CV

Born Paris, France

Lives and works in Melbourne - Australia

  

EDUCATION:

2022 ETRA, Environmental Program, City of Yarra, Melbourne

2021 Sustainability Leadership Program, Port Phillip Council, Australia

2020 Art Climate & Activism, Node Center, Berlin, Germany

2019 Climate Leadership Program – Al Gore, Brisbane, Australia

2019 National Climate Emergency Summit, Melbourne, Australia

2016 Environmental Humanities, UNSW, Sydney, Australia

2015 Merging Public Art, Duke University, N.C, United States

2012 Masters of Fine Art (with distinction) Rmit, Melbourne, Australia

2006 Certificate IV in Training & Assessment for teaching, AEIT

2005 Honours - Monash Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia

2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Painting, VCA-Melbourne University

2002 Diploma of Visual Art - Painting, Victoria University, Melbourne

1983 Diplôme de Graphisme Design, ESAM, Paris, France

 

ARTIST RESIDENCIES:

2024 WG Art & Fashion Incubator, Wyndham, Victoria, Australia

2022 Testing Grounds, Victoria Market Emporium, Victoria, Australia

2020 Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Australia

2019 WAS, West Wood Centre, Washington DC, United States

         NRCG, Ignite Studios, Ballina, NSW, Australia

2018 BOAA, Biennale of Australian Art, Ballarat, VIC, Australia

         Red Dirt Studios, Washington DC, United States

         Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2017 Art & Science, Culture at Work, Sydney, N.S.W. Australia

         Arts Hub, Newstead, Central Victoria, Australia

2016 Can Serrat, Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain

2015 Block Studios, YYS, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2014 Artsbox mcc, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2009 Summer Academy, Venice, Italy

 

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE – Studio:

2024-Shakespeare Grove Artists Studios, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

2023 Billilla, Beckett Studio, Brighton, Victoria, Australia (1-year)

2021 Arroteia, Faro, Algarve, Portugal (5-months)

2020 Western Port Bay, Victoria, Australia (3-months)

 

ART PRIZES finalist:

2024 The Yering Sculpture Prize, Yarra Valley, VIC

2023 The Yering Sculpture Prize, Yarra Valley, VIC

         Sculpture Now, CSA, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, VIC

         The Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award, Regional VIC

         The Footscray Art Prize, Moreland, VIC

2022 Sculpture Now, CSA, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, VIC. Winner

2021 The Yering Sculpture Prize, Yarra Valley, Regional VIC

2019 The North Sydney Art Prize, Waverton, N.S.W.

2018 Acheron Sculpture Art Prize, Regional VIC. Honorable mention

2017 Burrinja Climate Change Art Prize, Upwey, Regional VIC

         Greenway Art Prize, Sydney, N.S.W.

2016 The Scenic World Sculpture Prize, Katoomba, Regional N.S.W.

         Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, Regional VIC.

2015 The Yering Sculpture Prize, Yarra Valley, Regional VIC.

         Gertrude Street Projection Festival. Encouragement Award

         The North Sydney Art Prize, Waverton, N.S.W.

2014 The Bayside Library Art Prize, Beaumaris, VIC.

         The Wildlife Art @ Discovery, Canberra, A.C.T.

         The Vortex Wearable Art Prize, Sydney, N.S.W.

2010 The Archangel Art Prize, St Michaels school, VIC

2009 The Border Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery, QLD

         The Archangel Art Prize, St Michaels, Melbourne

2006 The Needham Religious Art Prize, S.A.

2005 Pet Project Art Prize, 69 Smith St Gallery, Melbourne, Winner

2004 The Needham Religious Art Prize, S.A. Commended

         Golden Key Art Prize, 4cats Gallery, Melbourne

 

CURATORSHIP:

2020 COVID MASK ART PROJECT, Worldwide online project,

Insta: @covidmaskartproject

2019 PLANET or PLASTIC, Melbourne Zoo, National Geography,

summer exhibition, VIC

         BLEACHED, ClimArte (Art +Climate = Change),

Alliance Française, St Kilda, VIC

 

ART IN PUBLIC SPACES, ART FAIRS & FESTIVALS:

2025 Flinders Festival, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

National Sustainability Festival, St Kilda, VIC

2024 Birrarung River Fest, Fracture Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

Zero Waste Victoria Festival, Fed square, VIC

Melbourne Design Week, St Kilda, VIC

RE-Storying, Assembly Point, Southbank, VIC

         Sustainable Living Festival, Melbourne, VIC

2023 Drift Arts Festival, Point Nepean, Mornington Peninsula, VIC

2022 Metro Tunnel Art, Move it Move it, Franklin St, Melbourne, VIC

2021 Call of The Running Tide, Port Douglas, Regional QLD

2020 Green Screen Film Festival, online

2019 West Projections Festival, Melbourne, VIC

         ClimArte 2019 Festival, Melbourne, VIC

         Melbourne Fashion Festival, Fitzroy, VIC

2018 BOAA Featured artist BOAA Dark, Ballarat, Regional VIC

Sustainable Living Festival, Melbourne, VIC

Rethink, Trades Hall Ballarat, Regional VIC

Melbourne Fashion Festival, Fitzroy, VIC

2017 Rethink, Trades Hall Ballarat, Regional VIC

         Bastille Day Festival, North Melbourne, VIC 

         Castlemaine State Festival, Regional VIC

         French Film Festival, The Astor, St Kilda, VIC

Sustainable Living Festival, Melbourne, VIC

2016 Immerse, Art centre, Knox City Council, VIC

         Gertrude Street Projection Festival, Fitzroy, VIC

Sustainable Living Festival, Melbourne, VIC

2015 Curio Artspace, MC2 Square, Manningham Council, VIC

         The ARTrium, Bayside Corporate Centre, Sandringham, VIC

2014 Sustainable Living Festival, Melbourne, VIC

2013 Art Stage 2013, Art Fair, Pursuit revolving gallery, Singapore

2012 India Art Fair 2012, Pursuit revolving gallery, New Delhi, India

2007 Art Melbourne 07, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, VIC

2006 Art Sydney 06, RHI & Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, N.S.W.

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2021 BROKEN DREAMS, Estação Galleria, Fuseta, Portugal

2020 SILENT WITNESS, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, VIC

2019 BLEACHED WHITE, Seddon - Collaboration with Gabrielle L. New

         BLEACHED, Alliance Française, St Kilda, VIC for ClimArte

2018 PLASTIC TIDE, Yering Station, Yarra Valley, VIC

2017 ORGANIC PLASTIC, Arts Hub, Newstead, VIC

         MICROBEPLASTICA, Culture at Work, Sydney, N.S.W.

         GLACIER, Cube 37, Frankston, VIC

2016 ORGANIC PLASTIC, Unicorn Lane Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

         WORA, Castlemaine, Regional VIC

2015 WHITE TRASH, The Gallery, St Kilda Town hall, Melbourne

ASSEMBLAGE OF THE PAST, WindowSpace, BEEAC, VIC

2014 MÊME FAMILLE, Ranfurlie Gallery, Korowa G.S, Melbourne

2013 MÊMOIRE DE VIE, Eildon Gallery, Alliance Française, Melbourne

REGURGITATE, The Library Artspace, 100 Barkly St, Melbourne

2012  FOUND & FORGOTTEN, First Site Gallery, RMIT Swan St, Melbourne

2009  I AM, Level 17 Artspace, V.U. Flinders St, Melbourne

2008 MNEMONICS, Nexus Modern Art Gallery, South Melbourne

2007 MUSING, Nexus Modern Art Gallery, South Melbourne

         MNEMOSYNE, Kozminsky Art Gallery, Melbourne

2006 MINDFUL, Blue Door Gallery, Park St, South Melbourne

        MINDLESS, Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery,South Melbourne

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2025 National Sustainability Festival, St Kilda, VIC

2024 Melbourne Design Week, St Kilda, VIC

With Flying Colours, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, VIC

Plastic problems, Bayley Arts, Highett, VIC

         Sculpture at Acheron, Acheron, Regional VIC

2023 Merri-Bek Summer show, Counihan Gallery, Merri-Bek, VIC

         New Art, Linden gallery, St Kilda, VIC

         INterior, YAVA gallery, Healsville, Regional VIC

         Leftover Love: New Directions, Townsville Art Gallery, QLD

         Falling from the Sky, Lux Gallery, The Cairns Institute, QLD

2022 Room to Reverse, Maroondah Art Gallery, Ringwood, VIC

         INterior, YAVA gallery, Healsville, Regional VIC

         Arnold Bloch Lieber, Melbourne, VIC

2021 Leftover Love, The Australian Tapestry Workshop,VIC

2019 AiR2018, The Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne,VIC

2018 Red Dirt Studios, Washington DC, USA

2017 Connections, Cube 37, Frankston, Regional VIC

         Las Amigas, Harding St, Coburg, Melbourne, VIC

2016 CSA, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Melbourne, VIC

Bonanza Exhibitions, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Melbourne,VIC

2015 Rmit 700’s, Art Festival, Library, Swanston St, Melbourne,VIC

         TrashLation, University Hall, Melbourne University,VIC

2014 Oh My Gaia, Sustainable Living Festival, St Kilda, VIC

2013 Supporters, D11 Gallery, Dockland, Melbourne,VIC

        Creative SustAinability, St Kilda Town Hall, Melbourne,VIC

2012 Brave New World, Toyota Sculpture Exhibition, VIC

         Artland, City of Moreland, Brunswick, Melbourne,VIC

         Rmit Graduation exhibition, Franklin St, Melbourne,VIC

         In Between Details, Chapman & Bailey, Johnston St, Abbotsford, VIC

2011Dialogue, ESP Gallery, Sydney, NSW

        Likeness, Portrait Exhibition, 69 Smith St Gallery, Melbourne,VIC

2010 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Window Frames, Melbourne,VIC

         Plein Air Painting, VU foyer, City Campus, Melbourne,VIC

        Connect 10, Acquisitive Prize, Level 17 Artspace, Melbourne,VIC

2009 Icons, St Mary’s Star of the Sea Crypt, Howard St, Melbourne,VIC          

         The Postcard Show 09, Linden Gallery, Melbourne,VIC

2008 Spring In the Park, Blue Door Gallery, Gasworks, Sth Melbourne,VIC

         RE:connect Alumni 08, Victoria University Artspace, Melbourne,VIC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2025 Workshop for Adults & Children

2013-24 Art & Sustainability Workshop for children in State & Private schools

2012-19 Alumni Ambassador Victoria University

2007-12 Teaching, Visual Art, Victoria University, Melbourne

Advisory chair member Alumni visual art committee, Victoria University

2008-09 Artist talk, I AM exhibition & Life after VU, Victoria University, VIC                  

Launched VU Visual Art Alumni network (30 years of), Melbourne,VIC

2007      Assistant VU Gallery set up, Victoria University, Melbourne,VIC      

2004-06  Editor, Six9ine Newsletter, 69 Smith St - Artist Run Initiative, Melbourne,VIC

 

Photoshoot at PSC

Image courtesy of PSC

Billilla Becket Studio

Image courtesy of Mark Ashkenasi