Burchill studied Visual Arts at the Sydney College of the Arts. During her time in Sydney, Burchill established the Super 8 Collective alongside Mark Titmarsh, Ross Gibson, Lindy Lee and Deirdre Beck, after the second Sydney Super 8 Film festival. In 1983 she completed her Bachelor of Arts with an interest in sculpture and film. For her honours exhibition she created the work, Aporia (1984), which spelt the word over a series of six canvases. Since this exhibition she has incorporated and explored monochromatic colour schemes that have influenced her continuing practice.
