Michelle Vine

b. 1976, Sydney

Lives and works in Brisbane, Australia.

 

Fine Arts Education

2013-16    Bachelor of Fine Art, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane

Major studio stream: Interdisciplinary Sculpture  Major specialisation: Art Theory

Including exchange studies in Fine Art, Kunsthochschule Kassel, Universität Kassel, Germany from April 2015 to October 2015

Independent Research Project 1: German Naturalist Amalie Dietrich: an artistic and scientific retracing of her expeditions in the colony of Queensland. Awarded the Griffith University Honours College Summer Research Bursary January – February 2016. Research Locations: North Queensland, Hamburg, Bamburg and Leipzig. Supervisor: Associate Professor of Fine Art, Dr Sebastian Di Mauro.

Independent Research Project 2: Re:collection Dietrich – examining a contested history and a stained legacy. Awarded the Griffith University Honours College Winter Research Bursary

June – July 2016. Research Location: Hamburg. Supervisor: Associate Professor of Fine Art, Dr Sebastian Di Mauro.

Independent Research Project 3: Re:collection Dietrich – Experimenting with the Cyanotype Process. Awarded the Griffith University Honours College Summer Research Bursary

November – December 2016. Research Location: Brisbane. Supervisor: Professor of Photography, Dr Marian Drew.

2016 Fine Arts Special Studies Project for degree credit: Dietrichiana: Researching, developing and implementing a working prototype for a creative non-fiction narrative digital work based the life and scientific legacy of German Naturalist Amalie Dietrich. Supervisor: Dr Jason Nelson.

 

2012    Certificate IV in Visual Art and Contemporary Craft, North Coast TAFE, Murwillumbah

2011    Certificate I in Visual Art and Contemporary Craft, North Coast TAFE, Murwillumbah

2003    Certificate III in Applied Colour & Design, Australian School of Colour & Design, Sydney

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2017       World Science Festival Art Exhibition, Queensland Museum (curator: Carrie McCarthy) (22-25 March)

2017       Quadrat, duo show with Jeanette Stok, POP Gallery, Brisbane (25 January – 12 February)

2017       Re:collection Dietrich (Herbarium Hamburgense), solo, Student Centre QCA (3 Dec – 6 Mar 17)

2016       #PRIZENOPRIZE, The Walls ARI, Miami (curator: Mariam Arcilla) (12-26 November)

2016       Sculpture 16, as part of Shortlist, QCA Graduate Showcase, Brisbane, QLD (24-27 November)

2015       Rundgang, Kunsthochschule Kassel, Germany

2015       / oder – oder l oder $, Kunsthochschule Kassel, Germany

2015       Subject Line, The Walls ARI, Miami (curated by Rebecca Ross)

2014       Marymount Art Show, Marymount College, Burleigh Heads, QLD

2014       1/3, First year showcase exhibition, Project Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (co-curator)

2013       Griffith Printmakers, Containerval Festival, Brisbane, QLD

2013       A Book About Death: Australia, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW

2013       St Hilda’s School Art Show, Southport, QLD

2013       Arrival, Webb Gallery, QCA, Brisbane, QLD

2012       Shift, Certificate IV Graduate Show, North Coast Institute of TAFE, Murwillumbah, NSW

2012       Marymount Art Show, Marymount College, Burleigh Heads, QLD

 

Grants and Awards

2016       Griffith University Honours College Summer Research Bursary, Brisbane Australia

Research Project: Re:collection Dietrich – Experimenting with the Cyanotype Process (Nov-Dec).

 2016       Finalist, #PRIZENOPRIZE for emerging contemporary & experimental artists, The Walls ARI, Miami

2016       Academic Excellence Award in Bachelor of Fine Art, QLD College of Art, Griffith University

2016       Griffith University Honours College Summer Winter Bursary, Hamburg, Germany

Research Project:  “Re:collection Dietrich – examining a contested history and a stained legacy”

Additional funding received for this research included a Griffith University Honours College Top-Up Grant and the Griffith University Go Global Short Term Study Grant. (June & July)

 2015       Griffith University Honours College Summer Research Bursary, North Queensland & Germany

Research Project: German Naturalist Amalie Dietrich: an artistic and scientific retracing of her expeditions in the colony of Queensland (research conducted January & February 2016).

 2015       Australian Government ISEP Grant to study Fine Art in Kassel University, Germany

2015       Bonnie English Memorial Art Theory Award, Highest Academic Achievement, Griffith University

2014       Winner/Selected Work, Critical Writing Section, Memefest Friendly Competition

2014       Billie Hall Bursary for Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art, Griffith University

2014       Academic Excellence Award in Bachelor of Fine Art, QLD College of Art, Griffith University

2013       Academic Excellence Award in Bachelor of Fine Art, QLD College of Art, Griffith University

2012       Acquisitive Art Prize, Marymount Art Show, Marymount College, Burleigh Heads, QLD

2012       Highly Commended Marymount Art Show, Marymount College, Burleigh Heads, QLD

2012       PPR Full Bursary for Fine Art Studies, North Coast Institute of TAFE, Murwillumbah, NSW

 

Presentations

2017       Guest artist/presenter, Cyanotype Masterclass, Studio Foundations 1 (Photography module), Queensland College of Art (22 March 2017)

2016       Speaker, Visual Cultures & Possible Futures Symposium, St Hilda’s School, Gold Coast, Australia

 

Collections 

Public:                  Marymount College, Burleigh Heads, Australia

Private:                 Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW; Brisbane, QLD and Kassel, Germany

 

Fine Art Work Experience

2016-present       Freelance Photographer and Web Designer, Michelle Vine Photography & Michelle Vine Studio

Specialising in documentation of contemporary art exhibitions and performance art.

 Dec 2016- present    Graduate Research Assistant for Adjunct Professor Dr Donna Marcus, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University

Mar 2016 – present    Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS) Tutor, QCA, Griffith University

Feb – Nov 2016    Disability Service Officer – Educational Support, Disability Services, QCA, Griffith University.

Feb – Nov 2016     Student Partner, Student Welfare and Liaison Office, QCA, Griffith University

Feb – Nov 2016    Library Rover, Library Services, QCA, Griffith University

Jan – Dec 2017      Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) Leader, QCA, Griffith University, for the subjects of Mapping The Modern and Mapping The Postmodern.

2013 & 2014         Guest Lecturer, Contemporary Studio Practice, QCA, Griffith University, Building websites and blogging for artists

 

Selected Volunteer Work

2016-2017             Honorary Imaging Officer, Biodiversity Collections, Queensland Museum, Brisbane

Digitisation of archives and macro photography of insect specimens for scientific research and publication purposes. Trained in the use of the Visionary Digital BK Plus Lab system, developed specifically for the Museum by world pioneer in cybertaxonomy, Mr Roy Larimer. (March 2016 – current)

 2014                       Griffith University Delegate & Mentor, Memefest extradisciplinary seminar & workshop,

Swinbourne University, Melbourne. Working with Indigenous community leaders, mentored a multidisciplinary team of students, researchers, and activists. Projects included the making of a documentary film and websites, posters and brochures for the use of grassroots indigenous community organisations and activists.

 

Professional Memberships

 

Griffith University Honours College

National Association of Visual Artists, Australia

Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia

Entomological Society of Queensland

Women in technology and life sciences