Australia
Castles Art Curator and Artist with 10+ years of experience in facilitating exhibitions in arts both overseas and in Australia.
Artist for 7 years.
Registered with the National Australian Art and Artists and includes registration number and certificate (NRAAA) details on the art and artist
Portfolio of work available upon request.
Education
No formal art education. Many members of inner and extended family are artists. Notably father a videographer and mother painter. Daughter 5 yrs old also a painter.
Commissions
Various paintings.
Collections
A portrait in the University of Southern California from first solo exhibition.
Various private collections
Artworks: 13
2011-2023
Time in art. Gigs . And some STORIES thrown in!
2017 Collingwood gallery Solo show.
2018 SOLO SELF TITLED Exhibition, ABSTRACT PAINTINGS
COLLINGWOOD GALLERY SMITH STREET MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA.
Artshows in Bendigo art Show and Hastings Art Show. Victoria Australia.
2019 GROUP EXHIBITION AT HOME STUDIO
2020 GROUP EXHIBITION AT HOME STUDIO
2021 2 X GROUP EXHIBITIONS AT HOME STUDIO
2021 Shared exhibition in Elizabeth St CBD Melbourne in an art bar.
2022 2 X GROUP EXHIBITIONS AT HOME STUDIO RAISING FUNDS FOR UKRAINE RED CROSS.
$8000 raised.
2011-12
2011 I ran 4 (eckersleys and Collingwood gallery) exhibitions in Melbourne out of 2 galleries in the city mostly group shows. Some of those exhibitors are now famous Australian artists. In 2012 I lived in Phuket and worked for the publication out of Singapore think design magazine . Living in a hotel paid by an artist. I was one of the curators for them of a 200 artist strong international exhibition held at Phuket Royal Marina. Flying back to Australia to run a exhibition for an Australian artist in the city then returning to Phuket to respresent expat artists. From 2012 to now I’ve run many group exhibitions mostly with my art involved also. Looking back on this Sunday briefly I was attacked for not having degrees or masters in arts and little experience yet the learn as you go motto helped. Some shows were massively successful some tiny and not ever a waste of energy etc.
I remember running a show at Collingwood gallery. A curator dressed to the nines from university walked in and said could she talk to the owner. My reply why? She started telling me her university achievements knowing full well I was the curator and she wanted to apply to be the curator.
So I said he’s up the stairs.
She came back after ten minutes infuriated and walked out the door.
I said to the owner what happened he replied I told her for 10 minutes to fuckoff.
I believe art culture is as I thought back then crucial to a positive progressive society. The current flooded market I see as somewhat fascinating and not as negative as often thought. Art is fresh and yes there’s heaps out there inspired and amazing and shit. Yet culturally art has taken a real foothold in Australia and elsewhere so it can’t be all that bad.
2017- assisted indigenous artists in art show on Mornington peninsula.
2014 – did a talk at The University of Melbourne addressing mental health in a galleries practical setting. The class of to be curators.
Quote by Einstein. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
Upcoming-
currently working towards 2024 mSolo exhibition 100 works in Australia. Ringwood studio.
Media-
Previously Interviews in magazines including ArtZine and Cothumos Magazines.
A Live Radio interview on arts show Mornington Peninsula RPPM FM regarding the state of local arts scene.
Collections-
A portrait in the University of Southern California from first solo exhibition.
Various private collections internationally including a church in Texas.
Another work was hung in a mental health organisation building in Australia Melbourne until it closed down then a person from organisation hung it in her home.
Other works are in restaurants and in my storage places.
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