Education

2002, Master of Arts (by research),Southern Cross University, NSW, Australia. Research focus: custom porcelainclay formulas developed specifically for wood firing

1999, Bachelor of Arts with Honours (VisualArts), Southern Cross University, NSW, Australia

1995, Bachelor of Education (CeramicsMajor), University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Collections & Accreditations

Works collected by Canberra Museum andGallery, as well as international private collectors across multiple regions.

Accredited Professional Member of Craft +Design Canberra (Craft ACT).

Runs a shared studio and wood-firing kilnfacility alongside partner and renowned ceramicist Ian Jones, housed within ahistoric converted stone church.

Awards

2025, HIGHLY COMMENDED, Klytie PateCeramics Award, Mansfield Regional Gallery, VIC

2025, FINALIST, Silicious Award for CeramicExcellence, Ceramic Arts Queensland

2025, FINALIST, North Queensland CeramicsAward, Townsville, QLD

2025, FINALIST, Gynn Hansen Pigott Awardfor Wood Fired Ceramics

2024, WINNER, Doug Alexander Award,Canberra Potters Society

2023, FINALIST, North Queensland CeramicsAward, Townsville, QLD

2019, WINNER, Art Unlimited Ceramic ArtAward, NSW

2005, HONOURABLE MENTION, 3rd World CeramicBiennale, Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Icheon, Korea

Solo Exhibitions

Material Memory, Makers Gallery, Brisbane,QLD

2024, Surfacing, Canberra Potters Gallery,ACT

2018, Fiber and Clay, Narek Galleries,Bermagui, NSW

2014, Moraig McKenna, Solo Show, Craft ACT,Civic, ACT

2012, Canberra Potters Society ExhibitionAward, Crucible showcase, Craft ACT

2011, Fictile (with Ian Jones), ArtisanGallery, Tasmania

2006, Wood Fired Porcelain, Mura ClayGallery, Sydney

2005, Resonance, Watson Arts Centre, ACT

2002, Embodied Surface, University ArtMuseum, Southern Cross University, NSW

Selected Group & InternationalExhibitions

2025, Korea-Australia Invitational CeramicExhibition, Soel Cyber University, Korea

2025, Borders in Flux, Qiumo Gallery,Taoxichuan Art Centre, Jingdezhen, China

2021, Fourth Shanghai InternationalWoodfired Ceramic Festival (Digital Exhibition, curated by Marc Leuthold, USA)

2017, China Celadon Art Forum and CeladonExhibition, Celadon Art and Culture Week, Ningbo, China

2016, Biennial North QLD Ceramic Awards,QLD

2011, Inside Wood Fire: 50 AustralianStories, Gallery 9, Deloraine, TAS

2009, Opening Exhibition, curated by JanetMansfield, Fusion Gallery, Brisbane

2005, Australian National Wood Fire SurveyExhibition, Watson Arts Centre, Canberra

2005, 3rd World Ceramic Biennale, Museum ofContemporary Ceramic Art, Icheon, Korea (Honourable Mention)

2004, The Naked Truth, InternationalWood-Fire Survey, Coe College Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA