Joel Cunningham
Born 1985, Sydney, Australia.
Currently living in Sydney, Australia
www.joelcunninghamartist.com
Training and Education:
2015 Bachelor of Visual Arts with First Class Honours, Sydney College of the Arts
2014 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts
2012 Diploma of Fine Arts, Meadowbank TAFE
2007 TESOL Certificate 4
Collections
2021
2 Paintings purchased by the University of Wollongong in Dubai for display on campus
Exhibition History:
2021
Points of Departure, Sydney University Thyne Reid Boat Shed, Lane Cove, NSW
Lost and Found, Ambush Gallery, Waterloo, NSW (Curated and Exhibited in)
2020
Between Worlds, The Shop Gallery, Glebe, NSW
2019
The Other Art Fair, Australian Technology Park, Sydney, NSW
Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill, NSW
2018
Vulnerable, Monstrous and Vulnerably Monstrous, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria (SOLO EXHIBITION)
Timbres: Personal Qualities or Character, The Shop Gallery, Glebe, NSW (SOLO EXHIBITION)
2017
Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill, NSW
Brunswick Street Gallery Small Works Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
Balmain Art and Craft Show, Balmain, NSW
2016
Finalist, Sculpture at Scenic World, Katoomba, New South Wales
Finalist, Hidden, A Rookwood Cemetery Sculpture Walk, Rookwood, NSW
Put It On Wax 2, A charity event , Ambush Gallery, Chippendale, NSW
Beams Festival, Chippendale, NSW
Balmain Art and Craft Show, Balmain, NSW
Makers Matter: Round 2 , Gaffa Gallery, Sydney CDB, NSW
Eden Unearthed ( commissioned installation), Eden Gardens, Macquarie Park, NSW
Collective Unconscious, M2 Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW
2015
Finalist, Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Sydney, N.S.W
Put it On Wax (a charity art exhibition), The Standard, Darlinghurst, Sydney, N.S.W
Tarantino, The Fox Hole, Sydney CBD
Art Noir, Mr Falcons, Glebe, Sydney, N.S.W
2014
Finalist, Sculpture in the Gardens, Rosby Winery, Mudgee, N.S.W
Finalist, Sculpture on the Greens, Kooindah Waters, Wyong, N.S.W
Bohemian Grove, Mr Falcons, Glebe, Sydney
Yippe Kai Aye, Mr Falcons, Glebe, Sydney
SCA Degree Show, Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle, Sydney
Sculpture on the Greens Smalls, Bobbie P Gallery, Wyong, N.S.W
2013
Finalist, Sculpture in the Vines, Wollombi Winery, Hunter Valley, N.S.W
Finalist, Sculpture on the Greens, Kooindah Waters, Wyong, N.S.W
Finalist, Sculpture in the Gardens, Rosby Winery, Mudgee, N.S.W
Time Pieces, CK Gallery Newtown, Sydney
In This World, The Galaxy Room, Glebe, Sydney
2012
Finalist, Sculpture in the Gardens, Rosby Winery, Mudgee, N.S.W
Diploma of Fine Arts Show, See Street Gallery, Meadowbank TAFE (Meadowbank, Sydney)
So it Begins, Factotum, Paddington, Sydney
Construction, Fabrication, Installation, Pop Goes the Easel (Epping, Sydney)
Translation, See Street Gallery, Meadowbank TAFE (Meadowbank, Sydney)
Diploma of Fine Arts Show, at See Street Gallery, Meadowbank TAFE (Meadowbank, Sydney)
Awards:
2013 Sculpture on the Greens Emerging Artist Award
Volunteer Work
All Our Relations:18th Biennale of Sydney, 2012 (Sydney, NSW) : Joel volunteered on a project helping Belgium artist Ria Verhaeghe realise and complete her work Living with Cuddles on Cockatoo Island.