Edney completed her MFA in painting at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney in 2008. She has been selected to exhibit in numerous art prizes including The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Metro Art Award, and the Mosman Art Prize, The Portia Geach Award and The Black Swan Prize for Portraiture. She was also included in Celebrating Manly at Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney and in Hatched: National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art.