Biography
Celeste Chandler Born 1977, Hobart, Tasmania, lives and works in Melbourne
Education
| 2014 | PhD, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne |
| 2003 | Masters of Fine Art, University of Tasmania, Tasmanian School of Art |
| 2000 | Bachelor of Fine Art 1st Class Honours, University of Tasmania |
| 1998 | Bachelor in Fine Art, University of Tasmania, Tasmanian School of Art |
Solo Exhibitions
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2018 |
Ladies' Night, Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Melbourne |
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2018 |
Be my eyes, The Gallery at Bayside Art and Cuntural Centre |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2017 | 2017 Doug Moran Portrait Prize Finalists |
| Ramsay Art Prize, The Art Gallery of South Australia | |
| 2016 | The Portia Geach Finalist Exhibition, S.H Erwin Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 2015 | Likeness, The Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn Arts Centre, Melbourne |
| The Kennedy Prize, Adelaide | |
| Linden Art Prize, Linden New Art, Melbourne | |
| Shift, Counihan Gallery, Melbourne | |
| 2014 | 2014 Salon des Refusés, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 2013 | Blob, Strange Neighbour Gallery, Melbourne |
| Luminescence, The Windsor Hotel, Melbourne, Vic | |
| Limits of likeness, Rubicon ARI, Melbourne, Vic | |
| The Portia Geach Finalist Exhibition, S.H Erwin Gallery, Sydney, NSW | |
| Man of my Dreams, Techno Park Studios, Williamstown, Vic | |
| 2012 | And then there were five, Fortyfive Downstairs, Melbourne, Vic |
| 2011 | Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize Finalists, Bendigo,Vic |
| Gaze: People, Relationships and Place, Redlands Art Gallery, Qld | |
| 2010 | Hypnopopia, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, curator: Jon Cattapan |
| 2009 | Thesis, Sydney College of the Arts |
| 2008 | The Art of the Nude, Albury Art Gallery, Albury, NSW |
| Renault New Generation Art, Art Brisbane, Brisbane Convention Centre | |
| 2007 | National Artist Self-Portrait Prize, The University of Queensland |
| 2006 | Metro 5 Award Finalist Exhibition, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne |
| 15 Artists, Redcliff City Gallery, Queensland | |
| James Farrell Self Portrait Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Vic | |
| Scratching the Surface, Logan Regional Gallery, Queensland | |
| 2004 | Open Studios, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris |
| 2003 | Scratching the Surface, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra |
| Painting the Home, Inflight Gallery, Hobart | |
| 2001 | Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
Awards
| 2017 | Grant - Arts Projects For Individuals, Australia Council for the Arts |
| 2015 | The Linden Art Prize, Linden Board Encouragement Award, Judges: Karen Quinlan, Kelly Gellatly, |
| 2015 | The Linden Art Prize, Linden Studio Prize |
| 2013 | The Windsor Art Award, Melbourne, Judges: Bill Henson and Kelly Gellantly |
| 2013 | The Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Qld, Judges: Peter McKay, Curator of Contemporary Australian Art, GOMA, Qld |
| 2013 | The Portia Geach, Highly Commended, Judged by: Ben Quilty, Lindy Lee and Jane Watters |
| 2009 | R&M McGivern Prize, Maroondah Art Gallery, VIC, Judges: Lewis Miller and Jane Scott |
| 2008 | Melbourne Research Scholarship, The University of Melbourne |
| 2007 | Metro 5 Award, People’s Choice, Melbourne |
| 2007 | James Farrell Self Portrait Award, People’s Choice, Castlemaine Art Gallery |
| 2005 | Artist in Residence, ANU School of Art, Canberra |
| 2004 | Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Scholarship, Quebec, Canada |
| 2004 | Emerging Artist Grant, Australia Council for the Arts |
| 2004 | Artist in Residence, ANU School of Art, Canberra |
| 2003 | Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship |
| 2001 | Australian Postgraduate Award, The University of Tasmania |
| 1999 | McCulloch Studio Residency, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Scholarship, Quebec, Canada |
Bibliography
| 2017 | Making a Mark', feature docummentary, Director: Richard Jesek, |
| https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/titles/105946 | |
| 2017 | Art Collector 'Critics Choice', Andrew Frost, July-Sep 2017 |
| 2017 | Muse, 'Redressing the Balance' Katrina Liberiou, The University of Sydney, June 2017, Issue 17 |
| 2017 | Sheep bones, glitter and shaving cream: the bold, divergent art of the under-40s |
| Jane Howard, The Guardian, Friday 2 June 2017 | |
| link to article here | |
| 2017 | Articulate, Art Gallery of South Australia, Winter 2017, p17 |
| 2015 | In The Galleries: Linden Art Prize 2015, Dan Rule, 21 March, Spectrum p22 |
| 2014 | An Art Beyond the End of Art, Simon Marsh, Panoptic Press, interview |
| http://panopticpress.org.au | |
| 2007 | Artist gets physical, Progress Leader, 20 February, p13 |
| 2007 | High five for artists, Jeff Makin, Herald Sun, 19 February, p81 |
| 2003 | Painting the Home, Briony Downes, Eyeline Contemporary Visual Arts, issue number 52 |
| 2003 | Bette Davis eyes: Scratch the surface at the Canberra Contemporary Art Space, |
| Chris Chapman, Art Monthly. August, pp30-32 | |
| 2001 | She who must be displayed, by Jennifer Sexton, The Weekend Australian, June 30 |
Public Collections
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GOMA, Queensland Art Gallery |
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The University of Queensland Art Museum |
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Maroondah Art Gallery, Vic |
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The University of Sydney Art Gallery, NSW |
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