CURRICULUM VITAE
CONTACT DETAILS:
www.tessmehonoshen.com
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EDUCATION:
2020 Masters of Fine Art (Research), Victoria College of Art, University of Melbourne
2015 Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours (First Class), Queensland College of Art
2011 - 2014 Bachelor of Fine Art (Print Media), Queensland College of Art
2008 Diploma of Visual Art (Ceramics), Sunshine Coast TAFE
2007 Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft, Sunshine Coast TAFE
AWARDS:
2017 Blacktown City Art Prize (Grand Prize)
2015 GAS Leak at The Laundry Artspace (3rd Prize)
2014 Australian Decorative Fine Arts Society Young Arts Award (Print Media- 1st Prize)
Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
2012 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
2008 Fusions Industry Encouragement Award
2007 Graduates Encouragement Award
RESIDENCIES:
2020 Carss Park Residency, Hurstville Museum and Galley, NSW
2020 Fremantle Arts Centre, City of Fremantle, WA
2018 Hill End - Haefligers Cottage, Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW
2017 House Conspiracy - Cycle 07 Residency, QLD
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES & PAPERS:
2017 Artists Book Brisbane Event (ABBE) - 2nd Biannual Event. Selected to present academic paper 'Disintegrate: The destructive folding of materials'
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Tie Tether Tangle, Impress Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2018 Sunshine Gold - Super Souvenir, Horizon Arts Festival, Coolum, Australia
Residue, Clarence Arts - Schoolhouse Gallery, Hobart, Australia
Recent Acquisitions, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia
Libris Awards, Mackay Artspace, Mackay, Australia
2017 Blacktown City Art Prize Exhibition, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia
Yering Station and Yarra Valley Arts - Sculpture Prize, Melbourne, Australia
House Conspiracy - Cycle 07 Showcase, House Conspiracy ARI, Brisbane
Artists Book Brisbane Event (ABBE), Webb Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Points of Reflection, Gympie Regional Art Gallery, Gympie, Australia
mote, Webb Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2016 Inflection, University of West England, Bristol, United Kingdom
Game Plan, The Walls Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia
2015 GAS Leak, The Laundry Artspace, Brisbane, Australia
EXIT, POP Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
QCA Graduate Showcase (Honours), Queensland College of Art, Australia
abbe: Books by Artists, Webb Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Everything Is Connected, The Hold Artspace, Brisbane, Australia
Unease, The Laundry Artspace, Brisbane, Australia
Double Take, The Hold Artspace, Brisbane, Australia
Wunderkammer, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Caboolture, Australia
2014 QCA Graduate Showcase (Print Media), Queensland College of Art, Australia
Do Not Consume, The Hold Artspace, Brisbane, Australia
M E R G E, Canopy Arts Centre, Cairns, Australia
Colossal, Impress Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
First Impressions, Project Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Changing of the Guard, White Box Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2013 Containerval, Brisbane, Australia
DEMO, Pop Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Perusing, Project Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
CO-CURATED & CO-COORDINATED EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Tie Tether Tangle, Impress Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2018 Residue, Clarence Arts - Schoolhouse Gallery, Hobart, Australia
2017 mote, Webb Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2015 Unease, The Laundry Artspace, Brisbane, Australia
2014 M E R G E, Canopy Arts Centre, Cairns, Australia
Colossal, Impress Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
First Impressions, Project Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Changing of the Guard, White Box Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2013 DEMO, Pop Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Perusing, Project Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
PUBLICATIONS:
2018 Featured in The Conspirator, House Conspiracy Artist Residency Publication
2017 mote, Exhibition Catalogue - Essay by Dr. Tim Mosely, Private Press
Review: mote - By Annelize Mulder, InResidence ARI, Online Publication
2016 Game Plan, Exhibition Catalogue - Essay by Dr. Chris Bennie, The Walls Artspace
2015 GAS Leak, Exhibition Catalogue - Essay by Dr. Chris Bennie, The Laundry Press
QCA Fine Art Graduate Catalogue, Griffith University Press
abbe: Books by Artists, Griffith Centre for Creative Arts Research Press
Everything Is Connected, Exhibition Catalogue - Essay by Professor Pat Hoffie
Double Take, The Hold Artspace, Brisbane, Australia
2014 QCA Fine Art Graduate Catalogue, Griffith University Press
COLLECTIONS:
Hurstville Museum and Gallery
Blacktown City Council Collection
State Library of Queensland Collection
Griffith Centre for Creative Arts Research Collection
Griffith University Art Gallery Collection
Griffith University Printmaking Department Collection
Magnani Papers, Melbourne
Privately Owned Collections
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE & COMMITTEES:
2019 - Current The Substation, Newport - Volunteer Marketing Assistant and Gallery Attendant
2015 Bosz Contemporary Gallery - Gallery Attendant
QCA Galleries - Volunteer Gallery Attendant
2014 Griffith University Printmakers Club: Committee Secretary
State Library of Queensland (Australian Library of Art – Artists’ Book Collection)
Brisbane Institute of Art – Introduction to Etching, Studio Assistant
QCA Galleries - Volunteer Gallery Attendant
REFEREES:
Dr. Tim Mosely
Queensland College of Art: Print Media Convenor
Carolyn McKenzie Craig
National Art School: Printmaking and Drawing Lecturer