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James Parrett

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James Parrett

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Artist // Sculptor
JAMES PARRETT

James Parrett has been sculpting for over 20 years now. He has been a finalist in numerous sculpture prizes, created several solo exhibitions and awarded a number of commissions, most notably The Rabaul and Montevideo Maru memorial at the Australian War Memorial (Canberra 2012). James is winner of the Montalto Winery sculpture prize in 2016 and recipient of the 2018 Aqualand sculpture
prize, the major award at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi.

Born:     12/7/1976, Melbourne, Vic.

Education:

    1998:       B.A. in Sculpture, Monash University, Caulfield, Vic.     2002:       B.A. (Honours) in Sculpture, Victoria College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.

Solo Exhibitions:

2017:                Lines, Gould Galleries, Melbourne, Vic
2014:                Studio Open Day, Coburg, Vic
2013:                Arc, Gould Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2011:                Intersect, Gould Gallery, Melbourne, Vic,
2006:                4square (Presented by Andrew Gaynor), Upstairs Flinders, Melbourne
2003:                Some New Sculptures, Murdoch & Barclay Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
2001:                Recent Sculptures, Murdoch & Barclay Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.

Selected group Exhibitions:

2022:              Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards, Yarra Glen, Vic.
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Western Australia.
ArtPark Sculpture Walk Woolloomooloo Wharf 

2021:               Moon Art Fair, Hamburg, Germany
Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition, Yinnar, Vic.
Swell Sculpture Festival, Currumbin Beach, QLD
Sculpture on the farm, Fosterton, NSW.
Sculpture on the wharf Exhibition, Woolloomooloo, NSW.

2020:                Sculpture on the wharf Exhibition, Woolloomooloo, NSW.
Art in the Vines, Hanging Rock Winery. Mount Mecedon, Vic.
Montalto Winery Sculpture Prize, Red Hill, Vic.

 2019:               Sculpture on the wharf Exhibition, Woolloomooloo, NSW.
Art in the Vines, Hanging Rock Winery. Mount Mecedon, Vic.
Swell Sculpture Festival, Currumbin Beach, QLD
Spring 1883, Gould Creative room, Sydney NSW.

2018:                Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney, N.S.W. (Winner)
Art in the Vines, Hanging Rock Winery. Mount Mecedon, Vic.
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards, Yarra Glen, Vic.
Sculpture on Clyde, Batemans Bay, NSW
Montalto Winery Sculpture Prize. Red Hill, Vic.
The Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, Vic.

 

2016:                Montalto Winery Sculpture Prize. Red Hill, Vic. (Winner)   
Woollahra Sculpture Prize, Woollahra Council Chambers,Sydney, NSW.

2015:                Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards 2015, Yarra Glen, Vic.
Sculpture on the wharf Exhibition 2015, Woolloomooloo, NSW.
The Directors Choice – Celebrating 35 years, Gould Gallery, Vic.

2014:                McClelland Contemporary Sculpture Survey and Award, Langwarrin, Vic.
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards 2014, Yarra Glen, Vic.
Toyota Sculpture 14 Exhibition, Port Melbourne, Vic
The Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, Vic.
Montalto Winery Sculpture Prize, Red Hill, Vic. 

2013:                Sculpture for sight, Adelide, South Australia.
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards 2013, Yarra Glen, Vic.
Montalto Winery Sculpture Prize, Red Hill, Vic. 

2012:                McClelland Contemporary Sculpture Survey and Award, Langwarrin, Vic.
The Melbourne Sculpture Prize 2012, Melbourne Vic.
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Melbourne Vic.
Montalto Winery Sculpture Prize, Red Hill, Vic.

2011:                Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards 2011, Yarra Glen. Vic.
Spectacle and Observer, Traffic Jam Gallery, Neutral Bay, NSW.
Allsorts 2011, Gould Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
The Autumn Collection, Gould Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Sculpture 2011, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W 

2010:                McClelland Contemporary Sculpture Survey and Award, Langwarrin, Vic.
Deakin University small sculpture prize, Burwood, Vic
Yering station sculpture prize, Yarra Glen, Vic
Swell Sculpture Festival, Currumbin Beach, QLD
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Melbourne Vic.
                         Montalto Winery Sculpture Prize, Red Hill, Vic. 

2009:                Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney, N.S.W.
                         Lorne Sculpture Prize, Lorne, Victoria
                         Object and Construct, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne
                        Montalto Winery Sculpture Prize, Red Hill, Vic.
2008:                Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney, N.S.W.
                        Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Melbourne Vic.
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show Sculpture Show, Melbourne, Vic.
                        Contempora 2 Sculpture Prize, Docklands, Vic. 

2007:              McClelland Contemporary Sculpture Survey and Award, Langwarrin, Vic
                       Sculpture 2007, Australian Art Resources, Southbank, Vic.
Exploration Seven. Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
Keith & Helen Murdoch Travel Scholarship, V.C.A Gallery, Southbank, Vic
Montalto winery sculpture prize, Red Hill, Vic.

2006:              Moreland Sculpture Prize, Melbourne, Vic.
Williamstown Festival – Tattersall’s Contemporary Art Prize, Melbourne, Victoria
Montalto winery sculpture prize, Red Hill, Vic. 

2005:              McClelland Contemporary Sculpture Survey and Award. Langwarrin, Vic.

2003:              Design Festa, Odaiba Big Site Convention Centre, Tokyo, Japan.
Keith & Helen Murdoch Travel Scholarship, V.C.A Gallery, Southbank, Vic.

2002:              Grad show, V.C.A School of Art, Melbourne, Vic.
Woollahra Sculpture Prize, Woollahra Council Chambers, Sydney, NSW.
The Honours Show, V.C.A Student Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.

2001:              Association of Sculptors of Victoria Annual Exhibition, Telstra Building, Melbourne, Vic.
Ox cart studio group exhibition, Preview Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.

2000:              Is that the time-no that is a wrist watch, Mass Gallery, Melbourne Vic.

1999:                Central Gold fields Sculpture Award, C.G.R.A.C, Maryborough, Vic.

1998:                Monash Uni Ararat Gallery, Ararat Tafe, Ararat, Vic.

1997:                What’s all that about, Fresh Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. 

 

Awards/ Residencies/ Commissions:

2022:                Hume st Park Commission, North Sydney, NSW

2021:                Ramlegh Active Open Space, City of Casey Public Art Commission, Clyde North, Vic.

2018:                Recipient of the 2018 Aqualand sculpture award at Sculpture by the Sea Bondi. NSW

2016:                Recipient of the 2016 Montalto Winery Sculpture Prize

2014:                M-twentyfive. Private collector, South Yarra, Vic.

2012:                The Rebaul and Montevideo Maru Memorial, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT.

2011:                Invited (one of ten sculptors) for the Southern Way/McClelland Peninsula Link Major Sculpture Commission, Mornington Vic.                     

2010:                Short listed (one of four sculptors) for the Red Hill shopping centre public art commission, Red Hill, ACT

2009:                Metricon ‘Mandalay at Beveridge’ Hume Highway Commission –  Beveridge, Vic.

Short listed (one of three sculptors) for proposed Chadstone shopping centre western forecourt entrance commission, Chadstone Vic.

2008:                Australand foyer commission, Rhodes Corporate Park,

Rhodes N.S.W

2007:                Short listed (one of four sculptors) for Proposed

Crown Towers Hotel Lobby Commission, southbank, Vic.

2006:                Wall piece for the new Becasse restaurant, Sydney C.B.D, NSW.

2002:                BMW Executive Lounge/sales room commission, Southbank, Vic.

2001:                Second Prize, The Tina Wentcher Prize,

Association of Sculptors of Victoria Annual Exhibition,

Telstra Building, Melbourne, Vic.

1998:                Hotel Sofitel Banner Project, Melbourne City Council

and Hotel Sofitel. 3rd year Open Day Sculpture Prize, Monash University.

Collections:     North Sydney Council -City of Casey, Sydney Habour Federation Trust

Montalto Winery, Red Hill, Victoria. Australian War Memorial Canberra, Monash University

Becasse Restaurant, Sydney Spring and Parks Commercial and Industrial Property Consultants, Melb

Numerous private collections