GABRIELLE BATES
The art practice of Gabrielle Bates has evolved over 30 years into an immersive investigation of how we occupy, understand and enchant place. A series of national and international art residencies introduced her to community-inclusive approaches to cultural production as well as prompting her masters research into Witchcraft, ritual and creative activism. In Australia, Gabrielle’s art works have been selected for highly-regarded award exhibitions, she has received numerous commissions, and produced 13 solo exhibitions. Gabrielle also runs Cloudbough Residency in Kandos, regional NSW for creative and cultural producers.
www.gabriellebates.com and @cloudbough
QUALIFICATIONS
2018 Master of Art (research), UNSW Art & Design, Sydney
1999 Bachelor of Visual Arts with Class 1 Honours, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
1992 Associate Diploma of Fine Art, Northern Institute Tertiary Education, Sydney
SOLO EXHIBITIONS, COLLABORATIONS & PROJECTS
2019 Dub Circle, sound and performance site activation with DJ Semper-Fi, Camperdown Park for EDGE Newtown
2019 Working with the Dead, installation at AIRspace Projects, Marrickville
2019 The Sleep Walkers, collaborative performance with Inner West artists and activists for EDGE Sydenham
2018 Scrywork, solo at Duckrabbit, Sydney
2018 Silent Spirals, collaboration with David Hashimoto, North Sydney Art Prize
2017 Mystic City, solo at Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Sydney
Tree Shrining, collaborative performance with Inner West Artists & Activists, Sydney
Spirit Town, collaborative installation at Bankstown Arts Centre
2016 Illuminatrope, collaboration with David Hashimoto, Wollongong Sculpture Prize
2015 18 Ways to Remember & Forget, solo at Sheffer Gallery, Sydney
2012 Antipodisease, solo at Sheffer Gallery, Sydney
2009 Oriented (and the way thither...), solo at Level 17 Gallery, Victoria University, Melbourne
2008 Gods in a Box, solo at Royal Bank of Scotland Gallery, Penang
Mouth of Flowers, solo at Rimbun Dahan, Kuala Lumpur / Trocadero Artspace, Melbourne
Carboard Voyage solo at Slot Space, Redfern, Sydney
2006 Flight Path, Jackman Gallery, solo at Melbourne
2005 Growth Theory .101, solo at Jackman Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Points of Conflict, collaboration with Patrick Hobbs, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
1999 Silence of Jon Benet, solo at Newspace, Rozelle, Sydney
1998 The Scent of Carmen Miranda, collaboration with Robyn Webster, Linden Gallery, Melbourne
1997 Sounding the Abyss, solo at College of Fine Arts Arthaus Gallery, Sydney
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBTIONS
2019 InSitu: Australia Street Art Camp resident artists, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown
The Witching Hour, curator Susannah Boothroyd, Ground Zero Space, Marrickville
2018 Survey II, curators Alex Wisser and Leo Cremonese, Clandulla State Gallery Forest
Animisms, curator Kay Orchison, Mothership Studios, Marrickville
2017 Grow: Art & Ecology, curator Stephanie Peters, Bankstown Arts Centre, Sydney
Seeing & Being Seen, curator Social Spaces Sydney, UNSW Art & Design, Paddington
Care & Constraint, curator Ivana Jovanovic, ES74 Gallery, Alexandria
July Invitational, curator Madeline Preston & Anthony Bautovich, Home@735, Surry Hills
2016 Save Sydney Park, curator Janet Kossy, Corner Gallery, Stanmore
2014 Im/materiality, curator Sharmin Parameswaran, Interpr8 Space, Kuala Lumpur
2012 Distorted Reproductions, curator David Greenhalgh, Seymour Centre, Sydney
2011 Stone Project, curator Gabrielle Boros, Substation No. 9 Gallery, Indiana, USA
2009 Stick with the Enemy, curator Lena Cobangbang, Mospace, Manila
2008 Second Glance, curator Agnes Lim, Singapore Festival of Arts, Singapore
Shifting Boundaries, curator Noor Manun Mohomed, Rimbun Dahan, Kuala Lumpur
2007 Wednesdays I’m-n-love, Green Papaya Art Project, curator Norberto Roldan, Manila
00.15 Superstar, curator Laura Fan, Rimbun Dahan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1998 Alumni, curators Brad Buckley & Geoffrey Weary, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney
1997 Surge, curator Lisa Havilah & Glen Barkley, Wollongong Project Space, New South Wales
1995 Audio Tours, curator Dr Nigel Helyer, Artspace, Sydney
Group Loop, curator Geoffrey Weary, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1994 Love & Fascination, curator Su Baker, First Draft, Sydney
HONOURS AND AWARDS
2020 The Henry Award winner, Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda, Melbourne
2019 Fishers Ghost Art Award finalist, Mosman Art Prize finalist, North Sydney Art Prize finalist
2018 Inner West Council Arts & Culture Grant, Greenway Art Prize finalist, UNSW Art & Design
HDR Faculty Travel Grant recipient
2017 Tim Olsen Drawing Prize, finalist, Blacktown Art Prize finalist, North Sydney Art Prize finalist
Eden Gardens Sculpture Prize finalist
2016 Wollombi Sculpture Prize, finalist, Greenway Small Sculpture Prize finalist
Wollongong Bicentennial Sculpture Award finalist
2015 Reimagine Art Prize finalist, North Sydney Art Prize finalist
2013 North Sydney Art Prize finalist
2007 Mandorla Art Award finalist
2006 Portia Geach Portraiture Prize finalist, Willoughby Art Prize finalist
2003 Willoughby Art Prize winner
2000 Tropicana Film Festival top ten national finalist
1999 University of Sydney medal
RESIDENCIES
2020 Critical Path & Cementa Mysteries Lab, Kandos, Australia
2019 The Gunyah (Fries Foundation Residency), Port Stephens, Australia
2018 University of Sydney Indigenous Land Care Field Study, NT Australia
2012 Cherrycake Studios, Artist in Residence Program, George Town, Penang
2008 Malihom Artist in Residence Program, Balik Pulau, Penang
2007 Rimbun Dahan Artist in Residence Program, Kuala Lumpur
2000 Bathurst Regional Gallery Program, Hill End | 
