For the attention of the curator

I am a Central Coast based artist looking to partake in a solo exhibition.

I work primarily in a series-based approach. Treating each piece as a small vignette contributing to a larger body of work. Each conceptual series of work acts a reflective chapter within my larger oeuvre.

I believe that the artmaking process is deeply reflective of the artmaker. The truth of this statement has been demonstrated in the shared communal interactions with my own work as my process has developed. As I have furthered my narrative crafting and compositional abilities, I have been better able to engage the viewer through my work. The more of myself I put into each piece the more the work reflects the viewer.

The works showcased below are key pieces from throughout my artmaking journey. The exhibition I am proposing is in celebration of my 2021 body of work titled “World Beyond Myself’. This body of work consists of six acrylic paintings. Each of which will be celebrating there fifth year anniversary in 2026.

Accompanying these six pieces I have proposed a number of more recent works which draw on themes and imagery that run throughout “World Beyond Myself”.

2026 - ‘red = meltdown’ Goodspace Gallery, Chippendale NSW

2026 - ‘BLACK’ Tilliqua Tilliqua gallery, Enmore NSW

2026 - ‘Incognito Art Show’, Sydney NSW, Brisbane QLD, Townsville QLD

2025 - ‘Sound and Vision’ Drifters Wharf, Gosford NSW

2024 - Artist Finalist ‘Coast Next Gen Art Exhibition’ The University of Newcastle Australia, Ourimbah NSW

2023 - First Prize ‘A Central Vision’ Gosford Regional Gallery, East Gosford NSW

World Beyond Myself

2021

“World Beyond Myself” was my first major body of work. As of today, I have now produced five bodies of work to this capacity. The series was born from two key components. The first a desire to expand my skillset as an artist, to be able to incorporate numerous meaningful elements to craft a narrative within each painting. The second, to utilize painting as an artistic form through which expression can be filtered.

“World Beyond Myself” draws inspiration from my love of character design. Through the series I was first challenge to expand upon the worlds in which my created characters belonged. Prior to creating this body of work, I had very limited experience with illustrating scenes which were lived in.

The magic of “World Beyond Myself” lies not only in what was at the time an expansion of my skillset, but a further desire of self-expression which can be found within each narrative scene. The series is built around the idea of individuality. The core that everyone has their own story to tell. As such the environments are reflective of the inner monologues of the characters within them.

“Monkey Brain” for example explores the flow state, the central figure confined in a bubble above the clouds while jamming on a drum set. “Travelers Rest” on the other hand showcases the warmth found within quiet company.

I Remember Nothing More

40 × 30 cm

World Beyond Myself

30 × 30 cm

Monkey Brain

51 × 30 cm

6:31

101 × 30 cm

Travelers Rest

51 × 30 cm

The Adventures Of The Cyclops That Struggled, Endured, And Triumphed The Storm

15 × 20 cm

2021 - 2023

Accompanying Pieces

The accompanying pieces were selected based on their thematic relation to “World Beyond Myself”. A few of these pieces were created in 2021 alongside the major body of work.

“The Scaffolding That Formed Me” and “Pathfinder” were initially drafted as part of the series but did not make the cut in 2021. These paintings were revisited when creating later bodies of work and as such their complete versions have been included here as accompanying pieces.