BIOGRAPHY
Born in Orange, NSW 1974-77 – Dip Art (Ed), Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education (now College of Fine Art, University of NSW)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS	GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 – Arboreal, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 2021 – Landscape in Sculpture, Beaver Galleries, Canberra 2018 – Tree Line, Beaver Galleries, Canberra 2016 – Out of the cracks crawls green, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 2014 – Ratoon, Beaver Galleries, Canberra 2014 – New Sculpture, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 2012 – Hybrids, Beaver Galleries, Canberra 2011 – Denese Oates Sculpture, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW 2011 – A walk in the woods, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 2010 – Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW 2009 – Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney Beaver Galleries, Canberra 2007 – Beaver Galleries, Canberra 2007 – BMG Art, Adelaide 2007 – Vascular, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 2005 – Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 2004 – Cu Flotilla, Beaver Galleries, Canberra 2003 – Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 2001 – Beaver Galleries, Canberra 1999 – Embodiment, Beaver Galleries, Canberra 1998 – Cargo Cult, Cargo Cult Wines Gallery, Orange 1996 – Metal Delusions, Beaver Galleries, Canberra 1994 – Masks, Beaver Galleries, Canberra 1994 – Blaxland Gallery, Sydney 1993 – Masks, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1989 – Warshirts and Wings, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1987 – Body Decoration, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1985 – The Kimono Show, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1984 – The Valentine Show, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1983 – Quipus Memoirs, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1983 – Quipus Memoirs – Masks in Paper, Fremantle Art Gallery, WA 1983 – Quipus Memoirs, Penrith Regional Art Gallery, NSW 1981 – The Uniform Show, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1979 – Padded Portraits, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney	2022 – Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi 2022 – Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney 2022 -North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton, NSW 2021 – The Ninth Western Sydney University Sculpture Award and Exhibition, Campbelltown NSW 2021 – Project 2060 – Homewardbound, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton, NSW 2020 – Sculpture in the Vines, Wollombi NSW 2020 – Retracing, Art Space on the Concourse, Chatswood, NSW 2020 – Sculpture Bermagui, Bermagui NSW, (Finalist) 2019 – Push and Pull of the City / Ebb and flow of Nature, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 2019 – Sculpture in an Orange Garden, Orange, NSW 2019 – North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton, NSW 2018 – Sculptures in the Garden, Mudgee, NSW 2018 – Flame Seed, Incinerator Art Space, Sydney 2018 – Copper, Casula Powerhouse 2018 – Shades of Green and Blue, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney. 2018 – The RED Project, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton.  2018 – Sculpture in an Orange Garden, Orange, NSW 2017 – Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney 2017 – Hidden, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney 2017 – A Stella Renaissance, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney 2017 – Sculpture in the Valley, Kangaroo Valley, NSW 2017 – Sculpture at Scenic World 2017, Katoomba, NSW 2017 – North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton, NSW 2016 -Small Works, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT 2015 – Alternate Forms, Kensington Contemporary, Chippendale, NSW 2015 – The Piano Has Been Drinking, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW 2015 – North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton, NSW 2015 – Sculpture 2015, Joint Sculpture Show, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney. 2014 – 2014 UWS Sculpture Award. Sydney 2013 – Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Exhibition, Sydney 2013 – Lambrigg Station, Tharwa, ACT The Woollahra 2013- Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney 2013- Sculpture Walk, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney 2013- Harbour Sculpture, The Deckhouse, Hunters Hill, NSW. 2013 – Gallery Artists, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney. 2013 – The Pomegranate Project, North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton, NSW 2012 – Small Works, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT 2012 – Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne. 2012 – 2012 UWS Sculpture Award. Sydney 2012 – Sculpture 2012, Group Sculpture Show, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney. 2011 – Willoughby Sculpture Prize, Incinerator Art Space, Sydney 2011 – Sculpture Ten, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby 2010 – Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 2010 – 2010 UWS Sculpture Award 2009 – The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW. 2009 – Willoughby Sculpture Prize, Sydney 2009 – Windows on Pain, NSW 2008 – Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne. 2006 – Shelf Life. Delmar Gallery, Sydney. 2006 – UWS Sculpture Award 2006. Sydney. 2006 – Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 2006 – Willoughby Art Prize, finalist, Willoughby Council, Sydney. 2006 – Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne. 2006 – The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, S.A. 2006 – Winter Solace: Indulgence, Cowra Art Gallery, NSW. 2006 – Featured Artist, Eden Gardens, Sydney . 2006 – Sculpture 2006, Group Sculpture Show, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney. 2005 – 2005 ‌ The Year in Art, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney 2005 – Recent Sculpture: Metamorphosis and Materiality, The Delmar Gallery, Syndey. 2004 – University of Western Sydney Acquisitive Sculpture Award and Exhibition 2004 – Melbourne Art Fair, with Stella Downer Fine Art. 2004 – Singular Visions, Cowra Art Gallery, NSW. 2004 – Sculpture 2004, Group Sculpture Show, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney. 2003 – The Alumni 2003, Kudos Gallery, Sydney. 2003 – 50 / fifty exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW. 2003 – Sculpture in the Vines, Hunter Valley, NSW 2003 – Sculpture 2003, Group Sculpture Show, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney. 2002 – 50 / fifty exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.	2002 – Sculpture in the City, Martin Place, Sydney. 2002 – Sculpture 2002 Twelve Galleries, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney. 2001 – The Alumni 2001, Kudos Gallery, Sydney. 2001 – CoFA Alumni Exhibition, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney. 2001 – Alumni on paper, Kudos Gallery, Sydney. 2001 – Packsaddle Studio Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW. 2000 – Postcards – Images of the 20th Century, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, NSW. 1999 – The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW. 1999 – On The Tiles, The Sir Herman Black Gallery, Sydney. 1999 – The Alumni 1999, Kudos Gallery, Sydney. 1998 – The Alumni 1500, Kudos Gallery, Sydney. 1998 – The Sculptors Society Show, Parliament House, Sydney. 1998 – Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi to Tamarama walk, Sydney. 1997 – The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW. 1997 – Memento, Makers Mark Gallery, Sydney 1996 – The Alumni Show, Works Gallery, Sydney 1996 – Head First, Craftwest Gallery, Perth, WA. 1996 – 50 / fifty exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW. 1995 – Ironside, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. 1995 – The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW. 1995 – The Alumni Show, Works Gallery, Sydney. 1995 – The Really Big Paper Show, Broken Hill Regional Gallery, Tamworth Regional Gallery. 1994 – The Really Big Paper Show, Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney University. 1994 – The Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs, NT. 1994 – The Alumni Show, Works Gallery, Sydney. 1992 – The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW. 1992 – The Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs, NT. 1992 – Open Endings, University of NSW College of Fine Arts Alumni Association Exhibition. CFA Gallery. 1989 – Individual Views of Eroticism, Breewood Galleries, Katoomba, NSW. 1988 – Women 88 Awards, Devise Arts, Melbourne. 1988 – In Context, Cockatoo Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania. 1987 – Australian Papermakers, Breewood Galleries, Katoomba, NSW. 1985 – The Kimono Show, Crafts Council Gallery, ACT. 1985 – Evolution of Style – Ornamental Sources, Craft Centre Gallery, Sydney. 1984 – Ah Tissue, Tasmanian School of Art Gallery, Hobart. 1984 – Paper Chase, The Robert McDougall Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. 1983 – Represented in the Australian Paper Exhibition at the International Paper Conference, Kyoto, Japan. 1982 – The Paper Show, Women and Arts Festival, Wollongong City Gallery. 1982 – The Jabberwock Paper Show, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney. 1981 – Continuum, The Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney. 1980 – Ten Young Artists, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney. 1979 – The Archibald Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW. 1978 – The Sulman Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW. 1978 – The Harbour Exhibition, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney. 1977 – Blaxland Gallery, Sydney. 1976 – Hogarth Gallery, Sydney.
COLLECTIONS PUBLICATIONS Parliament House, Canberra Artbank, Sydney Optus, Sydney University of Sydney Union Art Collection, Sydney University of New South Wales, Sydney University of Western Sydney Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW Wollongong City Art Gallery, NSW Burnie Art Gallery, Tas Rockhampton Art Gallery, Qld Orange Regional Gallery, NSW New England Regional Art Museum, NSW Alexander Mackie Collection, Sydney Parliament House, Canberra Christchurch City Collection, NZ Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW North Sydney Council, NSW Sasha Grishin, Denese Oates’ works in steel, on show at Canberra’s Beaver Galleries, are an ode and surrender to nature , The Canberra Times, 18 October, 2021 Sasha Grishin, Copper wire creations evoke shapes of nature, The Canberra Times, 14 May, 2018 Sasha Grishin, Artist’s bookish humour invaded, The Canberra Times, 15 November, 2014 Sasha Grishin, Twist on organic growth, The Canberra Times, 21 February, 2012 Sasha Grishin, Sculpture inspired by Keats’ dream-vision of nature, The Canberra Times, 14 April, 2009 Stephanie Scroope, Delicate manipulations, The Canberra Times, 22 February, 2007 Charly Olgivie, Accomplished, engaging, The Canberra Times, 26 February, 2007 Bridie Macgillicuddy, Ambiguous Modalities, Craft Arts International, No. 64 2005 Sonia Barron, Wonder of nature in painstaking detail, The Canberra Times, 29 June, 2001 Cassie Proudfoot, Sculptures that grew out of canvas, The Canberra Times, 18 June, 2001 Myra McIntyre, Ideals found in works, The Canberra Times, 29 September, 1999. Kathleen McNamara, Review of Cargo Cult, The Central Western Daily 21 November, 1998. Meredith Hinchcliffe, Metaphoric masks come to life, The Canberra Times, 31 August, 1996. NAVA, Who’s Who of Australian Visual Artists, Thorpe, 1995. Meredith Hinchcliffe, Hidden mystery of the mask, The Canberra Times, 18 February, 1994. Grace Cochrane, The Crafts Movement in Australia – A History, University of NSW Press, Aug 1992. Max Germaine, Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia, 1991. Max Germaine, Artists and Galleries of Australia, 1990. Elwyn Lynn, An Artist On The Ascent, The Weekend Australian, 1-2 July 1989. Nevill Drury, New Art Two – New Directions in Australian Contemporary Art, Craftsman House, 1988. Leeta Keens, Moulding Opinion, Belle Magazine, February/March 1988. John Clare, Works in Paper, Craft Arts, No. 5, February/April 1986. Shan Small, Be Crafty, The Sun Herald, 25 August 1985. Glena Neild, Artists seek recognition in male-only domain, The Australian, 23 September 1982. Fia Cumming, Artbank Opens Doors To ‘Valuables, The Financial Australian, 13 August 1980. Arthur McIntyre, Harbour Theme Stimulates Touch of Satire, The Australian, 28 January 1978.
Represented by:	NSW Stella Downer Fine Art 1/24 Wellington Street, Waterloo Australia T. +61 (0)402 018 283 Visit Stella Downer Fine Art Website	ACT The Beaver Galleries 81 Denison Street Deakin ACT 2600 Australia T. (02) 6282 5294 Visit Beaver Galleries Website