lisa barmby painter

curriculum vitae

CAREER SYNOPSIS

1963 Born Melbourne

1989 Moved to Paris

1994 Returned to Melbourne

EDUCATION

1982 Diploma of Fashion and Design, McCabe Academy, Melbourne

1990-93 Graduate Drama Course, François Florent, Ecole de l’Acteur, Paris

1997-99 Diploma of Visual Arts, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2000 Paintings: Venetian Masked Ball, Melbourne

2002 Still Paris: Paintings and Drawings, Antipodes Gallery, Sorrento, Victoria

2003 A Breath of French Air: Paintings, Le Louvre, L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival

2003 Sous le Ciel de Paris: Paintings and Drawings, Galerie Vivienne, Paris

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1996 Fringe Salon: Prahran Town Hall, Melbourne

1996 The Gondola: Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne

1998 Linden Postcard Show: Linden Centre of Contemporary Art, Melbourne

2000 Sally’s Paddock Art Award: Patrizia Autore Gallery, Melbourne

2001 Hutchin’s Works on Paper Award: Salamanca Hotel, Hobart, Tasmania

1999 A4 Art, Drawings: Westspace Gallery, Melbourne

2003 Artists for the Tarkine: Bright!, Melbourne

2003 Australian Self Portrait Show: Gertrude Street, Melbourne

2004 Art and Soul-Works for Windows: Acland St., St Kilda Festival, Melbourne

1999 Freaks, Fiends and Folly: Bright!, Melbourne

2004 120 Degrees of Separation: Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne

2005 Venezia-Australis Australian Artists in Venice:1900-2000: National Tour

2005 artsofar: 1 Treasury Place, Parliament House, Melbourne

2006 Ord Minnett Memories and Imaginings-The Paris Suite: Melbourne

AWARDS AND GRANTS

1982 Top Ten Designer Melbourne Fashion Awards

1997 Australia Council Grant, S.E.A.M., Mallermé Festival, Alliance Française, Melbourne

2000 Winner, Linden Postcard Prize, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne

2001 Finalist, Hutchin’s Works on Paper Award, Salamanca Hotel, Hobart, Tasmania

2002 Winner, Art Spectrum Prize, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1994 Veitch, Michael, “The Indifferent Adonis” (Review), Age,10 October

2002 Backhouse, Megan, “Art Spectrum Prize Winner”, Age, 13 February

2003 Strahan, Lucinda, “The Art of Fashion”, Melbourne, March

2005 Perry, Peter & Andrews, Rebecca, Venezia-Australis, Australian Artists in Venice: 1900-2000

2005 Ellen, Judith, “Rich Pickings” (Review of Venezia-Australis), Australian, 14 May

2005 Hill, Peter, Review of Venezia-Australis, Age, 22 October

PROJECTS

1992 "Piou-Piou" film, principal role, directed by Jean-Philippe Oudin, Paris

1993 "Café Théâtre" Performance, costume and sets, Paris

1994 "Knock" Performance, costumes, makeup, Melbourne French Theatre Company

1995 "The Indifferent Adonis" – Cocteau. Translation, performance, production, Melb. Fringe Festival

1996 "Greville Street Music Promenade" Co-ordinator, Melbourne Fringe Festival

1998 "S.E.A.M" Translation, Performance, Mallarmé Festival, Collaboration with Jude Walton and Ros Warby, Alliance Francaise, Melbourne

1998 "Tuesday" Performance, Mallarmé Festival, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1999 "British School at Rome" 3 months painting and studying art in Rome

2000 "The Paris Syndrome" Fashion as Paper Art, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne Fashion Festival