Lauren Brincat (born 1980) is an Australian contemporary artist.
She works with multiple mediums including sculpture installations, moving image, and performance. [1] Collaboration with other artists and cross disciplinary practice is a notable feature of her artistic approach. Her installations often encourage audience interaction. [2]
Brincat's works are held in the multiple institutions including the Art Gallery of NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, and the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Brincat's work Salt lines: play it as it sounds was installed at the Carriageworks Arts Centre as part of the 2016 Sydney Bienalle. [3] In 2019 she was co-commissioned by the MCA and Landcom as part of the C3West program to create a living sculpture work titled The Plant Library. [4]
Brincat graduated from Sydney College of the Arts in 2006 with a Masters of Visual Arts. [1]
Hear This, Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia, 2011. [5]
Shine on you crazy diamond, Museum of Old and New Art, Festival of Modern Art, Hobart, 2010 & Next Wave Federation Square Festival, Melbourne, 2010. [6] [7]
Salt Lines: play it as it sounds, Sydney Biennale. Purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2015–16. [8]
Walk the Line (companion piece to Salt Lines), Art Gallery of NSW, 2016. [9]
The Plant Library, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, 2019. [4]
Embodied Acts: Live and Alive (part of) Contemporary Australia: Women, Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2012. [10]
The Space Between Us: Anne Landa Award, Art Gallery of NSW, 2013 [11]
Sonic Social, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2014. [12]
Other Tempo: Liveworks, Carriageworks, 2019. [13]
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