MICHAEL BRENNAN
Michael Brennan is a Melbourne-based artist and gonzo curator of sorts. His work typically focuses on perception, experience and the slippage between plural perspectives and different points-of-view. He has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across the country and his work has been included in a number of significant prizes including the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, the Metro Art Prize and the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. In 2007 Michael was awarded an Australia Council for the Arts studio residency in Tokyo. His work appears in private collections in Australia, Europe and the United States and he is also represented in the Artbank collection.
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Education
| 2008 - 10 |
Master of Fine Art, Monash University. |
| 1997 |
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts (Honours) First Class Honours, Deakin University. |
| 1994 - 96 |
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts, Deakin University. |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2010 |
In-Between Space, Postgraduate Gallery, Monash University, Melbourne. |
| 2008 |
Me (at the…), Shifted, Melbourne. |
| 2007 |
One Ring to Rule Them All, Westspace, Melbourne. |
| 2006 |
99 Red Trolleys, LEG, Sydney. |
| 2004 |
Perspectives, LEG, Melbourne. |
| 2002 |
Chiasm, 69 Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 2000 |
of an intimate Nature..., 69 Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 1998 |
Chance Encounters with Nature, Artistcare Gallery, Melbourne. |
SELECTED Group Exhibitions
| 2010 |
The Outsider, Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne. |
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Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize, The Substation, Melbourne. |
| 2009 |
Negotiating Space, acga gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne. |
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Skin Show, Shifted, Melbourne. |
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Hungry for Art, Raw Materials – The Studio, Melbourne. |
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Metro Art Prize, Metro Gallery, Melbourne. |
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Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize, The Substation, Melbourne. |
| 2008 |
Convergence, Shifted, Melbourne. |
| 2007 |
Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. |
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Group/Ungroup, TROCADERO Art Space, Melbourne. |
| 2006 |
Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast. |
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SubUrban Project, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne. |
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Metro 5 Art Prize, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne. |
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Williamstown Festival – Tattersall’s Contemporary Art Prize, Melbourne. |
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Exposure, TROCADERO Art Space, Melbourne. |
| 2005 |
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship Exhibition, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney. |
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What Are You Showing Here For?, TROCADERO Art Space, Melbourne. |
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Poimena Art Award, Poimena Gallery, Launceston. |
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Wynne Prize - Salon des Refusés, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney. |
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Qwest, Short Street Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 2004 |
John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery, Victoria. |
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Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize, WCCC, Melbourne. |
| 2003 |
H2O, 69 Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 2002 |
Smorgon Steel Contemporary Art Prize, Williamstown Festival, Melbourne. |
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Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize, WCCC, Melbourne. |
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Collected Works, 69 Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 2001 |
Flesh, 69 Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne. |
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Williamstown Festival, 2001, Melbourne. |
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Indulgence, 69 Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 2000 |
Dimensions and Directions, Deakin University, Victoria. |
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Smorgon Steel Group Contemporary Art Prize, Williamstown Festival, Melbourne. |
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Paperwork 5, 69 Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne. |
| 1999 |
Penultimate, 69 Smith Street Gallery, Melbourne. |
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Method and Madness, Deakin University, Victoria. |
| 1996 |
Exurbia, Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery, Victoria. |
AWARDS AND PRIZES
| 2009 |
Finalist – Metro Art Prize. |
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Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize – Local Artist Award. |
| 2007 |
Australia Council for the Arts, Tokyo Studio Residency. |
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Finalist – Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. |
| 2006 |
Finalist – Metro 5 Art Prize. |
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Finalist – Conrad Jupiters Art Prize. |
| 2005 |
Finalist – Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. |
| 2005 |
Finalist – Wynne Prize - Salon des Refuses. |
| 2004 |
Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize. |
| 1996 |
National Gallery of Victoria Trustees Award. |
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
| 2006 - 07 |
Maribyrnong City Council – West Welcomes Refugees Public Art Project. |
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
| 2006 |
LONDON, NEW YORK, FOOTSCRAY, BILLBOARD@TROCADERO, Melbourne. |
| 2005 |
Footscray – You know what I mean, Double Page spread in Art Almanac, National Distribution. |
| 2005 |
Footscray – You know what I mean, BILLBOARD@TROCADERO, Melbourne. |
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
| 2010 |
The Outsider, Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne. |
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Featuring: Aaron Martin, Anne Kucera, Brendan Lee, Caroline Durre, Fabrizio Biviano, Juan Ford, Michael Brennan, Nicholas Ives, Paul Batt, Peta Clancy, Tamsin Green & Yvette Coppersmith. |
| 2009 |
Negotiating Space, acga gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne. |
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Featuring: Andrew Gutteridge, Deb Bain-King, Krisitn McIver, Michael Brennan, Norian Paicu, Patricia Todarello & Paul Batt. |
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Skin Show, Shifted, Melbourne. |
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Featuring: Andres Uribe-Hidalgo, Anne Kucera, Juan Ford, Michael Brennan, Natalie Ryan & Peta Clancy. |
| 2008 |
Convergence, Shifted, Melbourne. |
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Featuring: Adriane Strampp, Alexandra Sasse, Elif Sezen, Jackie Felstead, Megan Gibbs, |
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Michael Brennan, Natalie Ryan, Nina Sellars, Norian Paicu, Paula Mohoney, |
| 2007 |
Making Space, Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne. |
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Featuring: Terence Bogue. |
| 2006 |
Exposure, Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne. |
| 2005 |
What Are You Showing Here For? The Unlikely Connection, Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne. |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Articles and Reviews
Nelson, R., ‘A Small Measure of Menace’, The Age, May 7 2008, p. 19.
Clarke, N., ‘Garret Material’, Art Monthly Australia, Issue 203, September 2007.
Nelson, R., ‘Cultural forgetting takes new shape with barbarous materials’, The Age, May 9 2007, p. 14.
Crawford, A., ‘Art Around the Galleries’, The Age: A2, May 5 2007, p. 20.
‘May Salon’, Trouble, May 2007, p. 28.
Clement, T., ‘A La Cart’, The Sydney Morning Herald: Metro, August 4 2006, p. 23.
‘Profiles: Michael Brennan – 99 Red Trolleys’ Art Almanac, August 2006, p. 196.
Merz, M., ‘Space to Grow’, The Herald-Sun, August 3 2005, p. 61.
Backhouse, M., ‘Mixed Media’, The Age, July 27 2005, p. 19.
Makin, J., ‘Critic’s Choice – Michael Brennan: Perspectives’, The Herald-Sun, October 25 2004, p. 88.
‘Profiles: Michael Brennan - Perspectives’, Art Almanac, August 2004, p. 147.
Xuereb, M., ‘Brennan’s Unique Vantage Point’, Star, 20 April 2004, p. 10.
Mittas, D., ‘H2O’, Six 9ine, Issue 6, March 2004, p. 4.
Rickard, H., ‘Profile 60: Michael Brennan’, Six 9ine, Issue 6, March 2004, p. 8.
Berry, M., ‘The Art of the Gallery Trail’, Mornington Peninsula Visitor’s Guide, Autumn-Winter, 2003, p. 60.
‘Chiasm’, Inpress Magazine, Issue 730, September 18, 2002, p. 36.
‘Arts Business Mentorship Program 2002: Catherine van Wilgenberg & Michael Brennan’, The Newsletter of Arts & Recreation Training Victoria, September, 2002, p. 4.
Various Local Newspapers, 2000-08.
Books and Catalogues
Artbank, Artbank: National Contemporary Art Rental, March 2008, p. 11.
Haylock, B., et. al., Making Space, VIA-n, 2007, p. 104 & 214..
Clement, T., Michael Brennan: Pop Culture Prophet, Catalogue Essay: One Ring to Rule Them All,
Westspace, April 2007.
The 2004 John Leslie Art Prize, catalogue 2004.
Electronic Media
Wyzenbeek, T., Artscape: IOU Lloyd Rees, ABC TV, 19 February 2008.
Frost, A., A Year in the Art Life, ABC TV, 13 November 2007.
Kernebone, F., ‘Artist Run Spaces’, Sunday Arts, ABC TV, 20 May 2007.
StreetLife Project: Finding Footscray, Footscray Found, Victorian Government & Maribyrnong City Council,
DVD, 30min., 2006.
Authored Work
‘Skin Show’, catalogue essay, October 2009.
‘Around Oz: Victoria’, NAVA Quarterly, June 2006, p. 17.
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