23 June - 23 July 2011
Giles Alexander
The Goldilocks Region
Catalogue Essay
Images
Artist CV
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Born: 1975, London
Lives and works in Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
| 2011 |
The Goldilocks Region, GRANTPIRRIE, Sydney
Know Thyself, blackartprojects, Milan
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| 2010 |
Reproduction, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne
Spacetime, Peter Walker Fine Art, Adelaide
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| 2009 |
Smoke’n’Mirrors, Kristian Pithie Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2008 |
Neon Bible, Mori Gallery, Sydney |
| 2007 |
Engineering Consent, Mori Gallery, Sydney
Reverence, Mori Gallery, Sydney
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Group Exhibitions
| 2011 |
Wattle, Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong
London Art Fair, Comodaa Gallery, London |
| 2010 |
Art London, Comodaa Gallery, London, U.K
Hong Kong Art Fair, Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong
Lost in Painting, dianne tanzer gallery + projects, Melbourne
NOTFAIR, curated by Sam Leach & Ash Crawford, Melbourne
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| 2009 |
Extropian, curated by Sam Leach, Sullivan & Strumpf, Sydney
Australia Now, Comodaa Gallery, Covent Garden, London
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| 2008 |
Smithfields 140th Anniversary, Guild Hall, London
Memento Mori, Group Exhibition, blkmrkt, Queensland
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| 2007 |
Group Exhibition, Mori Gallery, Sydney
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| 2005 |
Fonas Infusion, Cell Block Gallery, Sydney |
| 2004 |
Face Off, Stairwell Gallery, Sydney
Fonas Infusion, Cell Block Gallery, Sydney
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| 2002 |
Liverpool City Art Prize, Liverpool, NSW |
| 2001 |
Recent Works, Basil Street Basement Gallery, London |
Awards, Scholarships and Residencies
| 2010 |
Arkley Award, Melbourne, Vic, finalist
Moran Prize, NSW State Library, finalist
Archibald Prize, AGNSW, Sydney, finalist
RBS Emerging Artist Award, Sydney, finalist |
| 2009 |
Works held in stock, Haunch of Venison Gallery, NY, USA
Duke Prize, Brisbane, Queensland, finalist
Wardlow residency, Melbourne
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| 2008 |
Duke Prize, Brisbane, Queensland, finalist |
| 2007 |
Duke Prize, Brisbane, Queensland, finalist
Metro 5 Prize, Melbourne, Vic, 1st Prize
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| 2006 |
Paddington Art Prize, Marlene Antico Fine Arts, Sydney, finalist
Art On The Rocks, Sydney, Highly Commended
Blake Prize, Touring Exhibition, NSW, ACT, Vic, Queensland, finalist
R & M McGivern Art Prize, Maroondah Art Gallery, Vic, finalist
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| 2005 |
Murray Sime Painting Prize, National Art School, Sydney, 1st Prize
MCQ International Art Prize, MCA Sydney, 1st Prize
Drawing Week, National Art School, 1st Prize
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| 2004 |
John Olsen Drawing Prize, Sydney, Highly Commended |
| 1988 |
Bishops Stortford College, U.K. Art Scholarship (5 years) |
Education
| 2010 - current |
MFA, National Art School, Sydney |
| 2009 - current |
Lecturer, Painting/Drawing, National Art School. Sydney |
| 2006 |
1st Class Honours BFA Painting, National Art School, Sydney |
| 1999 |
Diploma in Mixed Media, St Martins School of Art, U.K.
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Collections
Artbank
London Guildhall Art Gallery
MCQ International
Private collections in Australia, UK, Europe, USA and Singapore
Selected Bibliography
C. Miller, Profile, Australian Art Collector, September 2010
A. Frost, The Rapture of Science, The Art Life, November 2009
T. W. Lawrance, Australia Now: Contemporary Art, The Arbuturian.com, October 2009
D. Rule, Around the Galleries, The Age, July 2009
Admin review, Artinfo.com.au, July 2009
G. Maestri, Smoke and Mirrors, Exhibition Catalogue, June 2009
S. Leach, Neon Bible, Exhibition Catalogue, May 2008
C. Ardill-Guiness, Metro 5 prize documentary, Ovation TV, April 2007
T. Skewes, Image isn’t everything, The Daily Telegraph, March 2007
Z. Skewes, Tinted Media Wins Praise, Herald Sun, February 2007
J. Roberts, Halfway around the world, The Age, page 3, 24/02/07
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