Sarah Ryan / Curriculum Vitae
www.sarah-ryan.info
Education
1998-2002 PhD Fine Arts, Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania, Hobart
1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours (First Class), Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania, Hobart
1993-95 Bachelor of Visual Arts in Fine Art, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane
Residencies
2008-09 Kunstlerhaus Bethanien Australia Council Studio, Berlin
2003 Rosamund McCulloch Studio, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
Solo exhibitions
2012 Two worlds, one them being ideal, Ryan Renshaw, Brisbane
2012 Two worlds, one them being ideal, RAYGUN, Toowoomba
2011 The Fourth Dimension, Centre of Contemporary Photography (CCP), Melbourne
2009 THE CLEARING, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin and Gitte Weise Galerie, Berlin
2007 like never before, Gitte Weise Galerie, Berlin
2005-06 flock, Gitte Weise Galerie, Berlin
2005 flock, Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney
2004 it’s a complex world, Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney
2003 it’s a complex world, Institute of Modern Art (IMA), Brisbane
2001 I LOVE U, Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania (CAST), Hobart
Selected group exhibitions
2011-12 Continuity, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
2009 Australian Art for Berlin, Gitte Weise Galerie, Berlin
ZOMBIE KUNSTHALLE, 34 Saarbrucker Strasse, Berlin
2008 City of Hobart Art Prize, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart
inside out, ie gallery, Toowoomba
Décor, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melbourne
one plus one, University of Southern Queensland Foyer Gallery, Toowoomba
2007 Perfect for every occasion: photography today, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
20/20, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane
Summer Exhibition, Gitte Weise Galerie, Berlin
Kirra Jamison, Rhys Lee, Sarah Ryan & Heidi Yardley, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2006 Light Sensitive, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Art Movement, UTS Gallery, Sydney
Rendezvous mit Gitte volume 6 part II, Gitte Weise Galerie, Berlin
Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Gold Coast
2005 The Year in Art, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
This Urban World, Devonport Regional Gallery, Devonport
ABN AMRO Emerging Artists Award, ABN AMRO Tower, Sydney
Citigroup Private Bank Australian Photographic Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Rendezvous mit Gitte volume 5, Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney
2003 Rendezvous mit Gitte volume 3, Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney
2002 Primavera, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Octopus 3: Still Time, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne
There, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart
2001 What the World Needs Now, 1/143 Collins Street, Hobart
City of Hobart Art Prize, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart
2000 Too Late, 1st Floor, Melbourne
Pivot V: About Photography, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart
1999 7th New York Digital Salon, Visual Arts Museum, New York, New York
Transmaterial, Arts Foyer Gallery, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand
fall and cry, Foyer Space, Hobart
Sublime Absence, Smith + Stoneley, Brisbane
Liquid Evasions, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart
Transmission, CAST Gallery, Hobart
1998 Blind Spot, 180 Collins Street, Hobart
you might just forget, Smith + Stoneley, Brisbane
Suite, Smith + Stoneley, Brisbane
1997 Exit, CAST Gallery, Hobart
1996 Stevie, The Development Space, Metro Arts, Brisbane
'All enquiries', Plötz Gallery c/- the HUB, Brisbane
Logan Art Award, Logan Regional Gallery, Brisbane
Nexus, Whitebox Gallery, Brisbane
Prizes and awards
2011 Art & Australia / Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award
2010 Australia Council Grant (New Work)
2008 Australia Council (Kunstlerhaus Bethanien Residency, Berlin)
2006 Arts Queensland Grant (New Work)
2004 Australia Council Grant (New Work)
2003 Arts Queensland Grant (Small Grants Program)
Dean’s Commendation for an Outstanding Doctorial Thesis, University of Tasmania
2002 Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant
2001 City of Hobart Photo/Digital Media Prize
Bill Roberts Memorial Tasmania University Scholarship in Fine Arts
2000 Australia Council Grant (New Work)
1999 NAVA Pat Corrigan Artist Grant
1998 Australian Postgraduate Award
NAVA Pat Corrigan Artist Grant
professional activities
2010 Fixed-term appointment, Development Coordinator, CAST Gallery, Hobart
2009-current Contributing Editor, mono.kultur magazine, Berlin – www.mono-kultur.com
2006-07 Fixed-term appointment, Lecturer in Visual Arts Theory, Faculty of Arts, Department of Visual Arts,
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
2001 Invitation introduction workshop at Fabrica, (Benetton's research centre on communication for young
artists/researchers), Treviso, Italy
Part-time Lecturer, 'Introduction to Digital Imaging', Adult Education, Hobart
2000 Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) Alchemy: International Masterclass for New Media
Artists and Curators (participant)
Co-curated an exhibition titled (painting) with Troy Ruffels, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart (the exhibition toured
nationally 2000-2002)
1999 Fixed-term appointment for Head of Department, Computing Studio
Acting Head and Lecturer in Digital Imaging, Computing Studio, University of Tasmania, Hobart School of
Art, Hobart
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2011 Hill, Wes. ‘Art & Australia / Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award’, Art & Australia,
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(exh.cat), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Collections
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Australian Consulate, Frankfurt, Germany
Artbank, Sydney
Hobart City Council, Hobart
Griffith Artworks, Brisbane