hello!

Thanks for dropping by my page! Well, a little ramble about me…

I work at the intersection of art, place, and listening.

I’m an Australian artist, writer, strategist and guide, living on the unceded lands of the Darkinjung and Awabakal people, near Newcastle, New South Wales. My work is shaped by a lifelong fascination with the wild - landscapes, animals, people, and the quiet stories held within them.

At the heart of what I do is attention.
Listening to place.
Letting stories emerge rather than forcing them.

My practice moves between painting, photography, writing, and long-form projects that unfold over time. Sometimes it looks like an art class or a studio space. Sometimes it is an adventure, a body of work created in response to a landscape. Other times it leads to collaboration, conservation, or advocacy - wherever care and clarity are needed.

I’m most drawn to the secret places and the untouched, the ones that steal your breath and ask something of you in return. I believe place is not a backdrop, but a participant. When we slow down enough to listen, it tells us how to move, what to protect, and when to speak.

My ongoing body of work, A Wild Abandon, has no fixed form or deadline. It is an exploration of people, planet, and place. Of land and home. Of the animals, elements and plants. Of women and the wild. The wild within and the wild around us. It reflects and explores the constructions we build and the ones we need to reshape. It continues to evolve as I do.

My best work happens when my disciplines collide in unusual but fitting ways: art and strategy, words and wilderness, photography and people, reflection and action. And sometimes, the most respectful choice is not to tell the story at all, but to let the place or person decide how it wants to be known.

If any of this resonates, you’re welcome to wander further.

in the news

Fên Hóng Sè, November 2019
Karina Olen - A collaboration between Karina Olen and Kate Carragher

Newcastle Mirage, February 2018
Influence-hers by Kian West

ABC Newcastle, 2014 - 2018
'Used to Live There, Now Live Here' Interviews with Paul Bevan and Rosemarie Milsom

Central Coast Express-Advocate, January 24, 2018
Two Coasties in the running for Discovery Channel Internship by Richard Noone

Newcastle LIVE, September 2017
’Exhibition opening: A Wild Abandon - Awaken the Bear’