Dr Braddon Snape is a nationally recognised Newcastle based artist specialising in three-dimensional practice including large-scale public artworks. Over the past 27 years Snape has developed a practice utilising a diverse range of media that now encompasses sculpture, installation, video, and performance, earning Snape a reputation for conceptually rich works revealed through a minimal aesthetic and an astute understanding and sensitivity to materials, media, and site.

His current practice interrogates a dangerously exciting and new method of inflating steel.

Born 1968 on Awabakal land (Belmont, Lake Macquarie) Live and work on Awabakal/Worimi Land. Studied at Newcastle Art School (TAFE) and The University of Newcastle, obtaining PhD 2020.

Awards and Prizes

Highlights include:

Winner of the Lake Prize 2022

Blake Prize finalist 2022

RUPIO Prize for Metallurgical Excellence, Sculpture on the Farm, Dungog 2021

Prize for Innovation, Sculpture on the Farm, Dungog 2021

Exhibitions

Things are not as they appear (Smoke and Mirrors), Nanda Hobbs Sydney and Grafton Regional Gallery 2021

An Act of Restraint, Nanda Hobbs Sydney 2019

Internal Pressure, The Lock-Up Contemporary Art Space, Newcastle 2019

Clouds Gathering, Public artwork commissioned by Maitland City Council for The Riverlink Building 2018

Major Acquisitive Award, Sculpture on the Farm, Dungog 2018

International Sculpture Festa 2012, Seoul, South Korea

Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Finalist 2009

McClelland Sculpture Survey Award Finalist 2007

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2003-2015

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.