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Apasionata

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Public and Corporate Collection

2010 “Balance” marble - PAOF Montevideo, Uruguay
2010 “The Eye of the Universe” granite - Open-Air Museum Famailla, Tucuman, Argentina
2010  Transformation” sandstone - City of Murray Bridge, SA
2010 “Enigma” canterra limestone - Peter Gray Museum, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2009 “The Beginning” marble - Hung Kings Temple Complex, Phu To, Vietnam
2009 “Bowl of Tears” limestone - City of Mount Gambier, SA
2009 “Decision Matrix” copper, brass - Company Planet Plumbing Pty Ltd, Perth, WA
2008 “Insight” sandstone - Company Oil Engineering pipeline design, Brisbane, QLD

Symposia

2010 3rd International Sculpture Symposium Famailla, Tucuman, Argentina
2010 Sculptfest Murray Bridge, SA
2010 Southern Downs Sculpture Symposium Warwick, QLD
2010 XIX. International Stainless Steel Symposium, Tultepec, Mexico
2010 Int. Puerto Vallarta Sculpture Symposium, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2009 2nd International Sculptor Symposium, Phu To Province, Vietnam
2009 Limestone Sculpture Symposium, Mt Gambier, SA
2008 Southern Downs Sculpture Symposium, Warwick, QLD

Residencies

2010 Centro Exp. de Formacion y Desarollo Artesanal y Cultural de Montevideo, Uruguay
2010 Planet Plumbing Pty Ltd, Perth, WA
2010 Private Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
2009 Planet Plumbing Pty Ltd, Perth, WA
2008 Danang Sculpture Centre, Vietnam

Prizes

2009 Lockyer Valley Regional Art Award, Laidley, QLD
2006 Lockyer Valley Regional Art Award, Laidley, QLD

Exhibitions

Solo

2008 Stone Journey, Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

Group

2010 Exposición International de Escultores Open-Air Museum  Famailla, Tucuman, Argentina
2010 Warwick Parklands, QLD
2010 Expo Biencentario Toluca, Mexico
2010 Society of Sculptors, Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, QLD
2010 Escultores del Mundo, Proyecto 512, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2010 Exposición International de Escultores, Museum Peter Gray, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2009 Lockyer Valley Regional Arts Award , Laidley, QLD
2009 Society of Sculptors, Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, QLD
2009 Lions Park, City of Mount Gambier, SA
2008 Lions Park, City of Warwick, QLD
2008 23nd UBE Biennial International Sculpture Competition, Yamaguchi, Japan
2007 “Interlude” - Birgit Grapentin and painter Karen Cipressi, Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2007 Society of Sculptors, Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, QLD
2006 Lockyer Valley Regional Art Awards , Laidley, QLD

Education

2007 ARC welding course, University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD
2007 Blacksmithing workshop with blacksmith Terry Drennan, Cobb & Co Museum, Toowoomba, QLD
2006 Stone carving workshop with sculptor Antone Bruinsma, QLD
2006 Stone carving workshop with stonemason Simon Brown, TAFE Brisbane, QLD
1993 Law Degree - Free University Berlin, Germany

Memberships

Artworkers Alliance Australia Accredited member
Sculptors in Action inc.  Founder and President