Peter Alwast | Biography
Education
2001 Master of Fine Arts, Parsons, New School University, New York.
1997 Bachelor of Visual Arts with First Class Honors, Queensland University of
Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Ryan Renshaw, Brisbane, Australia
2008 The Landing, Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney
2007 Places That Don’t Exist, George Petelin Gallery, Gold Coast
2007 Now That The Neighbours Can Dance, Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney
2006 The Night Sky, MSSR, Brisbane
2005 Somewhere In The South Pacific, Blindside, Melbourne
2005 Delivery, Metro Arts, Brisbane
2003 Working Like A Tiger, The Farm Space, Brisbane
Group Exhibitions
2010 Dream Home, Australian Center for Photography, Sydney
2010 Move on Asia, Para-Site, Hong Kong
2010 No Soul For Sale, Tate Modern, United Kingdom
2010 Move on Asia, Loop Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2010 Update III,Liedts-Meesen Foundation, Ghent, Belgium http://www.zebrastraat.be/
2010 Experimenta, Utopia Now , The Arts Center, Melbourne http://www.experimenta.org/
2009 Souviners from Earth, Video Art Tv Channel, Germany and France online: http://www.souvenirsfromearth.tv/
2009 Freemanlte Print Award, Freemanlte Art Gallery, Freemanlte
2009 Temperature Two, New Art From Queensland, Museum of Brisbane,Australia
2009 No Identifiable Culture Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW
2009 I Have Not Been Myself Lately, QCA Gallery, Griffith University, Brisbane
2008 The Premier of Queensland New Media Award, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
2008 Tidal, Davonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania
2008 Video Ground, (Touring) -Bangkok Experimental Film Festival, Bangkok, Thailand, University of Chicago, Chicago
2008 Gifted - New to the Griffith University Collection, Dell Gallery, Brisbane
2008 Wilson HTM Art Prize (Touring), Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne, Grantpirrie, Sydney
2007 Keep Going, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney
2007 Other Worlds, Starkwhite, Auckland, New Zealand
2007 ABN Amro Emerging Art Award(finalist), ABN Amro Tower, Sydney
2007 Greatest Hits on Tour, New Video Work from Queensland, Umbrella Studios Townsville, University of Sydney
2007 Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery
2007 D/Art 07 The Post Cinema Experience, Australian Center for Photography
2006 December Group, GBK, Sydney
2006 Freedman Awards, Danks Street Gallery, Sydney
2006 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery
2006 Greatest Hits – New Video Art, IMA, Brisbane
2006 Group Show, George Petelin Gallery, Gold Coast
2006 The Harries International Digital Art Awards, The Block, QUT
2005 Arc Biennial, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane
2005 Prime 2005 New Art From Queensland, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
2005 A Formula For Figures, Firstdaft, Sydney
Prizes and Awards
2010 Greene St Studio Residency, New York, Australia Council
2009 Freemanlte Print Award, (non acquisative) Freemanlte Art Gallery
2008 Premier of Queensland New Media Award, Gallery of Modern Art
2007 Artworkers Alliance Art Award, Brisbane Overall Winner
2006 Artworkers Art Award, Brisbane Highly Commended.
2005 Arts Queensland Project Grant
2005 Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, QUT Public Art Commission
2004 Freedman Foundation Traveling Grant, NAVA, Sydney
2001 Oscar Kolin Fellowship, Parsons School of Design, New York
1999 Australia Council for The Arts, Professional Development Grant Arts Queensland, Project Development Grant
1998 Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Art Scholarship, Australia