Abbey McCulloch
Born 1975
Lives and works in Queensland, Australia
EDUCATION
2008
- Research Masters of Visual Arts, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
1995
- Bachelor of Visual Arts, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
- 'Monument', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2017
- 'Zero', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
- ‘Sugar’, This is no Fantasy, Melbourne
2016
- 'Performance', Tweed Regional Gallery
2015
- 'The Shallows', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2014
- 'Control', Art Stage Singapore, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2012
- 'A New Normal', Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2011
- 'The Thunderheads', Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2010
- 'Cabin Fever', Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2009
- 'New Portraits', Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2008
- 'The Sting', Schubert Contemporary, Queensland
- 'The Pretender', Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2007
- 'Piggy in the Middle', Richard Martin Art, Woollahra
- 'The Penny Drops', Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland
2006
- 'I WANT', Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
- '10 Palominos', Philip Neville Gallery, Darwin
2005
- 'I Miss You Most of All', Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
- 'Bathroom Paintings', Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast, Queensland
- 'Stripped', Richard Martin Art, Woollahra
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
- 'The New Gallery Show - Group Exhibition', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
- ‘Ensemble’, Down Town M/Arts, Murwillumbah, Tweed Regional Gallery
2018
- 'Let Her Rip', Byron School of Art
- '10th Anniversary Exhibition', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2016
- 'Rawhide with Tara Marynowsky', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
- The Gold Coast Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery, Queensland
- 'RESORT': Art on James St curated by Alison Kubler, Samantha Ogilvie, James St, New Farm
2014
- The Gold Award, Rockhampton Regional Gallery, Rockhampton
2013
- Archibald Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2012
- 'Sexualising the City', Gold Coast City Art Gallery
2010
- Redland Art Prize, Redland City Art Gallery, Queensland
- Melbourne International Art Fair, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
- Paul Guest Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo
- Northern Rivers Portrait Prize, Lismore Regional Gallery
- 'Flying Colours', Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast
- 'Salon des Refuses', SH Ervin Gallery, Millers Point
2009
- 'Wax On', Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Hazelhurst
- Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2008
- The Stan and Maureen Duke Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
- Metro5 Art Prize, Metro5 Art Gallery, Melbourne
2007
- Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2006
- Redland Art Prize, Redland City Art Gallery, Queensland
AWARDS AND PRIZES
2019
- Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra
- Highly Commended, Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize, Sydney
2018
- Finalist, Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize, Sydney
- Finalist, Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize, Lismore Regional Gallery
2017
- Finalist, Josephine Ulrick And Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast
- Residency, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra
2016
- Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award, SH Erwin Gallery
2015
- Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award, SH Erwin Gallery
- Finalist, Gold Coast Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery
2014
- Finalist, Gold Award, Gold Coast Art Gallery
2013
- Finalist, 2013 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2011
- Semi-Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2010
- Finalist, Redland Art Prize, Redland Art Gallery, Queensland
- Finalist, Paul Guest Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery
- Finalist, Northern Rivers Portrait Prize, Lismore Regional Gallery
2009
- Finalist, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2008
- Finalist, The Stan and Maureen Duke Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
- Finalist, Metro5 Art Prize, Melbourne
2007
- Finalist, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2006
- Second Prize, Redland Art Prize, Redland Art Gallery, Queensland
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017
- Charlee Dornauf, Behind a Person, Art Enquirer, September, p 12
- Art Almanac, Abbey McCulloch: Zero, 3 May
2015
- Interview, Daily Imprint, 7 April
- Bazaar Diary, Harper’s Bazaar, March, p 248
- Carrie McCarthy, Abbey McCulloch’s Shallows, Cultural Flanerie, 31 March
2014
- Alison Kubler, Feast or famine? Art in Queensland, Art Monthly, July, p 52
- Singapore Fling, Art and About, Vogue Living, January/February, p 55
2013
- Andrew Taylor, Every picture tells a story as dab hands vie for victory’, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 12
2012
- Sharne Wolff, Catalogue Essay, A New Normal, September
2011
- Susie Burge, Downtown Abbey, Harper’s Bazaar, September, p 180
- Feature, Art Nation, ABC TV, screened nationally, 3 July
- 50 Most Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector, Issue 55, Jan – March, p 202
2010
- Susie Burge, Colourful Character, Harper’s Bazaar, August, p 79
- Interview: Abbey McCulloch Painter, Frankie Magazine, May – June
COLLECTIONS
- Gold Coast City Art Gallery
- Bendigo Art Gallery
- The Local Collection, Fehily Contemporary
- Turner + Associates Architects
- Private collections in Australia and Internationally