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Lucia Usmiani  Curriculum Vitae






Born in Adelaide, South Australia, lives and works in Hobart, Tasmania.
Currently working at Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania.
Member of Plimsoll Gallery Committee from December 2004.
Represented by Despard Gallery, Hobart.

2006 Awarded Doctorate in Fine Art, University of Tasmania

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2009    Marcher sur les Pelouses (walk on the grass), Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart
             Hobart City Art Prize, Hobart
             Test, 146arts, Hobart

2008    Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne Victoria.
             Onaroll, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, curated by John Vella.
             Tread Lightly Envirofest, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart.
             Sweet Observations of an Interior World, Devonport Regional Gallery, curated by Jane
             Stewart.

2007    Contemporary Collections Benefactors Supper Club Auction, Art Gallery of New South
             Wales.
             Two Artists, One Material, Kelly's Garden, Salamanca Place.
             The Port Arthur Project, Port Arthur Historic Site, 10 Days on The Island, curated by Noel
             Frankham and Julia Clark.
       
2006    Imagine: The Creativity Shaping Our Future, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Victoria,
             curated by Zara Stanhope.
             Deluxe, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, curated by Milan Milojevic.
       
2005    HWY 1 #2, 10 Days On The Island, Wynyard, curated by Jane Deeth.

2004    Sculpture, Despard Gallery, Hobart, curated by Steven Joyce.
             Group Material,Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, curated by Michael Edwards.
             IXL Art, Plimsoll Gallery Hobart, curated by Noel Frankham.

2002    Pattern as Subject, CAST Gallery, Hobart, curated by Sean Kelly.

Solo Exhibitions:

2007   The Little Things,  Despard Gallery, Hobart.
            I’d Like To Be; Lightbox Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart.

2005   Store, Inflight Gallery, Hobart.

Grants:

NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts Ltd) Visual and Craft Artist’s Grant Scheme, July 2005.

Awards and Prizes:

2007    Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Nominated Artist Award, Mosman, NSW.
2008    Finalist, Tidal, Devonport Regional Gallery, TAS.
2009    Winner, People’s Choice Prize, City of Hobart Art Prize

Commissions:

2000        Foyer for MPSD – 13th floor 188 Collins Street, Detour Design, Hobart Tasmania
2005        Foyer for Evans Street IXL Apartments    

Residencies:

2009   Rosamund McCulloch Studio, Cite International des Arts, Paris, self funded.

Collections:

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Artbank
Several Tasmanian and interstate private collections







Despard Gallery
15 Castray Esplanade, Hobart Tasmania 7000, Australia.
Phone: +61 3 6223 8266 Fax: +61 3 6223 6496 E-mail: steven@despard-gallery.com.au