Marlaina Read 26 Sydney Australia (rush.of.sun@gmail.com)


EDUCATION

2007 Masters of Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts (University of New South Wales)
2004 Visual Ccommunication and Media Arts, Universitat der Kunste Berlin
2001 - 2004 BVA Honours (Photomedia), Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney)


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005 A small exhibition of works Exeter Gallery Adelaide
2003 Ravens and Writing Desks Newspace Gallery Sydney


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007

Showcase Mahan Gallery Columbus Ohio
Square One Chalk Horse Gallery Sydney
2006
Acquiescence @ Earth Adelaide
Adelaide Fringe Festival Opening Night Adelaide (projection work)
25/25 Arts on Bourke Sydney
2005
Human Expo Overtoom301 Amsterdam
Intimacy Group Show Campbell Works London
The Social The Arsenal Los Angeles
2004
Rudgang UDK Berlin
Degree Show (Honours) SCA Gallery Sydney
2003
In Other Words Phatspace Sydney
E-Motion Castelo de S. Jorge Lisbon
Degree Show SCA Gallery Sydney
2002
Sophomore Newspace Gallery Sydney
Darkroom SCA Mural Darkroom Sydney
You Me Us and Them SCA Gallery Sydney
Tomorrow Forever Newspace Gallery Sydney
1999
SSABSA Art Show Central School of Art Adelaide



WORK EXPERIENCE

2006
Adelaide Fringe Festival - Volunteer
Website Design for Kirinari Community School
Cover artwork for band Aviator Lane
2005
Adelaide International Film Festival - Volunteer
Come Out Youth Arts Festival - Volunteer
Marathon - Front of House assistant
The Secret Life of Butterflies - Front of House assistant
2004
Photographer for the band The Dolls
2003
Production and Curatorial Assistant In Other Words Phatspace Sydney
Photographer for band The Red Paintings
Compilation for 2003 SCA Degree Show Catalogue - Photomedia
2002
Curatorial Assistant Tomorrow Forever Newspace Galley Sydney



PUBLICATION

Online:

No magazine - Issue Two
Female Persuasion - Gallery
You and I Productions - Gallery
F-Stop Magazine - Issue Two
All Things Girl - Photographs
Completely Naked "Intimacy" Project Gallery
Mooncruise* - Issue #9
Cozytone - Issue #10
Blir - Issue #2
PLRDS Gallery
Brogit Gallery


Print Work:

The Box Prints - Amy Shutt
Real Life & Storytelling - Self-Published
Intimacy & Distance - Self-Published
2003 graduating photomedia class independent art catalogue
2003 SCA Degree Show Catalogue
2004 SCA Degree Show Catalogue
2005 Common People Journal (Can)
2005 Frankie Magazine - Issue 6 (Aus)
2005 / Magazine - Issue 4 (US)
2005 Matrix Magazine - Issue 72 New Victorians (Can & US)
2006 25/25 published by Noise & distributed in Art & Australia Vol 43 No 4
2007 Kiss Machine - Goodbye Issue (Can)




AWARDS and AFFILIATIONS

2004 Winner of exchange program to UdK in Berlin, Germany
2004 Winner of Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Artists Exchange Scholarship
2004 Recipient of Mary Catherine Dalley Bursary


2006 Awarded one of Art & Australia and Noise.net's top 25 artists under 25
2006 Member of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)