Julian Meagher

Born 1978, Sydney

Lives and works in Sydney

EDUCATION

2003

  • Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery, University of New South Wales

2000

  • Portrait Painting at Charles H Cecil Studios, Florence, Italy

1997

  • Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020

  • Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane (forthcoming)

2019

  • 'The Space into Bicheno II', Olsen Gallery, Sydney
  • 'The Space into Bicheno I', Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, presented by Olsen Gallery, Sydney
  • 'The Space Between Here and There', Yavuz Gallery, Singapore

2018

  • 'Tidelines', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane (forthcoming)
  • 'Inlet/Outlet', Bega Regional Gallery, Sydney

2017

  • 'There Is Hope To The Last Flower', Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2016

  • 'Everybody Talks In Their Sleep', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Melbourne

2015

  • 'Alone in the Sun', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
  • 'Drinking with the Other Sun', Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2014

  • 'The Sky Still Breaks', Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles

2013

  • 'The Space Between Clouds and Mud', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane

2012

  • 'Pressure Makes Diamonds', Aratong Galleries, Australian High Commission, Singapore
  • 'As a Matter of Fact', 52 Tins flight QF1, Art Vault, Mildura, Victoria

2011

  • 'Blue Ribbon', Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney
  • 'The King of Good Times', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
  • 'Strong Men Also Cry', Lindberg Gallery, Melbourne

2010

  • 'Small Heroes', Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney
  • 'Portable Shrines', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane

2009

  • 'Mikoshi', Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne
  • 'Inks in Oil', Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney

2008

  • 'The best gesture of my brain', Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney
  • 'Scrub Series', Upstairs Flinders Gallery, Melbourne

2007

  • 'Integument', Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019

  • Art Basel Hong Kong, Yavuz Gallery
  • 'The Stockroom Exhibition', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
  • 'The New Gallery Show', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane

2018

  • '10th Anniversary Exhibition', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
  • Melbourne Pop Up Exhibition, Edwina Corlette Gallery
  • ‘5x5 The Artist and The Patron', Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW
  • ‘The Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

2017

  • Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
  • ‘Coast’, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane

2014

  • Melbourne Art Fair, Edwina Corlette Gallery

2013

  • Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Chalk Horse Gallery
  • 'Fhloston Paradise', Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles

2012

  • Miami Scope Art Fair, Chalk Horse Gallery
  • Melbourne Art Fair, Chalk Horse Gallery
  • 'New Collectors', Edwina Corlette Gallery

2011

  • Miami Scope Art Fair, Chalk Horse Gallery
  • 'Lust', Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
  • 'Wattle', Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong

2010

  • Tatau, BMGART Adelaide
  • Shanghai Art Fair, Future Perfect Contemporary Art Platform, China
  • Melbourne Art Fair, Chalk Horse Gallery
  • Aratong Gallery, Singapore

2009

  • 'Christmas Show', Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
  • Australia Council for the Arts Group Show /Artbank, Sydney
  • 'The Horn of Plenty', Para/site Gallery, Hong Kong
  • 'Inks', Concord Library, City of Canada Bay Sydney
  • 'Smoking Guns', The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong

2008

  • 'Chalk Reindeer', Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney
  • 'My Body, My Business', At The Vanishing Point Gallery, Sydney

2007

  • 'Chalk Reindeer', Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney
  • Australia Council of the Arts Window Box Show, Sydney
  • 'New Artists Collective Exhibition', McCulloch Gallery, Melbourne
  • 'Cross Sections II Collector’s Choice', Rex-Livingston Gallery, Sydney

AWARDS

2019

  • Finalist, Glover Prize, Evandale

2018

  • Finalist, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Finalist, Salon Des Refuses, S.H. Erwin Gallery, Sydney
  • Finalist, Paddington Art Prize

2017

  • Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, Bega Valley Regional Gallery

2016

  • Finalist, Gold Award, Rockhampton Art Gallery, Queensland

2015

  • Finalist, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Semi-Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Sydney
  • Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery

2014

  • Finalist, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales

2013

  • Finalist, Mosman Art Prize, Sydney

2012

  • Australia Council New Work Early Career Grant
  • Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Sydney
  • Finalist, Metro Art Prize, Melbourne
  • Finalist, Salon Des Refuses, S.H. Erwin Gallery, Sydney

2011

  • Finalist, Metro Art Prize, Melbourne

2010

  • Finalist, Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, Artrinsic, Perth
  • Finalist, Metro Art Award, Melbourne
  • Finalist, Salon Des Refuses, S.H Erwin Gallery, Sydney

2009

  • Finalist, RBS Emerging Art Award, Sydney
  • Finalist, The Blake Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Finalist, Metro 5 Art Prize, Melbourne
  • Finalist, Doug Moran Portrait Prize, State Library New South Wales
  • Finalist, Salon Des Refuses, S.H Erwin Gallery, Sydney

2008

  • Australia Council Emerging Artist New Work Development Grant

COLLECTIONS

  • Artbank
  • Australian Catholic University Art Collection
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra
  • Bega Valley Regional Gallery, NSW
  • St Paul’s College, Sydney University
  • St John’s College, Sydney University
  • St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Sydney
  • Private collections in Australia and Internationally