About / CV
Curriculum Vitae
Based in Melbourne, Australia.
Exhibiting since 1984
The artist at her opening "Out of this World" in Leipzig, Germany
Education |
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| 2000 - 1 | Master of Fine Art, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia |
| 1999 | Graduate Diploma of Visual Art, Victorian College of the Arts |
| 1985 | Bachelor of Education (Arts & Crafts), Melbourne University |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2016 |
Mundus Imaginalis, Tacit Contemporary Art, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2015 |
Second Self, Fort Delta, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2014 | Out of this World, Salve Art Gallery, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2014 | Preview, Chapman & Bailey Gallery, Abbotsford VIC |
| 2012 | 'The Momentum of Evolution', Catherine Asquith Gallery |
| 2010 | 'Her Fragrant Frown', Catherine Asquith Gallery |
| 2009 | 'Something Like Us', Catherine Asquith Gallery, Collingwood,Vic.Australia |
| 2008 | 'Dämmerung', Red Gallery, Fitzroy,Vic. |
| 2006 | 'We of the Silent Dreaming', Nellie Castan Gallery, South Yarra, Vic. |
| 2005 | 'Fragmented Fantasies', Michael Carr Art Dealer. Woollahra, N.S.W. |
| 2004 | 'Bedtime Stories', Nellie Castan Gallery, South Yarra, Vic. |
| 2001 | 'Threshold', Gallery 101, Melbourne, Vic. |
Group Exhibitions
| 2016 | Drawing to an End - Works on Paper, Mars Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2014 | Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Gallery, VIC |
| Basislager, Liviastrasse3, Leipzig, Germany | |
| Dans le jardin des beaux-arts, Showroom Connex Leipzig-Thomaskirchhof, Leipzig, Germany | |
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Asteriod, Winterrundgang Der Spinnereigalerien, Leipzig, Germany |
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| 2013 |
"Zeit für Kunst" - Großer Frühjahrsrundgang der SpinnereiGalerien Spring Gallery Tour, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany, May 2013 |
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'Lesungen in der Spinnerei', Leipzig, Germany, March 2013 |
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Wintersrundgang der SpinnereiGalerien: 'Rethinking Space', Leipzig, Germany, January 2013 |
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| 2012 |
'Somebody's Room', LIA Galerie, Leipzig, Germany, December 2012 |
| 'Surface', The Depot Gallery, Waterloo NSW | |
| Dehli Art Fair, Pursuit ArtSpace | |
| 2011 | 'Korea & Australia 50 Years', Foundation Cultural Centre & Bom Gallery, Seoul, South Korea |
| 'Aura: The Haunted Family Image', L17 Art Space, Melbourne Vic. | |
| 2010 | 'Stan & Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize', The Arts Centre, Gold Coast, QLD. |
| 'St. George Art Award', Hurstville City Museum & Gallery, N.S.W. | |
| 'Net Work – The TLF Exhibition', Art Gallery of Ballarat, Vic. | |
| 'Belle Arti Art Award', Brisbane, QLD. | |
| 2009 | 'Sunshine Coast Art Prize', Caloundra Regional Gallery, QLD. |
| 'Darebin LaTrobe Art Prize', Bundoora Homestead, Bundoora, Vic. | |
| 'Flanagan Art Prize', St. Michaels College, Ballarat, Vic. | |
| 2008 | 'Art in Mind', Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK |
| 2007 | 'Darebin La Trobe Acquisitive Art Prize', Bundoora, Vic. |
| 'Mixed Bag', Johnston Gallery, Mosman Park, W.A. | |
| 2006 | 'Melbourne Reign', Michael Carr Art Dealer, Woollahra, N.S.W. |
| 2005 | 'Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship Exhibition', V.C.A. Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. |
| 2004 | 'Floranova', Nellie Castan Gallery, South Yarra, Vic. |
| 'Compendium', Icon Museum of Art, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic. | |
| 2003-04 |
'Glacier', touring exhibition, Benalla Regional Art Gallery, Victoria; Newcastle Region Art Gallery N.S.W.; QUT Art Museum, QLD.; Bond University Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD. |
| 2003 | 'Redlands Westpac Prize', Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman, N.S.W. |
| 'Compendium', Platform, Spencer Street Underpass, Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 2002 | 'Towards Colour', curated by Robert Lindsay, McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin, Vic. |
| 2001 | 'Glacier', Storey Hall, R.M.I.T. Gallery, Royal Melbourne Institute of Techology University, Melbourne, Vic. |
| 'ANZ Visual Arts Fellowship Award 2001', ANZ Cathedral Hall, Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 'Darebin LaTrobe Aquisitive Art Prize', Bundoora Homestead, Bundoora, Vic. | |
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'UBS Art Award 2000, A Tribute to the Painting of Tomorrow', touring Basel, Zurich, Geneva, Monaco, & Munich (shortlisted) |
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| 2000 | 'UBS Art Award 2000, A Tribute to the Painting of Tomorrow', Whitechapel Gallery, London,U.K. |
| 'Smorgon Group Contemporary Art Prize', Williamstown, Vic. |
Bibliography
| 2012 | Bridge, Claire. "Crossing the Threshold with Artist Irene Wellm", http://artworldwomen.com/category/artists-2/irene-wellm/, September 9 2012 |
| 2011 | Lee, H. Together in Harmony: Australia & Korea, ex.cat. |
| 2010 | Crawford, A. "What Now - Irene Wellm", Australian Art Collector, Issue 54 Oct - Dec 2010 |
| Copley, M. "The gold in the shadow", exhibition catalogue essay, Her Fragrant Frown | |
| 2009 | Van Gils, A. (Ed.) "Irene Wellm – Artist", http://stevegray.com.au/blog/irene-wellm-artist/, September |
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"State of the Art - what makes Melbourne the capital of cultural cool", cover story Etihad Inflight Magazine, February 2009 |
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| 2008 | Yang Wei (Ed. in chief) "Contemporary Art Studio Book" published by Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, Beijing, April 2008. |
| 2007 | "Fringe works delight" The Advertiser, Bendigo, Vic., Monday April 16 |
| Channel 9 WinnTV news, April 8, 2007 | |
| Interview, ABC Breakfast show, Bendigo,Vic., April 2007 | |
| 2006 | Crawford, A. "Hell’s Kitchen" exhibition catalogue essay, Melbourne Reign |
| Spunner, S. "A Cry in the Dark" exhibition catalogue essay, We of the Silent Dreaming | |
| 2004 | Nelson, R. "Fears at Bedtime" The Age, 16 April |
| Backhouse, M. "Peace and Disquiet" The Age, 27 March, Review | |
| 2002 | Taylor, R. "Narratives of Nature" Asian Art News, Jan/Feb 2002 |
| "Investing in Art, Artist Profile Irene Wellm", The Age, 22 April, Money Manager | |
| 2001 | "Darebin La Trobe Art Prize", Art Streams Vol. 6, No. 5 |
| Williams, L. "Reflection and Reconstruction: New Directions in Australian Painting" exhibition catalogue essay "Glacier" | |
| Taylor, R. Interview, Gotham City Gossip, 3RRR FM, 10th October | |
| 2000 | "A Tribute to the Painting of Tomorrow - UBS Art Award 2000", exhibition catalogue |
Awards/Grants
| 2014 | Australia Council for the Arts – Visual Arts Travel Fund |
| 2012 | Australia Council for the Arts - New Works Grant |
| 2001 | Emerging Artist Award, Darebin La Trobe Aquisitive Art Prize 2001, Bundoora, Vic. |
| 2000 | Selected Australian Representative, UBS Art Award 2000, Whitechapel Gallery, London U.K. |
Collections
Artbank
LaTrobe University Art Museum
City of Darebin Art Collection
Ballarat Regional Gallery
Stockwell Downs Collection
Private collections in Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and the U.S.
Travel/Residencies
2014/15 Leipzig - Self-funded residency and exhbition (3 months)
2013/14 Leipzig International Art Programme, Leipzig, Germany (3 months)
2012/13 Leipzig International Art Programme, Leipzig, Germany - funded by the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australian Government (9 months)
2010 Leipzig/Munich, Germany
2008 U.K., France
2002 Salt Lake City, U.S.A
2000 U.K., Spain, France
1992 Dunedin, New Zealand
1988 Osaka, Japan
1986 Europe, United Kingdom
(Last updated August, 2016)