CURRICULUM VITAE
gkayrooz@gmail.com
sydney, australia
sydney, australia
b. 1997, sydney - gadigal country, aus
education and credentials
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Deputy-Chair, Firstdraft Gallery Board, Sydney, AUS
Visual Arts Technician, Catherine McAuley High School,(2015-present), Sydney, AUS
(Acting) FBi Radio Arts and Culture EP, Editor and Host, Sydney, (2017-2019), Syd, AUS
Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours), Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, AUS
Visual Arts Technician, Catherine McAuley High School,(2015-present), Sydney, AUS
(Acting) FBi Radio Arts and Culture EP, Editor and Host, Sydney, (2017-2019), Syd, AUS
Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours), Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, AUS
awards and honours
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(Forthcoming) The Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship, Sydney, AUS
Finalist, Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize
Cumberland Council Emerging Artist Award, Sydney, AUS
Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Sydney, AUS
Finalist, Hidden Sculptures, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, AUS
Finalist Cumberland Council Emerging Artist Award, Sydney, AUS
Create NSW Young Creative Leaders Fellowship, Sydney, AUS
Peacock Gallery HIDDEN Moving Image Award Winner, Sydney, AUS
Finalist, Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize
Cumberland Council Emerging Artist Award, Sydney, AUS
Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Sydney, AUS
Finalist, Hidden Sculptures, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, AUS
Finalist Cumberland Council Emerging Artist Award, Sydney, AUS
Create NSW Young Creative Leaders Fellowship, Sydney, AUS
Peacock Gallery HIDDEN Moving Image Award Winner, Sydney, AUS
residencies
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(Forthcoming) Bundanon Aritst in Residence Program, Sydney, AUS
(Forthcoming) Dyanmila Studio Residency, Bankstown Art Centre, Sydney, AUS
Parramatta Artist Studio Tenancy, Sydney, AUS (2020 - 2021)
Tenjinyama Artist Studio Residency, Hokkaido, JPN
ArtnShelter Artist in Residency Program, Tokyo, JPN
Cultural Centre of China Sydney, Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts Residency, Chengdu, CN
(Forthcoming) Dyanmila Studio Residency, Bankstown Art Centre, Sydney, AUS
Parramatta Artist Studio Tenancy, Sydney, AUS (2020 - 2021)
Tenjinyama Artist Studio Residency, Hokkaido, JPN
ArtnShelter Artist in Residency Program, Tokyo, JPN
Cultural Centre of China Sydney, Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts Residency, Chengdu, CN
solo exhibitions
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(Forthcoming) Five Ways to Say I’m Home, MAMA,
Albury, AUS
Argileh At Wedding Cake Rock, Firstdraft, Sydney, AUS
FRE$H PAIR, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Echoes in Soft Spaces: A Residency Reflection, Peacock Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Culminate 365, HAPS, Kyoto, JPN
Moss, Artnshelter, Tokyo, JPN
Echoes In Soft Spaces, Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, JPN
Hot Girl Grotty Kebab, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Y3llow Sun Bay Run, Red Rattler Theatre, Sydney, AUS
Residency showcase, Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts, Shuangliu District, Chengdu, CN
Argileh At Wedding Cake Rock, Firstdraft, Sydney, AUS
FRE$H PAIR, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Echoes in Soft Spaces: A Residency Reflection, Peacock Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Culminate 365, HAPS, Kyoto, JPN
Moss, Artnshelter, Tokyo, JPN
Echoes In Soft Spaces, Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, JPN
Hot Girl Grotty Kebab, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Y3llow Sun Bay Run, Red Rattler Theatre, Sydney, AUS
Residency showcase, Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts, Shuangliu District, Chengdu, CN
selected group exhibitions
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(Forthcoming) Over the Fence, Granville Arts
Centre, Sydney, AUS
(Forthcoming) Movers and Makers Symposium, Parramatta Artist Studios, Sydney AUS
(Forthcoming) The Playroom Group Exhibition, AD Space, Sydney, AUS
(Forthcoming) Jamming with Strangers, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney AUS
(Forthcoming) Jams in the Huesophere, 107 Projects and Central Park Mall, Sydney, AUS
Behind the Lens, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, Sydney AUS
Power House Late, Curated by AGDA, MAAS, Sydney, AUS
52 Artists, 52 Actions, Artspace, Sydney, AUS
Glass, PARI, Sydney AUS
Shaping Wit, Art Space on the Concourse, Sydney, AUS
The Collectors Item, Parramatta Artist Studios, Sydney, AUS
100% West, The Information and Cultural Exchange, Sydney, AUS
8 Doors, Artstate, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, AUS
Slow Burn, Parramatta Artist Studio’s, Sydney, AUS
Better Future, Urbis, Sydney, AUS
Hidden Sculptures, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, AUS
Cause and Effect, Stacks Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Ecologies of Being, Kudos Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Super-Vis, Kudos Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Salon: Slurp!, PACT, Sydney, AUS
Though Flowers Fall, I Have Never Forgotten You, Peacock Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Critical Animals This is Not Art Festival, Newcastle, AUS
Garageworks #3, Bankstown Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Graduation Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, AUS
Critical Animals This is Not Art Festival, Newcastle, AUS
Cinematheque, DLUX Media Arts, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Love Letter: Represented, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Electro Fringe 2018, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Love Letter: I Do, 541 Art Space, Sydney, AUS
Locale, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Songlines, Down|Under Space, Sydney, AUS
Graduation Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts Sydney, AUS
CPAC Youth Art Meets West, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Hey Gurl, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Angle, Gauge Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Segue, Mils Gallery, Sydney, AUS
(Forthcoming) Movers and Makers Symposium, Parramatta Artist Studios, Sydney AUS
(Forthcoming) The Playroom Group Exhibition, AD Space, Sydney, AUS
(Forthcoming) Jamming with Strangers, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney AUS
(Forthcoming) Jams in the Huesophere, 107 Projects and Central Park Mall, Sydney, AUS
Behind the Lens, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, Sydney AUS
Power House Late, Curated by AGDA, MAAS, Sydney, AUS
52 Artists, 52 Actions, Artspace, Sydney, AUS
Glass, PARI, Sydney AUS
Shaping Wit, Art Space on the Concourse, Sydney, AUS
The Collectors Item, Parramatta Artist Studios, Sydney, AUS
100% West, The Information and Cultural Exchange, Sydney, AUS
8 Doors, Artstate, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, AUS
Slow Burn, Parramatta Artist Studio’s, Sydney, AUS
Better Future, Urbis, Sydney, AUS
Hidden Sculptures, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, AUS
Cause and Effect, Stacks Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Ecologies of Being, Kudos Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Super-Vis, Kudos Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Salon: Slurp!, PACT, Sydney, AUS
Though Flowers Fall, I Have Never Forgotten You, Peacock Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Critical Animals This is Not Art Festival, Newcastle, AUS
Garageworks #3, Bankstown Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Graduation Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, AUS
Critical Animals This is Not Art Festival, Newcastle, AUS
Cinematheque, DLUX Media Arts, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Love Letter: Represented, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Electro Fringe 2018, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Love Letter: I Do, 541 Art Space, Sydney, AUS
Locale, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Songlines, Down|Under Space, Sydney, AUS
Graduation Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts Sydney, AUS
CPAC Youth Art Meets West, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Hey Gurl, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Angle, Gauge Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Segue, Mils Gallery, Sydney, AUS
bibliography
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‘Parramatta: Once Australia’s Colonial
Headquarters, it’s now the heart of diverse Sydney’, SBS Voices, Sydney, AUS
‘Gillian Kayrooz in The Area’, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney, AUS
‘Sneaker Culture is the Sole Attraction at Art Exhibit Fre$h Pair’, the SMH, Sydney, AUS
Gillian Kayrooz: $kimmed Milk, Honi Soit, Sydney, AUS
‘Gillian Kayrooz in The Area’, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney, AUS
‘Sneaker Culture is the Sole Attraction at Art Exhibit Fre$h Pair’, the SMH, Sydney, AUS
Gillian Kayrooz: $kimmed Milk, Honi Soit, Sydney, AUS
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