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Rachael McCallum is a Sydney based artist. b1992.

rachaelmccallum.com | unicornspew.blogspot.com.au | Instagram: @rachaelmccallumartist 

2017-2022

Selected Exhibitions

• Gaffa Gallery, Group show; It’s not just a Hobby. Postponed due to Covid 19. Virtual Exhibition July- Sept | Physical exhibition: October, 2021
• Paks Gallery, Castle Hubertendorf | Austria | 2019 - 2020
• Publication: The Best Modern and Contemporary Artists of 2019 | ISBN: 978 88 941280 55

​2018 - 2017

• 541 Art Space | “Clay Date: contemporary Ceramics from the Kil.n.it Studios” | Curated by Kate Britton as part of Art Month | March 
• Projects 107 Redfern | Livin' the Dream | Group show with Scott Duncan, Angela Butler and Amaya Lang |  | June
• Bondi Pavilion | Clay; Where We Come From | curated by Rachel Buch | June
• Collection of works installed in Royal Prince Alfred hospital | Robotic Surgical wing bldg 26. 
• Gaffa Gallery | ​Seasonal Transience | Performance Series | Curated by Rachel Buch | April
• Elph Store | Paddington Ceramics Store | Sydney | current

2016

• Gaffa Gallery| Rheology curated by Elyse Goldfinch | group exhibition | December
• Graphis Gallery | Waverly | April - December
• Verge Gallery | Stuck in the Mud | Curated by Madeleine Preston | Sydney University | September
• Tinning Street Presents |  WONKY curated by Sophie Cai  | performance and installation | Melbourne | July
• MCA Art Bar | Slip Slop Slap | Performance | Circular Quay, Sydney | July
• Manly Art Gallery and Museum |  Australian Ceramics Association Exhibition Biennale Exhibition | OverUnderSidewaysDown | Curated by Glenn Barkley | Manly, Sydney |  June
• Stacks Projects | Potentially Painting | 191 Victoria Street, Potts Point, Sydney | 31st March – 24th April
• Gallery Sixty One | Sugar Jar | 301 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW |  19th Feb – 31st March

2015

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The Other Art Fair | Stall 43 | Central Park Retail Centre, 20 Broadway | Sept 10 - 14

Hidden | Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood | 18th Sept - 18th Oct

 Articulate Projectspace | Solo Exhibition "SuhReal" | 497 Parramatta Road | Friday 21 Aug - 6th Sept

Casula Arts Powerhouse | Biggie Smalls | group exhibition alongside Louise Zhang, Michelle Brasenpreuth and Lynda Draper | May 23

Projects 107 | 107 Fundraising Season; Art Auction Fundraiser | 107 Redfern St, Redfern | 1st - 5th April

Art Est. Art School And Gallery | Scientia: Art + Science | Group Show | Coinciding with the Leichardt Open Studio Trail | Studio 4, 67 - 69 Lords Road, Leichardt | 2 – 31 March

Projects 107 | Hell-o Multi Arts Festival | Curated by self | 107 Redfern St, Redfern | 18th Feb – 8th March 

Articulate Projectspace | FERAL 2 “Puddle Project” | 497 Parramatta Rd, Leichart | 12 – 26 Jan

2014

• Botanical Gardens Palm house | Cultivate New Artisans | Curated by Julianne Mills, Sarah Goss and Yuki Kawakami | Lady Macquaries Chair, Sydney | 4 Oct - 14 Oct
• Sturt Gallery | Back to the Table | Curated By Vicki Grima, editor of the JAC and head of the TACA | Mittagong | 14 Sept - 16th Nov
• Branch3d | Bunkered  | Group exhibition about Climate Change, curated by Sarah Nolan | Forest Lodge, Sydney | 6 - 27 Sept
• Gaffa Gallery | Yen Magazine's Female Young Art Awards Finalist Exhibition | Town Hall, Sydney | 12 June - 8 July
• Branch3d Window Gallery | There Is No Such Thing As 2d | Forest Lodge, Sydney | 25 May - 21 June
• NG Pop-Up Art Gallery | SOLD COLOUR: (Part of "The Whole") | Solo Exhibition | Central Park Mall, 20 Broadway, Chippendale, Sydney | March 25 - April 13
• The Corner Cooperative, Presented By Dear Henri | The intimate Whole, Chapter ii: Closer than you thought | A group show with Thomas Quayle, Emma Kirby, Louise Morgan and Meaghan Potter | February

2014

• National Art School, Darlinghurst, NSW  |  Postgraduate Exhibition, Sponsored by Emporio Armani | October
• Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Newtown,NSW  |  A Fresh Perspective | May
• Gulgong Memorial Hall, Gulgong, NSW  |  National Art School; Clay Push | May

2013

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National Art School, Darlinghurst, NSW  |  Postgraduate Exhibition, Sponsored by Emporio Armani | October

Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Newtown,NSW  |  A Fresh Perspective | May

Gulgong Memorial Hall, Gulgong, NSW  |  National Art School; Clay Push | May

2012

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National Art School, Darlinghurst, NSW  |  Undergraduate Exhibition | November

National Art School, Darlinghurst, NSW |  Library Stairwell Gallery; Ink Earth | June

National Art School, Darlinghurst, NSW  |  Library Stairwell Gallery, Dysfunctional Families | April

2011

• National Art School, Darlinghurst, NSW  |  Ceramics Building No. 5, Dirt People | August
• National Art School; Darlinghurst, NSW  |  Cafeteria, Plate Tectonics | April

2010

• IKU Whole Foods Restaurant, Oxford Street, NSW  |  Cubist Wall Hanging | August

education

• National Art School, Sydney Australia; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honors, 2013
• Ku-Ring-Gai Creative Arts High School; Higher School Certificate 2009

Teaching

• Tutor Pin Street creative studios, Chippendale 2019-2021
• Taught and wrote course program Technique Toolkit, Date Night, Kids Classes, Glazed Over course and various other courses with Kil.n.it in the Studio space and Kil.n.it Classroom 2015-2018
• Hired as Technical Assistant to art class for ‘Anxious Art’ by the Brain & Mind Research Institute (BMRI) University of Sydney; 2013

Bibliography

• Dorman, Tessa; Rachael McCallum/ Solid Colour | NG ART Gallery| http://vimeo.com/91371007 | March 2014
• Khalil, Shireen; Ceramicist's Bright Idea - Exhibit has Perfect Balance | Inner West Courier, Pg 42, Lifestyle, Arts | 1st April 2014 http://newslocal.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
• Winten, Kate; Rachael McCallum Interview | @ The Corner Cooperative Blog Work In Progress | http://thecornercooperative.tumblr.com/ | March 2014
• Bird, Steven; Ink Earth  Article  | The Journal of Australian Ceramics |  Volume 51/3 | Nov 2012
• McCallum, Rachael; Visual Arts Creations Article| Ku-Ring-Gai Creative Arts High School | Year 12 Yearbook | 2009 | Rockstar Publishing

Publications

• Rachael  McCallum Article | Yolo Magazine | Vol 2 | July | 2014
• Hit RE-fresh, A letter to the Future | The Journal Of Australian Ceramics | July | 2014
• Chaos and Control Studio Investigation | National Art School | October 2013
• ‘I Am Rachael’  Article | The Journal Of Australian Ceramics | Volume 522 | July | 2013
• Year 12 Yearbook |  Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts Highschool  | 2009
• Personal Blog; http://unicornspew.blogspot.com.au

Collections

• NG Arts Private Collection, Sydney
• Ku-Ring-Gai Creative Arts High School Library Gallery 
• Private Collection, Brisbane, QLD
• Private Collection, Sydney, NSW

Awards

• 2014 Yen Young Female Art Awards Finalist, Yen Magazine
• 2013 Ceramics Technical Prize, National Art School
• 2012 Australian Ceramics Association Award.  National Art School
• 2009 Ku-Ring-Gai Creative Arts High School; Photography Competition                    1st place in ‘General’ Category and 2nd Place in ‘People’ Category

Photograph courtesy of Vicki Grima, Oct 2013