Virginia Mawer
Education
2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Honours, University of New South Wales (pending)
2005 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Textiles)/Arts (Italian). University of Wollongong
2002/3 Studied at Accademia delle Belle Arti, Bologna, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Surface Tension. Kudos. Paddington (pending)
2006 Room with a View. Clifton School of Art, Clifton
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 Quick - Unpick. Albion Street Gallery, Surry Hills
Dislocation. Kudos, Paddington
Halfway House. COFAspace, Paddingto
Make Do. Gaffa Gallery, Surry Hills
Through the Eye of a Needle. Gaffa Gallery, Surry Hills
2007 Gender and Diversity. FCA Gallery, University of Wollongong
Misadventures. Cofaspace, Paddington
Make-Off. Gaffa Gallery, Surry Hills
Spaced-In. Kudos, Paddington
Hazelhurst Works on Paper Prize, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
Lingua Loca: Contribution. Multicultural Arts from the Illawarra.
Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
Dissonance: Annual Feminist Exhibition. Kudos, Paddington
2006 Making Do. Contemporary Textiles. ANCA Canberra
Lingua Loca. Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong and TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst
Hatched 06. National Graduation Exhibition. Perth Institute of Creative Arts.
2005 Welcome to the Flight Deck. University of Wollongong Graduation Exhibition.
Nude Auction. Long Gallery, University of Wollongong
Turning Pages: Local Artists’ Books. Wollongong City Gallery
Two Perspectives in Print. Prints from the West Wollongong Tafe and
University of Wollongong. Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
Heads: Portraiture from University of Wollongong. University of Wollongong
Fading Lines. Long Gallery, University of Wollongong
Artists’ Books: Works from Summer 2004. The Glass Cabinets, University of Wollongong
Fading Lines. Nomad Gallery, Islamabad & National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
2003 Exit: Against Racism. Spazio Wernice, Bologna, Italy
Studenti. Accademia Delle Belle Arti, Bologna, Italy
Prizes
2007 Finalist, Hazelhurst Works on Paper Prize. Finalist. Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
2005 Two Dimensional Winner, Wollongong Unicentre 16th Annual Acquisitive Art Award.
Curatorial Experience
2007 Curator, Gender and Diversity. FCA Gallery, University of Wollongong
2005 Director and Head Curator, University Graduating Exhibition
Curator, Two Perspectives in Print at Project.
Curator, Artists’ Books: Works from Summer
2004 Director and Curator, Fading Lines in Australia
Artists Talks
2007 Hazelhurst Works on Paper Prize. Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
2005 Artist Talks and Art Workshops. Fading Lines. Nomad Gallery, Islamabad
& National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
Publications
2008 Carsley, Gary. Halfway House, University of New South Wales
2007 Muscat, Amanda. Up Close and Tactile with Virginia Mawer. Artwrite Issue #37
http://www.znetsolution.com/cofaannual2007/amanda_muscat_2.html
East, Scott. Catalogue Essay. Gender and Diversity. FCA Gallery, University of Wollongong
McIllwain, Kate. Kitchen Utensils Stir up Gender Debate. Tertangala, WUSA, issue #2
2006 Barrett-Lennard, Amy. Hatched ’06 (ex. cat.) PICA
Art Display on Coast. St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. 03/10/2006
2005 Hyat, Nageen. ed. Fading Lines. Nomad Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
Virk, Mobarik. Australian painters works go on display. Dawn Metropoliton. 15/02/2005
Show of Cultures. Ashrad. Weekly Independent. Issue #34, Vol #4, February 2005
Uzma Zafar. Fading Lines bind five Aussie artists to exotic show. Daily Mail. Islamabad. 09/04/2005
NCA to hold ‘Fading Lines’ travelling exhibition by Australian Artists. Staff Report.
Daily Times Pakistan 10/04/2005
Trenwith, Courtney. Uni Exhibition hatches new artistic flock. Illawarra Mercury. 17/05/2007
2004 Fading Lines: Australian Artists in Pakistan. University of Wollongong Latest News.
http://media.uow.edu.au/news/2004/1222d/
2003 Associazione Culturale C-Voltaire ARCI. Exit: Against Racism. Commune di Bologna. Gennaio
2003
De Chirico, Gudrun. L’arte schierata contro il razzismo. L’unita. 24/01/2003