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William Mackinnon

Born

Australian

Biography/General

1996-2000 Bachelor of Arts Melbourne University

1999-2001 Catalogued the Roger Kemp Estate

2002 Print-making Artist Assistant for Kim Westcott

2005 Internship at Chinati Foundation (Donald Judd's Foundation) Texas
Assisted Wilhelm Sasnal on Installation project and Film
2004 Internship at Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Venice 

2004-2006 Studio assistant to Tim Maguire, France/London

2006 Post Graduate Diploma Chelsea College of Art and Design, London University of the Arts
2008 Masters Victorian College of the Arts

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

1997 Bush, The George Paton Gallery, Melbourne University


2003 Asymmetrical Bounce, Hush-Hush Gallery, Melbourne
2004 In and Out, Hewer St Studios, London
2005 Not Anxious, Melbourne Art Rooms
2007 The Covers Album, Joint Hassles, Melbourne
2008 Mountains, Streams and Cave Dreams, Joint Hassles, Melbourne
2009 Paintings Conceived While Driving, Utopian Slumps, Melbourne
2010 Moving, Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney


Group Shows

2000 Lup, Melbourne Fringe Festival


2002 Homeshow, Next Wave Festival 


2004 Line A, three-generational family exhibition
2005 Cut and Paste, Pickled Art Centre, Beijing
2005 Chase, Royal College London
2006 Empire Strikes Back, Hewer St Studios, London
2007 Going Under, Joint Hassles, Melbourne
2007 Under the Influence, Warnambool Art Gallery
2008 Contemporary Collage John Buckley Fine Art

Collections/Commissions

Artbank
Numerous private collections in Australia.

Awards/Grants

Prizes and Awards

1999 Prize for artistic excellence for a first year resident of Ormond College.
This prize was inaugurated in light of Bush, my first solo exhibition held
at The George Paton Gallery
2000 Awarded Scholarship in support of Lup from Ormond College


2001 Awarded Cultural Development Grant from The City of Melbourne for the production of
Homeshow
2003 Finalist for Metro 5 Art Contemporary Art Prize
2003 Finalist for Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship
2008 Finalist in ABN AMRO Emerging Artist Award
2008 Finalist in ANZ Visual Arts Award
2008 Awarded Commonwealth supported place in the MA program at Victorian College of the
Arts
2008 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship

Bibliography

Essay by Leigh Robb (MA Courtauld Institute) : Making History Present, Published by Pickled Art Centre, Beijing 2005
Monument 44,The Next Wave, Morgan Richards, Oct/Nov 2001
The Age, Culture- Tues 22nd May “ The Art and Life of an Open House” by Carolyn Webb 2001
The Age, Domain Weds 31 August “ The Artful Dodgers” By Steve Dow pp132001
The Herald-Sun, - Arts and Entertainment “Door to creation” By Harbant Gill pp1 2001
Homeshow, Ishil Morris, pp64, 3-d World, April Edition 2001