email:carrie@carbencopy.com.au

Born, Melbourne, Victoria.
1986-88 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art Sculpture, R.M.I.T. Melbourne,Victoria Australia.
1998 -2000 Studying Post Grad Dip in Art History, Melbourne University (Part time)
2001-2002 Residency- Cite des Arts, Paris, France (September01-January02)
2005 Residency- Barcelona, Spain (June-October05)
2015 Residency-Carpe diem Artist Residency , Monsoon Program, Kerala India
2020 Residency- AIR Vallauris France (Februrary – March 20)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2025 ‘Stolen Flowers’, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
2025 ‘Tidal’, Meeniyan Art Gallery, Meeniyan, Victoria, Australia
2022 ‘Journal’, Red Gallery, North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
2019 ‘Wandering’, Gecko Galleries, Fish Creek, Victoria, Australia
2019‘Blue Note’, Tacit Galleries, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
2016 ‘Chronicle’, G1 Gallery Project Space, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
2008 ‘Storyboard #96’, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
2006 ‘Snapshot’, Red Gallery, North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
2004-05 ‘Chronicle 04-05’, Richmond Town Hall, Richmond, Victoria Australia
2003 ‘underpass #1’,slide, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
2002 ‘souvenir’ , Mass Gallery, North Fitzroy, Victoria Australia
2001 ‘œuvres récentes’, Cité Internationale des Arts ,Paris, France
1999 ‘Daydream’, CCP, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
1999 ‘Clouding’, linden art centre and gallery, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
1998 ‘Interface’, cityartpublicspace, stairwell public office, West Melbourne, Vic, Australia
1995 'Enclosure', First Draft, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
1993 'Enclosure', 41 Gold Street, Collingwood, Victoria Australia.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2021-22 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award’ Gympie Regional Gallery, QLD Australia
2021 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award’ Glasshouse Port Macquarie NSW Australia
2021 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award’ Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD Australia
2021 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award’ Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, NSW Australia
2020 ‘2020 Salon des Refusés’, S.H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2020 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award' Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW Australia
2020 Percival Portrait Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville QLD Australia
2020 AIR Vallauris Residency Exhibition Chapelle de la Miséricorde, Vallauris France
2020 20 x 20:2020 Tacit 20th Anniversary show, Tacit Galleries Collingwood, Victoria Australia
2019 ‘Friends and Family’, Daine Singer Gallery, Fitzroy Victoria, Australia
2017 ‘CCP Kodak Salon’, CCP, Fitzroy Victoria, Australia
2013 ‘2013 Salon des Refuses’, S.H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2012 ‘CCP Kodak Salon’, CCP, Fitzroy Victoria, Australia
2011 ‘Lorne Sculpture Prize, Lorne Swing Bridge, Lorne, Victoria. Curated by Julie Collins, Australia
2010 ‘CCP Kodak Salon’, CCP, Fitzroy Victoria, Australia
2009-10 ‘Shilo Project’, Ian Potter Museum of Art, Parkville, Victoria Australia. And touring exhibition- various regional galleries. Curated by Chris McAuliffe
2007 ‘10’ , Yarra Sculpture Space, Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia
2003 ‘Crossing the Line’, Wiregrass Gallery, Eltham, Victoria, Australia.
2003 ‘Salon des Refuses’, S.H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2002 ‘Terrain’ Dantes upstairs, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. Curated by Denis Chapman
2001 ‘One for the Ladies’, Penthouse & Pavement, Carlton, Victoria , Australia.
2000 ‘Fundere Sculpture Prize’, Yarra Sculpture Space, Abbotsford, Victoria , Australia.
2000 DeaconsAward 2000 Ian Potter Museum of Art, Parkville, Victoria Australia
2000 'Serene', Metropolis Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
2000 'Postcard Show', linden art centre and gallery, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
1999 ‘Overview’ linden art centre and gallery, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
1999 ‘Landscape,’ Metropolis Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
1999 ‘Metropolis, Salon Show’, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
1998 ‘One Hour Photo’, 1st Floor, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. Curated by David Rosetzky
1997 ‘Site and Scale’, Yarra Sculpture Space, Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia
1996 ‘10th Kangaroo Ground Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Victoria, Australia
1996 ‘Spatial Polarities' Stripp, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
1996 ‘Impromptu' Level 2, Southgate, Victoria, Australia.
1995 'Unnatural Selection' Grand Central Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
1995 'Sculpture at Heidelberg', Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia. Curated by Ken Scarlett.
1995 '5 Days', 25 Artists', 41 Gold Street, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. Curated by Danius Kesminas and Helen Saniga.
1994 'VO=4711', Gallery Napier, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia , a 1994 Fringe Festival Event.
1994 ‘Gasworks Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition', Gasworks Park, Albert Park,Victoria, Australia
1994 'Extension', Curated by Caroline Kennedy. Ether Ohnetitel, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
1994 'Logos/Word' Curated by Rachel Kent, Arts Victoria Bldg. South Melbourne, Australia.
1994 'Rod 'n Box', Level 1 Art, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Australia. Collaboration with Ben Morieson.
1994 'A4', No Vacancy, Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia.
1993 Kangaroo Invitation Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition & Awards, Victoria, Australia.
1993 'Little Big Picture Show', Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fizroy, Victoria, Australia.
1993 'Site One', Roden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
1993 'Small Works 2', Roar 2 Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
1993 'Not the Archibald Prize', Fitzroy Town Hall , Victoria, Australia

AWARDS & GRANTS:

2020 Finalist for Percival Portrait Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville QLD Australia
2020 AIR Vallauris Residency, France
2019 Semifinalist for the Doug Moran Portrait Prize, NSW Australia
2015 Carpe diem Artist Residency , Monsoon Program, Kerala India
2010 Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Arts Tramstop Commission.
2008 Linden Innovators 2 Program participating artist
2004 City of Yarra Arts Grant
2002 Shortlisted for Beijing studio, Asialink
2002 Awarded Beijing residency from Australia-China Council for a 2002 residency (deferred due to funds)
2001 Ian Potter Cultural Trust grant
2001-02 Art Gallery of NSW - Dr Denise Hickey Studio at the Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris France
2000 Shortlisted finalist Deacon Graham and James/ Arts 21 Award
2000 Postcard Show, linden art centre and gallery, St Kilda, Victoria- package #2
1996 Kangaroo Invitation Outdoor Sculpture Awards, Victoria -1st Prize
1995 Pat Corrigan Artist Grant (individual)
1995 Pat Corrigan Artist Grant (group)
1994 Pat Corrigan Artist Grant (individual).
1994 Pat Corrigan Artist Grant (group).
1993 Kangaroo Invitation Outdoor Sculpture Awards, Victoria - 1st. Prize.
1992 Not The Archibald Prize, Fitzroy, Victoria - Winner, People's Choice.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2020 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award catalogue Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW Australia
2020 Art Edit magazine Gallery Panel Issue #25, p182
2020 Percival Portrait Prize catalogue Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville QLD Australia
2020 Nice- Matin 9/3/2020 article by Philippe Depetris "Un carré de créatrices à AIR"
2019 Art Almanac Exhibition Brief in print March 2019 https://www.art-almanac.com.au/caroline-kennedy-blue-note/
2016 Art Almanac Exhibition Brief on line February 2016 https://www.art-almanac.com.au/caroline-kennedy-chronicle/
2011 Art Nation, ABCTV Review by Fenella Kernebone- Lorne Sculpture 28/10/11 http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s3350836.htm
Lorne Sculpture Exhibition catalogue
2007 Penny Webb, review of ‘10’ exhibition at Yarra Sculpture Space, Sunday Age, M, 28/10/07, p32
‘Snapshot’ , an essay by Erica Sanders
2003 ‘Salon des Refuses’, S.H Ervin Gallery catalogue, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2002 Mobbypet, collated by Larissa Hjorth, issue 1 and 2
Roger Taylor. “High and Low”, Radio interview- 20/2/02- 3RRR
2000 Bala Starr, Deacons Art Award, catalogue essay
Art Monthly, Victorian notes, July issue
1999 Caroline Kennedy, ‘Daydream’ catalogue essay
Caroline Kennedy, ‘Clouding’ catalogue essay
1996 Art Monthly, Victorian notes, July issue
Kate Shaw, “Spatial Polarities” catalogue essay
1995 Erica Sanders "Enclosure" catalogue essay
Ken Scarlett "Sculpture at Heidelberg" catalogue essay
1994 Rachel Kent "Logos/Word" catalogue essay
Rachel Kent "Extension" catalogue essay
1993 Christopher Heathcote "Challenge To The Prevailing Wisdom", The Age,
November, 1993.
The Herald Sun pictorial feature, October, 1993.
The Age EG Out There, 'Shape Up', October, 1993.
The Age Good Weekend, 'Stand Small', February, 1993.

COLLECTIONS:

City Of Melbourne, Contemporary Art and Heritage Collection 2007, Private collections, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, France, Hart and Sitch Lawyers, Pat Corrigan, Sydney, NSW, Australia.


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