"My paintings are based on the interesting and often secret narrative of regional Australia's inland waterways.
My intent is for the viewer to firstly see a deconstructed landscape as a cohesive whole then to be drawn in closer to notice the nuanced layers, signatures and details.
I am drawn to the mosaics of colour, the whimsical scribbles of nature’s marks and the lacey reflections on the water.
Without focusing on the literal and descriptive, the work subtly suggests and translates the story of the dynamic, evolving wetland environment. " Nat Ward, 2016.
Education
Canterbury University ~ Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major - painting)
Selected Exhibitions
2023- Rochfort Gallery group show
2023 - Korea Cultural Centre 10 year anniversary group show
2022 - Group show 'Interconnected', NERAM
2021- 'Wildflowers on Nailcan' solo exhibition, Manyung Gallery, Malvern
2020- Sydney Royal Botanical Garden 'Plants' Group Show
2019- Group Show 'Dolci' Rochfort Gallery
2019- Group Show Manyung Gallery, Flinders
2019- Solo show Rochfort Gallery
2018- Group show 'Petals and Pods' Rochfort Gallery
2018- Group show 'Land and Sea' Rochfort Gallery
2018- Group show ‘Whimsy’ Rochfort Gallery
2016- Group exhibition, Manyung Gallery, Malvern
2016- Solo show MAMA, Albury
Commendations & Projects
2023 Finalist Ravenswood Art Prize for Women
2022 Finalist Regional Landscape Award
2022 Finalist Kangaroo Valley Art Prize
2022 Finalist Hadley's Art Prize for Landscape
2022 Finalist (gallery) Lethbridge small scale prize
2021 Finalist KAAF art prize Sydney
2021 Finalist Geelong Contemporary Art Prize
2020 Semi finalist KAAF Art prize2020- Artwork Cover - Royal Botanical Gardens, Autumn edition
2019- Singapore Art Fair, selected representation
2019- Winner - Waverley Art Price
2019- Selected art for ephemeral project, Wodonga council
2018- Finalist John Leslie award for landscape
2017- Selected artist -'the other art fair Sydney'
2017- FIRST PRIZE Trinity acquisitive art award
2017- Feature artist GO LOCAL magazine
2016- Public art (enlarged image wrapped on central Albury substation)
2016- Finalist Pro Hart outback award
2016- Feature artist, Trinity art award
2015- Highly commended Hume art award
2014- Finalist Hume art award
2012- Highly commended Hume art award
2012- Peoples choice (joint) Hume art award
2012- Selected artist, Wonga Wetlands ephemeral project
2012- Commended Chiltern art award