Art, Science and Vision Loss
New paintings exploring landscape, fading vision, touch, sound and memory.
28 November – 6 December 2026
Art & Collectors Gallery
Level 1, 165 Gertrude Street, Melbourne
Opening Saturday 28 November, 2–4 pm
Supported by Creative Australia through the Arts and Disability Initiative
Nihil de nobis, sine nobis
I explore how blindness can reimagine the ways we create, communicate, and understand the world. Diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease while studying fine art, my experience of vision loss became not a barrier, but a catalyst — opening new ways of seeing through touch, sound, and memory.
I work across disciplines to design multisensory exhibitions, artworks, and educational tools that challenge the dominance of sight and open up new pathways for access and connection. From biomedical research to community workshops, from the exhibition space to the classroom, I believe in the power of authentic, lived experience to lead innovation.
My art practice offers an authentic account of blindness — shaped by lived experience and informed by interdisciplinary research. It contributes to a deeper understanding of sensory perception and accessibility, particularly within scientific and cultural contexts. Inclusion is not treated as an afterthought, but as a foundational principle — one that ensures meaningful representation and genuine engagement. That’s why there should be nothing about us without us.
This collection showcases my multisensory explorations at the intersection of art, science, and accessibility. From large-scale exhibitions developed with Monash Sensory Science and Cambridge University, to intricate tactile representations of molecular structures and immune landscapes, these works reimagine how science can be seen, felt, and experienced. Dive into my science journal cover artworks, explore multisensory immunology, or journey through tactile molecular worlds—each piece invites new ways of perceiving and understanding science through inclusive creative practice.
Stay up to date with the latest exhibitions, workshops, and public programs exploring the intersection of art, science, and accessibility. This page features interviews and media coverage across local, national, and international radio, television, podcasts, and news platforms. You’ll also find highlights from past and upcoming National Science Week events—celebrating inclusive science through tactile exhibitions, multisensory experiences, and community engagement. Discover what’s next, revisit recent projects, and follow the journey as new ideas take shape across galleries, universities, and public spaces.
This section brings together my creative and scholarly investigations into art, science, identity, and lived experience. From multisensory interactive science books to peer-reviewed journal publications, each work reflects a commitment to inclusive, cross-disciplinary research. Here you can explore my PhD thesis Into the Void, which examines the lived experience of blindness through visual art, and my MFA thesis Landscape and Desire, a study of identity politics and cultural belonging through Australian landscape painting. Whether engaging with immunology through tactile design or interrogating vision and perception, this collection highlights the intersections of research, making, and meaning.