Bio
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Experience
I've been an artist all my life, copying pictures and sketching my own since about 5 years of age. I studied art throughout high school and did a year at the UNSW College of Fine Arts.
Having discovered Subway Art and Spraycan Art in my local library in 1993, I finally picked up a can of spray enamel in 1996. By 2000, I was being commissioned to paint wall murals in Sydney's inner west.
While studying for an Arts degree, I worked as a researcher on the Graffiti Solutions project. This entailed photographing and documenting all the legal wall murals in the Marrickville Council area, some 75 sites at the time, most of which contained work by several artists.
I've also conducted aerosol art workshops at various youth centres, including the YMCA.
After graduating, I did some in-house graphic design work and some freelancing, which hopefully honed my design skills as well as giving me invaluable website design experience.
The latest medium I have discovered is airbrush. I attended a workshop at Wayne Harrison's Advanced Airbrush and discovered its amazing versatility. After using spray cans freehand, it's a natural progression to use a tool that allows so much control.
I am currently working on a commission basis as well as selling online.
Qualifications
- Automotive airbrushing course
- workshop at Advanced Airbrush
- Bachelor of Arts
- UNSW, major in history, with website design, philosophy, sociology, psychology
- General airbrushing course
- workshop at Advanced Airbrush
- 3 Unit HSC Art
- 2U theory and practical, third unit practical
References
- Cosmos Limited (PDF)
- graphic and web design
- Marrickville Youth Resource Centre
- freelance artwork and youth art workshops
- MYRC Circuit Breaker
- illustration and youth art workshops
- Crime Prevention Workshop
- lecture and demonstration at Tempe High School
Thanks
- My family and friends for your love, wisdom and support
- All my clients to date
- Matthew Peet and Michael Lothian for showing me a few things with spray enamel
- The legendary Wayne Harrison and Adrian Marchio for airbrushing tips
- David at Lustre-Glo for providing amazing clear coats on demand
- Charlie Coorey for paying me to photograph aerosol art and referring me to new clients
- Mary Haiek for giving me the chance to pick up a spray can for the first time
- Last, my babygirl: That much!
