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'Spoon' by Claire Humphries

 

Claire Humpries

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Bio

1973 - Born Melbourne, Australia
1995 - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (First Class Honours), LaTrobe University
1995-2008 - Occupational Therapist in rehabilitation, psychiatry and community settings
2004 - Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts), Box Hill Institute of TAFE, Melbourne
2006 - Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) with Distinction, RMIT, Melbourne
2008 - Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Honours (First Class), RMIT, Melbourne
2008 - Workshop Assistant, Australian Print Workshop (APW)
2008 - Art Teacher, Oasis Program, Kew Neighbourhood Learning Centre
2009 - Doctor of Philosophy, RMIT University, Melbourne

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Group Exhibitions

2010
Print Council of Australia 2010 Print Commission, Handmark Gallery, Hobart Tas
Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints 2010, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melb
Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award 2010, Fremantle WA.
Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE V), Federation Gallery,
Vancouver Canada; Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver Canada, Society of
North Alberta Printmakers Gallery, Edmonton Canada.
52: A Folio of Prints by Victorian Artists, curator Rona Green, Geelong Gallery
Thinking Through Practice: Art & Design as Research, Institute of Contemporary
Arts, LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore

2009
Siemens Fine Art Scholarship Exhibition, RMIT Gallery, Storey Hall, Melb
Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints 2009, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melb
Banyule Works on Paper Art Award 2009, Banyule City Council
Port Jackson Press Graduate Printmaking Award 2009, Port Jackson Press
Centre for Australian Printmaking
Burnie Print Prize 2009, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Tasmania

2008
Ordered by Chance, First Site Gallery, Storey Hall basement, RMIT, Melbourne
Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints 2008, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melb
Pressing Matters, Jenny Port Gallery, Richmond
Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
Triumvirate, APW Collie Print Trust Scholarships 2007, APW Gallery, Fitzroy
Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE V), Federation Gallery,
Vancouver Canada; Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver Canada
Kodak Salon 2008, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy

2007
50: A Folio of Prints by Victorian Artists, curator Rona Green, Geelong Gallery
Printmaking, Jenny Port Gallery, Richmond
National Tertiary Art Prize, Phyllis Palmer Gallery LaTrobe University Bendigo
6 Degrees Art Prize, Cube 37 Frankston Arts Centre
2007 Hazelhurst Art Award: Art on Paper, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, NSW
Domestic Artefacts, Seventh Gallery, Fitzroy

2006
Printed Matter Only, First Site Gallery, Storey Hall basement, RMIT, Melbourne
Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints 2006, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melb
Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE IV), Federation Gallery,
Vancouver Canada; Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver Canada; Tuktu
Studio, Yukon Canada.
Kodak Salon 2006, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
Libris Artist’s Books Awards 2006, Artspace Mackay, Mackay, Qld
Her presence in Native Colours, Manningham Gallery, Doncaster

2005
Lost Time : Temps Perdu, Artholes Gallery, Fitzroy
Strangely Familiar, RMIT Faculty Gallery, Melbourne

2004
Women of Whitehorse, Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Box Hill
Synchro, Gordon Gallery, Geelong
Just Prints, C-Cubed Visual Arts Space, Balwyn
Spectrum, Dante’s Upstairs, Fitzroy

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Awards

2009 - Winner - Port Jackson Press Graduate Printmaking Award 2009
2009 - Acquired - Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melb
2009 - Australian Postgraduate Award, Commonwealth Government of Australia
2008 - Vice-Chancellor’s List for Academic Excellence in 2008, RMIT University, Melb.
2007 - APW Collie Print Trust Scholarship for Emerging Victorian Printmakers, APW
2004 - Annual Centre Manager’s Award for Painting, Box Hill Institute of TAFE
1999 - Victorian/Tasmanian Emerging Business of the Year (Clare Ellen Handcrafted Jewellery), Officeworks Micro Business Awards

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Collections

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Library of Australia, ACT
Port Jackson Press, Melbourne
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia
RMIT University, Melbourne
Geelong Gallery, Geelong
Box Hill Institute of TAFE, Melbourne
City of Whitehorse, Melbourne
Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
Private collections

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