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| Education |
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| 2017
- 2021 |
PhD, University of Melbourne, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, VCA Art |
| 2004
- 2006 |
Master
of Fine Arts (Art and Technology), School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 1996 - 1998 |
Bachelor
of Fine Arts (Drawing), University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts |
| 1988 - 1991 |
Bachelor
of Education (Visual Art), University of Melbourne |
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| Solo
Exhibitions |
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| 2023 |
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Holding several threads at once, figuring a future together,
Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2022 |
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figuring,
Linden New Art, Melbourne |
| 2021 |
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Looking out and across, up and down, the river sometimes becomes a cloud,
Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, Victoria |
| 2017 |
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The calls,
Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2015 |
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The sea between A and I,
Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2011 |
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Flags for the fourth dimension,
Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2009 |
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Louisa Bufardeci + Zon Ito,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney |
| 2008 |
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Some material flags,
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOT), Tokyo |
| 2007 |
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Every second is like, forever, and every
year is like 11.3 centimetres,
Design Commission, Seattle, WA |
| 2007 |
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Every second is like, forever, and every
year is like 11.3 centimetres,
Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2006 |
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Starter Pistols, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2005 |
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Visionary Projects, with Emma Balazs, VersionFest, Chicago, USA |
| 2003 |
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Skin Quartet,
with David Young, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2002 |
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The
Unbearable Weight of Ordinary Things, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa
Monica, CA |
| 2001 |
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Cold
Storage, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2001 |
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ColourPhonics,
Spare Room, RMIT, Melbourne |
| 2000 |
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Counter-play,
Studio 12, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne |
| 2000 |
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The
Art of Good Reasoning, West Space, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
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Another
rounding of facts, Studio 12, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
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"the
comforting illusion" (the prey), Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
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"the
comforting illusion" (just remember this), Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
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"the
comforting illusion" (breathe), Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
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Spector,
talk artists initiative, Melbourne |
| 1997 |
fold,
George Paton Gallery, Melbourne |
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| Group
Exhibitions |
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| 2024 |
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ABORA 3, The Third Australian Biennial of Reductive Art,
UTS Tower, University of Technology, Sydney |
| 2021-23 |
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MCA Collection,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney |
| 2021-22 |
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We Change the World,
National Gallery of Victoria |
| 2021 |
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Tarrawarra Biennial: Slow Moving Waters,
Tarrawarra Museum, Victoria |
| 2020 |
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In Full View,
Lyon Housemuseum, Kew |
| 2019 |
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Never the Same River,
Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2019 |
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OK Democracy, We Need to Talk,
Campbelltown Art Centre, Campbelltown |
| 2019 |
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Unspoken Rule,
Contemporary Art Tasmania, Hobart |
| 2018 |
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NGV Triennial,
National Gallery of Victoria |
| 2013 |
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Push Pull,
Artisan Gallery, Brisbane |
| 2012-13 |
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Asia Pacific Triennial 7,
Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane |
| 2011 |
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The Five Obstructions,
VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2008 |
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Viewpoints & Viewing Points: 2009 Asian Art Biennial,
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts |
| 2008 |
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In/Formation,
BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2008 |
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A Time Like This, VCA Margaret Lawrence
Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2008 |
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Red, Wangaratta Regional Gallery,
Victoria |
| 2007 |
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Zoom +/- , ARENA1 Gallery, Santa Monica,
CA; Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2006 |
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The Unquiet World ,
Australian Centre of Contemporary Art, Melbourne |
| 2006 |
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2006 MFA Graduate Exhibition,
G2, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 |
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Make it Modern, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Melbourne |
| 2005 |
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A Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne |
| 2005 |
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Your Sky, Gigantic Art Space, New York, USA |
| 2005 |
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Daily Care Center, Galeria Noua, Bucharest, Romania |
| 2004 |
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Cycle Tracks Will Abound in Utopia, Australian Centre of Contemporary Art, Melbourne |
| 2004 |
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Free Time, Contemporary Art Services Tasmania, Hobart |
| 2004 |
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PUBLIC/PRIVATE Tumatanui/Tumataiti The 2nd
Auckland Triennial, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2003 |
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Khoj International Artists Residency Open
Day, Delhi, India |
| 2003 |
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ReUnion, George
Paton Gallery, University of Melbourne Student Union, Melbourne |
| 2003 |
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Feedback:
Art, Resistance and Social Conscience, Monash University Museum of
Art, Melbourne |
| 2002 |
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When
the lake froze over, Project Space, RMIT, Melbourne |
| 2001 |
Artissima,
Torino Esposizioni, Turin, Italy |
| 2001 |
The
Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs |
| 2001 |
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Migration,
West Space, Melbourne |
| 2001 |
First
Floor Fundraiser, First Floor, Melbourne |
| 2000 |
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200
Gertrude Street Studio Artists 2000, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne |
| 2000 |
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The
Pragmatics of Inscription, Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2000 |
Docklands,
with Elizabeth Boyce, Glass Street Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2000 |
Drawing
- The Extended Field, Victorian College of the Arts Gallery,Melbourne
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| 2000 |
National
Works on Paper Exhibition, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery,
Mornington |
| 2000 |
Sally's
Paddock Exhibition, Patrizia Autore Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2000 |
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A
Matter of Distance, Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
A4
Art, West Space, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
tcb
Fundraiser, tcb, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
Overview,
Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
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Make
It Yourself, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
National
Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington |
| 1999 |
Who's
afraid of the avant-garde? Who cares?, tcb, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
system*,
Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1998 |
Intended
for the General Public, Myer windows, (Melbourne International Festival),
Melbourne |
| 1998 |
Syntax
of the Real, Victorian College of the Arts Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1998 |
Post-Postcard
Show, Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1998 |
Summer
Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne |
| 1997 |
A4
Art, West Space, Melbourne |
| 1997 |
Red,
West Space, Melbourne |
| 1997 |
Walkerville,
George Paton Gallery, Melbourne |
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| Commissions |
| 2014 |
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MUMA/Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne |
| 2012 |
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Buxton Construction, Armada Apartments, Port Melbourne |
| 2004 |
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Mercer,
the consulting business of Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Commission |
| 2003 |
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University of Melbourne,
Student Union, Student Computing Centre, Commission |
| 2001 |
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City
of Melbourne Laneways Temporary Public Art Project, Commission |
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| Grants,
residencies and awards |
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| 2016 |
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Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups, Australia Council |
| 2014 |
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Arts Victoria, VicArts Grant |
| 2013 |
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Australia Council, Skills and Arts Development General Grant |
| 2011 |
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Australia Council, Visual Arts and Craft Strategy New Work Grant |
| 2008 |
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Australia Council, Visual Arts and Craft Strategy New Work Grant |
| 2007 |
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Manhattan Graphics Center Scholarship |
| 2006 |
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Australia Council, New Work Grant |
| 2006 |
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VAP Fellowship, School of
the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 2006 |
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Arts Victoria Arts Development Grant |
| 2005 |
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Second Year International Scholarship, School of
the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 2004 |
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Arts Victoria Arts Development Grant |
| 2004 |
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Gordon and Anne Samstag
International Visual Arts Scholarship |
| 2004 |
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Arts Victoria Export and Touring Fund grant |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Asialink
Residencies in Delhi and Mumbai |
| 2001
- 2002 |
Australia
Council Los Angeles Studio |
| 2000 |
Sally's
Paddock Acquisitive Art Award, Patrizia Autore Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1999
- 2001 |
200 Gertrude
Street Studio Residency, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
Pat Corrigan
Artists Grant |
| 1998 |
Garry
Grossbard Drawing Award, Victorian College of the Arts |
| 1998 |
Victorian
Campus Art Prize, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1998 |
Post-Postcard
Show Award, Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1997 |
Stella
Dilger Award, Victorian College of the Arts |
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| Collections |
| Artbank |
| Kadist Foundation |
| Mercer |
| MUMA / Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne |
| Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney |
| National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
| School of Anthropology, Geography & Environmental Sciences (SAGES), The University of Melbourne |
| UBS |
| University of Melbourne, Student Union |
| Victoria Legal Aid Research Project, RMIT University |
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| Media and publications |
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| 2024 |
| Mark Titmarsh, ABORA 3, The Third Australian Biennial of Reductive Art,(catalogue) 2024 |
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| 2017 |
| Laura Egan, Sending a powerful message through needlepoint, Il Globo, (review) 2017 |
| Karina Horsti, Mapping the fatal borders of Europe, NGV Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, (catalogue, illustrations only) 2017 |
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| 2016 |
| Tara McDowell, Ground Plan: From the MCA Collection Handbook, Museum of Contemporary Art, (museum catalogue essay) Sydney |
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| 2015 |
| Stuart Koop, Louisa Bufardeci, Crackle...&Splat! (essay) |
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| 2012 |
| Ashley Hay, FantAsia, Qantas Magazine (review) 2012 |
| Peter McKay, Louisa Bufardeci 10-6=4, Asia Pacific Triennial 7, Gallery of Modern Art, (exhibition catalogue essay) 2012 |
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| 2010 |
| Jessica Hemmings, Ministry of Sound: Louisa Bufardeci, Embroidery, (essay) The Embroiderers' Guild, Surrey, UK, March/April 2010: 32-35 |
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| 2009 |
| Turning Left and Turning Right, Volume #22 The Guide, December, 2009 |
| Nick Dent, In the realm of the census, Time Out Sydney, (review) July 8 - August 4, 2009 |
| Katherine Harmon, Map As Art, The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography, Princeton Architectural Press, 2009 |
| Nicola Harvey, Louisa Bufardeci & Zon Ito, Frieze, (review) Issue 127 November - December 2009 |
| Rachel Kent, Louisa Bufardeci & Zon Ito, (exhibition catalogue essay) Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009 |
| Rachel Kent, Flagging It, Artlink, Volume 28, Number 4, 2009 |
| John McDonald, Museum of Contemporary Art: Making it New, Sydney Morning Herald, (review) 10 October 2009 |
| Jane Somerville, Louisa Bufardeci at the MCA, Art World, (review) Issue 9 June/July 2009 |
| Naomi Stead, Mapping Sydney: Experimental Cartography and the Imagined City, (exhibition catalogue essay) Local Consumption Publications, 2009 |
| Lee Stickells, Mapping Sydney", (exhibition review) Architecture Australia, November/December 2009 |
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| 2008 |
| Samantha Compte, A Time Like This, (exhibition catalogue essay) VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery, 2008 |
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| 2005 |
| Mark Titmarsh, New Voyagers: Psychogeographers and Time, Photofile, Issue 75, Spring 2005 |
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| 2004 |
| Felicity Allen, Finding utopia as an artform, Herald Sun, (review) Melbourne, August 11, 2004 |
| Ashley Crawford, Where the statistical is the political, The Age, (review) Melbourne, August 28, 2004 |
| Edward Hanfling, Enchantment/disenchantment: the 2nd Auckland Triennial, Artlink, (review) volume 24, #2, 2004 |
| Stephen Naylor, PUBLIC/PRIVATE Tumatanui/Tumataiti The 2nd Auckland Triennial, Art Monthly, (review) #170, June 2004 |
| Rachel O'Neill and Susie Pratt, The Auckland Project, Crease, #2, 2004 |
| Cynthia Troup, The Scope of Governing Values, (exhibition catalogue essay), PUBLIC/PRIVATE Tumatanui/Tumataiti The 2nd Auckland Triennial, Auckland Art Gallery, March 2004 |
| Philip Watkins, Free Time,(exhibition catalogue essay) Contemporary Art Services Tasmania, June 2004 |
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| 2003 |
| Anna Clabburn, Feedback, The Australian, (review) May 4-5, 2003
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| Joel Crotty, ‘Brave, new world of sight and sound’, The Age, (review)October 15, 2003
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| Stuart Koop, The Importance of Failing, Broadsheet, Vol 32, No. 2, 2003 |
| Cynthia Troup, Surveying Skin Quartet, Orifice, Melbourne International Arts Festival, October 2003 |
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| 2002 |
| Stuart Koop, Cold Storage, Artext, (review) #76, Spring 2002 |
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| 2001 |
| New Cubism, The Age, (promotion) Melbourne, September 18, 2001 |
| Jane Faulkner, Changing Lanes, The Age, (promotion) Melbourne, September 18, 2001 |
| Ry Haskings, We're walking all over it, The Paper, (review) #29 December 2001 |
| Jonathan Marshall, Of style and substance, RealTime #58, (review) October 2001 |
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| 2000 |
| Samantha Compte, 200 Gertrude Street Studio Artists 2000 (exhibition catalogue essay), 200 Gertrude Street, 2000 |
| Georgia Cribb, The Docklands Project (exhibition catalogue essay), Glass Street Gallery, 2000 |
| Robert Nelson, From here to eternity, and make it snappy, The Age, (review) Melbourne, December 13, 2000 |
| Tom Nicholson, Another rounding of facts, Artext, (review) #69, May/July 2000 |
| Cynthia Troup, A Matter of Distance, (exhibition catalogue essay) Linden Gallery, April 2000 |
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| 1999 |
| Sandra Bridie, Conversation between Louisa Bufardeci and Sandra Bridiet, (interview) talk, April 1999 |
| Suzanne Brown, Living Art, (review) The Age, Melbourne, October 13, 1999 |
| Samantha Compte, (ed), Make It Yourself, (exhibition catalogue essay) 200 Gertrude Street, 1999 |
| Tom Nicholson, system*, (exhibition catalogue essay) Linden Gallery, 1999 |
| Masato Takasaka, (ed), Whose afraid of the avant-garde? Who cares?, (exhibition catalogue essay) tcb, 1999 |
| Lara Travis, system*, Like,, (review) #9, Winter 1999 |
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| 1998 |
| Anita Bragge, Wild Cards Tell All, (review) Herald-Sun, Melbourne, February 9, 1998 |
