Joanna Kambourian 0424 929 393 joannak@msbrownslounge.com.au www.msbrownslounge.com.au EDUCATION 1994 Assoc Dip Graphic Design, Enmore Design Centre TAFE, NSW 2003 Cert. III Visual Arts & Marketing, TAFE NSW 2006 Senior Printmaking, PRATT Institute, Brooklyn, NYC 2006 Dean s List 2006 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Southern Cross University, NSW 2006 KASKE fellowship award winner 2009 Bachelor of Visual Arts (HONS 1 st class) Southern Cross University, NSW POSITIONS 07-17 Creative Director & Graphic Designer, Ms Browns Lounge, Lismore NSW 10-17 Studio Manager, Lismore Art Space, Lismore NSW 2012 Casual Academic, Printmaking, Southern Cross University, NSW 2008 Casual Academic, Digital Art & Design Southern Cross University, NSW 2010 Casual Academic, Printmaking, Southern Cross University, NSW 2011 Casual Academic, Printmaking, Southern Cross University, NSW EXHIBITIONS Apr 17 DECKS FOR CHANGE Parliament Skate Shop, Brisbane, QLD Mar 17 MANLY ARTISTS BOOK AWARD The Creative Space, Manly, NSW Mar 17 ON SCREEN The Print Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Dec 16 TALES FROM THE LOUNGE, (Kambourian & Bryant), Analogue Gallery Brisbane Nov 16 SEE ME AS THE MISSING PARTS (SOLO), No Comply, Toowoomba QLD Nov 16 BUY THE BOOK FAIR Central Booking, Lower East Side, NYC Oct 16 DISRUPT PRINT CULTURE Jugglers Artspace, Brisbane, QLD Mar 16 ART AT THE AIRPORT Ballina/Byron Gateway Airport, NSW Mar 16 WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE Whitebox Gallery, QCA, Brisbane, QLD Dec 15 PASTEMODERNISM 4 ambush gallery, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW Sept 15 June 15 June 15 FINALIST. 2015 Fremantle Print Award Fremantle Arts Centre WA Girls Night, St Thomas Studios, Gold Coast, QLD Pressed (A Printmakers Exhibition), Group Show, Murwillumbah, NSW May 15 First Coat Toowoomba Margaret Street Sugar Jam Artist (Mural) May 15 Ms Browns Lounge (Kambourian & Bryant) Poly Gone Cowboy, Brisbane May 15 Bimblebox 153 Birds Impress Printmakers Studio/Gallery, Brisbane, QLD May 15 The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) MRAG, Maitland NSW Jan 15 Artists from MARS curated by Alison Mooney Powerhouse, Brisbane, QLD Dec 14 BSG 40x40 Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC Nov 14 Plants & Memories Velvet Milk Group Show, the Grid, Toowoomba, QLD Oct 14 OFERENDA, Just Another Project Space, Melbourne, VIC Oct 14 ALL IN 2 MARS gallery at The Grid Toowoomba, QLD Jun 14 DUO: Learning the Ropes Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW Jun 14 in (two) art - The Agapitos/Wilson Annual 2010, Grafton, NSW Jan 14 RAH collective book launch TATE Gallery, Glebe, Sydney NSW Sep 13 in (two) art - The Agapitos/Wilson Annual 2010, Wollongong City Gallery, NSW Jun 13 Ms Browns Lounge Zine Folio & Exchange MCA Zine Fair, Sydney, NSW
May 13 Arts Northern River Creatives POPup show The Rocks, Sydney, NSW Apr 13 Arts Northern River Creatives POPup show Byron Bay, NSW Jan 13 in (two) art - The Agapitos/Wilson Annual 2010, Goulburn Regional Gallery, NSW Oct 12 Lessons in History Vol. II Democracy grahame galleries+editions, QLD Sep 12 Finalist 2012 Fremantle Print Award Fremantle Arts Centre, WA Jun 12 in (two) art - The Agapitos/Wilson Annual 2010, S.H Ervin Gallery Sydney, NSW Mar 12 QR Project by EIGHT collective Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW Nov 11 Pastemodernism 3 OUTPOST festival, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, NSW Sep 11 The Silent Scream Rare book library, Monash University, VIC Sep 11 Footsteps 16 Northern Rivers Printmakers IMPACT7, Monash University, VIC Sep 11 Footsteps 16 Northern Rivers Printmakers, Quotidian & Quixotic, NSW Apr 11 fair & square - curated by Rona Green, Joyes Hall Gallery, CSU, NSW Dec 10 December show - grahame galleries + editions, Brisbane, QLD Nov 10 2high Festival - Live screen printing/installation, Brisbane Powerhouse QLD Aug 10 in (two) art - The Agapitos/Wilson Annual 2010, Maitland Regional Gallery NSW July 10 Eastcoasters - Bleeding Heart Gallery, Brisbane, QLD Apr 10 past present - Southern Cross University next Art Gallery, Lismore, NSW Mar 10 33 Artists - MA Gallery, Sydney, NSW Jan 10 Stories of our Making - Tweed River Regional Gallery, NSW Nov 09 Visual Art Honours Grad Show 09 - Southern Cross University, NSW Sep 09 Stories of our Making - Impact 5, University of West England, CFPR, Bristol, UK Aug 09 Tales from the Cold Ghost (tinygold) - 19 Karen Gallery, Gold Coast QLD Jul 09 Revolution of Art - Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay, NSW Jul 09 Books Beyond Words - East Gippsland Art Gallery, VIC
May 09 Dim Memories of Exile Solo show, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, QLD Apr 09 X7: Kaske Award Winners SCU next Art Gallery, Lismore, NSW Nov 08 Hard-pressed - Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay, NSW Mar 08 Libris Artists Book Awards - Artspace Mackay, QLD Feb 08 CODEX Collaboration: (P)flight of the Paper Balloons, Tweed Regional, NSW Nov 07 Looks @ Books #3 - University of West England, CFPR, Bristol, UK Sep 07 5th artists books & multiples fair - Griffith University QCA, Brisbane, QLD Sep 07 Bookmarks V Project - University of West England, CFPR, Bristol, UK Sep 07 Night of 1,000 Drawings Artists Space, SoHo, NYC, USA Aug 07 the Seed Project Benefit Auction - RARE Gallery, Chelsea, NYC, USA Aug 07 To Have & To Hold - Barratt Galleries, Alstonville, NSW Aug 07 Books 07 - Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa, QLD - emerging artist award Jun 07 So Bright It Hurts - the Alleyway Gallery, Lismore, NSW May 07 Looks @ Books #1 - University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD Mar 07 Lessons in History Vol. 1 - grahame galleries + editions, Brisbane, QLD Nov 06 EXIT 06 BA Visual Arts Graduate Art Show, Southern Cross University, NSW July 06 Artist Book Prize - NEXT Contemporary Art Space, SCU, NSW May 06 Pratt Senior Printmakers Exhibition, Sputnik, Brooklyn, NYC, USA Feb 06 Libris Artists Books Awards - Artspace Mackay, QLD Nov 05 Huntingpole, Lismore Regional Art Gallery, NSW Jan 05 Sampling Two - NEXT Contemporary Art Space @ Byron, Byron Bay, NSW COLLECTIONS 2015 Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library Harvard University, USA. Nauru & Maribyrnong Collaborative Artists Book
2013 Australian Library of Art, State Library of QLD, Ms Browns Lounge Zine Folio Zine folio of Regional artists zines curated by Ms Browns Lounge for the MCA Zine Fair 2013 2011 Charles Sturt University, fair & square, Print folio curated by Rona Green 2010 National Gallery of Australia, VIC Australian Art Collection Most Random Zine 2008 Artspace Mackay, QLD Costumes of the Russian Court Vol. 1 Artists Book 2008 Australian Library of Art, State Library of QLD Maribyrnong Artists Book 2007 Australian Library of Art, State Library of Queensland Postmarks 1 Artists Book 2007 Private Collection, New York City Boy in a Sailor s Suit Artists Book 2005 Wagga Regional Gallery, Wagga NSW Print Australia print exchange 2005 PUBLICATIONS 2012 Clark, Julie. Arts Northern Rivers InFocus, Regional Arts newsletter April, feature. 2011 Oppen, M. & Lyssiotis, P. The Silent Scream: Political and social comment in books by artists. Exhibition publication: p122, 123. 2010 Limerick School of Art & Design, Stick Magazine, feature article, p3 2010 Brown, B. Blanket Magazine: Issue 21: Rock Paper Scissors, p61, 62 2010 Eisenberg, J. & Kersey, S., in (two) art exhibition catalogue, p11, 12 2008 Pavlou, K. & James, T. Family Footsteps: Armenia, subject of the documentary series by December Films & aired on ABC TV Australia, August 2008 GRANTS 2010 Art Start Recipient, Australia Council for the Arts 2006 KASKE Fellowship Award Winner, Southern Cross University, NSW