VIV MILLER
Born in Melbourne, March 7 1979
2005 - 2006 BUS Gallery board member, Melbourne
2004 Master of Visual Art, Victorian College of Arts
2002 - 2003 Downtown Art Space board member, Adelaide
2000 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), University of South Australia
Solo Shows
2009
Auckland Art Fair, with Neon Parc (May)
Totally Now Forever, Neon Parc, Melbourne (May)
2007
ACCA@ Mirka, Mirka Tolarno Hotel, Melbourne, curated by the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Heavy, Neon Parc Melbourne and at Cube, Canberra Contemporary Art Spaces
2006
Everything Altogether Feels Heavy, Neon Parc, Melbourne
2005
The Power Part II, with Gareth Durant, Studio 12, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
The Power, Bus Gallery, Melbourne
2004
Real World, Cube, Canberra Contemporary Art Spaces
Nature is Thick, West Space, Melbourne
2003
Prospect 1, front gallery of the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia
2002
Easily Amused, Ausdance Studio Mezzanine, Adelaide
Une exposition dans un petite hangar, The Project Space, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
MentorMentored4, curated by Peter McKay, The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia 101 Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair
An ever expanding universe, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building
Bus vs. Blindside: Rumble in the Library, curated by Charity Bramwell, City Library Gallery, Melboure
2007
Bad Brains, curated by Alan Cruikshank and Peter McKay of CACSA, a little blah blah, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Event 1, (one night event) MSSR [Extra], Brisbane
New Work 3, Screen Space, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
ABN AMRO 2006 Emerging Artist Award, curated by Susan Manford, Foyer Optus
Centre, Melbourne and finalist, Foyer ABN AMRO Tower, Sydney
Too Near, Too Far: An Introduction to Australian Independent Art Scene, Careof Centre for Visual Art, Milan
Strange Beauty, curated by Melissa Keys, Linden-St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts
Paper Cuts, curated by Giles Ryder, Peloton, Sydney
2006
Gertrude Studios 2006, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
Things Will Be Great, curated by Downtown Art Space, MOP Projects, Sydney
Snapshot, curated by Melentie Pandilovski, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
Reflections in a Golden Eye, curated by Jan Duffy and Kate Barber, Linden-St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts
ABN AMRO 2006 Emerging Artist Award, curated by Susan Manford, Foyer Optus Centre, Melbourne and finalist, Foyer ABN AMRO Tower, Sydney
One God, no masters, Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, NZ
Contemporary Collection Benefactors Auction, Art Gallery of NSW
Melbourne Reign, Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney
Kids Stay Free, Neon Parc, Melbourne
Material Witness: Representations and Space, curated by Jena Woodburn, The Project Space, The Contemporary Art Centre of SA
Mountain Film Festival 2006, Hobart
Local Video & Performance Nights, Downtown Art Space, Adelaide
2005
Paper Chase, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
Summer exhibition 2005, Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney
The Air Between Us: Gertrude Studios 2005, Gertrude CAS, Melbourne
A Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Gertrude CAS, Melbourne
Nature by Proxy, curated by John Nicholson, Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney
What If, curated by Elise Routledge, The Wedding Circle, Sydney
New Painting Heroes, (Curator) Downtown Art Space, Adelaide
A portable model of…, curated by Tristian Koenig, Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania and LaTrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria
2004
Address Book, Bus Gallery
Gold, VCA Student Gallery
ANZ Visual Arts Fellowship 2004, ANZ Building, 380 Collins St Melbourne
Manifesto, curated by Bridget Currie, Downtown Art Space, Adelaide
The Containers Project, Next Wave Festival, Federation Square
Downtown goes to Perth, Bread Box Gallery, Perth
2003
Love Letter to China, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney and Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing
2002
Plans and Disasters, Downtown Art Space, Adelaide
Installation in Leigh Street, Adelaide, as part of ‘Shop Art’ program
2001
In the Face of Certain Disaster, curated by James Dodd, The Project Space, CACSA
GIRLS, Top Floor (Curator), Adelaide
1999
Twenty x Twenty, Artspace, The Adelaide Festival Centre
Awards
2006 Australia Council New Work Emerging Grant
2004 Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces studio residency for 2005 - 2007
2000 'Artist-in-Studios 2001' grant for studio residency at the Experimental Art Foundation, South Australian Youth Arts Board
Selected Bibliography
2008 Christmas, Pip, ‘Sky’s the limit for diversity’, The West Australian, Wednesday 11 June
Keys, Melissa, ‘An Ever Expanding Universe’, catalogue essay, Perth Institute of
Contemporary Arts
Leach, Sam, ‘Viv Miller’, Artist Profile, issue 5, pp.42-45.
McKay, Peter, ‘Mentor Mentored4’, catalogue essay, The Contemporary Art Centre of South
Australia
McGrath, Judith, ‘An Ever Expanding Universe’, Art Guide Australia (exhibition preview),
July/August, pp.18-19.
Neylon, John, ‘Lash and link’, The Adelaide Review, January 2009, issue 347, p.29.
2007 Keys, Melissa, ‘Strange Beauty’, catalogue essay, Linden-St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts.
Lacy, Danny, ‘Heavy’, catalogue essay for New Work 3, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
2006 Amery, Mark, ‘Hothouse flowers’, The Dominion Post (NZ), 27 October.
Crawford, Ashley, ‘Viv Miller’, Australian Art Collector, issue 38, p.299.
Crawford, Ashley, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney.
Crawford, Ashley, ‘Kids stay free’, Preview, The Sunday Age, April 16, pp.30-31.
Currie, Bridget, ‘Local Video and Performance Nights’, Artlink, vol.26, no.4, p.123.
Dunt, Nerina, ‘Material Witness: Representations and Space’, dB magazine, issue
#381, 15 – 28 March.
Gellatly, Kelly, ‘Reflections in a Golden Eye’, catalogue essay, Linden-St Kilda Centre
For Contemporary Arts.
Hibberd, Lily, ‘Viv Miller’ (interview), online un Magazine supplement, issue 7,
www.unmagazine.org.
Kahn, Jeff, ‘Everything Altogether Feels Heavy’, Neon Parc, Melbourne.
Reid, Chris, ‘Material Witness: Representations and Space’, Australian Art Collector,
Issue 35, January – March 2006, p.259.
Walker, Wendy, ‘Impressive showcase for today’s artists’, The Australian, August 11,
p.16.
Woodburn, Jena, ‘Material Witness: Representations and Space’, The Contemporary
Art Centre of South Australia.
2005 Artbank, Calender 2005.
Ascroft, Michael, ‘The Power Part II’, catalogue essay, Gertrude CAS, Melbourne.
Higgins, Jo, ‘What If – The Wedding Circle’, State of the Arts, 25 May,
www.stateart.com.au.
Radok, Stephanie, ‘Minimal paint’, The Adelaide Review, May – June no.269, p.22.
Siebert, Mark, ‘Exodus? Adl v Mlb’, Vitamin, vol.5, pp.24-25.
Waters, Sera, ‘New Painting Heroes’, un Magazine, issue 5, pp.56-7.
2004 Bilske, Maria, ‘Undiscovered Artists’, Australian Art Collector, issue 28, April – June, p.97.
Safe, Georgina, ‘Galleries go mobile’, The Australian, Tuesday May 18, p.17
2003 Bilske, Maria, ‘Peasants and Other Shit’, catalogue essay for Prospect 1,
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia.
Radok, Stephanie, Review of Plans and Disasters and Modern Love Pictures at
Downtown Art Space, Artlink, vol.23, no.1, p.91.
Radok, Stephanie 2003, ‘Your mind and you’, The Adelaide Review, June no.237, p.14.
Woodburn, Jena, ‘Prospect 1’, Broadsheet, volume 32, no.2, p.36.
Walker, Wendy, 'Talking to the animals', The Advertiser, Sat. June 7, p.86.
2002 Bolton, Ken, ‘How Do I Look?’, Eyeline, Number 48, pp.48-49.
Collections
Artbank, Sydney
BHP Billiton, Melbourne
Joyce Nissan Collection, Melbourne
Macquarie Bank, Sydney and New York
Proclaim, Melbourne
UBS, Brisbane
Private collections
Viv is represented by Neon Parc, Melbourne
LUISA ROSSITTO
E d u c a t i o n
BA Visual Arts (Fine Art) Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, 2002
Grad Dip Library and Information Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2005
R e l a t e d W o r k E x p e r i e n c e
Reference Librarian for Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology, 2005-
Supporting research in creative disciplines and developing collection of research resources for creative practitioners.
Stained Glass Designer, East Brisbane Glass and Mirrors April 1999, 2002-2003
Volunteer for Artist Michael Lin, Asia Pacific Triennial, Queensland Art Gallery, August, 2003
Artist in Residence, Runcorn State High, May 2003
Woodford Folk Festival- Printmaking Workshop 2004; Junk assemblage Workshop 2007
Artist Workshop, Earnshaw College, September 2005
Prop Design and Construction, Carolyn Gilby Dance School, 2005-
S e l e c t e d G r o u p E x h i b i t i o n s
Fresh Cut, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Feb 2003
Imperceptible, Soapbox Galleries, Brisbane, Feb 2003
X-UmBiLiQCA, QCA College Gallery, Brisbane, November 2007
Linden Postcard Show, Linden Center for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Feb 2008
Gifted, Dell Gallery, Brisbane, Feb 2008
On Paper, Milani Gallery, Brisbane, Apr 2008
We make good pets, Metro Arts Gallery, Brisbane, Jul 2008
Launch: Clayton Utz Travelling Scholarship, Metro Arts Gallery, Brisbane, Dec 2008
S o l o E x h i b i t i o n s
Show/hide, Metro Arts Gallery, Brisbane, Nov 2008
P r e s s
Fresh cut, Cut Above, Courier Mail, February 1, 2003, p.4-5.
Feature on Sunday Arts, SBS Television, February 2003.
M i s c e l l a n e o u s
Featured Artwork Depressed Bird, Vulture magazine, Issue 1, Winter 2005; Local Art, Issue 3, May 2003
Featured Cover Artwork Dead Head, Vanguard Magazine, Issue 5, 2003
Room for the tragic or funny, Courier Mail, November 27, 2008, p.53
C o l l e c t i o n s
Griffith Artworks (acquisitions 2002, 2007)
Gold Coast City Art Gallery (acquisitions 2003)
Bellas-Milani Gallery (acquisitions 2007)
Gaydens Lawyers (acquisitions 2008)
NBC Capital (acquisitions 2008)
A w a r d s a n d H o n o r a b l e M e n t i o n s
Griffith Award for high academic achievement, 2000, 01, 02
Langer Memorial Prize for Painting, Griffith University 2002
Fine Art Bachelors Medal, Griffith University 2003
Vice Chancellors Award for Excellence, Creative Industries Library Team, 2007
Recipient of the NBC Capital - Metro Arts Scholarship, 2008
Shortlist and Judges choice, Launch/Clayton Utz Travelling Scholarship, 2008
Invited speaker at PechaKucha night, Brisbane Powerhouse February 2009
DARREN WARDLE
SELECTED INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2008
“Modular Liberties” , Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
“Soft Target” , Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2006
“Space Junk” , Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
“Silent Majority” , Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, USA
2005
“Fever” , Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney
2004
“Random LAnd” , Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2003
“lo-cal” , Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney
2002
“Meltdown” , Nellie Castan Gallery at Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2001
“Urbane Profane” , Nellie Castan Gallery , Melbourne
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
“2009”, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
“Sneak Peek 2009”, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2008
CIGE Fair, Luxe Gallery, Beijing, China
“Singular”, Luxe Gallery, New York, USA
“2008”, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
“Chaos & Revelry”, Curated by Edwina Bartlem, Counihan Gallery, Melbourne
2007
“U-Turn”, Curated by Larissa Hjorth & Kate Shaw, Glendale College Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
“Living Elvis”, Curated by Suzanne Davies, RMIT Gallery, Storey Hall, Melbourne
Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria
“Places” Luxe Gallery, New York, USA
2006
“Lexicon”, Curated by Martina Copley, Gallery @ City Library, Melbourne
“Melbourne Reign”, Michael Carr Gallery, Sydney
2005
Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Surfers Paradise, Queensland
LAX art : presented by Lauri Firstenberg, MC Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
City of Whyalla Art Prize, Whyalla, South Australia
“Selektor” , West Space, Melbourne
Melbourne Savage Club Invitation Art Prize for Painting, Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne
“Empire Style”: Curated by Peter Zellner, Art2102, Los Angeles, USA
Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria
2004
Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Victoria, Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square, Melbourne
Stux Summer Review, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, USA
“Stay Inside”: Curated By Jay Davis, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
“Surface Tension”, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA
The Armory Show 2004, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, USA
“Stop & Stor” , Luxe Gallery, New York, USA
2003
Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria
“Three Painters”, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, USA
“Home Loan”: Curated by Larissa Hjorth & Kate Shaw, Caroline Springs, Melbourne
“Glacier” , Newcastle Region Art Gallery, New South Wales
“Glacier” , Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, Victoria
“Compendium” : Curated by Martina Copley , Platform 1 , Melbourne
2002
“Painting as Paradox”: Curated by Lauri Firstenberg , Artists Space, New York, USA
“Suburban Echo”: Curated by Robert Lindsay , Mc Clelland Regional Gallery, Langwarrin, Victoria
“The Homefront” : Curated by Lisa Byrne , Canberra Contemporary Art Space , Canberra, ACT
2001
“Glacier”: Curated by Suzanne Davies & Darren Wardle RMIT Gallery, Storey Hall, Melbourne
“Here, There ,Elsewhere:Suburban Themes”:Curated by M.Lukaszewski, Maroondah Art Gallery, Melbourne
COLLECTIONS:
National Gallery of Victoria
Latrobe University Museum Collection
Corbett and Yueji Lyon Collection
RACV Collection
National Australia Bank
Michael and Janet Buxton Collection
Art Bank
Hotel Tolarno, Melbourne
BHP Billiton
Private Collections Australia & USA
GRANTS / AWARDS
2007
Australia Council for the Arts: Self Organized New York Studio Residency - Skills and Arts Development General
2006
Arts Victoria : International Program – Export and Touring Fund – “Silent Majority”
NSW Ministry for the Arts, Gunnery Studio Residency Program, Artspace, Sydney
2004
Australia Council for the Arts : Los Angeles Studio Residency – Skills and Arts Development
2002
Arts Victoria : International Program – Export and Touring Fund – “Painting as Paradox”
BRYAN SPIER
Education
Master of Visual Arts, Victoria College of the Arts
Bachelor of Visual Arts, Canberra School of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Rules, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne
2006 Orange Netherworld, Victoria Park Gallery, Melbourne
Five paintings on the subject of Green, BUS Gallery, Melbourne
2005 He Rose, Sturt Street Space, VCA, Melbourne
Low, VCA Student Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Short Messaging Service, Dudespace, Melbourne
Don’t Screw the Crew, TCB, Melbourne
Vinyl Sunset, Westspace, Melbourne
2002 Default, Mass Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Resolution, Found Project Space, Melbourne
2000 Hello World, Canberra Contemporary Art Space
1999 SCSI, ANCA Gallery, Canberra
Collaborative Exhibitions
2008 The Essay, with Steven Rendall, Westspace, Melbourne
The Red Lion, with Steven Rendall, O Projects, Melbourne
2006 Your word against mine, with Noël Skrzypczack, Nextwave Containers Village, Melbourne
2003 Respond Grey, with Steven Rendall, Canberra Contemporary Art Space
Respond Grey, with Steven Rendall, St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Agitation Free, RMIT Project Space, Melbourne
Postcard Show (Rendall & Spier) Melbourne
2008
Form and Discontent, Don’t Come Gallery, Melbourne
A4 Art, Westspace, Melbourne
Somewhere in time after time, IE Contemporary Art Projects, Toowoomba
Monobrow Show, Hell Gallery, Melbourne
2007
Winter Salon, Discriminating Gentlemans Club, Montreal
Gang Green, Auckland
I Dig your Voodoo, Joint Hassles, Melbourne
2006
Respirator, Conical, Melbourne
Four Walls Falling, Spacement, Melbourne
Postscript, RMIT Project Space, Melbourne
A portable model of…, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell
2005
A portable model of…. Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart
RE: thinking, BUS, Melbourne
Mixed Business, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne
Address Book, BUS, Melbourne
2003
Reduced, Century Gallery, London
Clash of the Titians, Gallery Wren, Sydney
Brett Whitely Studio Scholarship finalists exhibition, Sydney
2002
Snap! Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra