I am a South African-born painter and curator who has lived and worked in Aotearoa New Zealand since 1999. My life has been shaped by two places, by movement and change, and by the experiences and memories we carry with us.

Painting has been part of my world since I was sixteen and what began as an interest in the visual world has grown into a lifelong exploration of memory, identity and belonging. My education in Art History and Philosophy continues to influence the way I see, question and approach my work.

Over the years, I have become increasingly interested in what it means to belong: to a place, to a family, and to the people who become part of our story.

Working across painting, collage and visual storytelling, I draw on fragments of memory, landscape, architecture, objects and familiar symbols. Over time, many of these elements have become part of my own visual language, resurfacing in different forms as my life and surroundings change.

Painting is my way of tracing my place in the world. It is an ongoing conversation with where I have come from, the people and places that have shaped me, where I find myself now, and all that makes up the life in between.

A full-time artist since 2008, I have exhibited and worked with wonderful galleries throughout New Zealand. Alongside my painting practice, I co-owned Deciduus Gallery for eight years with my partner, Shane, who brought his own horticultural background to our shared story. The gallery closed in 2026.

In 2025, my work was included in Peter Dornauf’s 101 Contemporary Waikato Artists and the Creativity Lives in Waikato campaign, followed by an exhibition at Morrinsville Gallery. A collaborative exhibition with Diane Parker at ArtsPost in Hamilton in late 2025 was another highlight of my exhibition journey.

My paintings are held in private collections in New Zealand and internationally, including the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa.