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.