Born 4th of May 1979 in Kew, Melbourne, Australia
Education & Related Activity
| Since 2010 | Artist studio space – Lindwurmstr. 39, 80337 Munich (DE) |
| 2004–10 | Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich - Contemporary Jewellery, Prof. Otto Künzli (DE) |
| 2008 | Participant in The 12th Erfurt Jewellery Symposium, Erfurt (DE) |
| 2003 | Honours Degree - Fine Arts, Monash University Melbourne, Dr. Marian Hosking (AUS) |
| 2002 | South Korea/ Australia exchange - Kookmin University, Seoul (KR) |
| 2000-02 | Bachelor of Applied Arts - Metals & Jewellery, Monash University Melbourne, Prof. Marian Hosking (AUS) |
| 1998-99 | Diploma of Visual Arts - Photography & Sculpture, RMIT Tafe Melbourne (AUS) |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2013 | My press, Gallery Loupe, Montclair, NJ (USA) |
| 2012 | My press, Gallery Wittenbrink – Fuenfhoefe, Munich (DE) |
| 2011 | Layered Traces, folded spaces, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne (AUS) Jewellery by Laura Deakin, Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (NL) |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2014 | Schmuck 2014, Internationale Handwerksmesse (IHM), Munich (DE) |
| 2013 | The Lunatic Swing | Gallery Funaki, Melbourne (AUS) Dialogue | Gallery Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal (CAN) The Lunatic Swing | Kunstarkaden, Munich (DE) 1 Artist, 1 Necklace | Bavarian Crafts Council, Munich (DE) |
| 2012 | European Prize for Applied Arts, WCC-BF, Mons (BE) Jewellery Unleashed, Museum Bellerive, The House of Applied Arts, Zurich (CH) Finally Summer, Bavarian Art Association, Munich (DE) FlourishRing! Kath Libbert Gallery, Saltaire (UK) |
| 2011 | Schmuck 2011, Internationale Handwerksmesse (IHM), Munich (DE) Jewellery Unleashed, Museum of Modern Art (NL) 35 Years of Ra, Gallery Ra, Amsterdam (NL) Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju (KR) |
| 2010 | Bavarian State Prize for Emerging Designers, New Muesum for Art and Design, Nuremberg (DE) Perlen (Pearls), Gallery Handwerk, Munich (DE) The New Danner Rotunda, Museum of Modern Art & Design, Munich (DE) Treasure room Australia, Gallery Handwerk, Munich (DE) By Example, Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami (JP) Servus, Graduate Exhibition, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich (DE) |
| 2009 |
Schmuck 2009, Internationale Handwerksmesse (IHM), Munich (DE) |
| 2008 | The Fat Booty of Madness, The International Design Museum, Munich (DE) 12th Erfurt Jewellery Symposium, Erfurt (DE) Emu twist again. New from the Inback, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne (AUS) Now & Then, Kath Libbert Gallery, Bradford (UK) Transformation, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2007 | BKV Prize for Young Craftspeople, Bavarian Arts Organisation, Munich (DE) Contemporary Wearables ’07, Toowoomba Art Gallery, Toowoomba (AUS) Tatort 5 - Bloody Mary, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
| 2006 |
Connect, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2005 | Tatort 3 - Tatort-Tatwort, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) Silver Schools, Legnica Art Gallery, Legnica, Poland (PL) |
| 2004 | Talente 2004, Internationale Handwerksmesse (IHM), Munich (DE) Graduate Metals 9, First Site Gallery, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2003 | Fresh! 2003, Craft Victoria Gallery, Melbourne (AUS) A life in the day of…, Otto Künzli Workshop, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney (AUS) Contemporary Wearables ’03, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba (AUS) Drawing - Marking the Terrain, Monash Faculty Gallery, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2002 |
Fresh! 2002, Craft Victoria Gallery, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 1999 |
Nocturnes, First Site Gallery, Melbourne (AUS) |
Awards & Grants
| 2012 | ARTSTART, Australia Council for the Arts (AUS) |
| 2011 |
Cheongju International Craft Biennale - Honourable Mention, South Korea (KR) |
| 2010 |
Bavarian State Prize for Emerging Designers - Applied Art and Design, 1st Prize, Munich (DE) |
| 2007 |
BKV Prize for Young Applied Artists, 1st Prize - Bavarian Crafts Council, Munich (DE) |
| 2004 | Arts Victoria - Export & Touring Grant, Melbourne (AUS) Australia Council - New & Emerging Artist Grant (AUS) |
Collections
| The International Design Museum, Munich (DE) Collection Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (NL) |
