| Born:
Born
in Manila, Philippines |
1976-1986
Education
|
| 1976-78 |
Fine Arts, University of Santo Tomas, Manila , Philippines |
| 1981-83 |
Bachelor of Arts,Visual Arts, Sydney College of Arts |
| 1984-85 |
Post Graduate Studies Visual Arts, Sydney College of Arts |
| 1985-86 |
Post Graduate Studies Art Academy Duesseldorf, Germany with Prof. Klaus
Rinke |
| 1998 |
Master of Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney |
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|
1990-2008
Employment
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| 1990-1999 |
Lecturing positions at Canberra Institute Arts, Australian National
University; Sydney College of Arts, The University of Sydney. |
| 2000-2008 |
Senior Lecturer, School of Contemporary Arts, University of Western
Sydney. |
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|
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
|
|
2009 |
Your Daydreams Reveal Something About Your Ethnic Background,
PABLO Fort Metro Manila, Philippines
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|
2008 |
Oo
Selected paintings and projects 1996 - 2008 Survey Exhibition
Ateneo Art Gallery, Philippines
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|
Kaliman Gallery, Sydney |
| 2006 |
Paintings,
Galeria Duemila Manila, Philippines
one
million dollars, Artspace Sydney
|
| 2005 |
Give
me Something, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne |
|
Coins,
Kaliman Gallery, Sydney |
| 2004 |
Nothing
in this World, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
No, No, No Lewers House, Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW Australia
|
| 2002 |
Homesick,Palettes Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney |
| 2001 |
Hard
Times Are Over Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney
|
| 2000 |
Feeling
The Space , Sarah Cottier
Gallery,
Sydney
|
| 1999 |
That
Occult and Metaphysical Quality of Gravity
& Studio Suite, Sarah
Cottier
Gallery
|
| 1997 |
Sarah
Cottier Gallery |
| 1995 |
Mori
Gallery
Atlantis, CBD Gallery Sydney
|
| 1994 |
Galerie
Droescher-Meyer, Duesseldorf Germany |
| 1993 |
Australia
Centre, Manila Philippines |
| 1992 |
Standards
of Good and Bad, Mori Gallery, Sydney |
| 1991 |
When
I Liked Romantic Paintings, Mori Gallery |
| 1990 |
Mori
Gallery
First Draft (West) Sydney
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First Draft (West) Sydney
|
| 1989 |
Photospace,
Canberra Institute of the Arts |
| 1987 |
Artspace,
Sydney
The Globe, Darlinghurst Sydney
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|
SELECTED
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
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| 2009 |
Silberkuppe Kreuzberg Skalitzer Strasse 68 |
|
Dank An
Galerie Isabella Czarnowska Berlin, Germany |
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What makes this poem beautiful?
VCA Gallery, University of Melbourne, Australia |
|
MO Space Manila, Philippines |
| 2008 |
An Ever Expanding Universe
Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, West Australia |
| 2007 |
Our Lucky Country (2)
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney |
| 2006 |
Our Lucky Country (1)
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 2005 |
UnAustralian
Anna Bibby Gallery Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2004 |
Seven
Beauties, Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney |
| 2003 |
Pearl
(2 person exhibition) with Stefan Seler, Cross Art Projects, Biennale
of Sydney Satellite exhibition
|
| 2002 |
Freespace
Provincaal Centrum voor Beeldende Kunsten Hasselt, Belgium
Painting
as Paradox Artists Space
Green Street, New York, USA
|
| 2001 |
Art
> Music Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
art32, Sarah cottier Gallery Basel,Switzerland
Stangers/Etrange, PS1 Clocktower Gallery New York
|
| 2000 |
Word
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
art31, Sarah Cottier Gallery Basel, Switzerland
|
| 1999 |
Sarah
Cottier Gallery, Sydney |
| 1998 |
Opening
Exhibition, Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney Verve,
S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
|
| 1997 |
Portia
Geach Memorial Art Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Saldo KunstMuseum im Ehrenhof Duesseldorf
Urban Details Circular Quay, The Festival of Sydney
|
| 1996 |
State
of Design Casula Powerhouse, Liverpool, NSW |
| 1994 |
Localities
of Desire Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
She Says, She Says, CBD Gallery Sydney
Already Painting, Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney
Five,
Yuill/Crowley Gallery, Sydney
|
| 1993 |
Contemporary
Australian Paintings, Allen, Allen & Helmsley Collection,
Victorian Arts Centre Melbourne
Informationsdienst Kunstlerhaus Stuttgart, Zurich, New York
Here Not There Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
|
| 1992 |
Signals,
Flag Project Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
On Genre (with E. Newman) Deakin Univ. Geelong, Vic., Artspace, Sydney
Black Gallery, Sydney
Blast Mori Gallery, Sydney
Group Exhibition Artspace, Adelaide festival Centre
|
| 1991 |
Rules
For Drawing Mori Gallery, Sydney
Microcosm Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney
Who’s Sorry Now? Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Umbrella
Studios, Townsville
Painting & Perception, Mori Gallery Sydney
Body Without Organ First Draft West Sydney
Believers (with M. Dwyer) First Draft West Sydney
Industry First Draft West Sydney
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| 19990 |
No
Milburn Arte Brisbane
Exhibition of Miniatures Mori Gallery
Architecture of Light Mori Gallery
Sites Unseen Bitumen River Artspace, Canberra
Mist From the Chest Aglassodwater Gallery, Brisbane
|
| 1989 |
Red
Colour Blind Mori Gallery Sydney
Fresh Art S H Ervin Gallery Sydney
Pure Mori Gallery, Queensland College of the Arts Gallery, Brisbane
Shapelessness W.I.N.D.O.W. gallery Sydney
Victory
Over the Sun First Draft Sydney
|
| 1987 |
Paintings
(with Kathleen Done) 338 Gallery, Sydney
Vertigo Sydney College of the Arts
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VIDEO
PRODUCTIONS:
|
| 2003 |
Shangri-la
Collective, Artspace Sydney |
| 1995 |
The
European (24 min.) co-editor with Jan Bruck
funded by AFC, screened at artspace, Oct. 1995
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COLLABORATIONS/PROJECTS:
|
| 2006 |
What
form would a life take? with Reuben Keehan, curatorial project for MOP Projects, Sydney |
| 2002 |
Shangri-la
Collective, Artspace Sydney
one fine day, Block Gallery, Sydney
Founding
Member: Believers with Mikala Dwyer and Anne Ooms
|
| 1999 |
Brainland,
The Believers AGNSW Level 2 Sydney |
| 1997 |
The
Believers Artspace, Auckland New Zealand
The
Believers at CBD Sydney
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GRANTS/RESIDENCIES/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
|
| 2008 |
Artist in Residence, University of Woolongong, Faculty of Creative Arts |
| 2007 |
New Work Grant, (established) VACF Arts Council of Australia |
| 2005 |
Karl
Hoffer Gesselschaft, International studio, Berlin |
| 2004 |
Asialink
Grant, Ateneo de Manila, The Philippines , NSW Ministry of Arts |
| 2000-01 |
PS1
International Studio Program, New York
Artist Development Grant, Australia Arts Council
City of Hobart Contemporary Art Prize
|
| 1997 |
James Kentley Memorial Scholarship, Univ. of Sydney |
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Portia Geach Memorial Prize for Portraiture |
| 1996 |
Project Grant, Australia Arts Council |
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Monash University Contemporary Art Prize (Second Prize) |
| 1989 |
Artist in Residence, Canberra Institute of the Arts |
PUBLICATONS/CATALOGUES/CITATIONS:
|
| 2008 |
‘Oo’ Exhibition Catalogue Ateneo Art Gallery Manila, Philippines 2008
Gina Fairley, Review: Maria Cruz at Kaliman Gallery, Asian Art News vol.
18 no.2 March/April 2008
|
| 2006 |
Reuben Keehan,” Working with Tension and Time: Maria
Cruz’s One Million Dollars” Artspace Sydney Publications, 2006
|
| 2004 |
Eve
Sullivan Catalogue Essay “Nothing in this World” Kaliman Gallery
Publications
Ann
Finnegan Shangri-La Collective, Catalogue Essay, Artspace Publication, Sydney
|
| 2003 |
Eve
Sullivan “Ways of Saying” essay, Art & Australia vol.41 no.1
Spring |
| 2002 |
Eve
Sullivan “Maria Cruz Songlines”
Art Asia Pacific, issue 34 |
| 2001 |
Art
> Music, Exhibition Catalogue, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney |
| 2000 |
Feeling
the Space exhibition catalogue Sarah Cottier Gallery |
| 1999 |
Bruce
Jmes Just Have A Look Sydney Morning Herald 17 July
Benjamin Genocchio Penny Drops On Shaper ..... The Australian 16
July
Bronwyn Clark-Coolee Holy Hell Brainland Catalogue essay
|
| 1997 |
Bruce
James Galleries SMH 5 December
Angela Bennie Painting with Words Spells ..... SMH 10 Oct.
|
| 1995 |
Jo
Holder Cruz Monument #8, Spring
John Nixon (ed) Z International Art artist page no.1 Sydney
J. Riva, G. Lowe (eds) Artfan artist page Summer 1995 Monash University,
Vic Ute Meta-Bauer & T. Geisseler Informationsdienst Oct no 71
winter
|
| 1994 |
Catriona
Moore Museum Hygiene Photofile 41, March |
| 1993 |
Julie
Ewington Splash Art (interview) Art and Asia Pacific vol.1 no.1
Natalie King Rituals of Subjective Ordering catalogue, Australia
Centre
Philippines
Trevor Smith On Genre (review) Artspace Newsletter July
|
| 1992 |
Ken
Bolton Contemplating Women (review) The Advertiser April 29
John Neylon Cracking the Code (review) Adelaide Review May
Eve Sullivan Maria Cruz: A Personal Epistemology Eyeline issue 20
Natalie King ‘On Genre’, John Welchman, Genre(L) Knowledge,
Exhibition Catalogue
Deakin University Gallery, October
Julie Ewington Many Tendrils Exhib. Catalogue, Artspace Adelaide
Fest.
Centre,
April
|
| 1991 |
Rex
Butler review Who’s Sorry Now Agenda No.17
Graham Forsythe review Painting & Perception Agenda 16
|
| 1990 |
West
Magazine (artist page) no.1
Urszula Szulakowska ‘Mist from The Chest’ review Art and Text
37 p.142
Catherine Lumby (review) Tension Magazine Biennale 1990 issue
|
| 1986 |
John
McDonald Strong Return & Solo Stars SMH Dec. 27
Terrence Maloon Arts Review Artspace SMH Oct. 2
Jennifer
McCamley Exhibition Catalogue Artspace Oct.22
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Representative galleries:
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Sydney: |
Kaliman gallery, Sydney Australia |
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www.kalimangallery.com |
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Manila: |
Galleria Duemila, Manila Philippines
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www.galleriaduemila.com |
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