Russell Craig CV
Title
Russell Craig CV
Author
Russell CraigDetails
2010Publication date
8 April 2010Type
CV
Abstract
Russell Craig
Home Address
51 Longfellow Street
Norman Park Q. 4170
Telephone Home 07 33999330
Work 07 38753161
Mobile 0418725297
Facsimile 07 37353278
Email r.craig@griffith.edu.au
Present Appointment
Position Title: Senior Lecturer - level C
School/Department/Centre: Queensland College of Art
Group: Arts
Campus: South bank
Commencement Date:
Employment History
Queensland College of Art
1978 to – Present TAFE Instructor to University Senior Lecturer - Level C Printmaking/Drawing Convenor
Tamarind Institute USA
1984 Aug - 1985 Oct Senior Printer, Tamarind Printer Fellow (Full-Time)
Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education
1982 Aug - 1982 Dec Instructor in Printmaking (Part-time)
Queensland College of Art
1978 April - 1983 Dec Instructor in Printmaking and Drawing (Full-time)
Brighton Technical School, Melbourne
1976 Feb - 1976 Dec Secondary Art Teacher
Studio Art Practice
1975 Aug - 1976 Feb Full-time Art Practice
Austrama Television, Channel O
1975 April - 1975 August Stage Hand, Set Dresser and Scenic Artist
Qualifications
2003 Master of Visual Arts (MVA), Queensland College of Art,
Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
1985 Tamarind Master Printer.
Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico,
Alberquerque, U.S.A.
1976 Diploma of Education. State College of Victoria,
Hawthorn, Melbourne
1974 Fellowship/Post-Graduate Diploma in Fine Art Painting,
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
1973 Diploma in Art and Design
Caulfield Institute of Technology, Melbourne
Academic Distinctions and Research History
International invitations for exhibitions, lectures and workshops
3rd to 6th October 2005 Invited to deliver a lecture and printmaking workshops to students and staff at the Kyoto Saga University of Arts, Japan
19thSeptember to 12th October 2003
Invited to talk at Joshibi University, Suidobata Art School and Kawai Juku Art Institute in Tokyo, Japan
29thSeptember to 13th October 2002
Invited to talk or visit Geidai University, Nihon University, Tama Art Univeristy, and Joshibi University in Tokyo, Japan
1999 7th to 21st November Invited to deliver a lecture and printmaking workshops at Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China (2 week residency).
First visit to Itazu Litho-grafik In Tokyo, Japan
1997 August to November Invited to deliver a lecture and printmaking workshops
Ecole d'Art of Noumea, New Caledonia Lecturer - Ko We Kara
Cultural Centre, New Caledonia, (10 week residency)
1995 December- 1996 January Invited to deliver workshops at the
Hanoi University of Fine Arts, Vietnam (6 week residency
Exhibitions and Research
Exhibitions
2010 “How artists see people”. A group exhibition of works from the Moreton Bay Regional Art collection. Redcliffe City Art Gallery. 1st to 27th February.
2009 Mana- solo exhibition. Brisbane Powerhouse. 6th October to 25th October
2009 Framing Infinity. A drawing and print group exhibition. Gympie Regional Gallery 7th April to 16th May
2008 Selected for Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award touring regional centers throughout QLD and NSW in 2008/9
2008 Planet Ueno. Group collaborative exhibition with the Tokyo National University of Arts (Geidai)and QCA, Griffith. Sakamoto art venue. 30th Sept. to 2nd Oct.
2007 Artists x HMAS Diamantina Installation based work exhibited in a group exhibition on the HMAS Diamantina. 24th August to September
2006/7 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award touring regional centers throughout QLD and NSW in 2007
2006/7 The 2006 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City
Art Gallery November to December
2006 “Inter Image art exchange” Japanese/Australian exhibition.
University Student Hall Gallery, Tokyo National University of Fine arts and Music, 4th December to 8th December
2006 “Inter Image II” Japanese/Australian art exchange exhibition. College Gallery, Galleria Complex, Griffith University November.
2006 “Inter Image” Japanese/Australian art exchange exhibition. Webb Centre Gallery Griffith University 30 Aug to 7 Sept.
2006 ‘Colonial to Contemporary’. Queensland College of Art staff self-portrait exhibition College Gallery, Galleria Complex 26 July to 27th August
2003/4 ‘Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award’ touring regional centers throughout QLD and NSW
2002 ‘Aesthetic’. SOApBOx Gallery
2001 ‘High Fidelity’. SOApBOx Gallery
2000 -01 ‘2000 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award’ Grafton
Regional Gallery
2000 Kedumba Invitation Drawing Prize. (24 invited Australian Artists) October to September
1999 ‘Crossing the Ocean’ –QCA students and staff touring exhibition to Beijing, China. Central Academy of Fine Arts Gallery. 9th to 19th November.
1999 Solo exhibition. ‘Cicatrice’ Works from a residency in New Caledonia. Gallery 482, Brisbane. (to be exhibited from 28 May to 16 June)
1998 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize’ – Gold Coast City Art Gallery
12th November to 12th December.
1998 Queensland College of Art, Fine Art Staff exhibition. (Group Show) Metro Art Space. November - December
1998 'The Artist's books and multiples fair', curtated by Noreen Graham,
School of Arts building, Brisbane
1998 'Pulp' (Group show) curated by Franz Ehmann. SOApBOx Gallery
1997 'Common Practice' (Group show) etchings, monoprints, lithographs and drawings presented at the Centre Culturel Ko We Kara in collaboration with the Ecole d'art of Noumea, New Caledonia
1996 'The Biennial Festival of Music Poster Design Competition and Exhibition' (Group show - the top 20 entrants) Exhibited at the Myer Queen Street Mall, Atrium and the Philip Bacon Gallery, Brisbane
1996 'Diverse Alliances' (Group show) mixed media presented by the Queensland College of Art Gallery in Noumea, New Caledonia
1996 Solo exhibition. 'Vietnam' monoprints and ceramics, Doggett Street Studio, Brisbane
1996 'To Vietnam, From Vietnam' (Group Show) drawings presented by the Queensland College of Art Gallery
1996 'This is an Image' (Group Show) mixed media presented by the Queensland College of Art Gallery as apart of 'Writers week'
1995/96 'Sharing the Stone' (Group show) lithographs and drawings presented at the Hanoi University of Fine Arts Gallery - Vietnam
1995 'Living the War' (Group Show) collaboration with Scott Whittaker for the Brisbane City Council, Central City Library plus 12 other venues
1995 Community Printmakers Murwillumbah Print exhibition (Group Show)
1994 Community Printmakers Murwillumbah Print exhibition (Group Show)
1994 BBC annual acquisitive exhibition, Brisbane
1994 'The Graphite Crucible' (Group Show) Ipswich Art Gallery
1992 Solo Exhibition Space Plenitude, Brisbane
1992 'State of the Portrait' (Group Show) Arts Council Gallery
1992 'In Print' (Group Show) QCA Gallery
1992 'Evolution' (Group Show) Loading Bay Gallery, MOCA, Brisbane
1991 Suncorp Art awards finalist (Group Show)
1991 'Bland people die' (Group Show) Space Plenitude Gallery
1989 Queensland College of Art Staff Show Group Show at the MOCA Gallery, Brisbane
1989 'Watermarks' (Group Show) Gold Coast City Art Show
1989 'Revealing Prints' Brisbane (Group Show) City Council Print Collection
1986 Australian Art of the 70's, (Group Show) Queensland Art Gallery
1984 Contemporary Australian Printmakers Exhibition, (Group Show) Touring Australia, USA and Canada
1983 The L.J. Harvey Drawing Exhibition, (Group Show) Queensland Art Gallery
1983 Drawings from staff of the Queensland College of Art exhibited Noosa Gallery, Toowoomba CAE and the Queensland College of Art Gallery. (Group Show)
1982 The Andrew & Lillian Pederson Drawing Exhibition, (Group Show) Queensland Art Gallery
1982 Queensland College of Art Gallery .(Group Show)
1982 Pratt Institute (New York) Collection of Australia Printmakers.(Group Show)
1981 Power Gallery of Contemporary Art (Group Show)
1980 The Andrew & Lillian Pederson Exhibition of Prints, (Group Show) Queensland Art Gallery
1980 Solo Exhibition Queensland College of Art Foyer Gallery, Brisbane. Exhibiting paperworks made at the Jabberwock Paper Mill, Tasmania
1980 Macarther Gallery, Brisbane (Group Show)
1979 The Andrew & Lillian Pederson Drawing Exhibition, (Group Show) Queensland Art Gallery
1979 Hogarth Gallery, Sydney (Group Show)
1979 Artist Gallery, City Hall, Brisbane (Group Show)
1979 'Queensland Printmakers' (Group Show) The Printmakers Gallery, Brisbane
1978 The Andrew & Lillian Pederson Drawing (Group Show) Queensland Art Gallery
1976 Clive Parry Galleries, Melbourne (Joint Two Man Show)
1976 Clive Parry Galleries, Melbourne (Group Show)
1975 Mornington Peninsula Art Gallery (Group Show)
1973 "Quantum" AMP Insurance Gallery (Group Show
1972 "Quantum" AMP Insurance Gallery (Group Show)
1972 Hawthorn City Art Gallery (Group Show)
1971 "Gemma" AMP Insurance Gallery (Group Show)
Exhibitions Curated
2009 Co-cordinator/curator of ‘Hashi Hashi’ with Professor Hiro Sakaguchi (Tokyo Geidai). An exhibition and collaborative project featuring the work of students and staff from the Queensland College of Art and Tokyo University of the Arts. The QCA Galleria, June 25th to July 4th.
2006 Co-ordinator of 'MASTER GRAFIKA' with Simon Wright (QCA Art Gallery). An exhibition of works created at Itazu Litho-Grafik, the workshop of Master Printmaker Satoru Itazu. Itazu has collaborated with Japanese and Australian contemporary artists in fine art lithography. The exhibition was presented by the DELL Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.
The project included lithographic printmaking workshops, master classes and residency during October.
1999 Curator and co-ordinator of 'Crossing the Ocean'. A travelling exhibition organised in conjunction with the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China. This exhibition was presented at the CAFA Gallery from 9th to 19th November and included lithographs, etchings, monoprints and drawings.
1997 Curator and co-ordinator of 'Common Practice'. A travelling exhibition organised in conjunction with Ecole d'Art of Noumea, New Caledonia. This exhibition was presented at the Centre Cultural de Ko We Kara and included lithograghs, etchings, monoprints and drawings.
1997 Curator and co-ordinator of 'The Artistcare $2500 Drawing Prize'. An exhibition of student drawings om the four major Universities in Queensland
1996 Curator and co-ordinator of 'To Vietnam, From Vietnam'. An exhibition of student work from the Hanoi University of Fine Art and student/staff work from Q.C.A., Griffith University. Queensland College of Art Gallery
1995 - 1996 Curator and co-ordinator of 'Sharing the Stone'. A travelling exhibition organised in conjunction with Hanoi University of Fine Art and QCA, Griffith University
1993/94/95 Curating and Co-ordinating 'A Tamarind Experience.' A travelling exhibition organised in conjunction with the Regional Galleries Association of QLD. In 1994/95 this exhibition toured 10 regional art galleries and two Universities (the Queensland University of Technology H Block Gallery and the University of Southern Queensland Art Gallery)
1990/1991 Curating and Co-ordinating 'Trevor Lyons' Exhibition. The Arts Council Gallery, Brisbane
Consultancies and writings
2007 Imprint (Autumn, edition 42), Journal article entitled “Master Grafika – the Satoru Itazu workshop”
1999/2000 Advisory committee member for the Churchie Emerging Artist exhibition.
1998/1999 State Selector and QCA representative for 'The Minister of Arts Awards for Excellence", Queensland State Government.
1995 Selection panel for the Logan City Art Gallery exhibition program
1994 Oct Initiated the inaugural 'Canson Student Print Award' in the State of Queensland. Queensland College of Art Gallery
1994 Assistance with the establishment of a lithographic facility for 'Tableland Printmakers Association Inc.', Atherton
1994 June ABC radio interview Rockhampton. Subject - 'A Tamarind Experience' exhibition and the Fine Art medium, 'lithography'
1992/93/94 The annual 'Artistcare' Student Drawing Prize, Queensland College of Art Gallery
1992 'In Print' Queensland College of Art Gallery
Guest Lecturers, artist workshops and competition judging (Australia)
1st September 2007 reovision- QATA spring conference. In-Services day- life drawing workshop, QUT for the QLD Art Teachers Association
26th July 2007 Invited Judge for the 2007 Queensland Youth Art Exhibition
hosted by Brisbane Grammar School
15th June 2007 Invited Judge for the inaugural “Peter Julianne Bellas Art bursary
hosted by Brisbane State High at the Art Factory Gallery
12th November 2005 Queensland University of Technology Art Museum. Artist talk for Secondary Art teachers
10th March 2004 Invited to deliver a paper ‘Speaking on Vietnam’ at the 2004 Print Symposium at the National Gallery of Australia
3rd August 2001 Invited judge for the Minister’s Art award- Bayside Logan and
Beaudesert region
26th July 2001 Invited Judge for the 2001 Excellence in Youth Art Exhibition
hosted by Brisbane Grammar School
9 July 2001 The Secondary in-Services Day life drawing workshop, Kelvin Grove State High for the QLD Art Teachers Association
31 August 1998 Artist talk - Mackay Entertainment Centre, Mackay
2 March 1995 Lecturer - Queensland University of Technology, Department of Fine Art
19 Aug 1994 Artist Talk - Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, Gladstone
17 May 1994 Lecturer - University of Southern Queensland, Department of Fine Art
8 May 1994 Artist talk - Ipswich Regional Art Gallery
Commissions
1995 'Living the War' (Touring Group Show) collaboration with Scott Whittaker for the Brisbane City Council's 'The Brisbane Experience 1945 - 1955' project
Residencies
2005 3rd to 6s t October Kyoto Saga University of Arts, Japan (2 week residency)
1999 7th to 21st November Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China (2 week residency)
1997 August to November Ecole d'Art of Noumea, New Caledonia (10 week residency)
1995 December- 1996 January Hanoi University of Fine Arts, Vietnam (6 week residency)
1980 Jabberwock Custom Papermaking Workshop Tasmania School of Art (2 week residency)
Represented in the following collections
Queensland Art Gallery
Darwin Museums and Art Galleries Board, Board Northern Territory – Permanent
Collection
Australian Embassy Art Collection, Hanoi, Vietnam
Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Collection, Beijing, China.
Griffith University Art Collection
Brisbane Civic Art Gallery and Museum Collection
Rockhampton Community Art Collection
Bundaberg Community Art Collection
Stanthorpe Community Art Collection
Caloundra Art Centre
Redcliffe Art Gallery Collection
Queensland College of Art Gallery collection
Brisbane Boys College Art Society Collection
Ipswich Boys Grammar Art Collection
Acknowledged in the following publications and Art reviews
2009 Tamarind Techniques for Fine Art Lithography- Marjorie Devon
2000 Grapheion 15-16 3rd-4th issue –Australian Graphics / Sasha Grishin
1997 Australian Printmakers in the 1990's -by Sasha Grishin, published by Craftsman' House, Sydney.1996 (Represented artist/printmaker)
1996 Imprint - winter 1996 Vol. 31 #2 - Hanoi University Residency
1996 Courier -Mail 28th Sept - Sue Smith
1995 Courier - Mail 28th Nov -Higher Education section
1994 Chronicle (Toowoomba) Around the galleries - Tony McCulkin
1994 Courier -Mail 2nd Jun - Sue Smith
1994 Press coverage of the 'Tamarind Experience' Exhibition was in the following Newspapers - Townsville Bulletin 4 Oct., Daily News (Gold Coast) 19 Jan, Phoenix Gazette 25 May, Brisbane Weekend Times 13-14t Nov, Gladstone Observer 13 and 20 Aug, Blackwater Herald 12 July, Rockhampton Bulletin 28 June
1993 Eyeline Magazine #20 Summer 1993 - Bernadette Mollison
1993 Photofile Nov 1993 - Nicholas Zurbrugg
1990 Artists and Galleries of Australia - Max Germaine
1987 Mexico Nine/ Mexico Nueve - Published by the Tamarind Institute. Uni. of New Mexico. USA Collaborative printing with Luis Lopez Loza
1985 Tamarind Papers - Published by the Tamarind Institute. Uni. of New Mexico, USA. Research and discovery of subtractive drawing methods in the Lithographic Fine Art medium
1982 Gold Coast Bulletin 11 Sept. - John Millington
1981 Courier-Mail 7 Sept. - Dr G Langer
1981 Courier-Mail 11Aug. - Dr G Langer
1981 Courier-Mail 18 June - Dr G Langer
1980 Courier-Mail 30 0ct. - Dr G Langer
1980 Courier-Mail 24 0ct. - Dr G Langer
1979 Courier-Mail 27 0ct. - Dr G Langer
1979 Courier-Mail 3 Nov. - Dr G Langer
1979 Melbourne Sun 31 Mar. - Jeffrey Makin
Professional Awards
1996 Outside Studies Program (OSPRO) awarded by Griffith University for an overseas artist in residency, touring an Exhibition and delivering etching workshops at the Ecole d'Art of Noumea, New Caledonia.
1995 Asian residency special duties leave. QCA, Griffith University
1995 Community Printmakers Murwillumbah exhibition 'Experimental Print Prize'
1985 Tamarind Fellowship, University of New Mexico, USA
1984 SARAS Postgraduate Scholarship awarded by the Queensland Education Department
1979-1983 Various competition awards including Caloundra, Toowoomba, Bundaberg, Stanthorpe, Redcliffe, Rockhampton
1982 The Andrew & Lillian Pederson Drawing Exhibition, Queensland Art Gallery - Highly Commended
1981 Darwin Art Gallery. The Mobil/Bougainvillea major art award. (Darwin Art Festival)
1980 SGIO Art Competition - Section Award
1979 The Andrew & Lillian Pederson Drawing Exhibition, Queensland Art Gallery - Highly Commended (included in Trustee's Purchase.) SGIO Art Competition - Section Award
1975 Inez Hutchinson Award - Highly Commended
Professional Memberships
Impress Printmakers Studio Brisbane
Position Held: Management Committee member
Institute of Modern Art
Position held: Member
Teaching
List courses:
1310QCA Introduction to Print Media
2356QCA Image and Ideas
3346QCA Drawing & Print Media 3A
3339QCA Drawing & Print Media 3
2349QCA Interdisciplinary Print Media
2333QCA Drawing B
2332QCA Drawing A
Research and Higher degree supervision in the following programs:
MVA
MAVA
Fine Art Honours