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Kate Shaw CV

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1997 Diploma of Museum Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne
1994 Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts Honours (Painting) RMIT University, Melbourne

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Drifter, Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane
  Visitant, 24hrART, Darwin
  Redux, Sulivan and Strumpf, FIne Art, Sydney
2007 Mirror Matter, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
  Hell and Highwater, Sullivan and Strumpf, Fine Art, Sydney
2006 InFlux, Alluvial Gallery, Bendigo
  Pattern Recognition, Luxe Gallery, New York
  Lands End, Spacement Gallery, Melbourne
2005 Earthly Delights, Spacement Gallery, Melbourne
2003 Process Colour, Conical Gallery, Melbourne
1999 Lightlife, Stripp Gallery, Melbourne
1998 DJ Betty Ford, Stripp Gallery, Melbourne
Blue Murder, Stripp Gallery, Melbourne
1995 Just the Block, Collaboration with Natasha Johns Messenger, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne

SELECTED GROUP
2008 Fleurieu Art Prize, South Australia
  John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Regional Gallery
  Singular Luxe Gallery, New York
2007 ABN AMRO Emerging Art Award, Sydney 
  Places, Luxe Gallery, New York
  U turn, Glendale College Art Gallery, New York 
2006 FIAC, Grand Palais and Louvre, Paris
  ABN AMRO Emerging Artist Award, Optus Tower, Melbourne
  Sustainable Living Festival, BMW Edge, Fed Square, Melbourne 
2005 Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery
  Paper Chase, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
  Selekta, Westspace, Melbourne
  Darebin Latrobe Acquisitive Prize, Bundoora Arts Complex
2004 Flora Nova, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
  Simply Drawn, Luxe Gallery, New York
Metro 5 Art Prize, Finalist, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2003 Red Spot, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
Home Loan, Caroline Springs
Tarkine, Bright Gallery, Melbourne
2002 Gloss, magazine and exhibition Japan exchange project, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Contemporary art Centre Adelaide, Nadiff, Tokyo, curated by Larissa Hjorth, and Itaru Hirano
Mobbypet, artzine and German and Japan exchange project
1999 Construction in Process VI-The Bridge- PILE ON, 187 Collins St, Melbourne
1998 Postal Presence, Stripp gallery, Next Wave Festival, curated by Larissa Hjorth and Ester Pierini
1997 P13, Patersons Building, Smith St, Melbourne
Just Looking, City of Yarra Public art project, curated by Charlotte Day and Kate Shaw
REVIEWS
2007 Clement, Tracey, ‘Hell and Highwater’ Australian Art Collector Issue 40, 2007
2006 Sponder, Marshall, Pattern Recognition, Art NYC, www.artnewyorkcity.com, 13 September 
  Crawford, Ashley, 'Lands End', The Sunday Age, 24 July 2006 
2005 Backhouse, Megan 'Delightful Show' The Age, A2, 12 February
  King, Natalie, Visula Arts Report, ABC Radio 774 review 'Earthly Delights' 13 February
  Bantrick, Chris 'Undulations of Vegas', The Age Review, 19 February
  Crawford, Ashley, review Earthly Delights, The Sunday Age, 6 February 2005
2004 O'Donnell, Vincent, interview Simply Drawn, Arts Alive, Radio National 11 July
2003 O’ Sullivan, Emma ‘Finalist in Art’s Richest Reward’ Port Phillip Leader, December 8
Backhouse, Megan ‘Conversion to Suburban’, The Age, 10 September
Strahen, Lucinda ‘ On the Outer’, The Age, 20 September
Crawford, Ashley ‘ In the Art of Suburbia’, The Sunday Age 27 September
Berryman, Bruce, Interview, 3RRR, 6 September
A Different Perspective’ review, The Advocate, 16 September
Brasier, Andrew ‘Art Springs up with Delfin’ Herald Sun September 13
Hawkett, Paige ‘ Art Warehoused in Melton’ Melton Moorabool Leader September 2
Backhouse, Megan ‘Rubbishing Art’ The Age, A3 September 10
1998 Rooney, Robert ‘Shock of the new heightened by delve into past’, The Australian, 22 May
Palmer, Daniel @,review, Eyeline Magazine, Spring 1998
Vuk, Jen ‘Going the Distance’, Inpress 13 May
Hjorth, Larissa, @ review, Art Monthly, November
@ Roger Taylor, 3RRR, 24 May
DJ Betty Ford, Jane Scott, 3PBS, 27 May
1997 Broinowski, Adam ‘Just Looking’ Art Fan 7
McKenzie, Robin ’Just Looking’, Like Art Magazine, Spring
Timms, Peter ‘Hide and Seek Art’ Herald Sun, 22 September
Warhurst, Myfanwy, ‘The Art of Just Looking’ The Age, 12 September
Just Looking, The Melbourne Yarra Leader, 15 September
PUBLICATIONS
2007 Hell and Highwater, catalogue essay, Kisten Rran
  U turn, catalogue essays, Ashley Crawford, Larissa Hjorth and Kate Shaw
2006 Pattern Recognition, catalogue essay, Ashley Crawford, 
  Lands End catalogue, Geraldine Barlow, 
2005 Cover image, Arena Magazine, October 2005
  'Earthly Delights' catalogue essay by Darren Wardle 
  Ed, Day Charlotte, A Short Ride in A Fast Machine: Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces 1985-2005, Black Inc, Melbourne, 2005, pp. 190, 221, 222
2003 Hjorth, Larissa ‘Organic Chocolate’ catalogue essay, Process Colour
Home Loan’ catalogue essay Larissa Hjorth, Edward Colless and Katrina Logan
1999 Lightlife catalogue essay by Larissa Hjorth
1998 @ catalogue essays by Marshall Heald and Jennifer Higgie
Blue Murder, Stripp Gallery catalogue
1997 DJ Betty Ford, Stripp Gallery catalogue
1994 Just the Block catalogue essay by Natasha Johns-Messenger

GRANTS /AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2008 24hrART studio residency, Darwin
  John Leslie Art Prize, finalist
  Fleurieu Art Prize, finalist
2007 ABN AMRO Emerging artist award, finalist
  Arts Victoria International Fund
2006 ABN AMRO Emerging artist award, finalist
2005 Arts Victoria International Fund
  Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Finalist
  Darebin Latrobe Acquistive Prize, Finalist
  Metro 5 Art Award, Finalist
2003 Australia Council for the Arts
Besen Family Foundation
Pat Corrigan Artists Grant
1998 Australian Film Commission
1994 Pat Corrigan Artists’ Grant
1992 101 Collins St Prize, finalist

RELATED EMPLOYMENT
2003-07 Koorie Services, NMIT, Certificate III in Cultural Arts, Course Coordinator
Institute of Koorie Education, Deakin University, Fine Art Tutor
1999 Melbourne International Biennial, Signs of Life,  Projects Officer
1996-98 Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Acting Assistant Director/Program Coordinator
1994-95 Access Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Curatorial Assistant 

CURATOR
2007 U-Turn – co-curated with Larissa Hjorth, Glendale College Art Gallery, Los Angeles. Artists: Natasha Johns Messenger, Laresa Kosloff, Nadine Cristensen, Ian Haig, James Lynch, Martine Corompt, Paul Quinn, Larissa Hjorth, Stephen Haley, Chantel Faust, Peta Clancy, Darren Wardle, Kate Shaw, Sanja Pahoki, Shaun Wilson
2003 Home Loan – co-curated with Larissa Hjorth , artists: Mandy Morgan, Darren Wardle, Natasha Johns – Messenger, Stephen Haley, Simone LeAmon, Masato Takasaha, Blaire Trethowan, Kerri Klump, Costanze Zikos, Slena Ou, Paul Quinn, Ben Morieson, Jarrad Kennedy at Delfin Warehouse Conversions, Caroline Springs
1998 @ - artists: David Noonan, Meri Blaveski, Leslie Eastman, essay by Jennifer Higgie at 200 Gertrude Street
1997 Just Looking – co-curated with Charlotte Day, artists: Ricky Swallow, Sione Francis, Simone LeAmon, Larissa Hjorth, Penelope Aitkin, Louise Jenison, Hei Tong
1996 Publick – exhibition and performance program including the exhibitions, Casino, Private Places and Display at Platform 2
1993 Vault Contemporary Artspace- co-founder of artist run space, Southbank
1992 Mass Hang 2 – auction of 40 artists, Deutsher Gallery, Melbourne