Annabel grew up near Young in New South Wales, one of five daughters of a sheep farming family whose property includes four soldier settler blocks. Following WWI many Australian soldiers eagerly accepted the government's offer of land to raise crops and families. But for many, the reality was severe hardship on blocks of land that were too small to survive on.

The experiences of these soldier settlers and the land itself form the inspiration for Annabel's ongoing body of work. Many pieces tell the settlers' stories through both images and written words, using found materials typical of Australian farming communities, such as wood, corrugated iron, bitumen and tin.

Annabel completed a Masters of Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2002. Her works are held in many private and public collections in Australia and overseas.

grants + prizes
2005 Prometheus Award - selected for exhibition
2003 Acquisition - Conrad Juniper Gold Cost City Gallery Award
2003 Melbourne City Council Grant Programme
2003 Australia Council ‘New Work’ Grant – Soldiers Settlements Project
2002 NGV Women’s encouragement award
2002 Keith & Elizabeth Murdoch Travelling Art Scholarship - highly commended
2001 Museums Gallery Foundation - Regional touring foundation grant
2000 NAVA- marketing grant
1995 Winner - 'New York Art Expo Images of Australia'
1995 AGNSW - Residency Paris studio Cite International des Arts