Caroline Phillips (visual artist)

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Caroline Phillips, visual artist
Born1966 (1966)
Nationality Australian
Alma mater Phillip Institute of Technology, Victorian College of the Arts

Caroline Phillips (born 1966) is an Australian visual artist [1] who has exhibited works in Australia and internationally in the areas of sculpture, and photography. Phillips' works deploy industrial and textile based materials to critique contemporary feminist aesthetics, through modes of abstraction and materiality. [2]

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Phillips also works as an independent curator and researcher on collaborative projects that highlight the strength of women's art practice and challenge systemic inequities in political and cultural systems. [3] Phillips is the Secretary of the Women's Art Register, Melbourne, Australia, and in 2021 was awarded the City of Yarra award for Contributions to Arts. [4]

Biography and selected exhibitions

In 1983, Phillips completed her bachelor's degree in Fine Art (Painting) at the Phillip Institute of Technology in Melbourne. At the Victorian College of the Arts, she completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Art in 2009, a Masters of Fine Arts in 2012 at the Victorian College of the Arts, and finally her PhD in Fine Art in 2017. [5]

In her work as an independent curator, researcher and facilitator she has curated:

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"There's something happening here – artwork from 2018 – part 1 of series
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"there's something happening here – artwork from 2018 – part 2 of series

Selected solo exhibitions

Publications

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References

  1. "Ms Caroline A Phillips". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. Kontturi, Katve-Kaisa (2018). Ways of Following: Art, Materiality, Collaboration. London: Open Humanities Press. ISBN   978-1-78542-059-7.
  3. "CAF Contacts". Contemporary Art and Feminism.
  4. "Community Awards 2021 Contributions to Arts - Caroline Philips | Yarra City Council". www.yarracity.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. "Education and Qualifications". ORCID.