Ces McCully (b. 1982) is an artist from Melbourne, Australia, who is now based in the south of France. An exploration of human and social psychology is often at the forefront of her work, which typically is a response to current events, ranging from our exposure to rapidly-changing technology to political divisions. Her preoccupation with how we view ourselves and others has driven this current body of work, where she has established new ways of combining textiles with painting. Referred to as her ‘soft paintings’, McCully embeds wool into raw canvas to transform it into a 3-dimensional piece before painting it entirely; bringing together these opposing hard and soft forces – a balance of the masculine and feminine.
Born 1982, Melbourne, Australia
Lives and works in Southern France
EDUCATION
2005
- Bachelor of Contemporary Arts, Deakin University, Australia
SOLOS, PROJECTS & JOINT SHOWS
2024
- ‘Suns and daughters’, solo show, Rhodes Contemporary Art Gallery, England
2023
- ‘Heroes & Villains’, solo show, PIERMARQ*, Sydney
- 'Safe Space', solo show, NBB Gallery, Germany
- ‘Desde el fondo de un naufragio’, joint show, Galeria Herrero de Tejada, Spain
2022
- 'More than this', solo show, Breach, Miami, USA
- 'Mary and Me', solo show, Rhodes Contemporary Art Gallery, England
2021
- Art Basel, basketball court artwork for John Marquez family collection, Miami, USA
- 'Strange like me', solo show, PIERMARQ*, Sydney
- 'There's never been a better time', solo show, Mars Gallery, Windsor
2020
- 'Figuration/Abstraction', joint museum show, Kunstbygningen, Denmark
- 'Mongrel', solo show, PIERMARQ*, Sydney
2019
- Residency, Andenken Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 'Me and You and You and You', joint show, Andenken Gallery, Netherlands
- 'A cure for melancholy', solo show / carte blanche, Galerie 42b, France
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2024
- 'PLS ASAP', group show Fabien Castanier Gallery, Miami, USA
- The Armoury Show with Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, USA
- 'Raw', group show, Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, USA
- 'Summer Games', group show, Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, USA
2023
- Untitled Art Fair with PIERMARQ* Gallery, Miami, USA
- 'Papier', group show, Delphian Gallery, England
- '13-A-Dozen', group show, Galleri Sandberg, Netherlands
- 'Meeting Point', group show, Galerie Slika, France
- 'Crossing', group show, Lorin Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2022
- 'What's your dream', Galerie Zberro, France
- London Art Fair with Rhodes Contemporary Art Gallery, England
- 'Breath', Mozuku Gallery, Taiwan
2021
- 'Paperworks Vol I & II’, NBB Gallery, Germany
- 'Wahllokal', Helium Cowboy, Germany
- 'Brindar con extranõs, Part 2', Galerie Trinta, Spain
2020
- 'Phoenix', Rompone Gallery, Germany
- 'Assume the position', Von Fraunberg Art Gallery, Germany
- 'Paper works', PIERMARQ*, Sydney
- 'Behind closed doors', Helium Cowboy, Germany
- Auckland Art Fair with PIERMARQ*, New Zealand
2019
- 'Delphian X Guts', Delphian Gallery & Guts Gallery, London
- Taipei Art Fair with Bluerider Art Gallery, Taiwan
- 'Untitled', Bluerider Art Gallery, Taiwan
- 'Melbourne comes to Sydney', Home@735 Gallery, Sydney
2018
- 'A little Christmas tree', Valerius Gallery, Luxembourg
- 'Marching through the fields', Warbling Collective, England
- 'Presence', Curatorial & Co, Sydney
2017
- 'Origins', Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
8 – 28 October 2025
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