Born Mackay, Queensland
Education
PhD, School of Art, National Institute of the Arts, ANU
MA (Fine Art), Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, University of Central England, UK
Bachelor of Arts (Visual) with Honours, Canberra School of Art, ANU
Certificate in Art, North Adelaide School of Art, SA
Employment
2005 - Lecturer, Theories of Art Practice, Sydney College of the Arts, The
University of Sydney
1996 - 2004 Sessional lecturer, Graphic Investigation Workshop and Printmedia and
Drawing Workshop, School of Art, National Institute of the Arts, The
Australian National University
Visual arts teacher, Orana School for Rudolf Steiner Education, Canberra
Selected Exhibitions
Forthcoming Sept/Oct 2009
A Balance of Power, Caruana & Reid Fine Art, Elizabeth Bay NSW
2009
Menagerie, Australian Museum, curated by Nicole Foreshew & Brian Parkes
Floating Life, Contemporary Aboriginal Fibre Art GOMA, Brisbane
Animal Attraction, Newcastle Region Gallery, NSW curated by Lisa Slade
Now and Then, Campbelltown Art Centre, NSW
New World, New Order, A Complex Vision, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2008
The great creative Golden Age of long ago and here and now, Holmes a Court Gallery in
association with Caruana and Reid Fine Art, Perth WA
Who Let the Dogs Out, Lake Macquarie Regional Gallery, curated by Merryn Gates, Lake
Macquarie, NSW
Important Aboriginal Art, Caruana & Reid Fine Art, Elizabeth Bay NSW
2007
Works selected for Culture Warriors: National Contemporary Indigenous Art
Triennial, National Gallery of Australia, curated by Brenda L. Croft
Visions of a Curious Wonderland Caruana & Reid Fine Art, Elizabeth Bay NSW
Voyage + Recovery Fireworks Gallery, Newstead QLD
From the Landscape of the Curious Uber Gallery, St Kilda VIC
NATSIAA, Northern Territory Museum and Gallery, Darwin, NT
2006
In memories lie fragile dreams Solander Gallery, Canberra ACT
3 Large Rooms Fireworks Gallery, Newstead QLD
Art Sydney ’06 Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra NSW
NATSIAA, Northern Territory Museum and Gallery, Darwin, NT
Voyages of Recovery or An Ongoing Catalogue with Moments of Reason from the
Cabinet Canberra Museum and Art Gallery
Artbank: Celebrating 25 Years of Contemporary Art National touring exhibition
More from the Cabinet Despard Gallery, Hobart TAS
Important Aboriginal Art Caruana & Reid Fine Art, Elizabeth Bay NSW
2005
Important Works on Paper Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra NSW
Predominantly White Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane QLD
A Backward Glance Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane QLD
Landscape Now Solander Gallery, Canberra ACT
NATSIAA, Northern Territory Museum and Gallery, Darwin, NT
Primavera, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney NSW, curated by Felicity Fenner
2004
Fremantle Print Award and Exhibition, Fremantle Arts Centre, WA
Important Works on Paper, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra NSW
National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VIC
NATSIAA, Northern Territory Museum and Gallery, Darwin, NT
NATSIAA Touring Exhibition
Sydney Affordable Art Fair
Important Works on Paper Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra NSW
2003
Shield and Show Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Queensland
NATSIAA, Northern Territory Museum and Gallery, Darwin, NT (Highly commended)
Story Place – the art of Cape York and the Rainforest Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Fremantle Print prize and Exhibition, Fremantle Arts Centre, WA
Trees Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra NSW
Kultur Hund Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra NSW
What have you done lately? Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane QLD
2002
Cultural Collations, CSA
Melbourne Art Fair
2001
Cows & Kanguroos, CSA
Artists’ Books and Limited Editions, 3, Drill hall Gallery, ANU
International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney NSW
Fremantle Print Show, WA
NATSIAA, Northern Territory Museum and Gallery, Darwin, NT
Kanagawa International Print Triennial, Japan
Reena Ellen Jones Print Acquisitive, Warrnambool City Gallery, VIC
2000
The Art of Place, Heritage Commission, Old Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VIC
Fremantle Print Prize and Exhibition, WA
NATSIAA, Northern Territory Museum and Gallery, Darwin, NT (Highly commended)
Canson Student Print Award and Exhibition, Sydney College of Arts, NSW
1998
Bathurst City Gallery Acquisitive Exhibition, Bathurst, NSW
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Prize, Sydney, NSW
The Alice Springs Art Prize, Araluen, NT
1997
Reena Ellen Jones Print Acquisitive, Warrnambool City Gallery, VIC
Rotary Art Prize and Exhibition, Tuggeranong Community Arts Centre, Canberra
1996
Graduating MAFA Exhibition, UK
Open to Print 4, British Student’s Print Competition, University of Sunderland, UK
Native Titled Now, Tandanya, SA
Fragile Objects, National Library, Canberra
Rotary Art Prize and Exhibition, Tuggeranong Community Arts Centre, Canberra
1995
Sorak Biennale, Korea
Catch 22, mid-term MAFA exhibition, Custard Factory Arts Complex, Birmingham, UK
Open to Print 3, British Student’s Print Competition, University of Sunderland, UK
Internationaal Exlibriscentrumi, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
1994
Perpetual Motion, Tandanya, Adelaide
Passage, Kyoto Seika University, Japan
Bingo, Graduating Exhibition, Drill hall Gallery, ANU
1993
Annual Students Drawing Prize, CSA
1992
Jacaranda Drawing Prize, Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW
Annual Students Drawing Prize, CSA
Internationaal Exlibriscentrumi, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Awards
2009 Winner: 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award
2009 Winner: Indigenous Ceramic Art Award Shepparton Gallery, VIC
2008 Winner: The John Tallis Acquisitive Award, National Works on Paper, Mornington
Penninsula Regional Gallery
Highly Commended, NATSIAA (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art
Award) 2002, 2003, 2007
Research and Development grant, University of Sydney, 2006
Canberra Critic’s Choice Award for Visual Arts, 2006
Post Graduate Study Award, ANU, 2000-2004
Australian Research Council Research grant, 2000-2003
Rotary Art Prize, 1996
DEETYA Overseas Study Award, 1995
Australian National University Award, 1994
Commissions
Community Access Program, AIATSIS
Jabal, ANU
Tandanya, Adelaide
Australian Indigenous Cultural Network, AIATSIS
Baulderstone Hornibrook, Australian National University
Collections
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
National Gallery of Australia
Queensland Art Gallery
National Gallery of Victoria
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Art Gallery of South Australia
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Kerry Stokes Collection
Holmes a Court Collection
Packer Collection
Newcastle Region Gallery
University of Queensland Art Museum
University of Western Australia
New Parliament House Art Collection
ACT Legislative Assembly
Artbank
Adelaide Festival Centre
Muswellbrook Regional Gallery
Australian National University
Flinders University
Jabal Centre, ANU
Mallesons, Stephens, Jaques
Warrnambool Art Gallery
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
Muswellbrook Regional Gallery
Cairns Regional Gallery
Campbelltown Arts Centre
Shepparton Regional Gallery
Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Selected Bibliography
Lisa Slade ‘Art on the rebound’ Art Monthly Australia #216, Dec 08/Feb 09 p 11
Tim Blue ‘Time to brush up on your fine art portfolio, The Australian, January 5 2009, p
26
Kate Vickers ‘Top Five’ Insite Magazine, Spring Issue 18 2008, p 188
Rosemary Sorenson ‘Tie that kangaroo down on a dinner plate, mate’ The Australian,
May 3, 2007: 36
Sasha Grishin Concept of Display, on Show Sunday Times, Canberra Times, August 20,
2006: 8-9
Sunanda Creagh Young artists redraw perceptions of the land, Sydney Morning Herald,
September 7, 2005
Sandra McClean, Art of the Accidental, The Courier Mail, March 12-13, 2005
Lisa Byrne Discrepant MUSE, September, 2003
Ted Snell Unfolding a Winner The Australian, 15th September, 2003
Brook Turner Out of the Grid The Financial Review, 25th June, 2003
Peter Denham and Trish Johnson Story Place The Courier Mail, 26th July, 2003
Rosemary Sorenson The Story of the Cape The Courier Mail, 19th July, 2003
Ian Were Story Place (catalogue) Queensland Art Gallery, July, 2003
Chloe Flynn Telling Stories State of the Arts, July, 2003
Rosalie Higson Cool and Collectable The Australian, 28th August, 2003
Djon Mundine Cows & Kanguroos and Cultural Collations MUSE, October, 2002
