AWARDS/RECOGNITION Nominated for Senior Volunteer, NSW Volunteer of the Year Nominated for Museums and Galleries NSW Imagination Awards in the category of Individual Achievement: Volunteer, for Services to Sydney Living Museums 2018: Highly Commended - Tasmanian Art Quilt Prize 2006: Artist in Residence for North Sydney Council 2002: Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Award - National Quilt Register website (contributed to original research) 2001: National Sponsorship Awards, Australian Financial Review Magazine , national finalist - Commercial Bravery 2001: Australian Sports Medal for Fundraising - Fundraising Institute of Australia 2001: Commercial Bravery Award, Quilts - Australian Financial Review Magazine 2001: Volunteer of the Year finalist - National Sponsorship Awards 2000: Most Outstanding Fundraising Project for Fundraising - Institute of Australia 2000: Australian Sports Medal for fundraising - Sydney Paralympic Games 1998: Best Member’s Quilt, the Hunters Hill Quilt Show 1996: Best Member’s Quilt, the Hunters Hill Quilt Show 1993/4: Jewel Pearce Patterson International Quilt Teacher Scholarship, Houston, USA, 1993: Best Local Quilt - Hunters Hill Quilt Show Artist in Residence, The Scots School, Albury 1988: Australian Bicentennial Award, Woman of Achievement 1988: Quilt Australia Award in the first national quilt exhibition |
JUDGE
2018: Photographic exhibition, Royal North /Shore Hospital 2008: The Quilters Guild Calendar Quilts 2001: Royal Canberra Show, Narrabri Cotton Expo 2000: Melbourne Quilt Show, QUILTS 2000 1996: The Quilters’ Guild Exhibition Melbourne Quilt Exhibition, juror 1995: Chairman of subcommittee to select a quilt for the Atlanta Olympic Committee 1994: Chairman of selectors of Colours of Australia, touring quilt exhibition, member of subcommittee Royal Canberra Show, St Ives Show 1990: Royal Sydney Horticultural and Agricultural Show, St Ives Agricultural Show 1989: Hunters Hill Quilt Show Royal Sydney Horticultural and Agricultural Show 1988: Quilt Australia VOLUNTARY WORK 2021: Secretary, textiles Sydney 2018: Consultant to Ben Quilty, work with Syrian refugees' life jackets 2012: Arts and Heritage Committee Royal North Shore Hospital, artist representative 2006: 2018 Team leader, Soft Furnishings Group, Sydney Living Museums 2001 -2: Committee, Australian Quilt Study Group 2001: Consultant, Australian Quilt document Register Editor, committee member, Furniture History society of Australia Board member, The Good Age Foundation, Royal North Shore Hospital 1998-2000: Executive, Exhibition Secretary QUILTS 2000, special fundraising project for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games 1997: Exhibition committee, catalogue for Sydney Quilt Stories at Elizabeth Bay House Historic Houses Trust 1994: Colours Exhibition committee and author of book, The Quilters' Guild 1992: President and Exhibition Secretary, Hunters Hill Quilters 1990: Newsletter editor, Hunters Hill Quilters 1989: Coordinator, community quilts for palliative care ward, Greenwich Hospital 1988 - 2019: Fundraising for charities and museum quilt collections 1986 - 88: President, The Quilters" Guild Convenor, Quilt Australia '88, the first national quilt exhibition 1985: Publicity officer, The Quilters Guild 1984: President, Lane cove Centrehouse Community Arts and Craft Centre |
EDUCATION
2001: Diploma in Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Diploma in the History of Decorative Arts, University of Sydney, Continuing Education 1996: Workshop with Elisabeth Busch 1993: Workshop with Nancy Crow at the International Quilt Festival, Houston 1988: Colour and design course, School of Colour and Design, Sydney 1983-94: Courses and workshops in colour and design, quiltmaking 1980-82: Learnt quilting in Canada, taking courses and workshops from major teaching artists in Canada and USA 1982: Certificate of Achievement in Fibre Arts, Canada 1980: Diploma of Education (University of Adelaide) 1977: Master of Arts (University of Adelaide) |
