Amber Wallis
Born 1978, New Zealand
Currently lives and works in Bangalow, New South Wales
EDUCATION
2008
- Masters of Visual Art (Painting), Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2007
- Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Art (Painting), Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2002
- Bachelor of Arts Visual (Photomedia), Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra
- Exchange Program, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, Canada
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
- 'Murky Sex Paintings', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2018
- Melbourne Art Fair, Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Melbourne
2017
- 'Part Time Paintings', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2015
- 'Still Life/Cactus/Skelephone', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2013
- 'Flipping the Slip', Gallery 9, Sydney
2012
- Melbourne Art Fair, New Paintings, solo artist for Utopian Slumps Gallery, Melbourne
2011
- 'Dark Gully/Sex Drawings', Utopians Slumps, Melbourne
- 'Mountains Full of Sky/Salty Lines', Edwina Corlette, Brisbane
2010
- 'I Fuck Mountains', Utopian Slumps, Melbourne
- 'Dark Gully/Psychic War', Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney
2009
- 'Circle of Eagles', Utopian Slumps Gallery, Melbourne
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
- Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 20 Year Anniversary Exhibition, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
- 'The New Gallery Show - Group Exhibition', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
- 'Come Closer', University of the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery, Queensland
- 'm_othering the perceptual ars poetica', Curated by Abbra Kotlarczyk and Antonia Sellbach, Counihan Gallery, Melbourne
- 'Sexy Xmas', The Lodge Los Angeles USA
2018
- Let Her Rip, Byron School of Art
2017
- Hazlehurst Art on Paper Award, Hazlehurst Regional Gallery
2016
- 'Interstice', Tristian Koenig, Collingwood
2015
- Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Edwina Corlette Gallery
2014
- 'FIN', Utopian Slumps, Melbourne
- 'Sublime Point: The Landscape in Painting', Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
- 'Sense of Surround', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
- John Leslie Art Prize, Finalist, Gippsland Art Gallery
2013
- 'The Feminine Optic', Curated by Andrew Frost, Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth
2011
- 'The New Arcadia', Lismore Regional Gallery
2010
- 'Pin Up Your Doodle', Charity Fundraising, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
- 'Worm Mountain', group show, C3 Gallery, Abbortsford Convent, Melbourne
- 'Territorial Pissings', Utopian Slumps, Melbourne
2009
- 'Chalk Reindeer', Christmas Show, Chalk Horse, Sydney
- 'The Shilo Project', Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
- 'South', Monster Children Gallery, Sydney
- 'Red Bird', General 54, Montreal, Canada
2008
- Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship Finalist Exhibition, Brett Whiteley Studio, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- Headcase Charity Auction, Sofitel, Melbourne
- Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo - Finalist
- 'Thank God We Died Together', TCB, Melbourne
- 'Con.ceit’08', Corangamarah Art Prize - Finalist
- 'Masters of the Universe', Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2007
- Graduate Exhibition, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
- Disparate Collection, Victorian College of the Arts Student Gallery, Melbourne
2006
- 'Xmas Is Completely Cool Charity Group Show!', Someday Gallery, PAM, Melbourne
- 'The Present History Launch', The Front Gallery, Canberra
- 'Sepia Hell', joint exhibition with Alana Di Giacomo, Ballan & Pannan Galleries, Melbourne
2005
- 'Holiday Present & Gift Show', Someday Gallery, Melbourne
2002
- 'A Memorable Decline', Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, Canada
AWARDS AND PRIZES
2019
- Finalist, Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery
- Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery
2018
- Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery
- Finalist, Mosman Art Prize
- Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery
2017
- Finalist, Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award
2014
- Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery
2010
- Artstart Grant, Australia Council for the Arts
2009
- Residency, Cite International des Arts, Paris
2008
- Winner, Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- 'The Cage', Postgraduate Residency, April and September 2009, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2019
- Kevin Wilson, Preview Amber Wallis, Artist Profile, Issue 48, p142
- Megan Willams and Arryn Snowball, Come Close, University of Sunshine Coast publication
2018
- Vault, Melbourne Art Fair 2018, Issue 23, page 103
2017
- Melissa Loughnan, Australiana to Zeitgeist: An A-Z of Contemporary Australian Art, 31 May
- The Art Almanac, Amber Wallis: Part Time Paintings, September
2015
- Lisa Marie Corso, Amber Wallis Still Life/Cactus/Skelephone, The Design Files, 9 June
- The Art Life, New Work Friday #192, 29 May
- Carrie McCarthy, Controlled Chaos, Cultural Flanerie, 25 June
- Daily Imprint, Artist Amber Wallis, 3 June
2014
- Australian Poetry Journal 4.1, 21 July, Cover Artwork
2013
- Casey Hutton, Amber Wallis Studio Visit and Interview, The Meander Journal, November
- Andrew Frost, Flipping the Slip, The Art Life, 15 November
2012
- Artist Profile, Amber Wallis, Melbourne Art Fair Special Edition, Issue 19, p 130 - 131
2012
- Michel Lawrence, Amber Wallis Sexing Up the Slumps, Inside Art TV video profile, 15 August
2011
- Australian Art Collector, Psychoactive Painting, October – December, p 128 – 135
- The Age, Visual Art, 11 November
2010
- The Age, Visual Art, 6 October
- The Age, What’s On, 16 October
- Dan Rule, Amber Wallis: I Fuck Mountains, Broadsheet Melbourne, 29 September
- ABC Television, ABC Arts, Utopian Slumps Reborn, 29 April
- The Age, Utopian De-Slumped, 24 March, p 18
2009
- The Shilo Project, Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne, p 42
- Celebrating 10 Years of Young Talent, Look, Art Gallery Society of NSW, August/September, p54
2008
- Lyrical Landscape Wins Trip to Paris, VCA News, Issue 2, p 11
- The Age, Our Space Ian McBride and Amber Wallis, A2 Section, 28 October, p 11
- The Sydney Morning Herald, A simple note takes artist to great place, 18 September, p 10
- The Daily Telegraph, An Artful memory is a young painter’s passport to Paris, 18 September, p 18
- The Australian, Lyrical Landscape wins trip to Paris, 18 September, p 7
- The Canberra Times, Artist finds magic near Captains Flat, 18 September, p 3
- The Daily Telegraph, An artful memory pays off, 18 September, p 9
- Museums & Galleries NSW, June Issue 2 Brave New World, Social Media and Cultural Organisations, Cover image Contextual Villains collaboration
2006
- The Present History, Contextual Villains, limited edition release, National Australia – Winner Create Awards, p 74
COLLECTIONS
- Artbank
- Arthur Roe Collection
- Private collections in Australia and Internationally