| Born | 4th of May 1979, Melbourne, Australia |
| Address | Melbourne, Australia |
| Tel | +61 415 713 619 |
Education
| 2004-10 | Masters in Fine Art – Academy of Fine Arts Munich, Jewellery Department, Munich. |
| 2004-09 | Certificate I, II, III, IV – German language, Geothe Institute, Munich. |
| 2002 | Kookmin University, Seoul, Prof. Yong-il Jeon, South Korea/ Australien Exchange. |
| 2000-03 | B.F.A with Honours – Metals & Jewellery, Monash University, Melbourne. |
| 1998-99 | Diploma of Visual Arts – Photography & Sculpture, RMIT Tafe, Melbourne. |
Teaching Experience
| 2021 | Guest Lecturer: Course creation, delivery and mentoring w.Blanche Tilden for Blak Design Jewellery Intensive, RMIT University and Koorie Heritage Trust, RMIT/NGV Program. |
| 2018 – present | Guest Lecturer: RMIT – Teacher Gold & Silver smithing Dept. – Capstone 3rd Year & Professional Practice in Fine Art Enterprise |
| 2019 | Guest Lecturer, Radiant Pavilion Lightning Talks – ‘Home’ |
| 2013-17 | Jewellery Student Studio Tours w. Mari Ishikawa – Lindwurmstr. 39, Munich. |
| 2014 | Lecture, Personal contemporary practice – Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Rhode Island, USA. Lecture, Personal contemporary practice – Brooklyn Metalwork, New York.. |
| 2007 | Monash University Teaching – Contemporary Jewellery Practice / Method and Technique – 1st & 3rd year BFA students. Lecture – Personal contemporary practice. |
| 2009 | Monash University Teaching – Contemporary Jewellery Practice / Method and Technique – 2nd & 3rd year BFA students. Lecture – Personal contemporary practice. |
Solo & Intimate Exhibitions
| 2020 | Pearls, Confusion, Confusion, Mygration, Gallery Wittenbrink – Fuenfhoefe, Munich (DE) |
| 2017 | Spotbeam (w. Melanie Isverding), Gallery Artikle 3, Munich (DE) |
| 2015 | Conglomerate (w. Doris Betz), Geschäft, Munich (DE) |
| 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
| 2021 | Cultural Affairs, Exhibition, GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig (DE) |
| 2019 | Schmuck 2019 | Internationale Handwerksmesse (IHM), Munich (DE) |
| 2014 | Schmuck 2014 | Internationale Handwerksmesse (IHM), Munich (DE) FoC, Rule the World Exhibition | Gallery for Jewellery und Objects, Zurich (CH) |
| 2013 | The Lunatic Swing | Gallery Funaki, Melbourne (AUS) Dialogue | Gallery Noel Guyomarc’h, Montréal (CAN) Seams | Seems, MADA Gallery, Melbourne (AUS) 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) FlourishRing! | Kath Libbert Gallery, Saltaire (UK) Finally Summer | Bavarian Art Association, Munich (DE) Jewellery Unleashed | Museum Bellerive, The House of Applied Arts, Zurich (CH) |
| 2011 | Schmuck 2011 | Internationale Handwerksmesse (IHM), Munich (DE) Cheongju International Craft Biennale | South Korea (KR) 35 Years of Ra | Gallery Ra, Amsterdam (NL) Jewellery Unleashed | Museum of Modern Art, Arnhem (NL) |
| 2010 | Bavarian State Prize for Emerging Designers | New Muesum for Art and Design, Nuremberg (DE) Bavarian State Prize for Fine Art | European Art House, Freising (DE) Graduates Exhibition | European Art House, Freising (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) Tatort 4 – Mark your Territory | Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
| 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) |
| 2002 | Fresh! 2002 | Craft Victoria Gallery, Melbourne (AUS) |
Awards & Stipends
| 2021 | Finalist – Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art. (AUS) |
| 2020 | Finalist – Schmuck 2020 – Internationale Handwerksmesse (IHM), Munich (DE) |
| 2019 | Australia Council for the Arts – New Work Grant |
| 2016 | Studio Grant, Bavarian State for Arts & Culture (DE) |
| 2011 | 1st Prize – Bavarian State Prize for Emerging Designers | Nurnberg New Museum for Art and Design, Nurnberg (DE) |
| 2012 | ARTSTART, Australia Council for the Arts (AUS) |
| 2011 | Cheongju International Craft Biennale – Honourable Mention, South Korea (KR) Artist Studio Grant – Bavarian Cultural Council, Munich (DE) |
| 2010 | Ian Potter Cultural Trust Stipend Studio Grant, Bavarian State for Arts & Culture (DE) |
| 2007 | BKV Prize for Young Applied Artists, 1st Prize – Bavarian Crafts Council, Munich (DE) Australia Council – New and Emerging Artist Grant |
| 2004 | Australia Council – New and Emerging Artist Grant Arts Victoria – Artist Travel Grant |
Permanent Collections
| The International Design Museum, Munich (DE) Collection Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (NL) |