Jamie Murray

My name is Jamie Louise Murray and I am 20 years of age. I was born here in Mildura on October the 11th, 1991. Ever since that day I have always lived in my home located in Merbein West.

My main interests in life are drawing, painting, fashion design, modelling and to keep rolling on with my education, absorbing as much knowledge as I can before I settle down in life.

I began studying at La Trobe University in 2010, starting with my Bachelor of Visual Arts. After my degree, I hope to move on to Bendigo to complete my Diploma of Education for the Visual Arts, and then travel back home to teach.

My love for drawing began at an early age of three when I could hold a pencil properly. Throughout my years at the Merbein West Primary School, my attention to detail through the smallest of drawings would drive the teacher’s nuts. My mum always joked about how one specific teacher would tell me off during maths;

“I just wanted her to draw stick figures; one stick figure plus two stick figures, equals three stick figures. But she has to draw them with bows, hats, skirts and shoes. That’s not what I asked of her.”

My high school years through Merbein Secondary College and Mildura Senior College were the years where I was able to fully blossom through my skills in drawing. I was able to open more doors and was successful to take out ducts of Art and Studio Art three years in a row. For a young teenager who never received awards in English and Science – both subjects I still love to this day - it was a big deal to me.

My drawing levels have always been stated at least 8-12 years above my actual age since I was a little girl, and it is not until recently I have decided to break my barrier and try my hands at sculpture, which I am finding to be a lot of fun. Different, however fun.