ARTIST BIO

ARTIST STATEMENT:

My parents were survivors of the 2nd World War and "the Holocaust" and though I grew up in a loving family environment the past was never spoken of.

Art and my form of wxpression derives from that 'vacuum' and from being an intense observer of people from all walks of life. 

'The Mask', representing 'respectability', 'niceness' and 'performance' and hiding the REAL inner state has become a very important theme.

In my work I attempt to show these inner states throiugh the use of transparent materials and through the vivid distorting of form and anatomy that draw influences from Cubism, Expressionism and Primitive art.  What I am attempting to do is ask the viewer, throuigh connection with my work, to get in touch with his or her 'authentic self'.

Awards:

2006  High Commendation, Drawn from Life, MAS, Melbourne

2007  Finalist 'She Who Belongs', Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong

2008  Finalist 'She Who Explores, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong

2013  Invited to 'Emerging Artist Programme', Nyora Gallery, Eltham

2014  Work 'The Protector' accepted into the Holocaust Museum, Melbourne

2015  Finalist, 'She', Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong