023 Abstract Painting classes with James Lawrence 
2012 The Foundation Course at Ponsonby Art Station, (Studio One Toi Tū) Auckland
Painting classes with Petra Mol in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Exhibitions:

2025 End of year 2 BFA exhibition at Whitecliffe, 11 November
2025 photo exhibition at the Depot, Devonport, Restoring Takarunga Hauraki, 4 -28   October
2025 Exhibitor at the 2025 Fotofest in Napier, 19 September - 3 October
2023 Hibiscus and Bays Art Awards, Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa
​2020 Hibiscus and Bays Art Awards, Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa
2018 Hibiscus and Bays Art Awards, Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa
2018 Northart Members' Midyear Exhibition, Northcote, Auckland
2017 Hibiscus and Bays Art Awards, Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland
2012 Foundation Course End of Year Exhibition, Ponsonby Art Station 
  (Studio One Toi Tū)
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