C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E / K A R M A B A R N E S
​S E L E C T E D E X H I B I T I O N S & P U B L I C P R O G R A M S
UPCOMING- Arte Laguna Prize Shaghai
Shanghai, China
November-December 2025
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UPCOMING- Along Lines and Traces - Larnaca Biennale,
Larnaca, Cyprus
October -November 2025
Curated by Sana Lopez
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CO-Lapses – Arte Laguna Prize Finalist Exhibition, 2024
Curated by Giulia Colletti and Chiara Canali
Arsenale Nord, Venice, Italy
Sculptural installation presented as part of the prestigious 18th & 19th Arte Laguna Prize. Selected as a finalist for its critical engagement with ecological collapse and material transformation, exhibited within the historic Arsenale alongside leading international contemporary artists.
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Filo di Terra e Speranza – Thread of Earth and Hope, 2024
Michelangelo Pistoletto Gallery, Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy
Suspended installation of pigment-based paintings developed with Saverio Teruzzi for Rebirth-day. Using industrial pigments and graphite, the work reflects on ecological precarity and collective renewal through the symbolic geometry of the Third Paradise.
Everything Is Made of Everything Else, 2024
UNIDEE Project Space, Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy
Site-responsive installation produced during the UNIDEE Residency. Composed of local clays and circular earth forms, the work explores cycles of adaptation, care, and interconnection within the framework of environmental adversity.
Compounded Caldera and Raw Earth Pigment Palette of Australia, 2024
New Mexico State University Art Museum, Permanent Collection, USA
Artworks acquired for the museum’s permanent collection. Part of the Relative Terrains series, these works use landslide soils, flood mud, and bushfire ash from Bundjalung Country to examine the embodied impact of climate disaster and serve as a material archive of ecological transformation.
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Relative Terrains, 2023
Grafton Regional Gallery (off-site program of Lismore Regional Gallery), Grafton, NSW, Australia
A collaborative, multi-sensory installation with Robèrt Franken examining the emotional and psychological landscapes shaped by environmental disruption. The work explored states of precarity, regeneration, and adaptation through layered spatial interventions and performative gestures.
Mapping Internal & External Terrains – Community Cartography, 2023
Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore, NSW, Australia
Participatory project combining mapping, dialogue, and creative mark-making to trace connections between lived experience and shifting environments. Co-created with community members, the work offered a platform for shared reflection on place, trauma, and resilience.
Tocca la Terra – Imagine the Land Project, 2019
MACRO Asilo, Museo di Arte Contemporanea di Roma, Rome, Italy
Site-specific installation and public program curated by Giorgio de Finis. Developed in collaboration with Ekarasa Doblanovic, the work transformed the exhibition space into a living field of collective action, exploring embodied ecological consciousness and material ritual through socially engaged practice.
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Ambassador for the Terzo Paradiso - Rebirth-day in collaboration with.Michelangelo Pistoletto
Imagine the Land Project has been presented in;
2019 The Rebirth Day Forum- Art and Social Impact, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Roma, Italy.
2018 Third Paradise- Terzo Paradiso YARAT Contemporary Art Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan
2017 The Forum Rebirth Geografias de la transformacion. Havana, Cuba, Exhibition of Terzo Paradiso Ambassadors' projects.
2013 Third Paradise & the Rebirth Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Michelangelo Pistoletto’s Year 1: Earthly Paradise.
2013 The Rebirth-day soiree at the Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
In This House, 2018
Collaboration with Aine Tyrell and Bunyarra Culture Collective for "In This House" music video. Directed by Dara Munnis.
Byron Bay, NSW, Australia.
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One One -Imagine the Land Project, 2017
Te Uru Contemporary Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Installation project presented as part of Imagine the Land, co-developed with Ekarasa Doblanovic. The work interrogates spatial relationships and material memory through sedimentary surface treatments and participatory gestures.
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Culture of the Living Soil, Maati Ma, Festival of Soil, 2015
Exhibition of Imagine the Land installation works.
Exhibited in the Culture of the Living Soil program by Navdanya Foundation. The project foregrounded soil as a critical medium in both ecological survival and artistic process, responding to agrarian futures and environmental sovereignty.
Navdanya Foundation, India International Centre, New Delhi, India.
What Lies Beneath- Imagine the Land Project, 2013
Commissioned installation and public engagement project investigating subsurface ecologies and extractive violence. The work layered visual abstraction and environmental research in a tactile spatial form.
Te Uru, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Earth Rhythms – Imagine the Land Project, 2012
The Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville, New Zealand
Large-scale participatory installation involving over 500 contributors. The exhibition explored recurring cycles of regeneration and entropy through material process and collective mark-making.
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Death & Diversity, 2011
Museum of Land and Sea, Wellington, New Zealand.
Site-specific installation co-created with Ekarasa Doblanovic and Amitabha Hospice. Built over 50 hours using hand-ground natural materials, the work invited public engagement with cycles of life, loss, and transition. In conjunction with the Office of Ethnic Affairs. Funded by Auckland UNITEC Environmental Sustainability Fund.
Sacra Terra, 2010
OctoPOD Gallery, TINA Arts Festival - Imagine the Land Project. Newcastle, Australia.
Installation and live activation exploring material poetics and ecological tension. Included artist-led forums on expanded environmental practice and the ethics of land engagement.
Sonando Con Eldesierto, 2010
Antonio Narino Museum - Villa de Leyva, Colombia.
Solo exhibition developed during RESARTIS residency. Through site-specific works and collaborative dialogues, the project addressed environmental degradation, labour, and gendered perspectives within desert terrains.
Masalla Des La Palabras, 2010
Villa de Leyva, Colombia.
Site-specific installation developed during a RESARTIS residency. Created with women from Villa de Leyva, the work explored landscape, labour, and gender through spatial and material practice.
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Mountain Breath, 2009
Verbier Art Gallery, Verbier, Switzerland.
Solo exhibition presenting atmospheric and process-driven works reflecting on alpine geographies and embodied perception.
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1000 Prayers, 1000 Kisses, 2009
La Cave de la Ferme, Frangy, France
Solo presentation of intimate material works exploring ritual and memory
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Sharing of Breath, 2009
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Convention & Concert Hall, New Zealand
Permanent public work installed in a major civic space.
Weaving the Circle, 2009
Wellington Wharf, Shed 13, Wellington Fringe Festival of the Arts, New Zealand
Multimedia installation exploring cyclical time, relational authorship, and iterative processes of transformation.
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Kala Gaia, 2004
Dunedin Fringe Festival of the Arts, New Zealand
Performance installation integrating movement, mask, and sound to investigate embodied temporality and spatial resonance.
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P U B L I C A R T & P A R T I C I P A T O R Y A R T P R O J E C T S
Kinship Festival Art Installation Project, 2024–2017
Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia
Site-specific public artworks developed annually for the Kinship Festival in collaboration with Bundjalung Elders and families. Using locally sourced materials from Country, the installations foreground cultural continuity, intergenerational exchange, and place-responsive creative practice.
Super Rough Seas, 2020–2021
M|Arts Precinct, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia
Large-scale participatory installation and social mapping project supported by Arts Northern Rivers. Developed during post-disaster recovery, the work brought together over 100 contributors to visualise collective resilience and emotional geographies in response to bushfires, floods, and pandemic isolation.
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NAIDOC Day Installation Projects – Imagine the Land Project, 2012–2019.
Byron Bay Waterfront, NSW, Australia
Collaborations with the Arakwal Aboriginal Land Council during NAIDOC Week, involving participatory public installations using site-specific materials. The works celebrated living culture and shared creative action through acts of presence, material trace, and embedded story.
YWCA National Launch – Child Protection Week – Imagine the Land Project, 2016
Lismore, NSW, Australia
Participatory public installation occupying a civic roundabout, engaging over 1,000 participants. Developed in response to themes of safety and visibility, the work functioned as a temporary social monument activated through material contribution and co-presence.
Woodford Folk Festival – Rebirth-Day – Imagine the Land Project, 2013–2014
Woodford, QLD, Australia
Public installations presented as part of the global Rebirth-Day initiative by Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto. The works centred acts of renewal, rupture, and spatial ritual, inviting collaborative construction and reflection within a festival ecology.
Yarrabah Eclipse Installation – Imagine the Land Project, 2012
Yarrabah, QLD, Australia
Collaborative public work co-developed with local artists and young people during a significant solar eclipse event. Framed through cultural astronomy and site-specific practice, the project marked celestial time through grounded material response and creative participation.
La Rosa Park Project – Imagine the Land Project, Commissioned by Auckland City Council, 2013
Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
Commissioned public art and environmental restoration project responding to stream daylighting efforts. Included a comprehensive public programming component with local schools and community groups, integrating creative methodologies into environmental education and place activation.
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Maiwar, ANZATA Conference Installation – Imagine the Land Project, 2011
Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Participatory installation presented during the Australia and New Zealand Arts Therapy Association Conference. Developed in response to the 2011 Brisbane floods, the work incorporated alluvial river soils to explore creative recovery and embodied repair within a clinical setting. Funded by Auckland UNITEC Environmental Sustainability Fund.
Raglan Wharf Installation Project – Imagine the Land Project, 2010
Raglan, Aotearoa New Zealand
Site-specific public installation using natural materials sourced from the harbour edge. The work responded to local histories of place and displacement, engaging residents in a collaborative act of making and spatial remembrance through a socially engaged process.
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G r o u p E x h i b i t i o n s
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CRUSES New Acquisitions from the NMSU Permanent Art Collection, New Mexico, USA, 2025
Orogenies of the Sublime, EARTH Group Show, Articulate Project Space, Sydney, Australia, 2025
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Wild Pigment Project, collaborative group exhibition project at NMSU Art Museum, New Mexico, USA, 2023
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SALON, Lundberg Gallery, Group exhibition and artist talk, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia, 2023
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A House is Not a Home, Installation project. Ocean Shores Flood-Affected House, NSW, Australia, 2023
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Wild Pigment Project, collaborative group exhibition project at Form & Concept, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 2022
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BAM Byron Art Magazine Bushfire Relief Charity Auction, NSW, Australia, 2020
E:Scape - Waitakaruru Sculpture Park & Arboretum Waikato, New Zealand, 2011
Imagine the Land Project installation collaborative project with Ekarasa Doblanovic.
Sky Above, Earth Below. Waitakaruru Sculpture Park & Arboretum. Waikato, New Zealand, 2011
Imagine the Land Project collaborative installation project. Supported by The Environmental Sustainability Fund- Auckland Unitec.
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A r t i s t i n R e s i d e n c e
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Everything is Made of Everything Else, 2024
UNIDEE Art Residency, Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy
Site-responsive installation exploring care, resilience, and interdependence in the face of climate adversity. Developed through UNIDEE’s research residency and grounded in the Third Paradise framework.
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Relative Terrains – with Robèrt Franken, 2022
Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, NSW, Australia
Collaborative residency responding to overlapping geophysical and psychological terrains shaped by climate disruption. Public programs and co-authored installations mapped processes of adaptation, dislocation, and transformation across the Northern Rivers region.
Treasured Landscapes – Protecting Places We Love, 2014
Earthskin Creative Residency, Piha, Aotearoa New Zealand
Situated in native forest, this residency supported reflective practice grounded in environmental ethics. The project explored conservation as a relational act through walking, witnessing, and socially responsive making.
Lines in the Sand – Artist in Residence, 2013
Stradbroke Island, QLD, Australia
Residency embedded in an environmental arts festival, engaging publics through workshops, field-based installation, and ephemeral site encounters. Work focused on coastal fragility, temporality, and layered place histories.
El Hayuelo – RESARTIS International Artist Residency, 2010
Antonio Nariño Museum, Villa de Leyva, Colombia
Residency focused on critical engagement with local landscapes and narratives in the high desert region. Public outcomes included an installation and exhibition developed through collaborative exchange with local women and cultural workers.
Matapihi Art Gallery – Resident Studio Artist, 2010
Raglan, Aotearoa New Zealand
Studio-based residency with a focus on iterative process and local engagement. The work developed here laid groundwork for ongoing participatory and place-responsive methodologies.
Arts Unique Gallery – Resident Studio Artist, 2009 & 2003
Marahau, Aotearoa New Zealand
Residency periods focused on early experimentation with site-specificity, durational practice, and art as a relational form grounded in place and slow time.
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P u b l i c a t i o n s
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​Schwarzman, C (2025) Karma Barnes: Reshaping environmental adversity through art, hope, and care. Journal Cittadellarte
https://journal.cittadellarte.it
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Schwarzman, C. (2025). Karma Barnes: Modellare le avversità ambientali attraverso l'arte, la speranza e la cura. Journal Cittadellarte. https://cittadellarte.it/it/articles/karma-barnes-modellare-le-avversita-ambientali-attraverso-larte-la-speranza-e-la-cura
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Schwarzman, C (2025) Karma Barnes’ intersections of art, biomimicry, and reshaping environmental adversity: Insights from her Venice debut and Cittadellarte residency Art News Portal https://www.artnewsportal.com
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Watfern, C. (2023). "Fragile Tethers: Art after Floods." Artlink Magazine, Eco-Critical Issue.
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Karma Barnes: Bridging Earth and humanity through artistic expression (2023) Project High Art https://projecthighart.net
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Eddy, J (2023) Wild Pigment Project: Karma Barnes Form & Concept Gallery https://www.formandconcept.center
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CO-Lapses: Exploring interconnectedness through artistry (2023) The Art World Post https://theartworldpost.com
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Schwarzman, C. (2019). Tocca la Terra, Quando l'arte e a servizio della natura. Journal Cittadellarte.
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Jacobson, M, Dunphy, K & Barnes, K (2016) Promoting well-being in Timor-Leste through the creative arts: A resource for counsellors, therapists & facilitators Many Hands International, Melbourne, Australia
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Shiva, V (2015) Bhoomi: The living soil Navdanya/Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology, New Delhi, India
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Barnes, K (2014) An exploration into the practice and application of mindfulness and the MIECAT approach in an expressive arts research inquiry The MIECAT Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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Pistoletto, M (2013) Michelangelo Pistoletto, Année 1: Le paradis sur terre Musée du Louvre Editions and Actes Sud, Paris, France
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Pellegrini, M (2013) Rebirth Day montage video Musée du Louvre Editions and Actes Sud, Paris, France
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Murphy, J (2013) Global citizens: Creative arts text, insights & interactive activities Amazon, Australia
E D U C A T I O N
Master's by Supervision in Experiential & Creative Arts Practice (Art Therapy), (2012-13), Major in Arts Therapy, MIECAT Institute, Melbourne.
Post Grad.Cert Experiential & Creative Arts Therapy, (2011), Major in Arts Therapy, MIECAT Institute, Melbourne.
BA Art & Creativity (2004, 2008) TLC School of Art & Creativity, Wellington, NZ (Recognised in Australia by RMIT)
Diploma of Art & Creativity (1999), Certificate of Art & Creativity (1998), TLC School of Art & Creativity, Wellington, NZ.
A W A R D E D G R A N T S & A W A R D S
2024 Regional Arts Fund
2021 NAVA Artist Benevolent Grant
2020 Arts Northern Rivers MICRO
2015 Small works (Public Art Panel, Byron Shire Council),
2015 Youth Activities Grant (Byron Shire Council),
2015 CASP Country Arts Support Program,
2015 Regional Arts NSW,
2105 Chuffed Crowd Funding Campaign,
2015 Byron Shire Youth Council Award- Youth Project of the Year
2014 Seeds of Renewal ( FRRR/ ANZ),
2014 Byron Shire Youth Council Award- Youth Project of the Year
2013 Regional Arts NSW Community Partnerships Grant
2012 CASP Country Arts Support Program (Regional Arts NSW),
2012 Creative Communities Nelson (Creative New Zealand)
2012 Crowd Funding Campaign (Pledge me)
2011 Environmental Sustainability Fund (Auckland Unitec)
2010 Creative Communities Waikato (Creative New Zealand)
2009 Kakano Funding (New Works) Scheme (Creative New Zealand)
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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E / A R T E D U C A T I O N / M E N T O R S H I P
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Regional Arts Horizons Project 2024
Delivered a year-long mentorship for emerging artists across regional NSW through the Horizons program, supporting career pathways, critical reflection, and peer-led creative development.
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ARTHAUS – Youth Creative Arts Lab
The Hivery, Byron Youth Service, 2024–2025
Facilitated a weekly art lab for young creatives aged 14–20 focused on skill-building, collaborative projects, and creative confidence. Included workshops in drawing, painting, installation, and art journaling, with outcomes exhibited in The Hivery’s gallery space.
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ARTACCESS – Inclusive Arts Program
Byron Youth Service, 2024–2025
Co-designed and delivered inclusive programs, workshops and exhibitions supporting neurodivergent, LGBTIQA+, and young people facing barriers to participation. Created space for creative expression, connection, and community-led storytelling.
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Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk
Byron Youth Service, 2024
Led youth participation in the Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk through the co-creation of large-scale storybook installations. The project explored environmental narratives, place-based storytelling, and creative agency through collaborative public art in the landscape.
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Culture Dose for Kids
Tweed Regional Gallery, 2024
Facilitated wellbeing-focused art sessions for children and families. Supported emotional expression and confidence through guided creative responses to gallery works and group reflections.
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ARTHIVE
The Hivery, Byron Youth Service, 2024
Curated youth-led exhibitions and facilitated arts programming focused on experimentation, collaboration, and community engagement.
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ARTCAFE
The Hivery, Byron Youth Service, 2022–2023
Hosted weekly drop-in creative sessions for young people to connect through shared art-making. Produced zines, collaborative drawings, and group exhibitions.
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CREATURES
The Hivery, Byron Youth Service, 2022–2023
Directed a multimedia installation project engaging young artists in immersive storytelling and large-scale collaborative works.
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Northern Rivers Community Gallery – Arts Program
Ballina, 2020
Delivered hands-on arts workshops for children and young people focused on material play and co-creation.
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CRANKFEST Youth Arts Mentoring Project – Youth Art Exhibition Director 2015
Organisation and curation of youth arts industry mentoring workshops and exhibitions. Development of the Arts Industry 101 Package. One-on-one arts-based mentoring. Coordination of CRANKFEST youth art exhibition
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In.scribe Youth Street Art Mentoring Program
2013 – Current
Founder and director of a long-term regional street art initiative producing over 50 murals, including the Northern Rivers’ largest youth-led public artwork. Program integrates arts-based mentoring, therapeutic practice, and social engagement. Managed full project delivery including community partnerships, facilitator coordination, evaluation, and funding acquittals.
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Commissioned and supported by Byron Youth Service (BYS), Headspace Lismore, Reconnect, Social Futures, Regional Arts NSW, Create NSW, and Arts Northern Rivers
Funded through a combination of Create NSW Public Art Program, Regional Arts Fund, FRRR – Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, NDIS funding, and targeted local government and mental health sector grants
Murals delivered in Lismore, Byron Bay, Ocean Shores, Brunswick Heads, Suffolk Park, New Brighton, Kyogle, Mullumbimby and Ballina.
Facilitated peer-led mentoring and arts therapy-informed workshops for young people aged 12–25
Developed evaluation reports and acquittals demonstrating outcomes in community engagement, mental health and wellbeing, and cultural inclusion
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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E / A R T T H E R A P I S T
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Art Therapy Northern Rivers – Contract Services 2014–Current
Providing trauma-informed art therapy across diverse sectors, including Family and Community Services, Juvenile Justice, NDIS participants, UPA Youth Care, MacKillop House, and regional galleries and festivals. Services include individual and group sessions, community-based creative programs, and therapeutic support for children and young people. Practice is grounded in strengths-based, culturally responsive, and socially engaged approaches.
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Autism Camp Australia – Art Therapist 2020–2025
Design and facilitation of group-based art therapy for neurodivergent children and adolescents, focusing on communication, social skills, sensory regulation, and strengths-based exploration. Programs include in-person and online delivery and integrate visual arts with evidence-informed therapeutic goals.
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Byron Youth Service – Art Therapist / Creative Project Facilitator 2011–Current
Development and delivery of therapeutic arts programs for young people facing complex challenges. Projects include ARTHIVE, ARTCAFE, and Resilience Hack, integrating trauma-informed care, leadership development, and creative wellbeing. Also includes curation of youth exhibitions, multimedia productions, and group and one-on-one art therapy. Previous work includes ARTLAB, Links to Learning, and Cringe the Binge.
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Willowbank Studios – Art Therapist 2013–Current
Facilitation of expressive therapy programs for adults with acquired brain injuries, using creative modalities to support sensory integration, emotional regulation, and cognitive engagement. Programs are accessible and designed to foster connection and autonomy.
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Adolescent Day Program, Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Gold Coast Health 2020–2022
Provided visual arts-based interventions for adolescents presenting with severe and complex mental health issues. Developed and delivered individual and group programs aligned with clinical goals. Participated in multidisciplinary teams and contributed to ongoing evaluation of therapeutic outcomes.
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UPA Youth Care Services – Art Therapist and Therapeutic Youth Mentor 2017–2021
Delivered one-on-one support and therapeutic mentoring for young people in care. Utilised creative expression, strength-based practices, and interpersonal skill-building to foster belonging, confidence, and wellbeing. Also supported family contact and engagement in daily living and community participation.
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Social Futures – Links to Learning Coordinator and Creative Arts Facilitator 2016–2017
Coordinated and facilitated Department of Education-funded creative life skills programs for disengaged youth. Developed tailored curricula combining arts, wellbeing, mindfulness, and digital storytelling. Liaised with schools, carers, and welfare services, and managed reporting, evaluation, and stakeholder engagement.
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CASPA – Art Therapist (contractor) 2012– 2023
Delivered one-on-one and group art therapy to adolescents in out-of-home care, with a focus on emotional literacy, behaviour regulation, mindfulness, and social skills. Provided clinical reporting and program planning in partnership with case managers and carers.
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Tara Children’s Village, Bodhgaya, India, 2016
Art Therapist & Mural Facilitator
Delivered a collaborative mural and art therapy project with children and young people living with or affected by HIV, supporting creative expression and wellbeing through arts-based engagement.
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Currumbin Cockatoo Bush School – Facilitator 2015–2017
Facilitated outdoor nature-based creative education for children, incorporating bushcraft, movement, environmental storytelling, and art-making as pathways to wellbeing and sensory integration.
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Women’s Transformation Project – Art Therapist 2015
Led a series of therapeutic arts workshops and co-designed a Women’s Oracle Card deck for young women in the Byron Shire. Integrated visual storytelling and trauma-informed processes to support voice, identity, and cultural reflection.
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Many Hands International – Art Therapist, Timor-Leste 2015
Delivered art therapy workshops to over 100 youth and women in Los Palos. Developed culturally informed arts programs supporting wellbeing, public expression, and youth capacity building. Trained local youth workers in creative therapeutic techniques.
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Lismore Women & Children’s Refuge – Art Therapist 2012–2013
Facilitated therapeutic art workshops for women and children accessing refuge services. Delivered professional development for social workers and presented textile arts workshops at the NSW Women’s Refuge Conference.
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Our House – Art Therapist 2013
Developed and delivered group art therapy for cancer patients and their carers in a hospital-based setting, focusing on emotional expression, reflection, and support through visual arts.
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Accommodation Network – Art Therapist 2012–2013
Provided inclusive art therapy for adults with disabilities, using sensory-based, group-oriented processes to enhance fine motor skills, communication, and creative engagement.
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Reclaim the Night / Women’s Resource Centre – Art Therapist 2013
Coordinated art workshops and a pop-up exhibition in collaboration with Lismore Women’s & Children’s Refuge. Programming aligned with advocacy for women’s rights and community celebration.
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Burra Jurra Indigenous Youth Surf Program – Artist Facilitator 2012
Worked alongside Arakwal Elders and cultural knowledge holders to develop public art installations with young people, engaging themes of land, culture, and surf through place-based creative practice.
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Wake Up Time Group, INTRA & The Buttery – Art Therapist 2011
Delivered textile arts programs to First Nations women affected by substance misuse. Programs aimed to support cultural strength, self-determination, and healing through creative process, in partnership with Arts Northern Rivers and CASP.
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