Exploring Suburbia-
The Australian Dream
Zoe Woebken is a Melbourne based artist who investigates themes surrounding suburbia and what constitutes The Australian Dream. Through painting, drawing and printmaking Zoe is able to assess in detail, the suburban home and create uniqueness and individuality within the landscape. Emphasising classic suburban motifs from the home, Zoe plays with nostalgia and memory attributed to suburbia to form the basis of her practice.
Artist CV
Education
2019
Bachelor of Fine Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
2016
Advanced Diploma of Visual Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
2015
Diploma of Visual Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
Group Exhibitions
2023
Here On In, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2022
Negative Space, Just Another Agency, Melbourne
Close to Home, Satellite Projects, Melbourne
2021
Gallery Showroom, Cones Studio, Melbourne
2020
Celebration 2020, Satellite Projects, Melbourne
Suburban Sweet, Satellite Projects, Melbourne
Australian Bushfire Relief Auction, NOIR Darkroom, Melbourne
2019
Senini Student Art Award, McClelland Sculpture Gallery, Melbourne
RMIT Openbite Print Auction, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
RMIT Graduate Exhibition, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
Splendacious, Neospace, Melbourne
2018
Plate Tone: Print Council of Australia Student Showcase, Collins Place Gallery, Melbourne
PaPerCuTz, Red Gallery, Melbourne
SMALL!, Fortyfive Downstairs, Melbourne
Summer Salon, Collins Place Gallery, Melbourne
XMAS Red Stocking Show, Red Gallery, Melbourne
2017
There’s a Great Future in Plastics, Red Gallery, Melbourne
Graham Hildebrand Art Prize, Red Gallery, Melbourne
Their Cube, The Laneway Artspace St Kilda, Melbourne
XMAS Red Stocking Show, Red Gallery, Melbourne
2016
Thank you for the White Walls, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Building 94, Level 6, Melbourne
Pop Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Building 94, Level 6 Gallery Space, Melbourne
Silent Auction Exhibition Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Building 94, Level 6, Melbourne
Postcard Show, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Building 94, Level 6, Melbourne
2015
The Exhibitionists, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Building 94, Level 6 Gallery Space, Melbourne
2014
ACU Pixel Prize, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
Malcom Art Award, Melbourne
Awards
2019
RMIT Graduate Exhibition, Megalo Emerging Graduate Award, Megalo Print Studio, Canberra
Senini Student Art Award, Finalist, McClelland Sculpture Gallery, Melbourne
2018
Graham Hildebrand Art Prize, Finalist, Red Gallery, Melbourne
2014
ACU Pixel Prize, Best Composition, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
Projects
2023
Eloneara Pre-School, Mural
Imperfect Zero Store, Environmental Chalkboard Mural
2022
Imperfect Zero Store, Christmas Chalkboard Mural
Imperfect Zero Store, Opening Chalkboard Mural
2020
Mordialloc Gymnastics, Mural
2019
RMIT Bachelor of Fine Art Graduate Swap, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Artist Swap Print Project
2019
Splendacious, Rona Green, Artist Swap Print Project
2016
Advanced Diploma Graduate Swap, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Artist Swap Print Project
Residencies
2021
Megalo Print Studio, Canberra
Collections
State Library of Victoria Zine Collection, Melbourne
RMIT University, Melbourne
National Art School, Sydney
Curtain University, Western Australia
Megalo Print Studio, Canberra
University of Southern Queensland, Queensland
Vilnius Academy of the Arts, Lithuania
Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
Private Collections
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