2001  

Bachelor of Fine Art, The University of Newcastle NSW Australia

1997

Diploma of Fine Arts, Sydney Gallery School

2001

The University of Newcastle

Pro-Vice Chancellor’s Award for outstanding academic performance in the Fine Arts

2000 

The University of Newcastle

Dean’s Merit Award for outstanding academic excellence 

2003

Habitat John Miller Galleries Newcastle

2001

Smart Fabric Quilt Installation, Gosford Regional Art Gallery NSW

2002 

 illumina Arte Lido Fine Art Gallery, Pretty Beach NSW Australia

2000

Quilt, Watt Space, Newcastle NSW

2003

The Blake Prize for Religious Art, Sir Herman Black Gallery,

University of Sydney

2002

Jardin Virtuel/Virtual Garden, Studio XX, Montreal, Canada

Thread, Brisbane Powerhouse, Queensland Australia

2003

The Red Balloon, John Miller Gallery, Newcastle NSW

fresco Arte Lido Fine Art Gallery Pretty Beach NSW

2002

Gosford Regional Gallery Art Prize NSW

2001

Painting in the Garden Gosford Regional Gallery NSW

Primavera/Spring Arte Lido Fine Art Gallery Pretty Beach NSW

13 +  3 BFA Graduate Exhibition Newcastle University NSW       

2000

Gosford Regional Gallery Art Prize NSW

Best of  Second Year  Sydney Gallery School, Meadowbank NSW

Hippokrene, (the horse’s fountain) Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown NSW

Two from Three Casula Powerhouse NSW

Field of Dreams - an installation of 300 Australian Artists’ message sticks in support of Native Title installed on the lawn of the National Trust S.H. Erwin Gallery, Sydney, The Museum of Sydney and the Festival of the Dreaming exhibition. The message sticks were finally exhibited on the Parliament lawn, Canberra, ACT.

The Ellison Exhibition Springwood NSW

Jervis Bay Art Exhibition, Jervis Bay ACT

2003

Civa Seen, USA

2003

Bush, S. Exhibition review, The Newcastle Herald Weekender, Nov 29

2003

Honour for Artists, Central Coast Herald, November

2001

Stowell, J. Sharing the Surreal, The Newcastle Herald, July

2003 

Artist Talk, Habitat, John Miller Galleries, Newcastle

2003

Curator, fresco Arte Lido Fine Art Gallery, Pretty Beach NSW

2002

Curator, The Migration Series 1992-2002 The Muse Sydney Institute Ultimo 2002

Gosford Regional Gallery & Arts Centre 2002

New England Regional Gallery Armidale NSW 2003

Orange Regional Gallery 2003

Curator, Illumina Arte Lido Fine Art Gallery, Pretty Beach NSW

2001

Curator, Primavera/Spring  Arte Lido Fine Art Gallery, Pretty Beach

Curator, Luce/Light Arte Lido Fine Art Gallery, Pretty Beach NSW

1994

Newport Art Museum, Rhode Island USA - Painting in watercolour

1993/94

Supervisor/Design Layout, Macquarie University Special Education Centre Publications