Danie Mellor Art, for Danie Mellor, is a reflective medium that mirrors the personal values, attitudes and beliefs of its creator and the society from which it comes. His work speaks both of his sense of his own ancestry and the diversity of the cultural milieu from which it emerges. Across a variety of forms, from printmaking and drawing to sculpture and installation, Mellor addresses the fact of Australia s shared history, often through the lens provided by his connection with his mother s country in the Atherton Tablelands of North Queensland. Quietly exploring the way in which the imposition of colonial settlement has transformed Australia s landscape and its people, Mellor s work provokes the viewer through its restrained frission inviting us to delight in its charm, while challenging us to acknowledge the process of its evolution. Mellor divides his time between his Bowral studio and Sydney, where he lectures in Art Theory at Sydney College of the Arts, having completed an MA (Fine Art) at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, UK, and a PhD from the National Institute of the Arts, ANU. Numerous awards and commissions over the past decade are testament to the increasing critical acclaim for this artist s varied oeuvre. His work is held in prestigious collections across Australia including the National Gallery of Australia, State, Regional and University collections, and many private collections. born 1971 Mackay, queensland education PhD, National Institute of the Arts Australian National University (ANU) MA (Fine Art), Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, University of Central England, uk Bachelor of Arts (Visual) Canberra School of Art, ANU upcoming exhibitions 2014 Major survey and touring exhibition, University of Queensland Art Museum, curated by Maudie Palmer, AO, (UQAM, Tarrawarra Museum of Art, Museum and Gallery of the Northern Territory) Project and exhibition with the Edinburgh International Festival in conjunction with The National Museum of Scotland, curated by Jonathan Mills 2015 Exhibition and publication in collaboration with Art and Australia
selected exhibitions 2013 Australia Royal Academy of Arts, London, curated by Kathleen Soriano, Director of Exhibitions, Royal Academy of Arts, Dr Ron Radford AM, Director of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and Dr Anne Gray, Head of Australian Art at the National Gallery of Australia Memoires Vives: une Histoire de l Art Aboriginene Australien/ Vivid Memories: an Aboriginal Art History Musée d'aquitaine, Bordeaux, France, curated by Paul Matharan and Arnaud Morvan Debil Debil Anna Schwartz Gallery, Carriageworks, curated by Marcia Langton AM, sydney Sakahàn International Survey of Indigenous Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa International Kogei Triennial 21 st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, curated by Lisa Cahill, japan My Country, I Still Call Australia Home: Contemporary Art from Black Australia QAGOMA, curated by Bruce McLean, brisbane Berlin Preview, in conjunction with Michael Reid Berlin and Arts Queensland, berlin 2012 Danie Mellor, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, nsw Animal/Human, The University of Queensland Art Museum, brisbane Danie Mellor Paradise Garden, Caruana and Reid Fine Art, Elizabeth Bay in association with Manly Regional Gallery, nsw undisclosed: 2 nd National Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery of Australia, canberra Terrain: crossing landscape and country, Art Gallery of South Australia 2011 NEW 2011: Selected recent acquisitions, UQ Art Museum, curated by Michele Helmrich and Samantha Littley, brisbane Multiple Histories, Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane Curious Colony, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery travelling exhibition at S.H. Ervin Gallery, sydney Your Move: Australian Artists Play Chess, Bendigo Art Gallery travelling exhibition at The University of Queensland Art Museum; McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, The Elisabeth Murdoch Gallery; Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia
selected exhibitions (cont d) 2011 Imitation of Life Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, act Atonement, The Bega Valley Regional Gallery, nsw Message Stick: Indigenous Identity in Urban Australia, Artbank International touring exhibition 2010 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, PLC Croydon, nsw Non Sufficit Orbis, Melbourne Art Fair, in association with Caruana and Reid Fine Art, vic Curious Colony, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, nsw Time Travel: Reimagining the Past, Tweed River Art Gallery, nsw Buffalo, Bird and Bandicoot - Paintings, prints and sculpture from the Flinders University Art Museum Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection Gallery M, Flinders University art Museum, adelaide Your Move: Australian Artists Play Chess, Bendigo Art Gallery, vic Redlands Westpac Art Prize and Exhibition Mosman Art Gallery, nsw Interpreting Portraits: Macquarie 1810 2010 Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, nsw 2009 New World, New Order, A Complex Vision Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane A Balance of Power, Caruana & Reid Fine Art, nsw Spectrum, AGCA Gallery at Federation Square, melbourne Artists Ink: Print in making from the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, Ararat Regional Art Gallery, vic National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) Northern Territory Museum & Gallery, darwin Animal Attraction, Newcastle Region Gallery, nsw Menagerie, Australian Museum, act Floating Life - Contemporary Aboriginal Fibre Art GoMA, brisbane Now and Then, Campbelltown Art Centre, nsw Indigenous Ceramic Art Award, Shepparton Gallery, vic Bravura, Art Gallery of South Australia, adelaide
selected exhibitions (cont d) 2009 Culture Warriors: National Contemporary Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery touring exhibition at GoMA, brisbane 2008 The Great Creative Golden Age Of Long Ago & Here & Now Holmes a Court Gallery in Association with Caruana & Reid Fine Art Gallery Perth The Great Creative Golden Age Of Long Ago & Here & Now Holmes a Court Gallery in Association with Caruana & Reid Fine Art Gallery Perth Tallis Foundation National Works on Paper Mornington Penisular Gallery, vic National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) Northern Territory Museum & Gallery, darwin Important Aboriginal Art Caruana & Reid Fine Art, Elizabeth Bay, nsw 2007 Voyage & Recovery, Fireworks Gallery, brisbane From the Landscape of the Curious Uber Gallery, melbourne Culture Warriors: National Contemporary Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery of Australia Visions of a Curious Wonderland Caruana & Reid Fine Art, Elizabeth Bay, nsw Indigenous Ceramic Art Award Shepparton Gallery, vic 2006 In Memories Lie Fragile Dreams Solander Gallery, canberra 3 Large Rooms, Fireworks Gallery, brisbane Art Sydney, Rex Irwin Art Dealer Voyages of Recovery or An Ongoing Catalogue with Moments of Reason from the Cabinet Canberra Museum and Art Gallery Artbank: Celebrating 25 years of Contemporary Art National touring exhibition More from the Cabinet, Despard Gallery, hobart 2005 Important Aboriginal Art Caruana & Reid Fine Art, Elizabeth Bay, nsw Important Works on Paper Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney Predominantly White, Fireworks Gallery, brisbane A Backward Glance, Fireworks Gallery, brisbane
selected exhibitions (cont d) 2005 Landscape Now, Solander Gallery, canberra Primavera, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney 2004 Fremantle Print Award & Exhibition Fremantle Arts Centre, wa Important Works on Paper Rex Irwin Art Dealer, sydney National Works on Paper Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, vic NATSIAA, Touring Exhibition Sydney Affordable Art Fair Important Works on Paper Rex Irwin Art Dealer, sydney 2003 Shield And Show, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, qld Story Place the art of Cape York and the Rainforest Queensland Art Gallery, brisbane Fremantle Print Prize & Exhibition Fremantle Centre, wa Trees, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, sydney Kultur Hund, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, sydney What Have You Done Lately? Fireworks Gallery, brisbane 2002 Melbourne Art Fair Cultural Collations, csa commissions Community Access Program, AIATSIS Tjabal Student Centre, ANU Tandanya, adelaide William Jolly Bridge, brisbane Australian National University Australian Indigenous Cultural Network, AIATSIS Baulderstone Hornibrook, ANU
awards 2010 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2009 26 th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait 2009 Islander Art Award Indigenous Ceramic Art Award, Shepparton Art Gallery, victoria 2008 Tallis Foundation National Works on Paper Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 2007 Highly Commended, Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 2006 Canberra Critic s Choice Award For Visual Arts Research and Development grant University of Sydney 2003 Highly Commended, Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 2002 Highly Commended, Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 2000 Post Graduate Study Award, ANU 1996 Rotary Art Prize 1995 deetya Oversees Study Award 1994 Australian National University Award danie mellor (continued) collections ACT Legislative Assembly Adelaide Festival Centre Artbank Art Gallery of South Australia Art Gallery of Western Australia Australian Museum Australian National University Cairns Regional Gallery Campbelltown Arts Centre Canberra Museum and Gallery City of Sydney Art Collection Flinders University Holmes à Court Collection Kerry Stokes Collection Mallesons Stephens Jaques Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Murdoch University Art Collection Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
collections Museum of Contemporary Art Muswellbrook Regional Gallery National Gallery of Australia National Gallery of Canada National Gallery of Victoria National Museum of Scotland New Parliament House Art Collection Newcastle Region Gallery Packer Collection PLC Croydon NSW Queensland Art Gallery Shepparton Regional Gallery Tjabal Centre Tuggeranong Arts Centre University of Queensland Art Museum University of Western Australia Art Collection Warrnambool Art Gallery