Penelope Hunt

Penelope Hunt’s photographic and video works, whilst often of a personal nature poetically explore universal themes around time, mortality and the transitory nature of our existence. These observational works all contain a sense of stillness, beckoning the viewer to pause and take time to look. There is an endless quality to the work, particularly within the video pieces, as they fail to reach a conclusion and meditatively mirror the ongoing nature and palimpsest of time and our existence within it.

AWARDS
2014 National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Award - Masters Graduation Exhibition, VCA
2013 Creative Scholarship – Faculty of VCA & MCM
2013 Melbourne Graduate Access Bursary – University of Melbourne, VCA & MCM
RESIDENCIES
2016 (June)In collaboration with photographer/architect Ross T. Smith. New Work, Berlin Germany
2016 (Mar – May) Australian Tapestry Workshop, 3 month Artist in Residence, Sth Melbourne
COLLECTIONS
Australian War Memorial Collection, Australian Tapestry Workshop, Several Private Collections

2014 Masters of Contemporary Art – Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Melbourne (First Class Honours)
2012 Curatorial Intensive (2 day) – P.G.A.V. (Public Galleries Assoc. Vic.)
2010 Graduate Cert. Visual Arts – Victorian College of the Arts
2005 Diploma of Visual Arts - R.M.I.T
1990 Diploma of Photography - Fine Art - Australian College of Photography, Art and Communication (ACPAC)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Remains to be seen-Rubicon ARI, Melbourne
2015 Night Games -Chin Chin Wall of Art, Melbourne
2014 Night Games -Student Gallery, VCA
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
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 (upcoming) AIRATW Australian Tapestry Workshop 40th anniversary exhibition
2017 FLOW - Counihan Gallery Curated by Heather Hesterman for ClimArt, Melbourne
2017 Alternative Destinations – Castlemaine Festival
2016 Verdant Garden – Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Curated by Claire Watson
2016 A Wallaby once sat here….small acts of celebration and concern…ecology and the feminine – Curated by Lyndal Jones for The Avoca Project Inc.
2015 Quarter Acre - Blindside, Melbourne Curated by Adriane &Verity Hayward
2015 (Runner Up) M Collection Art Award, Gallery Smith, Melb
2015 Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women – FINALIST, Bright Space, Melb
2015 Place and Space - Red Gallery, Melbourne
2014 Masters Graduation Exhibition - VCA, Melbourne
2014 Screen - Lincoln Arts Centre, Melbourne
2014 Marvel -FINALIST, The Windsor Prize, Melbourne
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