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Yvette Watt
Dumb Animal (Cow)
Artbank Collection
Born 11 November 1963, Perth
| Academic and Other Qualifications | ||
| 2004 - current | PhD, Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania, Hobart | |
| 1999-2003 | Masters in Fine Art, Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania, Hobart | |
| 1992 | Lithography workshop, Australian Print Workshop, Victoria | |
| 1988-1990 | Part-time studies in Printmaking (esp. lithography) Claremont School of Art, WA |
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| 1981-1984 | Bachelor of Education (Art), Curtin University | |
| Solo & Small Group Exhibitions | ||
| 2005 | Same-difference, Criterion Gallery, Hobart | |
| 2004 | Supernatural - Übernatürlich, Galerie Gaswerk, Schwabach, Germany Beastly, Artplace, Perth, Western Australia |
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| 2003 | Food for Thought, Master of Fine Arts examination exhibition, Plimsoll Gallery, Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania. |
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| 2001 | Shadowlands, Artplace, WA Casting a Shadow, Entrepot Gallery, School of Art, Hobart, Tasmania |
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| 2000 | Tales from the Dark Side, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, A.C.T | |
| 1999 | Speak of the Devil, Artplace, WA | |
| 1996 | Yvette Watt and Five Other Figurative Painters, Festival of Perth exhibition, Artplace, WA Six Western Australian Painters, Beaver Galleries, Canberra |
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| 1993 | Bestial, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Oct - Dec The Inquisitive Eye, touring exhibition with NETS, WA, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery. |
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| 1992 | Paintings and Prints, Delaney Gallery, Perth |
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| 1991 | WA Week Exhibition (Hof Pottery Ceramics decorated by four WA Artists) | |
| 1990 | Prints and Drawings, Delaney Gallery, Perth |
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| 1988 | Buildings and Beasts, paintings and prints, The Beach Gallery, Perth | |
| Group Exhibitions | ||
| 2005 | Contemporary Art Services Tasmania Members Exhibition, Hobart, TAS | |
| 2004 | Artplace Group Show 2004, Artplace, Perth Melbourne Art Fair 2004, Melbourne, VIC |
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| 2003 | Artplace Group Show 2003, Artplace, Perth, Western Australia Animalistic, a touring exhibition of works from the Edith Cowan University Collection |
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| 2002 | Melbourne Art Fair 2002, Melbourne, VIC Committed to the present: 50 Years of the UWA Art Collection, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of WA |
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| 2001 | Half Way There, Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania Mine Own Executioner, Mundaring Arts Centre, Western Australia |
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| 2000 | Contemporary Art Services Tasmania Members Exhibition, Hobart, TAS Artplace Christmas Show, Artplace, WA H2O: A Miscellany of Works from the Kerry Stokes Collection (Perth International Arts Festival exhibition), Lawrence Wilson Gallery, Nedlands, WA |
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| 1999 | Transitions, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Annual Exhibition Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury Town of Vincent Invitation Art Award, Council Cambers, North Perth Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman, NSW |
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| 1998 | Artplace Christmas Show, Artplace, WA Gotham x10, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth Latin Perspectives, Moores Building, Fremantle Albany Art Prize, Vancouver Art Centre, Albany, (highly commended) City of Joondalup Art Prize (Invitation) |
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| 1997 | 1997 Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery 13th Annual Art Exhibition, Perth College Aspects of Fremantle, Moores Building, Fremantle Five years Artplace, Artplace, WA The Censorship show, Artplace, WA |
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| 1996 | ACAF·5, Fifth Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne, VIC Figuration, Art Gallery of WA, Perth Alice Springs Annual Art Prize, Alice Springs, NT Oddfellows, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth |
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| 1995 | Place and Perception, Parliament House, Canberra | |
| 1994 | ACAF•4, Fourth Contemporary Australian Art Fair, Melbourne Presence, Fremantle Arts centre, Fremantle, W.A |
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| 1993 | Summer Harvest, Gorepani Gallery, Albany | |
| 1992 | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Annual Art Exhibition Albany Art Competition, Albany |
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| 1991 | Song of the Earth Delaney Gallery, Perth Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Annual Art Exhibition Albany Art Competition, Albany Out There Seven Young WA Artists, Claremont School of Art |
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| 1990 | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Print Exhibition | |
| 1989 | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Annual Art Exhibition 9 x 5 Show, Undercroft Gallery, University of WA |
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| 1988 | The Beach Gallery Group Show, The Beach Gallery Amnesty International Art Exhibition, New Collectables Gallery, Fremantle |
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| 1987 | Arts for the Forest, Film and Television Institute, Fremantle |
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| 1986 | Foothills Schools Annual Art Exhibition, Guildford | |
| 1984 | 1984 Printmakers ‘84, Hayman Williams Gallery, Curtin University Bunbury Art Purchase Award, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery |
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| Publications & Reviews | ||
| 2005 | ‘Mixed (Feeling Sheepish)’, Nick Dent, Black and White, issue 77, March ‘Meat Eaters Food for Thought’, Jane Rankin-Read, The Sunday Tasmanian, March 13 |
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| 2003 | 'Island State', Laura Murray Cree, Limelight, October | |
| 2002 | “A fair to remember” John McDonald, Arts section p62, The Australian Financial Review, Oct 10 | |
| 2001 | “Watt finds animal magnetism irresistible”, Today, The West Australian, 6. June David Bromfield “Glimpses of art lost”, The Big Weekend, The West Australian, 16 July Australian Painting 1788 - 2000; Oxford University Press; p585; 2001 |
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| 2000 | David Bromfield, “Locals a good investment”, On Show, The Big weekend,The West Australian, 25th March, John Stringer, “H2O: A Miscellany of Works from the Kerry Stokes Collection”, exhibition catalogue, Lawrence Art Gallery, January Sonia Barron, “Lurking in Dark Wit”, Canberra Times, 18 March |
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| 1999 | David Bromfield, On Show, “’Humaniamal’ bond devilishly absorbing”, The West Australian, 20th March Gail Williams, ‘Home’, “Framed”, Sunday Times, 21 March “The Devil’s work”, Local News”, 17 March Evi Ferrier, “Beyond good and evil”, Perth Weekly, 10-16 March |
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| 1998 | David Bromfield, “collected works”, State of the Arts, April-July | |
| 1997 | “Art aids local hospitals”, Post, 11-12 October Paula Silbert, “West Coast Arts”, West Magazine, 27 September |
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| 1996 | Paul McGillick, “The Figurative Edge”, Art and Australia, Vol.34, No.1 Anna Grey, “A journey through art”, Art and Australia, Vol.34, No.1 Oddfellows, exhibition catalogue, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth Nikki Miller, “Tattered treasures”, The West Australian, 28 February Anna Herriman, Six Western Australian Painters, exhibition catalogue Paul McGillick, Perth dreamscape finds its painters, Financial Review, 9th February Sonia Baron, Showing six who characterise painting in WA, Canberra Times, 17 Feb. “In the picture”, Canberra Times, November |
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| 1995 | Place and Perception, exhibition catalogue, Parliament House, Canberra John Stringer, Artists in Residence, Sandpiper Press, Perth |
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| 1994 | ||
| 1993 | The Inquisitive Eye, touring exhibition catalogue, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery Bestial, exhibition catalogue, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery The Good Fight (image reproduction only) Vol. 1 issues 1 and 2 |
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| 1992 | David Bromfield, “On Show”, The West Australian, 6 June | |
| 1991 | David Bromfield, “On Show”, The West Australian, 8 June David Bromfield, “On Show”, The West Australian, 12 January Raven Magazine (image reproduction only) vol. 1, No 1 |
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| Awards, Commissions, Special Projects and Residences | ||
| 2006 | Residency at the Cite International des Arts, Paris |
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| 2005 | The Marie Edwards Travelling Scholarship in Visual Arts Craft And Design | |
| 2004 | Australian Postgraduate Award (PhD scholarship) Artist in Residency, Galerie Gaswerk Schwabach, Germany |
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| 2003 | Skills & Arts Development grant through Australia Council for residency & exhibition in Germany Visual Arts Development grant through Arts Tasmania for residency & exhibition in Germany |
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| 2002 | Mural for New Town High School, Hobart-TAS, Art for Public Buildings Scheme |
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| 1999 | Percent for Art Awards for Mural at Banskia Hill Detention Centre | |
| 1998 | New Work (projects) grant through ArtsWA |
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| 1997 | Mural for the Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre (with Indra Geidans and Richard Gunning) Bunbury Biennale Purchase Award Artflight grant through ArtsWA to fly to Eastern States |
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| 1995 | Preselect ion for Moet and Chandon Australian Art Award Special Projects Grant, WA Department for the Arts North Albany Senior High School (NASHS) Print Prize, Albany Art Comp. Special Projects Grant, WA Department for the Arts |
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| 1994 | Study, Exchanges, Secondments Grant, WA Dept. for the Arts, to visit print workshops overseas | |
| 1992 | Westrail Poster Commission for the Northern Suburbs Transport System Special Projects Grant, WA Department for the Arts, , to attend lithography workshop at Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne, VIC |
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| 1991 | Best Oil or Watercolour, Albany Art Competition N.A.S.H.S. Print Prize, Albany Art Competition |
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| 1990 | Kaleidoscope Printers Competition for Calendar Illustrations Poster Design for “Hey and How” benefit gig Poster Design for “Rock for the Animals” benefit gig |
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| Collections |
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| Parliament House Canberra, Art Gallery of WA, University of WA, Edith Cowan University, WA School of Art and Design, Bunbury City Collection, Perth Technical College, Australian Print Workshop Collection, Royal Perth Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital,Town of Albany Art Collection, King Edward Hospital, WA Bar Chambers, Kerry Stokes,Sir James and Lady Cruthers, Minter Ellison Northmore Hale, Grafica Soruco Mexico, Eddystone Investment, BankWest, City of Wanneroo, Artbank |
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