ALISON PETERS
b. 1967 Brisbane. Lives and works Sydney
Education
2017 Master of Art,, University of New South Wales Art and Design
2012 Cert IV Fundamentals of Art and Design, International School of Colour and Design, Sydney, NSW
1996 Postgraduate Diploma of Professional Writing, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC
1990 Bachelor of Arts, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD
Professional development:: Julian Ashton Art School, Post-war abstraction- Museum of modern art, Art Est, Workshop Arts Centre, Portland Community College (Oregon), Performance @ Australian Theatre for Young People, The Actors Centre, Melbourne Theatre Company, The Conservatory (Portland, Oregon, USA) and Actors Bridge (Nashville, TN, USA)
Solo Exhibitions
2017 All the Myths We Make, ARO Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2018 W E A V E, ARO Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Joint Exhibitions
2016 A Tear in the Fabric of Things, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Group Exhibitions
2018 Lifeblood, grace cossington smith gallery, sydney (upcoming Oct 2018)
2018 Ten different ways, bDAS, bowral, nsw (upcoming April 2018)
2017 SQ 1 @ 269d
2017 DOUBLE TAKE, SURRY HILLS FESTIVAL, SYDNEY NSW
2016 Confluence, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney NSW
2016 UNSWAD Annual 16, Sydney NSW
2016 Fowlers Gap Station Field Studies, group show, Shearers Quarters, Fowlers Gap, NSW
2016 1700k West, AD Space, group show, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
2016 Sq1 @ ARO, group show, Sydney, NSW
2015 Contemporary Art Award, finalist exhibition, online www.contemporaryartawards.com/finalist-exhibition-2015
2012 Graduate show, International School of Colour and Design, Sydney, NSW
Residencies
2017 ARC @ UNSW Greenhouse residency UNSW Research Station Fowlers Gap NSW
2008 WRITER IN RESIDENCE- ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL, SYDNEY, NSW
Writing
Novels
2012 Ongoing wip- Black Sugar White Sugar YA Novel
2013 Toad Boy, Blake
Books for younger readers
1999 Making Friends with Samson, Blake
2000 Two Hours with Tilly, Blake
2000 Tomorrow’s Olympian Good Sports, Blake
Other:
2008 Singing for Rustyfish The School Magazine
Art Awards
2017 Contemporary art awards Australia finalist
2016 International Women’s Day Women on Boards Art Prize, WINNER, Sydney, NSW
2015 Contemporary Art Awards Australia FINALIST,
2012 Designer Rugs Carpet Design, FINALIST, International School of Colour and Design, Sydney, NSW
Collections:
Private collections throughout Australia
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