Awards

2025       

  • Special Prize for Unity Through Diversity; Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika 

2024       

  • Judge’s Special Award for ‘Marriage of Concept and Craft’ and Overall Winner for Facets; Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika, 

2023       

  • Overall Winner and judge’s Special Award for ’Most aesthetically pleasing’ for Mantle ; Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika 
  • Finalist in Parkin Drawing Prize for Journeys; Academy Galleries, Wellington

2022       

  • People’s Choice Award for Exponential Growth; Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika 

2021       

  • Most Natural Award for Tangaroa’s Tapestry, Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika 
  • Finalist in Parkin Drawing Prize for From My Garden; Academy Galleries, Wellington 

2020

  • Finalist and Highly Commended in 3-d Form for Ethereal, Te Tai o Poutini Art Awards, Hokitika 
  • Avant Garde Award for Fermentation; Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika 

 2018       

  • Most Natural Award, Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika for Coral
  • Best Use of Plastic Award, Hokitika Junk2Funk for Helical

2017       

  • Avant Garde Award, Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika for Harvest

2014       

  • Creative Fibre NZ National Exhibition, Dunedin
    • Creative Fibre Award – for fibre art with emphasis on artistic content, colour and design for Te Tai o Poutini
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      The Colour Award – for the best use of colour for Moana Nui

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      Ashford First Time Entrant Award – for a first time entrant in the national exhibition for Radiation

       

2013       

  • Avant Garde Award for Wrap Dup, Junk2Funk, Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika

2012       

  • One Ocean Award for Catch and Release , Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika

2011  

  • Winner for Voyage, Driftwood and Sand Beach Art Festival, Hokitika