Philipa Veitch

Education

2001 Master of Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts / University of Sydney
1995 Graduate Diploma in Communications, University of Technology, Sydney
1992 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts / University of Sydney
 

Solo exhibitions

2008 Statecraft, Institute of Contemporary Art, Newtown, Sydney
2006 The Sounding, Loose projects, Sydney
2005 Dug Out, Scott Donovan Gallery, Sydney
2004 Glaciology, MOP Projects, Sydney
2003 Low Life, Block, Sydney
2002 Nip The Bud, Scott Donovan Gallery, Sydney
2001 Sniper, Block, Sydney
2001 LiquidCrystalSunRay, RubyAyre, Sydney
2000 Nature Strip, Blaugrau, Sydney
2000 Baby Sunset, Briefcase, Sydney
1999 Pup, Side On, Sydney
1996 Borrowed Scenery, Firstdraft, Sydney
1993 Gravity, Firstdraft, Sydney
1993 Levitation, CBD, Sydney
 

Selected group exhibitions

2009 The one after 09, Peloton, Sydney
2009 Blind as Text, Peloton, Sydney
2007 Loose Ends, Loose projects, Sydney
2007 Loose, City of Sydney Pods – Taylor Square
2006 Someone shows something to someone, Canberra Contemporary Art Space
2006 ABN AMRO emerging artist prize exhibition, ABN AMRO Tower, Sydney
2006 Cones of Zontact, Loose projects, Sydney
2006 Loose, Looseprojects, Sydney
2006 Drawing Show 2006, G & A Studios, Sydney
2005 Artists Against Anti Sedition Laws Exhibition, Casula Powerhouse, Sydney
2005 Punch, MOP Projects, Sydney
2005 Contemporary Collection Benefactors Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2005 Extinction Denied, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney
2004 Mummy, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Sydney
2004 Re: Group, Scott Donovan Gallery, Sydney
2003 Easy Journey to Other Planets, Phatspace, Sydney
2003 Marineland, Tin Sheds, Sydney
2003 Log, MOP Projects, Sydney
2003 MOP, MOP Projects, Sydney
2003 WYWH, Firstdraft, Sydney
2003 The Miniature, Phatspace, Sydney
2002 Blue Lotus Section 5, BUS, Melbourne
2002 Drawing A Line, Gallery Wren, Sydney
2002 We Care A Lot – Slacking Off, Imperial Slacks, Sydney
2002 Blue Lotus Section 4, Firstdraft, Sydney
2002 F2, idspace  Contemporary  Art Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Zine, Briefcase, Sydney
2001 Group Exhibition, Hamish Mackay Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
2001 The Secret of Grey Walls, Blaugrau, Sydney
2001 Further Fields, Newspace, Sydney
2001 Section – The Blue Lotus Group, Tin Sheds, Sydney
2001 Disaster Tourism, Rubyayre, Sydney
2000 The Degree Show, (Nature Strip) Sydney College of the Arts
2000 Gene Spill, Imperial Slacks, Sydney
2000 The Night Before Christmas, Blaugrau, Sydney
2000 Modulations – The Mini Lotus Group, Newspace, Sydney
2000 Blue Lotus Section – The Blue Lotus Group, Rocketart, Newcastle
2000 The Blue Lotus Section – The Blue Lotus Group, Joes, Sydney
1999 Toxic, The Performance Space, Sydney
1999 Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney
1998 Glovebox, South, Sydney
1998 Petrol, Satellite Event of the 11th Biennale of Sydney Volvo Gallery, Sydney
1998 The Origin and Development of Kinetic Art, 132 Victoria Street, Sydney
1998 Initial, 132 Victoria Street, Sydney
1998 Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney
1997 Pin, South, Sydney
1997 The Alice Prize, The Alice Springs Art Foundation, Alice Springs
1997 36'24'36',  Firstdraft, Sydney
1997 69, Side On, Sydney
1998 Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney
1996 Tenth Year Anniversary Exhibition, Firstdraft, Sydney
1991 The Increased Difficulty of Breathing,  Sydney College of the Arts
1990 A Brief History Of Time, Gallery 228, Sydney
 

Selected short film screenings and audio projects

Decay Curve, DV / DVD, colour, approx. 2 hours 22 minutes
2006 exhibited in ‘The Sounding”, Loose projects, Sydney
Newborn, living protozoa viewed through a Zeis Axiomat Microscope recorded on U-matic and finished on VHS
2003 exhibited in “Marineland”, TinSheds Gallery, Sydney
Lower Beings 600,000 BC, Super-8 finished on VHS
2003 exhibited in “Low Life”, Block, Sydney
Emotion Vacation, Super-8 finished on VHS
2003 exhibited in “WYWH”, Firstdraft, Sydney
The Wit of the Staircase, audio recording played on a handwinding cassette player
1999 Oblique - The Otira Project, Otira, New Zealand
1998 Sleepwalker , Caravan – Experimental Art Foundatiion,  Adelaide
Waterlines, 16mm finished on low band U - matic
1995 Matinaze, Art gallery of NSW
1995 Toast Gallery, Sydney
1995 Newcastle University Gallery, Newcastle
Conscientiousness, Super 8 finished on low band U-matic
1994 Perth Institute of Contemporary Art
1994 Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
1993 9th Fringe Film and Video Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
1993 European Media Art Festival, Osnabruck, Germany
1993 Image Forum, Tokyo,  Japan
1993 National Film Archive of the Republic of China, Taiwan
1993 National Film Archive of Thailand
1993 Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Holland
1993 Australian Cultural Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia
1993 Snark on Arte, European Cultural Channel
1992 Experimenta, Melbourne
1992 Frames Film Festival, Adelaide
1992 Matinaze, Art Gallery of NSW
Sideshow
1992 Weekly radio broadcast over approx. 12 months on 2SER FM
 

Curatorial projects

2007 Loose Ends, Loose projects, Sydney (with LP Directors)
2006 Free Market, Loose projects, Sydney (with LP Directors)
2006 Roundabout, Loose projects, Sydney
2006 Cones of Zontact, Loose projects, Sydney (with LP Directors)
2004 Mummy, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Sydney
2003 Marineland, Tin Sheds, Sydney
2003 Easy Journey to Other Planets, Phatspace, Sydney
1998 Petrol-Satellite event of the 11th Biennale of Sydney, Volvo Gallery, Sydney
1997 Comfort, Firstdraft, Sydney
1997 36'24'36',  Firstdraft, Sydney (with FD Directors)
1996 Tenth Year Anniversary Exhibition, Firstdraft, Sydney, (with FD Directors)
1996 System Error-Satellite event of the 10th Biennale of Sydney, Firstdraft, Sydney, (with FD Dir.)
 

Awards, grants, related exhibitions

2006 ABN AMRO emerging artist prize exhibition, ABN AMRO Tower, Sydney
2005 NSW Marketing Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts
2003 NSW Marketing Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts
2003 University of Sydney Creative Grant
2001 NSW  Marketing Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts
2000 Sydney College of the Arts Exhibition Grant
1999 Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney
1999 Asialink Artist Residency, Beijing
1999 NSW Marketing Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts
1999 Sydney College of the Arts Exhibition Grant
1998 Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney
1998 NSW Marketing Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts
1998 Sydney College of the Arts Exhibition Grant
1997 The Alice Prize finalist, The Alice Springs Art Foundation, Alice Springs
1997 Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney
1994 Best Sound Design, UTS Golden Eye Awards
1992 Pat Corrigan Exhibition Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts
 

Bibliography

2005 Sydney Morning Herald, “Dug Out” , Tracey Clement. Metro Critics Pics Feb 25-Mar 3
2004 The Art Life, “ Oh Baby”, September 2004 , www.artlife.blogspot.com
2004 Sydney Morning Herald, “Glaciology”, Shelley McSpedden, Metro Critics PicsJul 2-8 
2004 Sydney Morning Herald, “ Re:Group”, Dominique Angeloro, Metro Critics Pics Apr 23-29 
2002 Mind Quake, Catalogue essay for Nip The Bud, Alex Gawronski,
2001 Like , “Blue Lotus Exhibition 2001”, Kyle Jenkins, Art Magazine 16, Spring 2001
2001 Broadsheet “The Art of Living Dangerously”, Alex Gawronski, vol 30, no 3
2001 Sydney Citysearch.com.au,”Disaster Tourism”, Adriana Alvarez
2001 Sydney Citysearch.com.au,”LiquidCrystalSunRay”, Adriana Alvarez
2001 Disaster Tourism, Catalogue essay, Richard Grayson 
2001 Blue Lotus, Catalogue essay, Billy Gruner
2000 Sydney Morning Herald, “The Degree Show…”, Sebastian Smee
2000 Gene Spill, Catalogue essay, Jan Williamson
1999 Toxic, Catalogue essay, Mark Jackson
1999 Art Monthy, “Beijing Studio”, October
1999 Art Monthly, “Beijing Studio”, April
1999 Veitch’s Hybrid Adventures, Catalogue Essay for Pup, Alex Gawronski
1998 Smarts, “Cars ‘n’ Art”, Janet Millar, issue 16, December
1998 Revolver,  "In the Drivers Seat at Volvo Gallery", Adrian Alvarez, November
1998 Sunday Telegraph, “Young artists set Biennale alight.” Paul LePettit, 25/10/98
1998 Petrol, Catalogue Essay, Mel O'Callaghan
1998 Express, "A window into Sydney College of the Arts.", Larina Frohlich,Oct, Vol 2/4
1998 Broadsheet, "Caravan", Alan Cruickshank, vol 27, No. 3, Spring
1998 Broadsheet, "Caravan", Michael Newall, vol 27, No. 3, Spring
1998 Broadsheet, "Caravan", Joanne Harris, vol 27, No. 3, Spring
1998 Realtime, “Awakening to the Dream..”, Mark Jackson, Aug / Sept 
1998 Sleepwalker, Catalogue Essay
1998 SMH, John McDonald reviews the Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship, June 6
1998 Realtime, “Taking Comfort”, Jacqueline Millner, Feb / Mar 
1997 SMH, Bruce James reviews Comfort, December 12
1997 Comfort, Catalogue Essay, Alex Gawronski
1997 Alice Springs News, "National Judge full of praise..", Kieran Finnane, November 12
1994 Filmnews, "A first step in the ecological chain...", Gabrielle Jean Carey, May
 

Published projects

2006 “Cones of Zontact” artist book published by Loose projects
2004 “Mummy”, self published artist book for the exhibition MUMMY
2003 “A Habitat for Evolution”, Catalogue essay for Marineland
2001 “Uniglory # 6 – Fanatic”, contributing artist,  published by Lisa Kelly / Evergreen
1999 Metacode Media, Researcher on the CD Rom Bodyssey
1997 Ten, contributing artist, Firstdraft publication
1997 Codex, conreicuting artist, Firstdraft publication
1996 Merlin Integrated Media,  Writer / Researcher on the CD Rom Metabody
1995 Writer, “Firstdraft, a case history on the organisation of an Artist Run Initiative”, published in The changing critical role of artist run initiatives over the last decade Ed.Mark Jackson
 

Residencies, multi media, collaborative projects and other experience

06-07 Looseprojects, Co-Director  www.looseprojects.net
05-07 Reading Group, Sydney Ladies Artist Club
2003 Microscopy residency and construction of microvideographic film for Marineland exhibition with Prof DJ Patterson at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney
2002 Scanning Electron Microscopy imaging with Sue Lindsay at The Australian Museum
2002 Sound recordist on ABC documentary “Jimmy Little’s Gentle Journey”, Dir. Sean Kennedy
1999 Residency at Beijing Art Academy, Peoples Repulblic of China
96-97 Firstdraft Gallery, Director
 

Travel

New Zealand, Peoples Republic of China, UK, Republic of Ireland, Malaysia, USA and Hawaii, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Italy, France, Germany