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After curating the first Paper Chained annual art exhibition in Sydney in 2024, then organising for the works to be sent to Brisbane for the second hosting last year, I've decided to play life on an easier mode this year and instead have the third exhibition in my hometown of Newcastle. The exhibition will be held at The Creator Incubator, an art gallery in the suburb of Hamilton North, from February 12-22, 2026. A launch event will be held on Saturday February 14th at 6pm. I

Ironically the more things I seem to be doing, the less likely I am to find the time to update them on my website. Once again Ear Hustle hired me to do some illustrations for season 16 of their podcast , and Australians are about to get their first, and probably only chance to see all my illustrations for Ear Hustle in person. Stories From Ear Hustle , my seventh solo art exhibition (partially pictured), is currently on display at the Windale Library in Newcastle. There will

I'm pleased to announce that after many delays, including due to Cyclone Alfred, the Paper Chained International art exhibition in...

I'm very honoured to have been contacted to participate in this years New Annual festival in Newcastle. I'll be one of eight speakers on...

Since the release of my memoir I've done author talks in Queensland, South Australia, Port Macquarie and Lake Macquarie, but I've still...

Paper Chained International, my first curated art exhibition, is now open and on display until May 31 at Boom Gate Gallery, the art...

It's been a while friends, but that's because I've been behind the scenes working on several different projects, the largest of which is...

It's not every day you get to have a book launch, and it's not every day you make your debut being interviewed on television either. ...

Well friends, after many years of rewrites, editing, proofreading and searching for publishers, the big day is finally drawing near. I'm...

It's a big month for new published material. The first academic article related to my PhD has just been published by the Alternative Law...

It's been an incredibly exciting week both participating and speaking at my first international conference. The Ninth International Cure...

The launch of Loud Sky could not have gone better. My latest art exhibition, which focuses on sharing the stories of survivors of...

Well its been a slow start to blog posts for this year, but that's because I've been incredibly busy behind the scenes. I'm now almost...

Well I still can't believe 2022 is almost at an end. Firstly, as the year ends I'm pleased to announce my conference earlier this month,...

I've very pleased to let everyone know the latest issue of my art and writing magazine for incarcerated people, Paper Chained, has now...

One City One Book, my sixth solo art exhibition, and first solo international exhibition, is now on display at San Fransisco Public...

If you just can't get enough of me, I've got good news. You'll be able to attend two free events in Newcastle that I'll be involved with...

I'm pleased to announce the launch for my fifth solo art exhibition, Portraits of Crime (pictured), was a great success. The exhibition...

It seems these days with my contract to produce Paper Chained magazine quarterly, I spend more time working with the art of others than...

As you may recall, I took over as editor of the magazine Paper Chained in May last year. My first issue as editor of the then annual...