Bio
Born in Manly, Australia
Represented by Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency
Managed by Josh Kesselman at Sugar23
Education
2021 - present
PhD candidate at UNSW
2019
Research Assistant to Professor Boehmer, Oxford University
2018
Provost's Scholar at Worcester College, Oxford University
2017
Honours in Visual Arts,
Sydney College of the Arts
2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Visual Arts,
Sydney College of the Arts
2010 - 2011
Higher Schools Certificate,
Manly Selective Campus
Exhibitions
2018
Cloudy River. M2, Sydney CBD. Solo show.
2017
Deep Silence II. The Other Art Fair, Sydney CBD. Art fair.
2017
Deep Silence. The ArtHouse Hotel, Sydney CBD. Solo show.
2017
Mother Lover Sister Daughter. Warringah Creative Space, Curl Curl. Group show.
2013
The Black Market. Factory5 Art Studio, Warriewood. Group show.
2013
Suspect Realities. The Hub Gallery, Newtown. Group show.
2012
What I Said Yesterday: narratives of childhood. Verge Gallery, Camperdown. Group show.
Screen
2018
Cloudy River, co-creator, co-director, co-writer
Produced by Confidante Pictures, represented by Escapade Media.
Purchased by SBS On Demand (2020)
Publications
2020, Below Deck, Allen & Unwin
2021, Dear Lover, Hachette Australia
2020, Matters of Trust, Griffith Review, Guest contributor
2019
Dear Dad, Hachette Australia
2018
The Anthroposphere Review, Guest contributor
2018
The Mays Anthology, (Oxford and Cambridge anthology), Guest contributor
2018
The Stick, Guest contributor.
2016
Breathing Under Water. Hachette Australia
2016
ELLE Magazine. Guest contributor.
2015
Running like China. Hachette Australia
2015
ELLE Magazine. Guest Contributor.
2015
Harper's Bazaar. Guest Contributor.
2015
Damaged Goods Zine. Guest Contributor.
2014
Sweet Sour. ATYP, Bite Me production. The Voices Project.
Currency Press.
Grants
& Awards
2023
Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award, presented by the Australia Council for the Arts
2018
Provost's Scholarship to study as a visiting scholar at Worcester College, Oxford University
2018
Rebecca West Essay Prize, winner, Oxford University
2018
Academic Merit Award, University of Sydney
2017
Honours Academic Scholarship, Sydney University
2017
WHO Magazine, 'One to Watch in 2017'
2016
Breathing Under Water, DYMOCKS List of Best Books of 2016
2016
Breathing Under Water Longlisted for the Australian Indie Book Awards
2015
Triple j - 25 Under 25 and Nailing It
2013
Zonta Scholarship
2011
NSW Premier's Award for All Round Excellence.
2008
NSW Junior Surf Life Saver of the Year.