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Will French
Born 1981 (Melbourne, Australia)
2007 Bachelor of (Visual Arts) Teaching, University of Sydney
2005 Master of Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
2003 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours 1st class, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Winner Take All, Grantpirrie, Gallery 2, Redfern NSW
2009 Frank-o-phile / Velo-style, Monster Children Gallery, NSW (2009 BFF side show)
2009 Frank-o-phile / Velo-style, Grantpirrie, Redfren NSW
2008 Way to go, Locksmith, Alexandria, NSW
2008 Chop Sweat Chop, Firstdraft Gallery NSW, Emerging Artist Studio Program
2007 Hang ‘em High, Pigeon Ground Public, Camperdown NSW
Group Exhibitions
2011 The Drawing Show, Breenspace, Sydney
2011 Nothing Like Performance, Artspace, Sydney
2011 1.85 Million - Art Peripheries, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney
2010 Luxurious Time & Space, Tokyo Wonder Site Project, Tokyo
2010 Last Words, 4A Gallery, Sydney
2010 Draught, Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney
2009 I am the Message, Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore
2009 SCEGS Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney. Emerging Recipient
2009 Ikea Home Project, Carriageworks, Sydney
2009 Pushme / Pullyou, Peloton, Sydney
2008 SCEGS Redlands Westpac Art Prise, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2008 Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Artists Travel Scholarship, SCA, Sydney. Award Recipiant
2008 Membrane, Next Wave Festival, Federation Square, Melbourne
2007 DIY Lotekhitec (Curated by Jesse Hogan) Brightspace, Melbourne
2007 UNSW Arts week, public art display. University of New South Wales, Sydney
2007 Sydney University Bachelor of Teaching Exhibition. Vaucluse House, Sydney
2006 The Tonight Show (Premier), The Rehearsal Room, Sydney
2005 Helen Lempriere Finalist Exhibition,Artspace, Sydney
2005 Soft Stack, Round Records, Pigeon Ground Public, Sydney
2005 The Thin Grey Line, Phatspace, Sydney
2004 SCA Postgraduate Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney
2004 No Tyre Kickers (collaboration - Marley Dawson) Phatspace, Sydney
2003 Reverse Park (collaboration - Jonathon Hochman) Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney
2003 An Intimate Affair (Curator) Phatspace, Sydney
2003 will&luca, (Curator) Two Step Gallery, Sydney
2002 Children of the Lego Generation, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney
2002 SCA Graduate exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney
2002 What The World Needs Now, Phatspace Sydney
2002 Helen Lempriere Finalist Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney
2001 SCA Graduate Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts
2001 Four Fingers, Space3, Sydney
Awards / Scholarships
2009 Emerging Recipient. SCEGS Redlands Wespac Art Prize, Nominated by Mike Parr
2008 Recipient, Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Artists Travel Scholarship
2008 SCEGS Redlands Wespac Art Prize, Nominated by Shaun Gladwell
2005 Helen Lempriere (Traveling Art Scholarship) Finalist, Artspace, NSW Ministry for the Arts
2003 University Postgraduate Award, University of Sydney
2002 Helen Lempriere (Traveling Art Scholarship) Finalist, Artspace, NSW Ministry for the Arts
Directorship
2008 / 2009 Firstdraft Gallery, Director, Chalmers St Surry Hills.
2006 The Rehearsal Room, Director & Founder, Henderson Rd, Alexandria.
Residencies
2011 Artspace Studio Residency, Artspace, Sydney
2011 Australia Council Studio Residency, Paris. Cite des Arts International, France
2010 Asialink Studio Residency, Tokyo. Tokyo Wonder Site, Japan
2008 Firstdraft Studio Residency. Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney
Publications
2011 Australian Art Collector, Critics Choice, Issue 57 (Jul-Sep)
2011 1.85 Million - Art Periferies, Campbelltown Art Centre
2010 Last Words, 4A Center for Contemporary Asian Art
2010 On Site Lab - Luxurious TIme and Space, Tokyo Wonder Site
2010 Runway: Return Issue 17
2010 UN. Magazine Issue 4.1
2009 Concrete PlayGround, Conspirators.
2009 Runway: Lies Issue 15
2009 Moving Galleries Melbourne
2007 ARI Matchmaker, Twentylove
2007 Artsweek UNSW ‘Featured Artist’
2006 Runway “Copy issue”
2005 Space3 2000 – 2005