born 1963 Western Australia
moved to Tasmania 2000
lives and works Hobart |
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Colin Langridge’s art practice is varied but predominately reflects his interest in ontology – how artworks can reveal aspects of being not usually noticed. Through his artworks he especially pursues the relationship between knowledge and indeterminacy. Though he has explored other artistic strategies he is best known for coopered wooden vessels that sit somewhere between the organic and the manufactured.
From WA and active in Tasmania since 2000 he has exhibited nationally and internationally. Colin researched ontological questions regarding sculpture through an MA and a PhD at The Tasmanian School of Art in Hobart where he has taught on a casual basis in the Sculpture Department since 2005. He has won several awards – notably the Rosamund McCulloch studio residency in Paris, the Australia Council Residency in Rome and the City of Hobart Art Prize in 2011. Colin has also completed several public art commissions and his work is held in private, public and international collections. |
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Education |
| 2006 |
PHD, Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
| 2002 |
Masters of Fine Art, Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
| 1998 |
Honours in Sculpture BA Fine Art, Curtin University, Perth |
| 1991 |
Bachelor of Fine Art, Curtin University, Perth |
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Solo Exhibitions |
| 2018 |
Static Colin Langridge , Tricky Walsh, Rosny Barn Hobart |
| 2015 |
For The Slow Loadening Colville Gallery, Hobart |
| 2014 |
Others, Devonport Regional Gallery
Augmentor II, Devonport Regional Gallery |
| 2010 |
Agency, Colville Gallery, Hobart |
| 2009 |
Concordia Colville Gallery, Hobart |
| 2006 |
Nothing Without You, Kelly’s Garden, Hobart
Snag, Kings ARI, Melbourne |
| 2004 |
Snug, Inflight Gallery, Hobart |
| 1998 |
Making Space, Moores Building, Perth |
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Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2022 |
Tidal Art Prize , Devonport Regional Gallery, Finalist |
| 2018 |
Annual Artists Show Coville Gallery, Hobart |
| 2017 |
Annual Artists Show Coville Gallery, Hobart |
| 2015 |
Devonport Regional Gallery
Annual Artists Show, Coville Gallery, Hobart |
| 2014 |
Others, Solo Commission Program, Devonport Regional Gallery |
| 2013 |
Annual Artists Show, Coville Gallery, Hobart
Augmentor, Outward ARI, Launceston
City of Hobart Art Prize, TMAG, Hobart |
| 2012 |
Sculpture Now Colville Gallery, Hobart |
| 2011 |
Design Biennale Long Gallery, Hobart
City of Hobart Art Prize, Category Wood, Winner
6th Annual Artists Show Colville Gallery, Hobart |
| 2010 |
Green Plimsoll Gallery, UTAS, Hobart
Zero, Pomenia Gallery, Launceston |
| 2009 |
The Wentworth Project, Palimpsest 7, Mildura
The City of Hobart Art Prize, TMAG, Hobart
Test, Arts Tasmania Gallery, Hobart
marcher sur les pelouses, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart
Onalog, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart |
| 2008 |
The Stuff of History, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart
Fold, CAST Gallery, Hobart
Ephemeral Art at the Invisible Lodge, Friendly Beaches, Tasmania
Cast Members Exhibition, CAST, Hobart |
| 2007 |
Port Arthur Project, Ten Days on the Island festival, Tasmania
Party at the American Academy, British School at Rome, Italy |
| 2006 |
Object, Devenport Regional Gallery, Tasmania
Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award
Woollahra Sculpture Prize, Sydney |
| 2005 |
Peppermint Bay Sculpture Prize, Woodbridge, Tasmania
Letitia Street Studios, Plimsol Gallery, Hobart |
| 2004 |
Bodybag, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart
Sculpture Trail, Mountain Sculpture Festival, Hobart |
| 2003 |
Bodybag, Academy Gallery, Launceston
Woollahra Sculpture Prize, Sydney
Future Perfect, Bett Gallery, North Hobart |
| 2002 |
The Shape of Air, Plimsol Gallery, Hobart
Mountain Sculpture Festival, Hobart
Creative Landscapes, Panorama Vineyard, Tasmania
Seven Warehouses, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart |
| 2001 |
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney
The Shed, Contemporary Art Space Tasmania, Hobart
Sculpture by the Sea, Tasman peninsular |
| 2000 |
Gravitate, Lawrence Wilson Gallery, Perth
Lumpen, Long Gallery, Hobart |
| 1999 |
Albany Art Prize, Albany |
| 1998 |
Mosman Park Art Award, Perth
CURT, John Curtin Gallery, Perth
Sculpture by the Sea, Albany |
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Awards And Commissions |
| 2022 |
Tidal Art Prize , Devonport Regional Gallery, Finalist |
| 2014 |
Solo Commission Exhibition, Devonport Regional Gallery |
| 2013 |
Assistance to Individuals Grant, Arts Tasmania
Community Grant for Koonya Garlic Festival, Tasman Council
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| 2012 |
Exhibition Development Fund Grant, for Subtle at CAST |
| 2011 |
City of Hobart Art Prize, Category Wood, Winner |
| 2007 |
British School in Rome Artist Studio Residency, Australia Council |
| 2006 |
Sculptural Ship Project, Port Arthur Historical Site, Public Art Commission
Exhibition Development Fund Grant, for Liminal at Carnergie Gallery |
| 2005 |
Kingborough Council Acquisitive Award, Peppermint Bay Sculpture Prize, Tasmania
Visual Arts Grant, Arts Tasmania |
| 2004 |
Grand Tourer, Rosny High School, Public Art Commission |
| 2003 |
Rosamund McCulloch Studio Residency in Paris, Tasmanian School of Art
Goddard Sapin-Jaloustre Scholarship Trust Award, Hobart
Cultural Grant Award for the exhibition Painting the Home,Hobart City Council |
| 2002 |
APA Scholarship, PHD University of Tasmania, Hobart |
| 2001 |
Directors Prize, Sculpture by the Sea, Tasman Peninsula
Emerging Curator Award, Contemporary Art Services Tasmania, Hobart |
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Professional Practice |
| 2014 |
Curator Subtle, Contemporary Art Tasmania (CAT)
Touring and Exhibitions Coordinator (2010-14) CAT
Sessional Teacher (2005-14), Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Coordinator CAT Curatorial Mentorship Program (2009-14)
Director Koonya Garlic Festival
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| 2013 |
Co-curator, Acts of Exposure, TMAG/CAT
AIR Program mentor, managed through Arts Tasmania
Provocateur/guest speaker Situate Art in Festivals, SAC
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| 2011 |
Curator Dis-covery, SAC (NETS national tour) |
| 2010 |
Curator Conceptual, CAST
Program Coordinator (2009-10), CAST
Brooker Highway Beautification Strategy - Design Team (2009-10), Glenorchy
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| 2009 |
Attended Australia Regional Galleries Summit, Townsville
Represented CAST Touring at NETS meeting, Townsville
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| 2008 |
Curator Liminal, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart
Sessional Teacher, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart
Judge, Glamorgan Spring Bay Art Prize, Swansea
Acting Exhibition Coordinator, CAST Gallery, Hobart |
| 2007 |
Associate Lecturer Sculpture Studio, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Exhibitions Coordinator, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart |
| 2006 |
Curator of Quote, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
Sessional Teacher Sculpture Studio, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Coordinator Artforum Program Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Exhibitions Coordinator, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart |
| 2005 |
Sessional Teacher Sculpture Studio, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Coordinator Artforum Program Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Coordinator Isolation/Solitude: Tasmanian Wilderness Residencies group exhibition for the
Salamanca Arts Centre/10 Days on the Island Festival, Hobart
Attended Claiming Ground Public Art Conference, Hobart
Guest speaker for Arts At Work Emerging Artist Program, Hobart
Represented Salamanca Arts Centre at a NETS/EDF board meeting, Devonport. |
| 2004 |
Coordinator Artforum Program Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS, Hobart |
| 2003 |
Co-curator for Painting the Home, group exhibition of local contemporary painters, INFLIGHT, artists run initiative gallery, Hobart |
| 2002 |
Curator of Clearing, CAST, Hobart and Academy Gallery, Launceston
CAST Exhibition Program Selection Committee |
| 2000-04 |
Gallery assistant Plimsol Gallery, Hobart |
| 1991-92 |
Co-founder of The Plain Bland Gallery and The Art Marketartist run initiatives, Perth |
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Bibliography |
| 2014 |
The Advocate, August 16 |
| 2010 |
Green by Jude Abell, Artlink, 30, 3
Agency by Clyde Selby, The Mercury Magazine, Sept 18th |
| 2008 |
Objects unearth lure of nature by John McDonald, The Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 23rd p.16
Seven View Change by Clyde Selby, The Mercury Magazine, March 15th p.8 |
| 2007 |
Pallid whispers in the place of outrage by Peter Timms, The Australian, March 29th p.36 |
| 2005 |
Snug: Colin Langridge, by Briony Downes, Eyeline, 56, Summer 2004/05, p.50 |
| 2003 |
Archer wants intimacy, not perfection, by Andrew Darby, The Age, March 26th, p.6 |
| 2002 |
Open by Anthony Curtis, Arts Review in Togatus, 73, 1
The Shape of Air, by Kit Wise, Artlink, 22, 3, p.94
Clearing by Briony Rhodes, Artlink, 22, 4, p.96
Seven Warehouses by Maria Kunda, Artlink, 22, 4, p.86 |
| 2001 |
Shed by David Hume, Artlink, 21,3, p.96 |
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Collections |
Devonport Council, Tasmania
Port Arthur Historical Site, Tasmania
Kingborough Council, Tasmania
Hobart City Council, Tasmania
Glenorchy City Council, Tasmania
Rosny High School, Tasmania
Private Australian and International collections
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Published Writings |
| 2014 |
Subtle, catalogue essay, CAT
Romantic Conceptualism, catalogue essay, CAT |
| 2011 |
Dis-covery, catalogue essay, SAC |
| 2010 |
Conceptual, catalogue essay, CAST |
| 2009 |
Act, catalogue essay for Brigita Ozolins exhibition Codex, Carnegie Gallery |
| 2008 |
Liminal, catalogue essay, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart |
| 2007 |
Warporn, p.105, Artlink, Vol 27 No 1March |
| 2006 |
Quote, catalogue essay for exhibition at The Long Gallery, Hobart |
| 2005 |
Ill and Vexed-Modernity Makes Me Sick, p.86, Artlink vol 25 no3 September
Resonator, Un-Magazine, Vol 6,
Found Again, catalogue essay, Rocketart Gallery, Newcastle, October |
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Painting the Home, catalogue essay, Inflight Gallery, Hobart, September |
| 2002 |
Clearing, catalogue essay, CAST, Hobart, August |
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