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Billie is a queer contemporary multi-disciplinary artist with a disability from Naarm, Melbourne, Australia. They work across installation, sculpture, ceramics and collage. Recent practice research has focussed on the history of found objects and on metal and alloy casting.
Her work is underpinned by queer perspectives investigations into advocacy for indigenous reconciliation, refugees and environmental issues. Influences include artists such as Doris Salcedo, Nick Cave, Rachel Whiteread, Phylida Barlow and Grayson Perry
Teachers of influence include Wendy Teakel, Stephen Holland, Nalda Searles, William Cannings, Robly Glover.
Billie’s work has been highly recognised and have been awarded a number of scholarships, fellowships and awards; these include the Texas Tech University J.T. and Margaret Talkington Graduate Fellowship (2017), the Australian National University’s Helen Jones Masters scholarship (2019) and the Australian National University’s John a
I am an emerging Australian visual artist with a disability who has returned to their home of Naarm, Melbourne to establish my practice.
In my time away from Melbourne l have successfully completed an honours degree in Visual Arts at the Australian National University in Canberra, ACT and a Masters degree in Fine Arts at Texas Tech university in Texas, USA. Being away from home has highlighted to me how important it is to have a secure base with specific and social support from which to launch oneself from.
My first career saw me training and working as a scenery builder and stage technician with companies such as the Australian ballet and Opera Australia. l gained a comprehensive understanding of materials, and their processes and the confidence to execute them in narratives both conceptually and structurally.
During my return to Australia l have participated on digital platforms with organisations such as the Australia Council and Arts Access Australia. This participation has all