Dominic Kavanagh
Education
2011 - Master of Fine Arts, Monash University
2004 - Honours, 1st class, Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Newcastle
2002 - Advanced Diploma of Fine Art, H.I.T. Newcastle
Selected solo exhibitions
2017 - Eden’s Hollow, Anna Pappas Gallery, Prahran, VIC
- Profit from the well, Rubicon ARI, North Melbourne, VIC
2015 - New York, Leonard Joel, South Yarra
2014 - The Beehive, Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
2013 - Relics of Utopia, Seventh Gallery, Fitzroy
- Picnic At Phoenix Falls, Incinerator Art Gallery, Moonee Ponds
- Requiem for Urban Ruin: The Lock-up, The Lock-up Cultural Centre, Newcastle
2012 - Substituting Nature, C3 Contemporary Art Space, Abbotsford
2011 - The Ascension of Ruins, Post Graduate Gallery, Monash University, Caulfield
2009 - Requiem For Urban Ruin, Bus Projects, Melbourne
- Mr Perkins’ Leg, Platform Art Space, Melbourne
- Stories From Mr Perkins’ Shed, Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2008 - The Rebellious Garden Shed, Seventh Gallery, Fitzroy
- Injection; Resurrection, John Miller Gallery, Newcastle
Selected group exhibitions
2023 - NotFair Art Fair 2023, Alchemy, Melbourne, VIC
2017 - Gallery 139 Presents, Janet Clayton Gallery, Paddington, N.S.W.
- Sanctuary, curated by Ahn Wells, Gallery 139, Hamilton, N.S.W.
2016 - This Place. That Place. No Place. curated by Irina Asriian/Chukcha In Exile Projects, Neon Parlour, Thornbury
- Under Construction, curated by Claire Watson, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Bundoora
- Closing Exhibition, curated by Marie Schoenmaker, Conduit Arts, Fitzroy
2014 - Seven Trumpets, curated by David Ashley Kerr, Strange Neighbour, Fitzroy
-The Gleaner’s Archive, curated by Verity Hayward, D11, Docklands
2013 - Noise Flash, curated by Todd Anderson-Kunert, 2013 Liquid Architecture Festival Melbourne
- Resonant Residents, Conduit Arts, Fitzroy. With Ben Taranto and Leo Kavanagh
2012 - City’s New Ruins, curated by Davey Wornock, The Substation, New Port. With Alison Bennett, Llawella Lewis and Anna Maria O'Keeffe
2011- 3-day Exchange, curated by Marie Shoenmaker, Dear Patti Smith, Fitzroy
- Open Up, curated by Malcom Lloyd, Kings ARI, Melbourne
- Subject to Ruin, No No Gallery, North Melbourne. With Llawella Lewis
2010 - ARKit and ACCA popup program, curated by Melanie Upton, ARKit, Southbank
- A Short History of Mystery, Gallery 99, Fitzroy
- Gifted, Jenny Thomas Traveling Artists Scholarship, curated by Gillean Shaw, Faculty Gallery, Newcastle University
- Sustainable Living Festival, curated by Karin Neumann, Federation Square, Melbourne
Collections
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Newcastle University, New South Wales
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Camberwell Grammar School, Victoria
Prizes/Achievements/Scholarships/ Residencies
2023 - The Lennox Award, NotFair Art Fair, Melbourne, VIC
2018 - Hutchins Australian Contemporary Art Prize, Shortlisted, Hobart, TAS
2017 - Qbank Gallery Artist Residency, Queenstown, TAS
- The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, Shortlisted, Deakin University
2016 - The Incinerator Art Award, Shortlisted, Moonee Ponds, VIC2016 - The Incinerator Art Award, Shortlisted, Moonee Ponds
2015 - Agendo Art Award, Shortlisted, Abbotsford
2013 - The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, Shortlisted
- The Substation Contemporary Art Prize, Shortlisted
- The Lock-Up Artist Residency, Newcastle
2012 - Artecycle Art Prize, 1st Prize, Moonee Ponds
- Small Unexpected Grant, Yarra City Council
2010 - Artecycle Art Prize for Outdoor Sculpture, Moonee Ponds
2009 - Monash University Post Graduate Travel Grant for Field Research
2005 - Faculty Medal, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle
2004 - Finalist, Brett Whitely Traveling Artists Scholarship
- Jenny Thomas Traveling Artists Scholarship
2003 - Finalist, Brett Whitely Traveling Artists Scholarship