CV - Rachael McCallum

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Rachael McCallum is a Sydney based artist. b1992.

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

Selected Exhibitions
2017

Projects 107 Redfern | Livin' the Dream | Group show with Scott Duncan, Angela Butler and Amaya Lang | | June
Bondi Pavillion | Clay; Where We Come From | curated by Rachel Buch | June
Collection of works installed in Royal Prince Alfred hospital | Roboitic Surgical wing bldg 26.
Gaffa Gallery | Seasonal Transcience | 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

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 exhibiiton 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 | Mrs 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

2013

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

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

2009

Ku-Ring-Gai Creative Arts High School, NSW | Higher School Certificate; Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition | October
Ku-Ring-Gai Creative Arts High School, NSW | Library Gallery, Library Photographic Competition | July

Education

Teaching

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

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