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| | | | 1969
| Born Benevento, Italy (Naples). Arrived In Australia 1974 | | | | | | | | 1999-2010 | Travel to Paris, New York and Italy, and extensively in Australia | 1992
| Bachelor of Fine Art Degree (Printmaking - Honours with High Distinction), RMIT, Melbourne | 1989
| 1st Year Bachelor of Fine Art, Warnambool Institute of Advanced Education |
Solo Exhibitions | | | 2010 | 'Cityscapes of New York', Australian Galleries, Sydney | | ‘International Cities’, Australian Consulate General, New York
| | ‘Soaring Cityscapes’, Steps Gallery, Melbourne
| | 2009 | ‘Totem City’, Steps Gallery, Melbourne
| | ‘Images of five cities’, Metropolis Gallery Geelong, Victoria
| | ‘Images of five cities’, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
| | 2008 | Cityscapes of New York, Steps Gallery, Melbourne
| | ‘Images of the City’, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, New South Wales
| | ‘Selected works’, Steps Gallery, Melbourne
| | 2007 | 'Images of Sydney, Paris, & Florence', Australian Galleries, Sydney | | 2006 | Pentimento Images of Paris and Florence, Steps Gallery, Melbourne
| | Selected Works Images of the City, Bank Art Gallery, Victoria
| | Images of the City, Colville Street Art Gallery, Hobart Tasmania
| | Selected Works, Pikes South Australia
| | 2005 | Civilta`, Dickerson Gallery Melbourne
| | Images of Sydney Works on Paper, Dickerson Gallery Sydney
| | Movimento Works on Paper, Maroondah Art Gallery, Ringwood
| | 2004 | Movimento Works on Paper, Dickerson Gallery, Richmond
| | Movimento Etchings and Drypoints, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
| | La Citta` Works on Paper, Horti Hall Gallery Melbourne, Italian Festa Arts Program
| | 1992 | Melbourne Central Solo Exhibition, La Trobe St, Melbourne
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Group Exhibitions | | | 2011 | 'large exhibition of small works', Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne
| | 'large exhibition of small works', Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney
| | ‘Rick Amor Print Prize’, Montsalvat, Eltham, VIC
| | ‘Burnie Print Prize’, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS
| | 2010 | 'Artists' prints made with integrity', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize (Finalist)
| | 'Triennial de Chamalieres', Mini Print Show, Paris, France
| | 'Swan Hill Print and Drawing Prize', Victoria
| | 2009 | ‘Contemporary etchings and monotypes’, New York Society of Etchers exhibition, PCCA, Haifa, Israel
| | Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | Fremantle Print Award, Western Australia
| | Waverley Art Prize, Sydney, New South Wales
| | Paddington Art Prize, Sydney, New South Wales
| | CPM National Print Awards, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, New South Wales
| | Nillumbik Art Prize, Victoria
| | Banyule Art Award, Melbourne, Victoria
| | 52A Print Exchange Portfolio, Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria
| | Artists and Montsalvat Bush Fire Reflection day, Montsalvat Etham, Victoria
| | The Pink Lady Art Exhibition and Charity Event, Melbourne, Victoria
| | Stan & Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize, Queensland
| | The Hutchins Award, Hobart, Tasmania
| | 2008 | ‘Print traditions – sources of Australian printmaking’, Geelong Art Gallery
| | ‘The Collectors Exhibition’, Little Malop Gallery, Geelong, Victoria
| | ‘Gifts from friends’, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, New South Wales
| | ‘Impressions on paper’, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
| | 2007 | Geelong Print Prize, Geelong Regional Gallery, Victoria
| | CPM Printmakers Award, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, New South Wales
| | ‘Italian show’, Paddington Contemporary Gallery, Paddington, New South Wales
| | Banyule Works on paper award, Melbourne, Victoria
| | Burnie Print prize, Burnie Regional Gallery, Tasmania
| | Hutchins Art Prize, Hobart, Tasmania
| | The Christmas Show, Colville Street Art Gallery, Tasmania
| | Group Show, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne
| | Group Show, Engineers Australia, Melbourne
| | 2006 | Anniversary Group Show, Colville Street Art Gallery, Tasmania
| | ‘Black and White’, Group Show, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
| | Group Show, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne
| | Nillumbik Shire Recent Collections Exhibition, Eltham
| | Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle, Perth
| | ‘Recent acquisitions’, The City of Whitehorse Collection, IKON Musuem, Curated by Jacquie Nichols- Reeves
| | The City Of Hobart Art prize Finalist’s Exhibition
| | ‘A Foot in Each Camp’, Italian Festival, The Art Lounge Gallery, NSW
| | ‘So Cold It Was A 2 Dog Night’, Colville Street Art Gallery, Hobart Tasmania
| | ‘Life Forms, The Nude in Painting’, etching, photography & drawing, Art Streams Gallery, Melbourne
| | Swan Hill National Print and Drawing Award
| | Dickerson Gallery Melbourne, January Show
| | Banyule City Council Exhibition, Banyule Art Space, Ivanhoe
| | Art Streams Gallery Group Exhibition January-February
| | Selected Works, Engineers Australia, Victoria
| | Eltham Library Open Studio’s Exhibition
| | Baldessin Press Open Studio’s Exhibition
| | 2005 | ‘33’, Port Jackson Press, Collingwood, Victoria, Curated by Rona Green
| | Banyule Works On paper Award, Melbourne
| | The Hutchins Award Tasmania
| | Artist on Norton Exhibition, Parliament House, NSW
| | Methodist Ladies College Acquisitive Exhibition
| | Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize
| | CPM Biennial Printmaking Awards
| | Baldessin Press Artists, Bundoora Homestead Estate, Bundoora
| | The Sydney Art Fair
| | Selected Works from Movimento, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne
| | 2004 | Old Breweries - The First and Last Factories, Melbourne Town Hal, Eddie Butler
| | Mornington Peninsula National Works On Paper Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
| | Hutchins National Works On Paper, Tasmania Acquired
| | Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Perth WA
| | Swan Hill National Print And Drawing Acquisitive Show, Swan Hill
| | Smorgon Contemporary Art Prize, Melbourne Highly Commended
| | Dickerson Gallery Artists Group Exhibition Paper Room
| | Willoughby Art Prize, Chatswood NSW
| | The Paper Room Inaugural Exhibition, Dickerson Gallery Melbourne
| | Canterbury Art Exhibition Invitation Show, Canterbury
| | Art Streams Gallery Invitation Show, Warrandyte
| | Affordable Art Show, Melbourne
| | Baldessin Press Nillumbik Shire Open Studio Exhibition, St Andrews
| | Nillumbik Shire Council Office Showcase Exhibition, Greensborough
| | Nillumbik Shire Council Foyer Exhibition, Greensborough
| | 2003 | Geelong Contemporary Print Prize, Geelong Art Gallery
| | Artists On Norton Annual Italian Show Awarded 3rd, Established Artist Section
| | Hutchins Works On Paper Award, Tasmania
| | Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle WA
| | Smorgon Contemporary Art Prize, Williamstown
| | Nowa Nowa Nudes, Nowa Nowa Vic
| | Axlecellent - Invitation Axle Visual Poetry, Footscray Community Art Centre
| | Nillumbik Shire Open Studio Exhibition, Alan Martin Studio Eltham
| | Eltham Library Open Studio Exhibition, Eltham
| | 2002 | Smorgon Contemporary Art Prize, Williamstown
| | Lure Northern Arts Members Show, Artary Project Space, Melbourne
| | Nillumbik Artists Exhibition, Eltham
| | 2001 | Smorgon Contemporary Art Prize, Williamstown
| | Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize, Werribee
| | 2000 | Swan Hill National Print & Drawing Prize, Swan Hill Award finalist
| | Waverly Art Prize, NSW Award Finalist
| | Parade College Art Award Melbourne, Winner
| | Artists On Norton Art Prize & Italian Quarter Exhibition, NSW
| | 7th Annual International Miniature Art Awards, QLD
| | Dilkara Arts Festival Art Award & Exhibition, Melbourne
| | Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize, Williamstown
| | City of Whyalla Art Prize, Whyalla, SA
| | 1998 | Kingston Art Blitz, Kingston
| | Firestation Print Workshop Sale Show, Malvern
| | Shell Contemporary Art Prize, Williamstown
| | Firestation Print Workshop Landscape Show, Malvern
| | 1997 | Coode Island Contained Exhibition, Commercial Hotel, Yarraville
| | Coode Island Contained Exhibition, F.C.A.C. Footscray
| | 1993 | Bearing the Bones, Art at 503, Fitzroy, Julie Lancaster
| | Joan Baird Art Studio Award, Steps Gallery, Carlton Highly Commended
| | Kirkaldy Davies Galleries Inaugural Exhibition, Melbourne
| | Kirkaldy Davies Galleries Point of Reference Exhibition (opened by Des Clark, former Lord Mayor of Melb.), Melbourne
| | 18th Annual Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle
| | Swan Hill National Print & Drawing, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Swan Hill
| | 1992 | Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Acquisitive Exhibition Acquired
| | Canson Print Award COFA Gallery, NSW
| | Canson Print Award RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
| | Methodist Ladies College Acquisitive Art Exhibition, MLC, Melbourne
| | RMIT Degree Honours Exhibition, Monash Studios, Collingwood
| | Melbourne Central Solo Exhibition, La Trobe St, Melbourne
| | City of Melbourne ‘Wait & See’ Bus Stop Art Program Melbourne
| | 1991 Khyats Hotel Works on Paper Award, Melbourne
| | RMIT Graduate Degree Show, Melbourne
| | Polish Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Small Graphical Forms & Ex-Libris, Poland
| | Henri Worland Memorial Print Award, Warnambool Gallery, Warnambool
| | 2009_‘Contemporary etchings and monotypes’ The New York 2009_Society of Etchers exhibition, National Arts Club, New York (curator – Samantha Ripner)
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BibliographySELECTED MEDIA
Australian Art Review Feature Article and Photos, Nov-Feb 2005 Herald Sun, 'Spencer Street Platform for Luccios Train of Thought', Mischa Merz, pge 78, 23/9/05 Herald Sun, Critics Choice, Jeff Makin, pge 56, 4/10/05 Australian Artist, September, Review of Images of Sydney, pg 4 Imprint, Spring 2005, Cover and Feature article by Colin Holden ABC Radio National ‘Meet the Maker’ audio interview with Julie Copeland, July 2005 The Daily Telegraph Article & Photos July 25th Images of Sydney, New Work, 2005 The Sydney Sun Herald July 31st Images of Sydney, New Work, 2005 MX Magazine Sydney Images of Sydney, New Work, 2005 City News Images and Text, Simon Kirby, July Issue 2005 SBS Radio Interview Images of Sydney, New Work, Magica Fossati, 2005 Specifier Magazine Article & Photos July Issue 2005 IL Globo Feature Article & Photos April 2005 Herald Sun: Feature article & photo of image pg 79 Feb 20 2004,Mischa Merz Art Streams Magazine Review Of ”La Citta” Horti Hall Show Image and text pg 26 Dec ’04 Artist Palette Magazine Feature article and photos Issue No. 32 Sept/Oct 2004 RMIT Alumni Printed Magazine Profile feature article and photos Nov 2004 pg 7 Alumni Online magazine Feature article and photos March 2004 The Herald Sun Weekend Magazine pg 6 Article on private studios - Mischa Mertz Sat 12th The Age A2 Section Affordable Art Show pg 4 April 17th 2004 Herald Sun Jeff Makin Review pg 90 March 29th 2004 Australian Artist Magazine Image and comments pg 4 April ‘04 Art Monthly Image and exhibition dates pg 43 March ‘04 Art Streams Magazine Review Image and writing pg 8 & 9 April ‘04 Imprint Magazine Preview Article & image pg 23 Autumn ‘04 Dickerson Gallery Brochure Image and comments Emerging Artists Herald Sun Feb ‘04 Feature article & photo of image pg 79 Feb 20 ‘04 Melbourne Water 150th Anniversary Book Front Cover ‘Yan Yean Reservoir’ The Age ‘03 Heidi Sweeney Reed Lecture Herald Sun ‘Wait & See’ Project Articlel and Photo Channel 31 Television ‘Coode Island’ Australian Book Review, Cover 2000 Australian Book Review, Cover 1999
Awards2009 Banyule Art Award – Highly Commended 2005 Baldessin Press Artist in Residence Program Recipient 2004 Smorgon Contemporary Art Prize - Highly Commended 2003 Artist On Norton - 3rd prize Established Artist section Willoughby Cit Art Prize, Print & Drawing - Highly Commended 2000 Parade College Art Award - Winner 2000 Swan Hill National Print & Drawing Prize, Highly Commended 2000 Waverly Art Prize, NSW Highly Commended 1993 Tower Studio Award Exhibition, Steps Gallery - 3rd prize
CollectionsAlfred Hospital Collection, Melbourne Banyule Art Collection, Victoria Copamate Products Australia, Melbourne Collection Charles Darwin University Art Collection Deakin University Collection, Warnambool Engineers Australia Collection, Victoria Footscray Community Arts Centre Collection Grimshaws Architecture, Melbourne Henlys Property Group, Melbourne Hutchinson Builders Lamcal Products, Victoria Melbourne Water Corporation Collection, Melbourne Metropolis Research Collection Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery Collection National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Nillumbik Council Collection, Melbourne Regents Court Collection, Sydney RMIT Collection, Melbourne State Library of Victoria Picture Collection, Melbourne The City of Melbourne Collection, Melbourne The Fremantle Art Centre Collection The Geelong Art Gallery Collection, Geelong, Victoria The Hutchins Collection, Hutchins School, Tasmania The Museum of the City of New York The New York Historical Society The New York Public Library The Sturt University Art Collection The Tasmania Museum & Art Gallery, Tasmania The Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah The Waverley City Council, NSW, Mayor’s Office The Whitehorse Art Collection, Melbourne Winward Constructions, Melbourne
Private Collections include New York, London, Auckland, Hong Kong and Italy
Commissions2009 Tweed River Art Gallery Folio Project 2008 Winward Structures Grimshaws Architects 2006 Winward Structures Grimshaws Architects 2005 Winward Structures 2002 Melbourne Water: Yan Yean Reservoir Commission 2002 Melbourne Water: Treatment Plant Commission 1992 Commission: City of Melbourne ‘Wait & See’ Art Project
Special NotesTEACHING APPOINTMENTS
2007-10 National Gallery Tutor, Drawing 2005-06 Ongoing Alan Martin Studio Drawing/Life Drawing Teacher 1998-04 Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) Sessional Teacher 2002-04 Alan Martin Studio Drawing/Printmaking/Painting 2000-03 Centre of Adult Education (C.A.E.) Tutor: Drawing/Printmaking 2002 Penleigh Essendon Grammar Guest Lecturer: Life Drawing 2001-02 Mulluana Secondary College Extended Life Drawing 2000 Plenty Valley Secondary College Extended Guest Lecturer 1998-00 Arts on Burgundy, Heidelberg Tutor: Drawing & Life Drawing 1992 RMIT Teacher Education Program Printmaking Lecturer
TRAVEL
2006 Tasmania Drawings for New Work 2005 Sydney Drawings for New work Florence & Paris Drawings for New Work 2004 Sydney Drawings for new work 1999 Paris & Italy Study Tour STUDIO /RESIDENCIES
2010 Sydney Grammar, artist residency 2008 St Vincent’s, artist in residence program 2007 St Vincent’s, artist in residence program 2005 Baldessin Press Artist in Residence Program 2005 Glebe Studios Sydney NSW July 2005 Glebe Studios Sydney NSW Jan/Feb 2004 Glebe Studios Sydney NSW 2004 Studio Access Daniel Moynihan
GUEST LECTURES
2010 Art Workshops Australia, Printmaking Workshop, Sydney Sydney Grammar, Master classes, Sydney 2009 The Print Council of New Jersey, New York, USA National Art School, Printmaking lecturer, Summer School program Metropolis Gallery, Floor Talk, Images of Five Cities Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Special Dinner with the Artist, Swan Hill Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Drawing Workshop Tweed River Art Gallery, Folio Artists Forum Totem City Exhibition Floor Talk and other presentations Ivanhoe Girls Grammar, Guest lecturer, Drawing National Gallery of Australia, Teaching The Teachers Guest Lecture 2008 National Gallery of Australia, Guest Tutor, Drawing from the collection series Ivanhoe Girls Grammar, Guest lecturer, Drawing St Vincents, Artist in residence exhibition Print Traditions, Sources of Australian Printmaking, Geelong Art Gallery Artist Talk, Cityscapes of New York, Steps Gallery Melbourne Artist Talk, Images of the City, Tweed River Art Gallery Drawing Tutor, Tweed River Art Gallery 2007 The Art Students League of New York, New York, Guest Lecturer in printmaking National Gallery of Victoria, Drawing in the Gallery National Gallery of Victoria, Drawing in the Gallery Baldessin Press Drypoint and Etching workshop Impressions on Paper Gallery, Artist Floor talk, Pentimento Colville Street Art Gallery, Artist talk, Pentimento 2006 Why Make Prints, Scratching Matters Guest Speaker, La Trobe University Bendigo Visiting Speaker Eltham Primary School Colville Street Art Gallery artists floor talk 2005 Artist Talk, Civilta’, Dickerson Gallery Richmond Artist Talk Royal Melbourne Hospital Artist Talk Maroondah Art Gallery 30th April 2004 La Citta` Italian Primavera Festa Horti Hall Gallery Dickerson Gallery Melb Floor Talk ‘Movimento’ Dickerson Gallery Sydney Floor Talk ‘Movimento’ Affordable Art Show Emerging Artist Forum NMIT Fairfield Campus - Drawing 2000 NMIT Greensborough Visiting Speaker 1999 Banyule Arts Festival Guest Lecturer 1998 Heide Museum Of Modern Art Guest Lecturer: Sweeney Reed Prints Alan Martin Studio Artist Floor talk 1993 Frankston Community Arts Centre Life Drawing Relief Tutor 1992 Deakin University Warnambool Visiting Speaker Seville Artists’ Society Visiting Speaker Melbourne University Visiting Speaker Deakin University Warnambool Visiting Speaker PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Opening Speaker Debra Luccio “Light and Shade” Opening Speaker Mulluana College VCE Exhibition Judge St Peters Art Award Printmaking Section Written Interview with Daniel Moynihan, Imprint, pg 9, volume 39, no.1 Wrote the CAE Printmaking Course Guide
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