Loz is an experimental artist working with the natural world to question and explore the human condition.
Loz's art practice evolved from her extensive experience in clothing design and costume design for theatre.
Drawing inspiration from the world around her, Loz brings together textiles, natural materials, illustrations, paintings and prose in new and unusual ways.
Loz hopes to open dialogue and different ways of thinking about our relationships with self, other and the environment. Her art practice is focused on our anxious and often anxiety-provoking relationship with the world around us.
Couture-trained, Loz has worked at Vivienne Westwood and had her clothing in prominent boutiques in London. Loz's clothing gallery in Melbourne's inner west also became a space for collaboration with local visual arts.
Loz is now based in Trentham and continues to explore visual arts through a variety of media.
Education
Deny Christian, New school of classical Painting
Victorian College of the Arts, Graduate certificate Visual Arts
Victorian College of the Arts, Master of Theatre Production
Central Saint Martins (London) PG Cert Innovative pattern cutting
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, BA (Fashion Design)
Visual Arts
Castlemaine Contemporary Art Space (Caspa) - Solo exhibition
Cosmopolitan Trentham - Solo exhibition
Victorian College of the Arts - Group exhibitions
Mural Fest Tasmania - Finalist
Trocadero Art Space - group exhibition
Textile and Garment
LOZ Clothing Gallery - Seddon, Melbourne
(Seasonal clothing collections, fashion range design &development, collaborative exhibitions).
Tomas Gasco Couture mentorship
Vivienne Westwood internship
LOZ international - Stockists Knightsbridge and Kings Road
Theatre and Television (set & costume)
Mother fucker with the hat - Red Stitch Actors Theatre
Songs - Black Apple Theatre
Bohemios - Lyric Opera of Melbourne
Creditors - Red Stitch Actors Theatre
The Marvellous Wonderettes - 45 down stairs
Skeleton Key - VCA Masters Season
Ghetto - VCA Masters Season
Devil Radio - VCA
Have I None - VCA Directors Season
Refuge City - (pilot) written by Brett Cousins
Teaching
Western Edge Youth Theatre - culturally diverse students
Smorgasboard Program - physically and intellectually diverse students
Workshops - primary and secondary schools
Awards
Sir George Tallis Design Award (VCA)
Multiple finalist and Section winner - The Australian Gown of the Year
Young Australian of the Year Nominee (Melbourne Institute of Technology)
Fashion Industries of Australia Achievement Award