Lives and works in Sydney
EDUCATION
2013
- Masters of Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Sydney
2008
- Bachelor of Fine Arts - First class Honours, College of Fine Arts, Sydney
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
- 'Limbo', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane
2021
- 'Burnouts', Gallery Pompom, Sydney
- 'Sundowner', James Makin Gallery, Melbourne
2020
- 'Smoke Screen', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane
2019
- 'Grotto, Ideas Platform', Artspace, Sydney
- 'Personal Transporter (Self Balancing)', James Makin Gallery, Melbourne
2018
- 'Pipe Dream', Wellington St Projects, Sydney
2017
- Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, EDWINA CORLETTE
2016
- 'Paradise Lost', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane
- 'Aviary', Gallery 9, Sydney
2015
- 'Tunnel Vision', Gallery 9, Sydney
2014
- 'There Be Monsters', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane
- 'Island Fever', Gallery 9, Sydney
2013
- 'Fault Lines', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane
- 'Far From Nowhere', Gallery 9, Sydney
- 'Something Crashed Into The Earth Last Night', Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney
2012
- 'Everywhere For Going', MOP projects, Sydney
2011
- 'Two Fold', Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
- 'Mutual Exchange', MDW, James Makin Gallery, Melbourne
- 'Chrome City', Durden and Ray, Los Angeles
2021
- 'Summer group show', McLeavey Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
- 'Chapter Three', James Makin Gallery, Melbourne
2020
- Durden and Ray, Los Angeles
- 'Collector space', Curated by Rowena Talacko for Artmonth, Shapiro Annex
- 'Rocococolonial', Curated by Gary Carsley, Lismore Regional Art Gallery
- 'Summer New', James Makin Gallery, Melbourme
2019
- 'Rocococolonial', Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney
- 'Rocococolonial', Bathurst Regional Gallery, New South Wales
- 'The New Gallery Show', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
- Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 20 Year Anniversary Exhibition, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2018
- Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Coloundra Regional Gallery
- Melbourne Pop Up Exhibition, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
- Spring 1883, Fort Delta, Hotel Windsor Melbourne
- 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
- 'Home Ground Advantage', The Graham Green in Dulwich Hill (Curated by Chris Dolman & Kate Beckingham)
- 'Open Eye Signal', Fort Delta, Melbourne
2017
- Solo Presentation, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Edwina Corlette Gallery
- New Work, Den Fair, Gallery 9 (Sydney) in Melbourne
2016
- 'Spring 1883', Melbourne
- Firstdraft Fundraiser, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney
- 'So Fresh', Wellington St Projects, Sydney
- Finalist exhibition, Chippendale New World Art Prize
- Finalist exhibition, Sunshine Coast Art Award, Caloundra Regional Gallery, Queensland
2015
- Firstdraft Fundraiser, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney
- 'North', Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin
- 'Bang Bang', CHASM Gallery, New York
- 'Friends with Benefits', Twenty Thirty Seven, Sydney
2013
- Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Regional Gallery
- Artmonth Speed Dating Finalists exhibition, curated by Sebastian Goldspink, Depot II Gallery, Sydney
- Firstdraft Annual Auction, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney
- 'Colour Forms', Curated by Catherine Benz, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
- 'Othering (realities in landscape)', Sawtooth ARI, Launceston
- 'Othering', One night event, Digital Art Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
- 'Othering' (realities in landscape), Rear View, Melbourne
- 'Rumble', Wellington St Projects, Sydney
2012
- 'Shelf Life', Delmar Gallery, Sydney
- Fishers Ghost Art Prize, finalist exhibition, Campbelltown Regional Gallery
- Tim Olsen Drawing Prize, finalist exhibition, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
2011
- Group Show, Gallery 9, Sydney
- 'Second Nature', group show, The Papermill Gallery, Sydney
2010
- Brett Whiteley Scholarship, winning work, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney
- Emerging Artist Award, finalist show Kudos Gallery, Sydney
2008
- Jenny Birt Prize, group show, COFA Space Gallery, Sydney
- Halfway House, Honours group show, COFA Space Gallery, Sydney
- Brett Whiteley Scholarship, Finalist show, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney
- 'Crossroads', group show, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
- Finale, Honours group show, Kudos Gallery, COFA Annual, Sydney
2007
- COFA Annual, group show, College of Fine Arts, Sydney
AWARDS AND PRIZES
2022
- Omnia Art Prize, St Kevins College, Vic
- Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Finalist
- The 67th Blake Prize, Casuala Powerhouse, Sydney, Finalist
- Grace Cosington Smith Art Prize, GCS gallery, Sydney, Finalist
2021
- Bayside Aquisitive Art Prize, Bayside Gallery, Melbourne, Finalist
- Waverly Art Prize, Waverly Art School, Sydney, Finalist
2020
- Finalist, The Glover Prize, Falls Park Pavilion, Evansdale, Tasmania
- Finalist, Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, Bayside Gallery, Melbourne
2019
- Winner, Early Career Artist Prize, Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, Hazelhurst Arts Centre
- Finalist, Arthur Guy Memorial Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery
- Finalist, The Glover Prize, Falls Park Pavillion, Evansdale, Tasmania
2018
- Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery
- Finalist, Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Regional Gallery
- Finalist, Paddington Art Prize
2017
- Highly Commended, Elaine Birmingham National Watercolour Prize, QCA
- Finalist, The Glenfddich Artists in Residence Program, Scotland
2016
- Highly Commended, Paddington Art Prize, Woollahra
- Finalist, Chippendale New World Art Prize
- Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Award
2015
- Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2014
- Finalist, NAB Emerging Artist Award
2013
- Finalist, Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2012
- Highly Commended Finalist, Tim Olsen Drawing Prize, Tim Olsen Gallery, Woollahra
- Finalist (Drawing), Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2011
- Residency, Cite Internationale des Arts, AGNSW Studio, Paris, France
- Travel grant, College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales, Sydney
2010
- Winner, Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship, AGNSW
- Finalist, Kudos Emerging Artist Award, UNSW
- Australian Postgraduate Award, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
2009
- Finalist, Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship, AGNSW
2008
- Finalist, Brett Whitely Traveling Art Scholarship, Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Finalist, Jenny Birt Prize, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
- Finalist, Dinosaur Designs Prize, Dinosaur Designs
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
- 2013 – 2019 Founder and Director of Wellington St Projects
2016
- Present Tense, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2011
- Second Nature, The Papermill Gallery, Sydney
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
- Gellatly, K., A Light Touch, Art Guide issue Sept/Oct 2021, p. 66-69.
- Carsley, G., Rococolonial. Book published by University of New South Wales and Bathurst Regional Gallery. ISBN 978 0 646 83499 3 Cover art and p. 90-95
2020
- ACU Art Collection: A New Perspective, Book p.115, 2020
2019
- Australian Law Journal, Back cover, Artspace collaboration
- Making Their Mark, Look Magazine, AGNSW, Sept, p.55
- 20 Years of the Brett Whiteley- Catalogue publication for exhibition at SH Ervin Gallery
2018
- Belle Magazine, Pipe Dream (promo) Time Warp, 16/04/2018
2016
- Interview, Art Collector Magazine, Issue 78, p 92
2015
- S. Wolff, Tunnel Vision, The Art Life, 28 September
- Laura Couttie, Belem Lett & Genevieve Felix Reynolds, lauracouttie.com, 11 April
2014
- Natalie Walton, Artist Belem Lett, The Daily Imprint, 12 August
2013
- Share Design Inspiration Blog, What’s Happening | ‘Fault Lines’ by Artist Belem Lett, 9 December
- M. Fitzgerald, ‘Far From Nowhere’ Open Gallery in Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 October, p 13
- Kate Britton, ‘REVIEW: Belem Lett - Far From Nowhere’, Raven Contemporary, 11 October
- Andrew Frost, The A-Z of Contemporary Art, ABC TV, 16 July
- Tracey Clement, Belem Lett, Something crashed into the earth last night, Art Guide Australia, March/April
2012
- Meghan McTavish, Belem Lett’s Compound, Harpers Bazaar/Citizens of the World, December
- Clare Alstin, The Compound, Russh Magazine, Article, September/October, Issue 48
2011
- Jo Bosben, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Incubate Magazine, Article, Issue 6
- H. Tattersal, Artists to watch 2011, The Financial Review, January
- D. Tarrant (ed), Winning the Whiteley, UNSWorld Magazine, January
COLLECTIONS
- Artbank
- Australian Catholic University
- Mirvac
- Raven Contemporary
- 10 Group
- Cornerstone Health
- Crown Casino