vivonne thwaites
curator
sarah goffman
Plastic Arts, 2009
PET bottles, enamel paint and permanent marker
Photos: Mike Myers
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sarah goffman - cv
Sarah Goffman exhibited at Mori Gallery, Sydney in The Good, the Bad, the Muddy 8 to 25 July, this show was a response to the Australian Ceramics Triennale, curated by Sarah Goffman and others.
| Exhibition History | |
| 2009 | Group Show Breenspace, NSW |
| Cryptophilistinism Curated by Amita Kirpalani Gertrude Contemporary Art Space, VIC and Cast, TAS | |
| Vortex Outdoor Art Prize Stone Villa Studios, NSW | |
| Hokey Pokey Curated by Agatha Gothe-Snape and Mitch Cairns, NSW | |
| Push Me Co-ordinated by Lucas Ihlein Locksmith, NSW | |
| The Good, the Bad, the Muddy Mori Gallery, NSW | |
| I’m worse at what I do best Curated by Tom Polo, Parramatta Artist Studios, NSW | |
| 2008 | Paradise Found Tin Sheds Gallery, NSW |
| Elastic Online Project | |
| Bazarre! Terminus Project Biennale Satellite Show curated by Claire Lewis and Sarah Rawlings, Broadway | |
| Credit Union NSW | |
| Green Work Artroom5, SA | |
| 2007 | The Shit Show Curated by Jane Polkinghorne and Trevor Fry Loose Projects, NSW |
| Victoria Ocular Lab, VIC | |
| Excess SNO, NSW | |
| In Every Dream Home a Heartache Curated By Sophie O’Brien SCA Gallery, NSW | |
| Nightime #4 Carriageworks, NSW | |
| Small Mall Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW | |
| 2006 | What Form Would A Life Take? Curated by Maria Cruz and Reuben Keehan MOP Projects, NSW |
| Cones of Zontact Loose Projects, NSW Curated by Daniel Cunningham MOP Projects, NSW | |
| New Social Commentaries Short Listed Warrnambool Art Gallery, VIC | |
| Someone Shows Someone Something Curated by Mark Hislop Canberra Contemporary Art Space, ACT | |
| It’s A New Day Curated by Sally Breen, Artspace NSW | |
| Psychiatrist 7c Solo performance Curated by Carla Cescon Loose Project Space, NSW | |
| Shelf Life Curated by Daniel Mudie Cunningham, MOP Projects, NSW | |
| Our Lucky Country (Difference) Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW | |
| 2005 | Elastic Archive Show Cross Art Projects, NSW |
| Situation Curated by Russell Storer MCA, NSW | |
| S.N.O.W. Scott Donovan Black Box, NSW | |
| Seven Beauties Tin Sheds, NSW | |
| The Wild Boys Mememe Gallery, NSW | |
| Alien Invasion Curated by Ron and George Adams MOP Projects, NSW | |
| 2004 | Down The Road from the Studio with Lisa Kelly and Josie Cavallaro Chrissie Cotter Gallery, NSW |
| Fantasy Island A Block Project Michael Lett Auckland, NZ | |
| The Sleeper Curated by Jane Barney Canberra Railway Museum, ACT | |
| Elastic Group Show Elastic Project Space, London UK | |
| 2003 | I Wish I Were Bigger Scott Donovan Gallery, NSW |
| Picturing Paradise Mori Gallery, NSW | |
| Shangri-La Project Curated by Maria Cruz Artspace, NSW | |
| After You Front Room Kitchen Space, NSW | |
| Plastic Reality Curated by Koji Ruio and Vicky Browne, MOP Projects NSW | |
| Marineland Curated by Philipa Veitch, Tin Sheds NSW | |
| Hotel Module Cube Canberra Contemporary Art Space, ACT | |
| 2002 | Plantroom 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne VIC |
| Lightweight Curated by Anne Kay Lime Gallery, USA | |
| Greenview Curated by Jason Markou Block Gallery, NSW | |
| Eco-Boutique With J. Cavallaro and L. Kelly 24 Hr Art, Darwin NT | |
| Swell Block Gallery, NSW | |
| Briefcase 50 Curator Simon Barney Boutwell Draper, NSW | |
| Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship Artspace, NSW | |
| Xxxxxxxl Front Room, NSW | |
| 2001 | Swamp for KWL Joint Project Shepard Street Car Park, NSW |
| Gettin’ Lucky Curated by Josie Cavallaro Lewers Bequest Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW | |
| Caravan Carry Me Home Elastic Project Scots Church Freespace, NSW | |
| Hollywood Show Curator, Simon Barney Hollywood Hotel via Briefcase | |
| Science Experiment Briefcase | |
| Offman Squatspace, NSW | |
| Add Life Plantroom with Lisa Kelly and Carla Cescon Gallery 4a, NSW | |
| Zine Show Briefcase | |
| Boot Camp Curated by Jason Markou and Joerg Hubmann Block Gallery, NSW | |
| Dead Freight Curated by Lisa Kelly and Alex Gawronski Imperial Slacks, NSW | |
| 2000 | Physique Curated by Ian Geraghty Grey Matter, NSW |
| Sticks and Stones Blaugrau, NSW | |
| The Tie Show Briefcase | |
| Ten Day City A Joint Project With Joerg Hubmann, Jason Markou, Anne Kay Gallery 19, NSW | |
| Do You Want To Go Back? Elastic Project Space, NSW | |
| One Last Show Herringbone, NSW | |
| Taxi Elastic Project Space, NSW | |
| 1999 | Perspecta Open Artspace, NSW |
| Green & Gold Firstdraft, NSW | |
| Store Herringbone, NSW | |
| Evergreen Curated By Lisa Kelly for Platform Inc., VIC | |
| 1998 | In The Piss Gunnery Studio, NSW |
| Injection (Acquisition Prize) Curated by Penny Thwaite The Performance Space, NSW | |
| Blueprint South, NSW | |
| Salon Show (99-00) ACP Melbourne, VIC | |
| Mondo Cane Curated By Mark Hislop Herringbone, NSW | |
| Glovebox Curated by Simon Barney and Chris Fortescue Wilson St. Car Park, NSW | |
| Outhaus Sculpture Symposium Sydney Park St.Peters, NSW | |
| 1997 | Showcase Side-On Gallery, Stanmore, NSW |
| Between Art and Nature: Perspecta C.O.F.A. , NSW | |
| Come Visit Lucy for a Lucky Charm: Visions of Australasia Firstdraft, NSW | |
| Pin Show Curated by Chris Fortescue and Simon Barney, South NSW | |
| 1996 | 10th Anniversary Show Firstdraft NSW |
| Diaspora Curated By Franz Ehmann Whitebox Gallery Brisbane, QLD | |
| Publicaart Cnr.Mc Donald and John Street, Erskineville NSW | |
| Walking the Street Newtown, NSW (97-00) | |
| 1995 | Stamp (The Art of Postage) Airspace, NSW |
| Combination Style Palace Café, NSW | |
| 1994 | Trap Cell Block Theatre, NSW |
| The Art of War Macquarie University Union, NSW | |
| And An Image… Curator Peta Morris Glebe Catacombs, NSW 93/94 | |
| Featured in Video works by | |
| Elizabeth Day x2 | |
| Lisa Andrew x2 | |
| Andrew Sunley Smith Carrier http://www.sunleysmith.com/text/carrier.html | |
| Kylie Wilkinson The Nationalism Project http://kyliewilkinson.com/nationalism.htm | |
| Hayden Fowler | |
| Deborah Vaughan | |
| Jane Polkinghorne and Anne Kay | |
| Publications/Reviews/Citations | |
| Sydney Morning Herald 10.9.96 Calligraphic Clues to Culture Connections Stephen Dunne | |
| Sydney Morning Herald 19.9.98 Spectrum Arts Mondo Cane Review Bruce James | |
| 1998 South Sydney Sculpture Symposium Catalogue Published By South Sydney City Council 1999 | |
| Artists Talk Issues Facing Australian Artists Editors: Richard Holt and Brett Jones Published By Westspace, Melbourne 2000 | |
| Sydney Morning Herald 25.10.00 Metropolitan Hanging Offence Courtney Kidd | |
| Uniglory Vandalism Contributor December 2000 | |
| Sydney Morning Herald 2.3.01 Lucky Stars Victoria Hynes | |
| The Premise of the Premises Elizabeth Pulie March 2001 | |
| Below And Behold Richard Holt and Andrew Seward C. Platform Artists Group Inc. October 2000 | |
| Broadsheet Volume 30/2 Now You See It… Alex Gawronski 2001 | |
| Sydney Morning Herald, Metropolitan 11.8.01 | |
| Urban Insights /Various Artists Boot Camp Lenny Ann Low | |
| Sydney Morning Herald, Metropolitan 29.11.01 Dead Freight Lenny Ann Low | |
| Eyeline #46 Pp.52-3 Plant Room Lisa Byrne | |
| Lives of the Artists #1 Ed. Elizabeth Pulie Writing by Tim Hilton | |
| Vital Signs State Records NSW Issue 1, April 2002 P.7 | |
| Art Monthly August 2002 #152 Art Round-Up: Sydney Chris Chapman P.25 | |
| Elastic Printed Project 2003 | |
| Object Magazine #301 Briefcase Roman Danylak P.14 | |
| Elastic: Printed Project Review Ann Finnegan Eyeline #55 2004 Pp11-14 | |
| Un-Magazine Issue 5 Spring 2005 Situation by Bec Dean P.12-13 | |
| Artfairs International Magazine (USA) Curating A Situation Russell Storer Pp.88-89 July 2005 | |
| Art Monthly June 2006 #190 Good Times & Friendship: Artist Initiatives and Relational Aesthetics Ann Finnegan Pp.18-24 | |
| The Sydney Morning Herald Metro Art Sept.15, 2006 Shelf Life by Tracey Clement | |
| The Sydney Morning Herald Metro Art Dec.8, 2006 Woolloomoo-Louvre by Tracey Clement | |
| Runway | |
| Residencies | |
| Artspace | |
| The Performance Space | |
| Hazelhurst Regional Gallery | |
| Frasers Studios | |
| Stone Villa, Marrickville | |
| Interviews/Talks | |
| Gettin’ Lucky Forum Penrith Regional Gallery 2001 | |
| Tinsheds Forum on Ari’s 2001 | |
| Arte Povera ABC Radio National Nightclub with Bill Leak 26/8/02 | |
| Canberra Radio Interview 11/12/03 | |
| Melbourne Radio Station 3rrr Interview On Behalf Of Sass 10/10/04 | |
| Situation Talk MCA Education Programme 8/9/05 | |
| Various Universities, Schools, Tafe Colleges and Arts Organisations | |
| Own Writing | |
| Settlement Collections in Dead Freight Pub. Lisa Kelly 2001 | |
| Vandalism and the Domino Effect Artist Pages and Writing for Uniglory Vandalism Ed. Lisa Kelly | |
| The Prophecy for Lota Issue # 2003 | |
| Socialist Sarah Column Regularly Plus Artist Pages In #9 Lives Of Artists 2002-2005 Ed. Liz Pulie Issues #1 –10 | |
| List of Artists I Know In Natural Selection Edited By Luke Parker and Elizabeth Pulie | |
| Art Crawl Marking Time 2004 Lota Issue | |
| The Gallery as Archive? Collecting, Displaying and Ownership for Elastic Project at Cross Art 2005 | |
| Nava Newsletter Quarterly December 2006 Artist Profile P13 | |
| The Shit Show Catalogue at Loose Projects 2007 | |
| Art Related Work | |
| Art Teacher Casula Powerhouse, University of Western Sydney, Wash House; Mt.Druitt, Private, Currently Museum of Contemporary Art | |
| Elastic Project Space Gallery Director/ Cultural Producer | |
| Visiting Artist Tom Foster Boarding House Project1999 Independent Living 2004 | |
| Newtown Neighbourhood Centre Project in Association with Marrickville and South Sydney Council | |
| 1995-7 Director Firstdraft Gallery | |
| Cell Block Youth Access Project Worker 1997 | |
| Set Designer, Art Director | |
| Taqa Theatre at Belvoir Street Writing From the Hip | |
| Kantanka Theatre at Bondi Pavilion Ave Ave | |
| Inner West Cultural Services (Formally Kancam) Management Committee 1995-1999 Walk the Streets Committee1998 | |
| Performance Works | |
| 2006 Psychiatrist 7c Loose Projects Curated by Carla Cescon, NSW | |
| Eventspace 1998, Lard the Performance Space, Curated By Penny Thwaite Redfern, NSW | |
| A Progressive Dinner, 1997 The Last BBQ The Performance Space, Redfern NSW | |
| Sugargirls with Beth Eldridge Newtown Festival 97-99, Newtown, NSW | |
| ETC> Experimental Theatre Collective Macquarie University 1987-1990 | |
| Grants/Prizes | |
| 1998 | Gunnery Studio NSW Ministry for the Arts |
| Injection Acquisition Prize | |
| 2000 | NAVA Marketing Grant |
| 2009 | Australia Council for the Arts Tokyo Studio |
| Qualifications | |
| 2000 | |
| 1990-94 | Diploma of Arts with Distinction Photography |
| S.I.T. East Sydney National Art School | |
| 1987-1990 | BA English and German Literature Macquarie University |