EDUCATION
Higher School Certificate (99.55%) Top of state in 3 Unit Visual Arts, 1993
Bachelor of Fine Arts Hons. Class One. Gene Sherman award for sculpture, 1997
Photoshop for Desktop Publishing Ultimo TAFE, 2000
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Up Lands Australian Galleries, Glemnore Road, Sydney
2010 Headland, Australian Galleries, Smith St, Melbourne
2009 Estuary, Australian Galleries Glenmore Road
2008 Colony II Kurnell, Sydney
2007 Tipping Point Mori Gallery
Circunmavigation Bondi Pavilion Gallery
Colony I Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta
2005 - 06 Snowy Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta
2004 - 05 Scarlet Fever Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta
2000 Sophistry Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 End of year exhibition Australian Galleries, Derby St, Melbourne
End of year exhibition Australian Galleries, Roylston St Sydney
2010 Sculpture at Sawmillers, Sawmillers Reserve, North Sydney
Artisans in the Gardens, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
artsCape Byron Bay NSW
Stockroom Show Australian Galleries Stockroom Melbourne
2009 A Sculpture By… Australian Galleries Derby St, Melbourne
A Sculpture By… Australian Galleries Roylston St Sydney
2008 A Return to Spirit Clifton School of Arts
2002 Sound Waves Jade Oakley and Kate Moore Noosa Regional Gallery
2001 Canberra Contemporary Arts Space
2000 Bundanon May 2000 Bundanon Artists Centre
1997 National Graduate Show Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Graduate Exhibition College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
1996 Graduate Exhibition College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
COMMISSIONS
2011 Sky Garden Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Ember II Galaxy Casino, Macau
2010 Ember I Galaxy Casino, Macau
Goldengrove Crown Casino, Melbourne
Spring for Otto Ristorante
2009 Harbour Mobile for Quay Restaurant, Sydney
Happy Hour Mobile for Blanco Restaurant, Sydney
2008 Canopy Mobile for Concord Centre for Mental Health
Angophora Mobile for Otto Ristorante
Angel Trees Mobiles for Sydney Children’s Hospital
2007 Eames Chair Mobile for the Living Edge design studio for Sydney Design 07
2005 - 06 Paintings for the interior of Woolworths Head Office, Norwest Business Park NSW
RESIDENCIES
2006 Artist in Residence Margaret Whitlam Studio Bondi Public School
2001 The Floating Land Sculpture Program, Noosa Queensland
Vermont Studio Centre, USA
2000 Bundanon Artists Centre, May
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
2006 - 07 Sculpture by the Schools Sculpture exhibition for schools in Waverley
2007 Turning the Pages Environmental and sculpture workshops Hunter Valley, NSW
Direction of art workshopsfor Masada College Visual Arts Workshops
2005 - 07 Make Art With An Artist, Elizabeth Bay House
2005 In The Deep Sculpture workshops Dobroyd Point Public School
2004 Direction of art workshopsfor Masada College Visual Arts Workshops
2001 Restoring The Waters Community art workshops creek rehabilitation project for Fairfield City Council
2000 Direction of children’s workshop at Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby
Design and construction of stage sets for Earth of Time, Winds of Change, Ravenswood school for Girls, Gordon.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jenny Blain “Oakley makes headway with Headland” ABC arts blog 2010
Betsy Brennan “Floating Art” Vogue Living Australia, February/March 2002
Susan Chenery "Natural Selection" London Telegraph Magazine July 1, 2000
"Making waves in the art world" The North Shore Times Feb 4 2000
Elizabeth Fortescue "The mirror of a special friendship" The North Shore Times Jan 1994
Elwyn Lynn "Students cut fine figures" The Australian Weekend Review Jan 8-9 1994