 Artists Talk : Australian Tapestry Workshop, 2016
Bio:
Penelope Hunt’s art practice poetically weaves together universal themes around environmental concerns, family dynamics and the transitory nature of our existence. Her work taps into a shared experience as it meditatively mirrors the ongoing nature of time and our existence within it. Working predominantly in photography and video, she has has been a Finalist in numerous prizes including The Olive Cotton Award, City of Hobart Art Prize, Maggie Diaz Prize for Women, The Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award and Runner-Up in the M-Collection Award. She has undertaken numerous residencies, exhibited widely and been acquired into both Public and Private Collections. In 2014, Penelope graduated from Masters in Contemporary Art at the Victorian College of the Arts where she was named Valedictorian of her year. She was also the recipient of the VCA Creative Scholarship and The National Gallery of Victoria Women's Award. Artists Talk : Australian Tapestry Workshop, 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJNithhIXCY |
Penelope has begun #artwalksMelbourne which specialises in individually tailored boutique tours exploring Melbourne's current Contemporary Art exhibitions, galleries and artists studios (by appointment). Photography Workshops are also planned. Keep an eye on my News page for details! Call +61 428 899 744 to discuss. Or email: pjkhunt@gmail.com |
PENELOPE HUNT
EDUCATION
2014 Master of Contemporary Art -Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne (First Class Honours)
2010 Graduate Certificate Visual Arts -Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2005 Diploma of Visual Arts -R.M.I.T Melbourne
1990 Diploma of Photography Fine Art -Australian College of Photography, Art and Communication, Melbourne
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 The Exhibition Project, City Recital Hall, Sydney
2018 I see myself in you, St.Heliers Gallery, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
2015 Remains to be seen, Rubicon ARI, Melbourne
2015 Night Games, Chin Chin Wall of Art, Melbourne
2014 Night Games, VCA Student Gallery, Melbourne
2006 quiet works,Red Gallery, Melbourne
2005 Self,Red Gallery, Melbourne
1999 Crazy, Hazy Days of Someone, West Space, Melbourne
1997 As Safe as Houses,West Space, Melbourne
AWARDS
2019 Martin Kantor Portrait Prize, WINNER, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Ballara
2014 National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Award- Masters Graduation Exhibition, VCA
2013 2013 Creative Scholarship– Faculty of VCA & MCM
2013 Melbourne Graduate Access Bursary– University of Melbourne, VCA & MCM
RESIDENCIES
2017 Clarendon House Estate, Nile, Tasmania
2016 Berlin, Germany, Month long collaborating with photographer/architect Ross T. Smith.
2016 Australian Tapestry Workshop Artist in Residence, 3 months, Melbourne
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Loud and Luminous 2020, ANU School of Art &Design, Canberra
2020 Small_mercies Fundraiser, River Studios, Melbourne
2020 Common thread, St.Heliers Gallery, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
2019 Martin Kantor Portrait Prize, WINNER, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Ballarat
2019 Milburn Art Prize, FINALIST, Brisbane Institute of Art, Brisbane
2019 Postcard Salon, Jarvis Dooney Galerie, Berlin Germany
2019 Loud and Luminous 2019, ANU School of Art &Design, Canberra
2018 Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles, USA
2018 Postcard Salon, Jarvis Dooney Galerie, Berlin Germany
2017 BLINDSIDE B-Side, BLINDSIDE, Melbourne
2017 Clarendon Spring Art Show, Clarendon House Estate, Nile, Tasmania
2017 The Olive Cotton Award, FINALIST, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah
2017 The Australian Tapestry Workshop A.I.R 40thBirthday Exhibition,ATW Melbourne
2017 FLOW(CLIMARTE), Counihan Gallery, MelbourneCurated Heather Hesterman,
2017 Alternative Destinations,Newstead Arts Centre, Castlemaine Festival Program
2016 Verdant Garden,Bundoora Homestead, Melbourne. Curated by Claire Watson
2016 A wallaby once sat here, small acts of celebration and concern, ecology and the feminine, The Avoca Project Inc. Avoca. Curated by Lyndal Jones
2015 Quarter Acre,BLINDSIDE, Melbourne. Curated by Adriane &Verity Hayward
2015 M Collection Art Award, RUNNER UP, Gallery Smith, Melbourne
2015 Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women,FINALIST, Bright Space, Melbourne
2015 Place and Space,Red Gallery, Melbourne
2014 Masters Graduation Exhibition,Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2014 Screen,Lincoln Arts Centre, Melbourne
2014 Marvel,FINALIST, The Windsor Prize, Melbourne
2014 Invisible Ink,C3 Contemporary Artspace, Melbourne
2013 Luminescence,FINALIST, The Windsor Prize, Melbourne
2013 Envisioning Gods,Rubicon ARI, Melbourne
2013 First Quarter,Victorian College of the Arts Student Gallery, Melbourne
2011 Extra Extra,J Studios, Melbourne
2010 Graduate Show,VCA Student Gallery
2008 <the Space In Between>Book Project, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
2008 <the Space In Between>Book Project, Latrobe Gallery, Victoria
2008 <the Space In Between>Book Project,Wagga Wagga Gallery, NSW
2008 <the Space In Between>Book Project, Artspace, Townsville, QLD
2007 <the Space In Between>Book Project,Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne
2007 City of Hobart Art Prize,FINALIST, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart
2007 Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award,FINALIST, Gold Coast City Gallery, QLD
2007 Julie Millowick Acquisitive Photog Award,FINALIST, Castlemaine Festival, Victoria
2006 Detail,R.M.I.T Graduates Show, Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne
2005 do i have to repeat myself…, Allan’s Walk Artists Space, Bendigo, Victoria
2001 <the Space In Between>,Platform, Spencer St Underpass, Melbourne
2001 National PhotographicPurchase Award,FINALIST, Albury Regional Gallery, Victoria
1997 Third Annual Working Art Visual Arts Prize,WINNER, Steps Gallery, Melbourne
1996 Second Annual Working Art Visual Arts Prize,FINALIST, Steps Gallery, Melbourne
1990 New Dimensions,Next Wave Festival, Photographers Gallery, Melbourne
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017 Kate Gorringe-Smith, FLOW: Counihan Gallery, imprint Magazine, June 8th, 2017
http://imprint.org.au/printmaking/flow-counihan-gallery/
2016 Maria Miranda, The Avoca Project 2005 – 2016, Art+Australia Online, 2017
http://www.artandaustralia.com/online/discussions/avoca-project-2005-—-2016
2015 Ray Edgar,‘Suburbia - Does the Great Australian Dream have life in it yet?’
Sydney Morning Herald, 9thDecember 2015
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/suburbia-does-the-great-australian-dream-have-life-in-it-yet-20151207-glgu2r.html
2015 Dylan Rainforth, ‘The Remains of Art and War’,The Age & The Sydney Morning Herald, 16th June 2015
www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/photos-from-studio-of-official-war-artist-alan-moore-on-display-20150616-ghow42.html
2008 Simon Gregg, ‘(The Space In Between) Book Project’, Artlink Vol.28
https://www.artlink.com.au/articles/3089/5Bthe-space-in-between5D-book-project/
2005 Metro Arts – 11/05/05
1998 ‘As Safe As Houses’ – Penelope Hunt, West Space handbook
1997 Myf Warhurst, ‘Strange Things Happening’The Age, pg69, 5thSeptember 1997
1990 ‘New Dimensions’,The Agepg14, 1stJune 1990
TALKS/INTERVIEWS/ARTICLES
2017 Clarendon Estate–The Spring Art Show, Filmed and Produced by Andrew Walton
https://vimeo.com/240761036
2017 The Other Art Fair Melbourne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=1HlDxzo9_7A
2016 Artist In Residence Talk, The Australian Tapestry Workshop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJNithhIXCY
2015 The Pool, Quarter Acre Catalogue, Pg 14-15, 2015
2014 Alan Moore: WW11 artist turns 100
Produced by Emily Bissland, Project: Unsung, ABC Open
https://open.abc.net.au/explore/80563
2005 Penelope Hunt, 'Nice, Nicer, Nicely, Nicest' , Allans Walk Artists Space Catalogue
1998 Penelope Hunt, ‘As Safe As Houses’, West Space handbook
COLLECTIONS
Australian Catholic University Contemporary Art Collection
Australian War Memorial Contemporary Art Collection
Australian Tapestry Workshop Collection
Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation Art Collection
Private Collections
CURATORIAL
2019 The world around us, CLIMARTE, Arts Project Australia, Melbourne
2017 Home: the fabric of the familiar, Arts Project Australia, Melbourne
2015 After…,Arts Project Australia, Melbourne
2014 Arts Project Space,Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne (co-curated)
2013 Repeat, Restate …Reiterate, Arts Project Australia, Melbourne
2012 A Stitch in Time,Terry Williams Solo,Substation,Melbourne
2012 Arts Project Space,Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne (co-curated)
2010 Captured,Roof Top Cinema, Melbourne,
2010 Human Nature,Warrnambool Regional Gallery, Warnambool (co-curated)
2009 Small Works,Arts Project Australia, Melbourne(co-curated)
EMPLOYMENT
2019- Present Casual Academic Lecturer, Performance and Art, Deakin University, Melbourne
2017- Present Photography and Digital Specialist, Arts Project Australia
2008- 2017 Registrar, Arts Project Australia
1990 -2003 Self-employed photographer
