Geoff Farquhar-Still | Curriculum Vitae 2011 |
Biography
| 1973 | Born in Sydney Australia |
Education
| 1999 -02 | BA (Visual) Sculpture, NITA, ANU |
| 1997 -98 | Landscape Architecture, Sheffield University |
| 1993 -96 | BA Landscape Design and Plant Science Sheffield University |
| 1985 -91 | Kelly College, Tavistock, Devon, England |
Employment
| 2010 - | Chairman of the Board ANCA, ACT |
| 2009 | Deputy Chairman, ANCA, ACT |
| 2007 -09 | Lecturer, Silicone Mold Making, Visual Arts Access, NITA, ANU |
| 2007 | Lecturer, Sculpture Dept, NITA, ANU |
| 2005 -08 | Installation Assistant NGA, ANU |
| 2003 -11 | Lecturer, Steel Structures, Visual Arts Access, NITA, ANU |
| 2003 -05 | Technical Officer, Core Studies, NITA, ANU |
| 2003 -07 | Installation Assistant, CSA Gallery, NITA, ANU |
Studio Assistance
| 2009 | Fabrication, In the Presence of Blue, Kirstie Rae |
| Hot glass assistant, Elizabeth Kelly, Studio Tangerine | |
| 2006 | Fabrication and installation, Fractal Weave by David Jensz |
| Fabrication, Veterans Memorial, Matthew Harding |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2009 | “Terminus” CCAS Main Space, Gorman House, ACT |
| 2008 | “Red Hot Conformist” Megalo Gallery, Canberra, ACT |
| “My Private Arsenal” ANCA Gallery, Canberra, ACT | |
| 2007 | “My Private Arsenal”, Gallery Diretribe, Melbourne, VIC |
Group Exhibitions
| 2011 | "Imitation of Light" Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT |
| Willoughby Sculpture Prize, Sydney, NSW | |
| "Atonement", Bega Regional Art Gallery, NSW | |
| "Pin", ANCA Gallery, ACT | |
| "Semi Automatic", The Rocks, Sydney, NSW | |
| "Solar", ANCA Gallery, ACT | |
| 2010 | Goulburn Art Prize, GRAG, NSW |
| "Something in the Air" Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT | |
| “Reflex 2”, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney | |
| “PowerHouse” Canberra International Glassworks, ACT | |
| 2009 | “Reverberation”, Willoughby Incinerator, NSW |
| “Reflex”, Mechanical poetry, curator, M16, ACT | |
| "Dog of a show" Megalo, ACT. | |
| "Art-I-Tech", CSA Gallery, ACT. | |
| 2008 | "Prosaic to Sublime" ANCA Gallery, ACT. |
| “Sequence”, M16 Gallery, ACT | |
| “Sculpture 08”, Maunsell Wickes@ Barry Stern Galleries, NSW | |
| Space Form and Light, Art and Architecture, ANCA Gallery, ACT | |
| “Ausglass conference”, M16, Canberra, ACT | |
| 2007 | “Sculpture 07”, Maunsell Wickes@ Barry Stern Galleries, NSW |
| 2006 | “Global Peace Unit” Domain V, Temporary Public Art Project |
| “Jingoisms”, with Jay Kochel, The Front, ACT. | |
| “Canberra” Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, NSW | |
| “Process” ANCA Tenants show, ACT | |
| “Visage” CCAS Members Show, ACT | |
| Sculpture by the Lake, Jindabyne, NSW | |
| Majura Winery opening in conjunction with CCAS, ACT | |
| “Compressor”, with Jay Kochel, The Front, ACT. | |
| 2005 | “Joy Flight, Forced Landing II” Domain IV, ACT |
| “The Front” Inaugural Exhibition, ACT | |
| Cape Byron Lighthouse Sculpture Show, Byron Bay, NSW | |
| Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show, Ballina, NSW | |
| 2004 | Invisible Support, Foyer Gallery, NITA, ANU |
| Playground, Foyer Gallery, NITA, ANU | |
| 2003 | Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show, Ballina, NSW |
| “Living Space”, 24:7, artsACT project, ACT | |
| 2002 | Freshly Squeezed, Graduating Exhibition, NITA, ANU |
| Factor of Ten, CSA Gallery, NITA, ANU | |
| 2001 | Shared Inspiration, Strathnairn Gallery, ACT |
| 1998 | Graduate Exhibition, Sheffield University, England |
Grants
| 2010 | New work grant, ACT Arts Fund. |
| 2008 | New work grant, ACT Arts Fund. |
| 2006 | New work grant, ACT Arts Fund. |
Awards
| 2009 | Canberra Critic Circle Award for Exhibition and Curation. |
| 2009 | Willoughby Council Burley Griffin Site Specific Award, NSW. |
| 2005 | Encouragement Award, Sculpture by the Lake, Jindabyne. |
| 2003 | Highly Commended at Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show. |
| 2002 | The EASS ANU School of Art Alumni Association Award |
Residencies
| 2009 | Megalo Print residency, ACT |
| 2003 | Graduate in residence, Sculpture Department, ANU, ACT |
Commissions
| 2011 | Canberra bus interchange amenities graphics project |
| Artists in Schools project through artsACT | |
| "Junk Platform" Theatre set for CYT | |
| 2010 | Katzolium, Private Collection |
| 2009 | Four significant public artworks for ACT Community Parks |
| “The Tank Project” Theatre set for CYT with Imogen Keen | |
| 2008 | Aesop Sculptural Ceiling with March Studio Architects, Adelaide SA, Fabricated, Melbourne, VIC. |
| Collaboration With French Graphic Designer Anne-Laure Cavineaux | |
| 2007 | “Pen Plan China” Cardboard House with March Studio Architects, Forrest Chase, Perth CBD, WA |
| 2006 | “Flight Case VI & VII” Qantas Airways Limited |
| 2005 | “Joy Flight, Forced Landing II” Domain IV, Temporary Public Art Project, ACT |
| “Flight Case II”, Private Collector, ACT | |
| 2003 | “Living Space”, with A. Dufty, Domain II, Temporary Art Project, ACT, currently maintained by artsACT and Urban Services |
| 1998 | Sculptural Landscape for Dr and Mrs Wilson, Devon, England |
Collections
| Australian War Memorial |
| John Travolta |
| Margaret Jackson, Qantas Chairman |
| John Anderson, Ex Deputy Prime Minister, Ex Min. for Transport |
| Harris Hobbs Landscape Architects |
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