AC PARNELL - CURRICULUM VITAE


Education______________________________________________________


Australian National University School of Art and Design, Bachelor of Visual Art (first class

honours), 2021

Australian National University School of Art and Design, Bachelor of Art History & Curatorship,

2019

Stockholm University, Sweden, Exchange program, 2018


Solo Exhibitions________________________________________________

2023 okay computer teach me pottery, Darlington Install Project, Sydney, Australia.

2021 clay is like a rock, glaze is like glass, Strathnairn Arts Association, Canberra, Australia.


Selected Group Exhibitions_______________________________________


2023  The Potter and the Poet, for Reverberance Showcase Art Gallery of New South Wales,

Sydney, Australia*

2023 Bodies Without Organs, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra, Australia.

2023 Tracing Change, Modern Times, Melbourne, Australia. 

2023 Matter, GangGang Gallery, Canberra, Australia.

2023 Rainbow Takeover, Craft ACT, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

2023 How do I refer to you?, AirSpace Projects, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

2022 Pretty Good, Tiles, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

2022 Being Here, Tributary Projects, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

2022 The Inevitability of Growth, ANCA, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 

2021 Graduating Exhibition 2021, ANU School of Art and Design, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

2020 The Chef and The Potter, Canberra Potter’s Society, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

2020 Emerging Contemporaries National Exhibition Award, Craft ACT, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

2019 Graduating Exhibition 2019, ANU School of Art and Design Canberra, ACT, Australia.


* In collaboration with BLECK


Awards & Scholarships___________________________________________


Awards 


2022 Finalist, TALENTE, Munich, Germany.

2021 Winner, Country to Coast Residency Award, Canberra, Australia.

2021 Finalist, National Emerging Art Prize, Sydney, Australia. 

2020 Winner, Anita McIntyre Residency Award, Canberra, Australia.

2019 Winner, Hiroe and Cornell Swen Award, Canberra, Australia.

2019 Winner, Walker Ceramics Material Award, Canberra, Australia.


Scholarships


2021 Peter and Lena Karmel Honours Scholarship


Workshops______________________________________________________


2023 Gay Clay, Craft ACT, Canberra, Australia.

2023 Gay Clay, World Pride Edition, National Museum of Australia, 

Canberra, Australia.

2023 Gay Clay, Inner West Creative Trails, Sydney, Australia.

2023 Gay Clay, Craft ACT, Canberra, Australia.

2022 Gay Clay, Join the Dots, Sydney, Australia.


Collections_____________________________________________________


Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

Strathnairn Arts Association, Canberra, Australia.

Private Collections, Australia. 

Private Collections, Tokyo, Japan.


Professional Experience__________________________________________


Ceramics Tutor, Clay Sydney. 2023-current

Studio Technician, Clay Sydney. 2022-2023

Sub-Editor, Ceramics: Art + Perception. 2022

Assistant Producer, Clay Gulgong Festival. 2022


Professional Organisations_______________________________________

2024 Member, NCECA, Colorado, United States of America.

2019-Current Member, Craft ACT, Canberra, Australia.

2019-2021 Member, Strathnairn Arts Association, Canberra, Australia.

2018-2020 Member, Canberra Potters Society, Canberra, Australia.