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Name: Brigit Heller
Date of birth: 24.07.1964
Place of birth: Switzerland
Contact Address: 50 Showlers road, Benloch VIC 3435
Contact Phone: 03 5429 2280 / 0432120766
Contact Email: brigitheller@gmail.com
Art related education
- Certificate of Art and Design, Auckland Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Victorian College of the Arts
- Masters of Visual Arts, Monash University
- Currently employed at the Australian Academy of Design since 2010
Solo shows
August 2016 ‘Between the Light and Darkness’ Stockroom, Kyneton
March 2016 ‘Water and Sky” Manyung Gallery, Malvern
Sept. 2015 “Brigit Heller” Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza
October 2012 “I don’t want to drown” Mars Gallery Melbourne
Nov. 2005 “The Other Side” Icon Museum of Art, Deakin University
March 2005 “Island”, McClelland Sculpture Park, Langwarrin
Aril 2001 “His and Hers”, The Band Hall Gallery, Kyneton
February 2000 “The Graft” an installation on Herring Island, Melbourne
January 2000 “Precieux”, the Bank Hall Gallery, Kyneton
Selected Group Shows
September 2015 “Montsalvat” Arts Festival, Elthham VIC
April 2015 From Nature, Gasworks Art Park, Melbourne
October 2014 Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, Deakin University Melbourne
March 2014 Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne
February 03/2013 Montalto Sculpture Prize, Red Hill VIC
November 2012 Backyard Exhibition, Art Gallery of Ballarat
October 2011/09 Lorne Sculpture Biennale
2011/08/06/05/04 Toorak Village Sculpture Festival, Melbourne
2011/10 aRtECYCLE Incinerator Arts Complex, Monee Ponds
October 2010 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
February 2010 Williamstown Arts Festival, Williamstown
February 2007 The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award Werribee Park
October 2003 McClelland Survey&Award, Langwarren VIC
March 2003 “Site Unseen”, Bendigo Art Gallery
2002/01/00 Fundere Sculpture Prize Yarra Sculptre Space Melbourne
March 2002 The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Werribee Park
March 2002/00 The Cental Goldfield Sculpture Award, Maryborough
March 2001 Sculpture at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula
October 2000 National Sculpture Exhibition, Gasworks Park Melbourne
Awards
2016 Nillumbik Art Award, Highly commended and packing room award
2013 Second Prize, Toorak Villlage Sculpture Award
2011 Lorne Sculpture Biennale, MARS Gallery Prize
2011 Moonee Valley aRtECYCLE Award
2009 Regional Artist Award Lorne Sculpture Exhibition
2006 Winner of the Toorak Place Award
2003 Toorak village Sculpture Festival, Highly commended
2002 Winner of the world sculpture news prize
2001 The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award,
Highly Commended and winner of popular choice award
2000 Certificate of Merit, Inaugural Cleveland Exhibition, Lancefield
2000 Central Goldfields Sculpture Awards 2000, Highly Commended
1998 National Gallery of Victoria Trustees Award
1998 Andor Mesaros Sculpture Prize, Highly commended
Commissions
2015 Marchese Family, Camberfield VIC
2013 “Sister City Concept”, New Library Project, Bendigo
2012 “Outrospective” City of Ballarat
2010 Twigs on Main,Romsey
2008 “Habitad” Spaces Design Group, Armadale
2005 “Poles Apart” Deakin University, Burwood Hwy
2004 “The Guardian” Wyndham City Council
2003 “Sculpture by the Creek” Vic Health and Mt. Alexander Shire
2001 “..and kingdom come” Parks and Wildlife, Tasmania
2000 FHA Image Design, Melbourne
2000 “Wattle Gully reborn” Parks Victoria, Castlemain
1999 “a plain tree” G.&C. Carpenter, Richmond
Publications
2012 Australian Art Revew, “I don’t want to drown”
2011 “Lorne Sculpture 2011” Art in Geelong
2011 “aRtECYCLE” Monee Valley Weekly
2009 Sculpture Coast, Lorne Sculpture Exhibition, Ian Macrae
2007 “Numbered among the talented, The Herald Sun, Harbant Gill
2006 “The Guardians” Wyndham Arts Magazine
2005 “Responses to the environment” essay by Ken Scarlett
2005 “The Island” Exhibition Catalogue by Penny Teale
2004 “Work of the week” The Age by Victor Gurvich
2003 McClelland Survey Award, The Age by Robert Nelson
2003 McClelland Survey Award, Herald Sun
2002 “Rebirth of Sculpture in Australia, Art+Australia, Louise Martin-Chew
2002 “Sculptures fit for a Mansion”, The Age by Robert Nelson
2001 Central Goldfield Sculpture Exhibition Catalogue, Robert Nelson
2000 “Sculpture Show at Gasworks” The Age by Megan Blackhouse
Public Presentations/Workshops
2016 ‘Phoenix arts project’ Fire recovery program, Lancefield
2015 Montsalvat, Arts Festival, on creativity
2015 Megafauna-Festival, Lancefield
2015 Beeac – Window Space
2004 AG Ideas, Design conference Melbourne “ideasondesign”