26 August - 18 September 2010
Maria Ionico
Unheard-of
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Artist CV
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Born: Lombardia, Italy 1972
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Solo Exhibitions
| 2010 |
Unheard-of, GRANTPIRRIE, Sydney |
Group Exhibitions
| 2010 |
On the Waterfront, an Artspace Project, Sydney College of the Arts Gallery, Sydney |
| 2009 |
Blake Prize for Religious Art, National Art School Gallery, Sydney
Concrete and Wax, Parramatta Artist Studios Gallery, Sydney
Promote Synergy (Like a boss) (David Capra, Maria Ionico, Tom Polo) Nepean Arts & Design Centre, Nepean TAFE, Sydney
Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney
Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney
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| 2008 |
Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney
Sydney-London-Return, Association for the cultural advancement through Art, London, UK
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| 2007 |
Elizabeth Farm (2 site specific installations), Sydney
The first show, Parramatta Artists Studio’s, Sydney
For Sale (James Avery, Louisa Dawson, Maria Ionico) , Parramatta Artists Studios, Sydney
Smash Hits, Parramatta Artist Studio’s, Sydney
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| 2003 |
Non places with Paul Lonie, Kudos gallery, Sydney |
| 2001 |
Domestic Tendencies Roundhouse Gallery UNSW, COFA Exhibition space, Sydney |
| 2000 |
Maria Ionico Aula 1 Accademia di Belle Arte Brera Milan, Italy
Trace di un Seminario, Viafarini Contemporary Art Space , Milan, Italy
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| 1999 |
Fondazione Antono Ratti, ex chiesa di San Francesco , Como , Italy (Curators: Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, Angela Vettese)
Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship, Artspace, Sydney
The Best of the Blake , Wollongong City Gallery, St Johns Cathedral Brisbane, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart.
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| 1998 |
Blake Prize (curated by Ken Unsworth & Hetti Perkins) Darling Park Gallery, Sydney
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Awards and Residencies
| 2010 |
Artspace Residency, The Gunnery, Sydney
Finalist, Georges Mora Foundation Scholarship, Melbourne
Granville Banner Project (commission, Parramatta Council)
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| 2009 |
Parramatta Artist Studio’s residency, Sydney
Mountain, Stockland Public Art Commission, Stockland Mall Merrylands Redevelopment
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| 2008 |
Finalist and Overall winner of the Parramatta Artist Fellowship-London
Association for the cultural development through Art studio residency, London, UK
Artquest residency, London, UK
Dyason Bequest, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
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| 2007 |
Parramatta Artist Studios residency, Sydney |
| 1999 |
Invited to Participate in the Fondazione Antonio Ratti Workshop with Haim Steinbach
Finalist and overall winner of the Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship, Artspace, Sydney
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| 1998 |
Development Grant, Australia Council for the Arts
Viafarini Contemporary Art Space residency, Milan, Italy
Dyason Bequest, Art Gallery of New South Wales
Italian Government Scholarship (Minestero degli Affari Esteri) administered by the Italian Embassy Canberra, Italy
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| 1994 |
Finalist and overall winner of the NSW Government and Frederick May Foundation Scholarship, University of Sydney, and The New South Wales Ministry for the Arts for travel to Italy
The Dyason Bequest, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
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Education
| 1999 |
Advanced course in visual arts (by invitation), Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, Italy |
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Associate Research Student, Academy of Fine Arts, Milan Italy |
| 1996 |
Master of Art UNSW- College of Fine Arts
Graduate Diploma in Education, Australian Catholic University
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| 1993 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts, UNSW- College of Fine Arts |
Select Bibliography
| 2010 |
Studded Blood, Oyster Mag, June |
| 2009 |
TVS Channel, Angle Program, July 21st
The Blake Prize, Sculpture & it’s enemies, Issue |
| 2008 |
Column1, Artspace Sydney, Reuban Keehan |
| 2000 |
Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship,1999 Eyeline No.41
Fondazione Ratti, Giancarlo Politi, Flash art May June
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| 1999 |
Steinbach and Co. Giancarlo Politi , Flash Art – n’217 Summer
Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Haim Steinbach, Catalogue Published by Charta , Italy
Sensuality takes the prize , Benjamin Gennochio , The Australian April 16
Flies in the face of reality, The Sydney Morning Herald, Bruce James, April 24
Star studded bricks, Art Monthly , Courtney Kidd, May
Italia beckons , Australian Art Collector, Andrew Frost, Issue 9 July-Sept
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