Awards & Funding
Brisbane City Council Lord Mayors Young & Emerging Artist Fellowship 2007
Ian Potter Cultural Trust Fellow 2007
Q Music Queensland Music Award Winner - Jazz - 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
Bell Award Winner - Vocal Album of the Year - "Megan Washington & Sean Foran - Nightlight - 2008
APRA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD WINNER - JAZZ - 2009
Bell Award Finalist - Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year - MISINTERPROTATO -The Gentle War - 2011
APRA Art Music Award Finalist - Jazz Work of the Year - "That Which is Not Fleeting" - MISINTERPROTATO/TOPOLOGY - 2011
APRA Art Music Award Finalist - Excellence in Jazz - TRICHOTOMY - 2013
FINALIST - AIR JAZZ Album of the Year - Trichotomy "Fact FInding Mission" - 2013
Q Music Queensland Music Award - Jazz - Finalist - 2013
Q Music Queensland Music Award - Export Achievement Award Finalist - 2011
British Council Realise Your Dream Award - Finalist, 2013
Creative Partnerships Australia Recipient (Trichotomy) - 2016
APRA Art Music Award Excellence in Jazz WINNER - Berardi/Foran/Karlen
ARIA Award Nominee - 2021 - Jazz album of the Year - "Haven" - Berardi/Foran/Karlen
2020 - FUNDING - Australia Council for the Arts - New Work
2017 - FUNDING - Arts Queensland - New Work
2014 – FUNDING – Australia Council for the Arts – New Work
2014 – FUNDING – Arts Queensland – Professional Development
2012 – FUNDING – Regional Arts Development Funding – New Work
​2011 – FUNDING – Australia Council for the Arts – New Work
2011 – FUNDING – Arts Queensland - Development & Presentation
2010 – FUNDING – Sound Travellers Program – Australian Touring
2009 – FUNDING – Arts Queensland – Development and Presentation
​2007 - Scholarship recipient Leeds College of Music (MA program)
2005 – FUNDING – Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) – Performers Trust – International Development
2005 – FUNDING – Australia Council for the Arts – Buzz Program
2005 – FUNDING – Brisbane City Council - Creative Sparks