ARTIST CV
DAVID COLLINS Born in Perth, Western Australia
QUALIFICATIONS
2017 Masters by Research (MFA), Sydney College of the Arts – The University of Sydney
2010 Bachelor of Arts Visual Art (Honors) Curtin University of Technology, Perth
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 BABALON, Working Dog Gallery, Sydney
2020 HIRAETH, The Little Black Gallery, London (Online)
2018 Unity (in collaboration with Tony Albert and Warakurna Arts), Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney
CRUSH (with Chiara Fragomeni and Stephen Summerlin), Wellington St Projects, Sydney
2017 Thief, Nicholas Projects, Melbourne
Wild Silence, FORM Gallery, Perth
2016 Pony, Stills Gallery, Sydney
HORSE BOY, Wellington St Projects, Sydney
2015 Neue Mythologie (with Carine Thevenau), Galerie Pavlova, Berlin, Germany
Silver Narcissus, PROJECT [504], Sydney
2013 Silk Atlas, Fehily Contemporary, Melbourne
Plastic Eden, Venn Gallery, Perth
White Rhino, Edmund Pearce Art Gallery, Melbourne
2012 Momentary Thrill, Venn Gallery, Perth
White Rhino, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney
2011 White Rhino, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth
2010 Works by David Charles Collins, 1907, Perth
2009 Kids (with Abdul Abdullah), Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Perth
THOTH, Perth Contemporary for Photography, Perth
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 PHOTO 2024, Birrarung Lightboxes, Melbourne
Digitography, Compendium Gallery, Armadale NSW
Metamorphosis, FORM Gallery, Claremont WA
2023 Cruel Optimism, Tributary Projects, Canberra
Unashamed, Art Space on the Concourse, Chatswood NSW
BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! World Pride Exhibition, Working Dog Gallery, Sydney
2022 Interspecies and Other Other, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
The Blake Art Prize, Casula Powerhouse Art Centre, Sydney
A Gentle Misinterpretation, Fremantle Art Centre, Perth
Looking for Adam, XYZ Photo Gallery, Melbourne
2021 The Colours of Spring, ARTESPACE, Munich Germany
2019 Boys! Boys! Boys!, The Little Black Gallery (exclusive to Paddle8), London
The William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art, Victoria
The Unutterable, Down/Under Space, Sydney
Ritual, There Is Gallery, Perth
Antimagic, Down/Under Space, Sydney Australia
Movement, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, NSW
Life is not Curated, Contact Sheet Gallery, Sydney
2018 Critical Bodies, Verge Gallery, Sydney
Fragile Armour, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
In Cahoots: Artists Collaborate Across Country (in collaboration with Tony Albert and Warakurna Arts), Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth
Art Month, Collectors’ Space, MAY SPACE, Sydney
Collective, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
2017 Morphē, Down/ Under Space, Sydney, Australia
Namatjira Project Auction, curated by Tony Albert, Art Gallery of South Australia
Collective, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2016 They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Curatorial Marathon, Picture Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2015 Frühlings Salon, Galerie Pavlova, Berlin, Germany
Fair is Foul & Foul is Fair, Turner Galleries, Perth
Direction 1, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney
2014 Collective, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
Memento Mori, Lawrence Wilson, The University of Western Australia, WA
Frühlings Salon, Galerie Pavlova, Berlin, Germany
Panorama, Lawrence Wilson, The University of Western Australia, WA
2013 Censored, Fehily Contemporary, Melbourne
Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, Sydney
Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Art Centre, Melbourne
Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
2012 Young Guns, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth
2011 Four by Four, The Bakery, Perth
Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
Pinyao International Photography Festival, Pinyao, China
2010 Mythology, Kurb Gallery, Perth
Grifting: Curtin Degree Fundraiser, Kurb Gallery, Perth
Curtin Degree Show, Curtin University of Technology, Perth
2008 Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
Nyisztor Studio Group Show, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
Curtin Degree Show, Curtin University of Technology, Perth
BREAK, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2022 The Blake Art Prize, Casula Powerhouse Art Centre, Sydney
2019 The William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art, Victoria
2018 Finalist, Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award, Home of the Arts, Brisbane
Semi finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2016 Ravensthorpe WA, FORM residency, Western Australia
2015 Brighton Pavilion Residency curated by Andrew Nicholls, Brighton, United Kingdom
2013 Finalist, Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, Sydney
Finalists, Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Art Centre, Melbourne
Finalist, Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
2009 Finalist, Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
2008 Finalist, Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
COLLECTIONS
Home of the Arts, Brisbane
Parliament House NSW
Patrick Corrigan Collection
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Western Australian Museum
Art Gallery Of Western Australia, WA
Lawrence Wilson, The University of Western Australia, WA
DAVID COLLINS Born in Perth, Western Australia
QUALIFICATIONS
2017 Masters by Research (MFA), Sydney College of the Arts – The University of Sydney
2010 Bachelor of Arts Visual Art (Honors) Curtin University of Technology, Perth
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 BABALON, Working Dog Gallery, Sydney
2020 HIRAETH, The Little Black Gallery, London (Online)
2018 Unity (in collaboration with Tony Albert and Warakurna Arts), Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney
CRUSH (with Chiara Fragomeni and Stephen Summerlin), Wellington St Projects, Sydney
2017 Thief, Nicholas Projects, Melbourne
Wild Silence, FORM Gallery, Perth
2016 Pony, Stills Gallery, Sydney
HORSE BOY, Wellington St Projects, Sydney
2015 Neue Mythologie (with Carine Thevenau), Galerie Pavlova, Berlin, Germany
Silver Narcissus, PROJECT [504], Sydney
2013 Silk Atlas, Fehily Contemporary, Melbourne
Plastic Eden, Venn Gallery, Perth
White Rhino, Edmund Pearce Art Gallery, Melbourne
2012 Momentary Thrill, Venn Gallery, Perth
White Rhino, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney
2011 White Rhino, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth
2010 Works by David Charles Collins, 1907, Perth
2009 Kids (with Abdul Abdullah), Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Perth
THOTH, Perth Contemporary for Photography, Perth
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 PHOTO 2024, Birrarung Lightboxes, Melbourne
Digitography, Compendium Gallery, Armadale NSW
Metamorphosis, FORM Gallery, Claremont WA
2023 Cruel Optimism, Tributary Projects, Canberra
Unashamed, Art Space on the Concourse, Chatswood NSW
BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! World Pride Exhibition, Working Dog Gallery, Sydney
2022 Interspecies and Other Other, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
The Blake Art Prize, Casula Powerhouse Art Centre, Sydney
A Gentle Misinterpretation, Fremantle Art Centre, Perth
Looking for Adam, XYZ Photo Gallery, Melbourne
2021 The Colours of Spring, ARTESPACE, Munich Germany
2019 Boys! Boys! Boys!, The Little Black Gallery (exclusive to Paddle8), London
The William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art, Victoria
The Unutterable, Down/Under Space, Sydney
Ritual, There Is Gallery, Perth
Antimagic, Down/Under Space, Sydney Australia
Movement, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, NSW
Life is not Curated, Contact Sheet Gallery, Sydney
2018 Critical Bodies, Verge Gallery, Sydney
Fragile Armour, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
In Cahoots: Artists Collaborate Across Country (in collaboration with Tony Albert and Warakurna Arts), Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth
Art Month, Collectors’ Space, MAY SPACE, Sydney
Collective, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
2017 Morphē, Down/ Under Space, Sydney, Australia
Namatjira Project Auction, curated by Tony Albert, Art Gallery of South Australia
Collective, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2016 They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Curatorial Marathon, Picture Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2015 Frühlings Salon, Galerie Pavlova, Berlin, Germany
Fair is Foul & Foul is Fair, Turner Galleries, Perth
Direction 1, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney
2014 Collective, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
Memento Mori, Lawrence Wilson, The University of Western Australia, WA
Frühlings Salon, Galerie Pavlova, Berlin, Germany
Panorama, Lawrence Wilson, The University of Western Australia, WA
2013 Censored, Fehily Contemporary, Melbourne
Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, Sydney
Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Art Centre, Melbourne
Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
2012 Young Guns, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth
2011 Four by Four, The Bakery, Perth
Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
Pinyao International Photography Festival, Pinyao, China
2010 Mythology, Kurb Gallery, Perth
Grifting: Curtin Degree Fundraiser, Kurb Gallery, Perth
Curtin Degree Show, Curtin University of Technology, Perth
2008 Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
Nyisztor Studio Group Show, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
Curtin Degree Show, Curtin University of Technology, Perth
BREAK, Nyisztor Studio, Perth
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2022 The Blake Art Prize, Casula Powerhouse Art Centre, Sydney
2019 The William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art, Victoria
2018 Finalist, Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award, Home of the Arts, Brisbane
Semi finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2016 Ravensthorpe WA, FORM residency, Western Australia
2015 Brighton Pavilion Residency curated by Andrew Nicholls, Brighton, United Kingdom
2013 Finalist, Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, Sydney
Finalists, Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Art Centre, Melbourne
Finalist, Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
2009 Finalist, Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
2008 Finalist, Iris Awards, Perth Centre of Photography, Perth
COLLECTIONS
Home of the Arts, Brisbane
Parliament House NSW
Patrick Corrigan Collection
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Western Australian Museum
Art Gallery Of Western Australia, WA
Lawrence Wilson, The University of Western Australia, WA