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Braddon Snape

Address: PO Box 128, Islington, NSW, 2296
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Ph: 61 417 492655
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Artist
Education / Qualifications (selected)

  • Current PhD candidate – The University of Newcastle
  • 1999 Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture) – The University of Newcastle
  • 1995 Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts – The University of Newcastle
  • 1988 Higher Art Certificate – Hamnitton TAFE, Newcastle

Solo Exhibitions (selected)

  • 2019 An act of restraint, Nanda Hobbs, Chippendale
  • 2019 Internal Pressure, The Lockup Contemporary Art Space, Newcastle
  • 2018 INtangible Content, Conny Dietzschald Gallery, East Sydney
  • 2017 The INvisible Void, Conny Qietzschgld Gallery, East Sydney
  • 2016 Materiality Performed — Maitland Regional Art Gallery Internal Forces — Braddon Snape, Spot 81, Chippendale
  • 2008 Braddon Snape — unclassified, John Miller Gallery, Newcastle
  • 2006 Braddon Snape – John Miller Gallery, Newcastle
  • 2004 Installation, Negotiating The Void – Newcastle Region Art Gallery
  • 2002 Braddon Snape – John Miller Gallery, Newcastle Installation, The Matrix Configurations – Intrados Gallery, Newcastle
  • 2000 32 – Lindsay St Gallery, Hamilton
  • 1999 MFA Exhibition – Angst, Equilibriurn & The Other — John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle
  • 1996 Braddon Snape – von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

Group Exhibitions (selected)

  • 2019 Response, Hunter Region Botanical Gardens
  • 2018 Hunter Red: Coepus, Newcastle Art Gallery incubating Fibre, Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle
  • 2017 Sydney Contemporary, Conny Dietzachald Gallery, Carriageworks
    • Soft Core Artist Showcase, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
  • 2016 Conny Dietzschald Gallery, East Sydney
  • 2015 Next to Nothing (Art as Performance), The Lockup, Newcastle
    • Just Paper, Maitiand Regional Art Gallery
  • 2014 Clouds Intersected, China Cultural Centre, Sydney Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
  • 2013 2S Watt, Watt Space 25″ Anniversary, Newcastle
  • 2012 Sculpture 2013, Syrdicate @ Danks, Sydney (Waterioo)
    • Inspiring Artists, Pat Corrigan Grant Recipients, Maitland Region Art Gallery
    • Absence, Forsight Gallery, Newcastle
    • Absence, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Waterioo.
  • 2010 International Saapture Eesta 2012, Seoul, Korea
  • 2009 Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi
    • Woollahra Smail Sculpture Prize – Woollahra, Sydney
    • Arousing Newcastle — Art Systems Wickham, Newcastle
    • Ast Works — Staff show Newcastle Art School, Front Room Gallery,
  • 2008 Newcastle
    • Now — Art Systems Wickham, Newcastle
    • Jam – Newcastle Art School Staff Exhibition, Front Room Gallery, Newcastle
    • Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi
  • 2007 McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award —Langwarrin, Victoria
    • Sculpture 2007 — Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney
  •  2006 Sculpture by the Sea — Bondi
    • Sculpture 2006 – Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney
  • 2005. Ast and About, curated by Stella Downer — AMP Headquarters, Sydney
    • Sculpture by the Sea — Bondi
    • Sculpture Inside – Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney
    • Recent Acquisitions – Newcastle Region Gallery
  • 2004 Sculpture by the Sea — Bondi
    • Sculpture 2004 Global Gallery — Paddington, Sydney
  • 2003 Sculpture by the Sea — Bondi
    • House Show – Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
    • Byrnes, Snape, Speight – Maitland City Art Gallery
    • Sculpture 2003 (Objective forms & Formal Objects} – Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
  • 2001 Yesterdays River Today — Maitland City Art Gallery
  • 2000 Inaugural exhibition —- Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle West
  • 1999 Deawing from the Word — Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
  • 1998 Future Perfect — ACUADS Conference, VCA Gallery, Melbourne
    • Iced Noyes — PCL Exhibitionists, Sydney
  • 1997 Guest Sculptor — Bretton Hail, College of Arts, The University of Leeds, UK
    • Sculptor in Residence – Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
  • 1996 Collectors Choice — von Gertaych Galleries, Cooks Hill
  • 1994 National Tertiary Art Prize (Finalist) – Hobart, Tasmania
  • 1989 Sculpture and Works on Paper — Architects Snell, Newcastle

Awards

  • 2011 Lower Hunter Urban Design Award: Vantage Public Art
  • 2009 Finalist – Woollahra Smail Sculpture Prize, Sydney
  • 2007 Finalist – McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award, Langwarrin, Victoria
  • 2004 Highly Commended — Casuarina Sculpture Walk, Casuarina, New South Wales
  • 2003 The Australian Unrepresented Sculptor Award — Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi Central Coast Festival of Arts Sculpture Award Highly Commended
  • 2002 Central Coast Festival of Arts Sculpture Award
    • Winner Winning Sculpture – Newcastle Regional Art Competition
  • 2001 Newcastle Regional Art Competition — 3rd
  • 1998 Macquarie Manufacturing Post Graduate Award for Sculpture
  • 1997 Royal Newcastle Hospital 180° Anniversary – Art Prize, 3rd
  • 1996 Winning Sculpture – Newcastle Regional Art Competition
  • 1994 Finalist – National Tertiary Art Prize, Hobart
  • 1993 Joe Punshon Memorial Prize for Excelience in Sculpture — The University of Newcastle
  • 1988 John (Wudge Memorial Art Prize — Hunter Institute of TAFE

Grants

  • 2003-06 NSW Ministry of the Arts, Regkonal Artist Subsidy – Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
  • 1999 The Pat Corrigan Artist Grant
    • NSW Government Ministry for the Arts Marketing Grant
    • Public Art / Commissions (selected)
  • 2018 Clouds Gethering Maitiand Riverlink, Maitiand City Council NSW
  • 2014 Woter Wandering, Woobworths Medowie, NSW
  • 2012 Re-entering the Exit, Crown ataj. Seoul, south Korea
  • 2011 Revealed — by time & tide, A Histary Passed, Exposed and Oared Walk, Four Public Art projects for Vantage Landcom, Port Stephens
  • 2009 Public Sculpture/installation: The Journey – The Mater Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
  • 2008 Public Sculpture: The Subyharfyen — Sydney Wharf, Pyrmont, Sydney Commissioning agent — Charter Hail. Approval: Sydney Harbour Foreshore Autharity
  • 2007 Artist consultant on Public Art & Urban Design team with Landspace.
    • Architects Andrews, teil for the Landcom Development, Vantage — Corlette Hill, Port Stephens
  • 2005 A Drop in the Ocean – Linwood play sculpture, Newcastle City Counal
  • 2002 Footprint – Public Artworks including outdooe display of historical elements for The Newcastle Historical Reserve Trust & Suters Architects
  • 2000 Assistant to Anne Graham on Passage, Martin Place for the City of Sydney Open Museum & Scuipture Walk Design, construction and Cooedination of Hunter float, Centenary of Federation Parade, Sydney
  • 1998 The Maitland Flood Poles – Maitland Visitors Information & Heritage Centre

Residencies/Symposia

  • 2012 International Sculpture Eesta 2012, Seoul, South Korea
  • 1997 Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery

Publications {selected)

  • 2016 Art Monthiy, issue 293, Oct 2016, PP36-37
  • 2012 Sculpture is Fun (SF 2012, pp222-227
    • Public Art (Koreal, 067, 2012-04, p46
  • 2011 Sculpture by the Sea – the first fifteen years 2997-2011
  • 2010 The Sydney Morning Herald (Spectrum) p12, Nov 6, 2010.
  • 2009 Back to the City, Strategies for Informal Urban Interventions
  • 2008 indesign magazine, August 2008, Vol 34, p36
  • 2004 Art Monthty – Artnotes, May 2004, No 169

Collections
Crown Hatai, Seoul, Korea; Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority,
Sydney; Port Stephens Council; Bretton Hail, College of Arts, The
University of Leeds, UK; Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle City Council;
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Maitland Regional Gallery; The
University of Newcastie, Private Collections: Australia, Great Aritain,
China, USA.

REFEREES
Nick Mitzevich
Director, National Gallery of Australia
Ph: 02 6240 6590

Lisa Slade
Assistant Director/Curator, Art Gallery South Australia
Ph: 61 401 124818

Lauretta Morton
Director, Newcastle Art Gallery
Ph: 61 2 4974 5119

Joe Eisenberg
Former Director: Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Ph: 61 408 658512

John Johnston
Principal Asset Engineer
Project Director for Maitland Riverlink Building development & Public Artwork (Clouds Gathering)
Maitland City Council
Ph: 02 4939 1059
Ph: 0447 387 533

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