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Education

2011          Graduate Certificate in Visual Arts, Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne University.
2010          Diploma in Visual Arts, Centre for Adult Education, Melbourne. 
2008          Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Infoxchange Australia.
2003          Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia.
2003          Certificate III & IV in Broadcasting Radio, - Australian Ethnic Radio Training Project.
1991          Bachelor of Arts in Youth Affairs, RMIT University, Melbourne.
1990          Gazetted Mediator, Accreditation -The Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria.

Solo Exhibitions

2021          Human First?, Studio Dax, The Dax Centre, Melbourne.
                  Chrysalis; Recognition and Restitution,  Linden New Art, Projects Space, Melbourne.
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2010          Kismet = Fate & Destiny, Stables Art Gallery, Melbourne.

Selected Group Exhibitions 

2023           Summer Residency Exhibition, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Melbourne.

2021           Small Works, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne.
                   Animo, Melbourne City Library Gallery, Melbourne.
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2020           Ether, Nimbus, Arts Access Victoria Online Exhibition, The Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne. 
                   A1 Salon, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre Online Exhibition, Melbourne.

2019           Formation, The Dax Centre, Melbourne.
                   Axiom, SpACE@Collins Gallery, Melbourne.
                   Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize (finalist), Islamic Museum of Australia, Melbourne.
                  Two, Skin Gallery, Melbourne.
 
2018           Pop Up Nimbus, Nebula/Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Melbourne.
                   Ignite Catalogue, Arts Access Victoria & Rotary Club of Melbourne. 
                   Why Art, Skin Gallery, Melbourne.
                   Disability Pride Mural, Footscray Exchange Building, Melbourne.
                   A1 Darebin Arts Salon, Bundoora Homestead Arts Centre, Melbourne.
                   One Night In Footscray, Exchange building, Melbourne.

2016           St Vincent’s Hospital Exhibition, Main Entrance, Melbourne.
                   Federation Square (Deakin Edge) & South Yarra, Melbourne.
 
2015            Benalla Regional Art Show, Tatong Memorial Hall, Victoria.
                    Recognition, City of Boroondara - Camberwell Civic Centre – Courtyard, Melbourne.
                    Healthy Living as art of recovery art competition, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne.
                    Poster Exhibition, the Victorian Health Department, Melbourne.
 
2014            Benalla Regional Art Show - Tatong Memorial Hall, Victoria.
                    CONNECTED, The Yarra Gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne. 
 
2013            Colour Me Crazy, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Mildura & Kerang, Victoria.
                    Gala Fundraiser, The Dax Centre, Melbourne. 
                    Within Diversity Friendship Springs, Street Art, North Fitzroy, Melbourne.
 
2012            National Festival for the Mental Health Community Coalition, Canberra.
                    In the garden of my mind, Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne.
                    Ruhi Su, 100 year Celebration, Australian Turkish Cultural Association Gallery, Melbourne.
                   VICSERV, Conference, Melbourne.
                   The Melbourne Underground Project, Street Art, Emerald House, Melbourne.
                   CONNECTED, The Yarra Gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne.
      
2011            Graduate Certificate in Visual Art Exhibition, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne.        
                   The view from here, Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne.                         

2010            Ability, Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne.                                                                     
                    Lifting the Lid, Federation Square, Melbourne.                                                          
                    Pink Lady Art Exhibition, Brighton Town Hall, Melbourne.                                        
                    Mind Your Head, Gasworks Arts Park, Melbourne.                                                     
                    Art Town, The Olsen Hotel, Melbourne.                                                                      
​                    Life Drawing, The Stables Art Gallery, Melbourne.    
      
2010 - 07    Selected artworks for the Diploma of Visual Art at the Centre for Adult Education (CAE),
                   various locations; The Gallery - City Library; Eckersley’s, Melbourne.    
                 
2009           Art in Motion, Smartartz Gallery, Melbourne.                         
                   Cash & Carry, The Stables Art Gallery, Melbourne.                          
                   WHITE Exhibition, Arts Incubator, Melbourne Central, Melbourne.

2006          16 Weeks, Centre for Adult Education, Melbourne.

2002          Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide.

2000          Melbourne Moomba Festival Parade, St Mary’s House of Welcome, Melbourne.   

Awards

2019          Finalist, Islamic Museum of Australia.

2018          Nominee, Inspirational Women of Yarra Award, Melbourne.

2016          Commendation, Frank Fisher Award, Melbourne.

2015          Finalist Winner, Art Competition, Healthy living as part of Recovery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.

2015          Recommendation, by National Gallery of Victoria, Curator Carol Cains, for The MH Foundation Australia, Poster Art
                  Competition.

2012          Recommendation, by  National Gallery of Victoria, Curator Humphrey Clegg, for The MH Foundation Australia, Poster
                  Art Competition.
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1992          Young Citizen of the Year Award, City of Collingwood, Melbourne.

Collections

2016 - Ongoing cohealth Collingwood site, Reception, Melbourne.

2016 - 20  St Vincent’s Hospital Exhibition, Hawthorn Clinic Reception,  Melbourne.
​On loan ​

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