ARTIST CV
HELEN KENNEDY
Born 1967, Melbourne, Australia
EDUCATION
2006 – 2010 Master of Fine Art (Painting), National Art School, Sydney
1991 Diploma of Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
1986 – 1988 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Printmaking), Victoria College, Melbourne
EMPLOYMENT
2014 - Melbourne Grammar School, Teacher of Creative Arts
2013 - 2011 Sessional Teacher: Painting, Visual Art Department, RMIT, Melbourne
2013 - 2011 Sessional Lecturer; Visual Arts, Painting Deakin University, Melbourne
2011 – 2013 Sessional Teacher; Printmaking, Drawing, Painting, Arts Industry: Visual Art Department, RMIT, Melbourne
External Examiner for Honors and Masters Examinations, Deakin and Monash Universities
2010 Sessional Lecturer; Drawing Department, National Art School, Sydney
2006 – 2009 Sessional Lecturer; Printmaking Department, National Art School, Sydney
2003 – 2005 Melbourne Grammar School Yrs 9 -12
2000 – 2002 Melbourne Girls Grammar School Yrs 9 -12
1999 – 2000 Sessional Lecturer; School of Architecture, Deakin University, Geelong
Solo Exhibitions
2012 ‘New Work’, Australian Galleries, Works on Paper, Melbourne
2010 ‘Lux & Lumen’, Australian Galleries, Glenmore Road, Sydney
2007 ‘Recent Works’, Australian Galleries, Works on Paper, Melbourne
2006 ‘Recent Works’, Australian Galleries, Works on Paper, Sydney
2004 ‘Paintings’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
2001 ‘Recent Paintings’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
2000 ‘Recent Paintings’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
1999 ‘Remembered Horizons’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1998 ‘Recent Paintings 1997-1998: Paris – Cologne’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
‘Second Sunday’, Salon Art and Tertulias, Cologne, Germany
1997 ‘Recent Prints, Paintings and Drawings’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1996 ‘Recent Prints and Drawings’, Citè Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1995 ‘Recent Prints and Drawings’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1993 ‘Recent Etchings and Lithographs’, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
1989 ‘Etchings’, Rathdowne Street Gallery, Melbourne
Group Exhibitions
2017 “Melbourne Printmakers”, Sagra Gallery, Melbourne
2011 ‘Nature of the Mark’, Australian Galleries, Smith Street, Melbourne
2010 ‘Artists’ Prints made with Integrity I’, Australian Galleries, Smith Street, Melbourne
Fifth Istanbul International Triennial, Marmora University, Turkey
2009 ‘Stock show’, Australian Galleries, Glenmore Road, Sydney
2008 ‘This way up: Abstract Works from the La Trobe University Art Collection, Bundoora Homestead Arts Centre, Melbourne
‘The International Exchange Exhibition of Prints’, Hogik University, Seoul, Korea
‘Stock Show’, Australian Galleries, Glenmore Road, Sydney
‘Summer Stock Show’, Australian Galleries, Smith Street, Melbourne
2007 ‘Art Interchange’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hongik University, Korea
‘The Capitals Project’, Han Jun Arts Centre, Seoul, Korea
‘Small Pleasures’, Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne
‘Stock Show’, Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne
2006 ‘Stock Show’, Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne
‘50th Anniversary Exhibition’, 5th June, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
‘Same Place, Many Views: Painting the Australian Landscape’, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2005 ‘Contemporary Works on Paper’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Melbourne
‘33’, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne
2004 ‘Group exhibition’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
‘Salon 2004 A Humble Gesture’, Stephen Maclaughlin Gallery, Melbourne
‘Panorama’, Australian Galleries, Works on Paper, Melbourne
Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale Art Prize, McClaren Vale, SA
2003 Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Sydney
‘Depth of Field’, Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, VIC; Monash Art Gallery, Melbourne
2002 Geelong Art Prize, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC
‘Landscape and Environment’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
‘APW Celebrating 21 Years of Printmaking’, Australian Print Workshop,
Melbourne
2001 ‘Workings of the Mind: Melbourne Prints 1960’s to the 1990’s’, Queensland
University of Technology Art Museum, Brisbane; Grafton, QLD; Toowoomba, OLD; Nolan Gallery, Canberra; Bendigo, VIC; Townsville, QLD; Heide Museum of Art, Melbourne
Geelong Print Prize, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC
2000 ‘Deacon, Graham and James Award’, Ian Potter Gallery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
‘Drei Abstrakte Maler’, Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Cologne, Germany
1999 ‘Contemporary Australian Works on Paper’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney
‘Pleasure’, Australian Galleries, Works on Paper, Melbourne
‘Australian Galleries Works on Paper’, Smith & Stoneley, Brisbane
1998 ‘Art Cologne’, Cologne, Germany
‘Propositions Australiennes’, Arts d’Australie, Galerie Luc Queyrel, Paris, France
Sixth Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne
‘Thirteen Artists: Recent Works on Paper’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney
‘National Works on Paper’, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Shell Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
‘Art d’Australie’, Arts d’Australie, Bibliotheque Perreux-sur-Marne, France
1997 - 1998 International Triennial 100 Cities, Cracow, Poland
1997 ‘Art Aborigene d’Australie - Clin d’oeil à l’Art Australien Occidental’, Arts d’Australie, Espace Riquet, Beziers, France
‘Recent Acquisitions’, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
International Print Triennial, Cracow Contemporary Art Gallery, Bunkier Sztuki Historical Museum, Cracow, Poland
‘Knock Knock’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
IV Biennial Internacional de Grabado, Caixo Ourense, Spain
Group Exhibitions (cont’d)
1996 The London Artist Book Fair, Concourse Gallery, Barbican, London, England
‘Exposition Collective’, Citè International des Arts, Paris, France
12th Biennial Acquisitive Print Exhibition, Mornington Peninsula Art Gallery, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
1995 ‘50th Anniversary Exhibition’, National Australia Bank, Melbourne
‘50th Anniversary Exhibition’, The Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
‘Nilumbik Community Art Exhibition’, Eltham Community Centre, Melbourne
‘Australian Artists in Europe’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
‘Group Exhibition’, Gallery of Slavic Art, Melbourne
1994 Osaka Triennial International Contemporary Print Competition, Osaka, Japan
International Triennial of Graphic Art, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia
Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
‘Print Exhibition’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1993 The Second Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Kochi-Ken, Japan
City of Richmond Acquisitive Award II, Richmond Town Hall, Melbourne
The Murwillumbah Community Printmakers Acquisitive Prize, Murwillumbah, NSW
‘Partners in Print’, Melbourne/Sydney Print Exchange, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
1992 ‘Christmas Show’, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
City of Richmond Acquisitive Award, Richmond Town Hall, Melbourne
The Third Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
‘Local and Urban Ethnicity’, Australian Print Workshop Partners in Print, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
1990 9th Biennale Acquisitive Print Exhibition, Mornington Peninsula Art Gallery, Mornington, VIC
1989 ‘The Second Irish Miniprint Exhibition’, The Royal Hibernian Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
1989 Fremantle Print Award Exhibition, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
‘Private View II, A Birthday Celebration’, Gretz Gallery, Melbourne
‘Henri Worland Memorial Print Award’, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC
1988 8th Biennial Acquisitive Print Exhibition, Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington, VIC
Commissions
2007 Painting for Bate Smart Architects, Crown Casino, Melbourne
1999 Five paintings, Regent Hotel, Kables Restaurant, Sydney
1994 National Gallery of Victoria Business Council, limited edition prints including event cover, Melbourne
1992 Local and Urban Ethnicity, Print Council of Australia Membership
Print (published in Imprint magazine), Melbourne
Grants and Awards
1995 Collie Trust Grant, Australia
1988 Prahran Faculty of Art and Design, 9th Annual Awards, Melbourne
Award of Excellence, Dean’s Acquisitive Award, Melbourne
Award of Excellence, Hopetoun Award, Hopetoun, VIC
Artist Residencies
2011 Melbourne Girls Grammar School, Melbourne
2000 Melbourne Girls Grammar School, Melbourne
1997 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1995-1996 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris, France
Atelier Intaglio, Village des Arts et Métiers du Livre, Octor, France
1995 Caulfield Grammar School, Melbourne
1994 Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris, France
Atelier Pasnic, Paris, France
Bob Blackburn Workshop, New York, NT, USA
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
1993 Caulfield Grammar School, Melbourne
Collections
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Art/Craft Teachers’ Association, Melbourne
Artbank, Sydney
Ballarat Regional Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Canson Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
Caulfield Grammar School, Melbourne
Deakin University, Melbourne
Flinders University, Adelaide
Galerie Boudoin Lebon, Paris, France
Heatley State School, Townsville, QLD
Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne
Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington, VIC
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Print Council of Australia, Melbourne
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Rathdowne Street Gallery, Melbourne
Somerville House Art Department, Brisbane
St Leonards College, Melbourne
St Peter’s College, Adelaide
The Melbourne Club, Melbourne
Victoria College, Melbourne
Wesley College, Melbourne
Private Collections USA, U.K., Australia, Japan, France and Germany
Bibliography
Barrett, Jennifer, “Lux & Lumen”, catalogue essay, Sydney, 2010
McCulloch, Susan; The New Encyclopedia of Australian Art, 2006
Hill, Peter; “Paintings”, catalogue essay, Australian Galleries, Melbourne 2004
Bellamy, Louise; “Industrial light and magic”, The Age, 7 August 2004
Makin, Jeffrey; “Mysteries of Heide’s plot”, Herald Sun, 26 July 2004
Hall, Karen, Tegart, Louise; “Depth of Field”, catalogue essay, Shepparton Art Gallery 2003, p22
Rainbird, Stephen; “Workings of the mind: Melbourne Prints 1960s–1990s”, catalogue essay, 2001
“Abstrakte Malerei”, Kölner Rundschau, 12 August 2000
“Farbe geht unter die Haut”, Kölner Stadtenzeiger, 10 August 2000
Bezor, Annett; “An Australian or Two in Paris, Nineties-style”, Artlink, Vol 18, No 4, 1994, p56-57
Broomfield, David; “Beyond the medium”, Artlink, Vol 4, 1994 p84
Erlich, Rita; “The Painting of Paris”, The Age, 26 February 1997
Field, Caroline; “Remembered Horizons”, catalogue essay, Helen Kennedy, Melbourne 1999
Gishin, Sasha; Australian Printmaking in the 1990s, Craftsman House, Sydney 1997
Long, Anna; catalogue essay, Melbourne 1997