CV
Born: 1946 Nokia, Finland
Resides: 1946-1968 Finland
1968-1970 Australia
1970-1971 Finland
1971-1981 Spain
1981- Australia
Education: University of Art and Design, Helsinki 1966-1968
Paddington Art School, Sydney 1983
Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney 1992
Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy), Macquarie University, Sydney 1994
Postgraduate studies in Urban Design, University of Sydney 1996
Fine Art: Solo Exhibitions:
2003 'Hellos and Goodbyes', Gallery Lane, Leura, NSW
2008 'How Long is a Piece of Yo-yo String?' Watling Galleries, Gold Coast, Qld
2012 'Selfish Giant', MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne, Vic
2017 'Happily Ever After', Gallery on Sturt, Ballarat, Vic
Group Exhibitions:
1996 BMA Festival Art Exhibition, Bowen Mountain, NSW
1997 'Life Journeys', Hawkesbury Creative Arts Centre, Windsor, NSW
1999 Ozart Gallery, Katoomba, NSW
2000 Ozart Gallery, Katoomba, NSW
2003 'By The Book', Stop Laughing Gallery, Blackheath, NSW
2007 Iesha Stewart Gallery, Townsville, Qld
2008 Solander Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2015 'Hello! Australia', Bologna, Italy
2015 Gallery on Sturt, Ballarat, Vic
2015 26th Annual Australian Children's Picture Book Illustration exhibition,
Blarney Books & Art, Port Fairy, Vic
2016 'Scapes', Ludlow Creative Space, Orange, NSW
2016 'The Nutcracker', Customs House Gallery, Hawkesdale, Victoria
Illustrations: Has illustrated over 50 books including:
101 Excuses for Not Doing Homework by Carly Little (Scholastic, 1990) Midge, Mum and the Neighbours by Phil Cummings (Random House, 1992)
Poppy's Path by Wendy Orr (Koala Books, 2001)
Pequeño Cuento de Horror by Alberto Forcada (CIDCLI, Mexico, 2004)
Lost Island series (33 titles) by Lisa Thompson (Blake Publishing, 2008)
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde (Allen & Unwin, 2012)
The Stone Lion by Margaret Wild (Little Hare, 2014)
CBCA Honour Book Award 2015,
Koala Honour Book 2016
Outside by Libby Hathorn (Little Hare, 2014),
CBCA Notable Book of the Year Award 2015
The Nutcracker retold by Margrete Lamond (Little Hare 2015)
Illustrations for several magazines, newspapers and corporations in Australia and overseas.
Her work features in many private collections in Australia and overseas.