Biography
Robyn Base is a Melbourne-based artist whose practice encompasses drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and video/installation. After completing a Bachelor of Education in Secondary Arts and Crafts at Melbourne State College in 1979, Base taught art at secondary school for a number of years. In 2006, Base returned to study at the Victorian College of the Arts, completing a Post Graduate Diploma, followed by a Master of Visual Art in 2007. She has held solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide and has participated in various group shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Seattle and New York. Base has exhibited in art fairs in Beijing (CIGE - China International Galleries Exposition 2009), Seoul (KIAF - Korean International Art Fair 2008, 2011 & 2013), Strasbourg (St-art, European Contemporary Art Fair 2012, 2013 & 2017), and in Melbourne (Melbourne Art Fair, 2014). Base is represented by Cascade Art Space in Kehl, Germany.
2007
Master of Visual Art, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2006
Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Art, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
1979
Bachelor of Education, Secondary Arts and Crafts, Melbourne State College, University of Melbourne
1958
Born in Melbourne
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Casual Observer, Club Voltaire in Kehl e.V. Germany
2016
Waterfall, Seventh Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2015
Casual Observation, Cascade Art Space, Kehl, Germany
2014
Casual Observation, Seventh Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2012
Collision, The Substation, Newport, Melbourne
2011
World's End Barbeque, Artlab Australia, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide
2010
Accidents Near My House, Red Gallery, Fitzroy Nth, Melbourne
World's End Barbeque, fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2009
Dessert Wastes, Sub 12, The Substation, Newport, Melbourne
Ice, Ice, ArtLab Australia, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide
2008
Ice, Ice, Baby, Red Gallery, Fitzroy Nth, Melbourne
2007
Power- Beyond the Dividing Line, Creative Arts Building, University of Melbourne
2006
Madonnas, Strangers and Paradise, GalleryHM, Alexandria, Sydney
2005
Queens of Heaven, Smyrnios Gallery, Prahran
1989
Recent Works, Ceci Cairns Gallery, Carlton
Awards
2017
Waterfall, (Hon Men), Virgin Spring Cinefest, Kolkata
2011
Finalist, Charlatan Ink Art Prize, New York
2009
Shortlist, Eran Svigos Award, Best Individual Exhibition, Adelaide Fringe Festival
2007
Finalist, ANZ Visual Arts Fellowship Award, Melbourne
2006
Finalist, The Nino Sanciolo Art Prize, Melbourne
Bibliography
2021
Club Voltaire Exhibition Opening
Karin Burk, Baden Online, Ortenau, Kehl, 22/09/2021
https://www.bo.de/lokales/kehl/ausstellung-im-club-voltaire-eroffnet
2015
The Drama of Everyday Life, Badische Zeitung, Offenburg, 14/09/2015
Casual Observation, Kehler Zeitung, Mittelbadische Presse, 08/09/2015
2010
Melbourne Times Weekly, Preview: Accidents Near My House, 26/10/2010
2009
Annual Exhibition Catalogue, Centre On Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Sub 12 Exhibition Catalogue, The Substation, Melbourne, pg. 20 & 28
CIGE 2009 Catalogue, Beijing Chinese Art Exposition's Media Co. Ltd. pg. 120
2008
KIAF 2008 Catalogue, Galleries Association of Korea, Seoul, pg. 188
Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize, Exhibition Catalogue
Ecoforum08 Exhibition Catalogue, Australian National University, Canberra
Megan Backhouse, Around the Galleries, The Age, A2, 16/2/2008 pg. 10.
2007
VCA Graduate Exhibition 2007 Catalogue, Melbourne
Crossroads, Exhibition Catalogue, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne
Williamstown Festival Tattersall’s Contemporary Art Prize 2007, Exhibition Catalogue
Blasphemy, Exhibition Catalogue, Burrinja Gallery, Upwey, Victoria
2006
VCA Graduate Exhibition 2006 Catalogue, Melbourne
Group Exhibitions
2018
Art Busan, Bexco, South Korea.
AAF, HK Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong.
2017
St-art 17, European Contemporary Art Fair, Strasbourg
45@45, fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
Waterfall, Official Selection:
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, Kolkota,
Great Lakes International Film Festival, Erie, Pennsylvania,
Director’s Circle Festival of Shorts, Erie, Pennsylvania,
Nue World Studios, International Film Festival, Cedar City, Utah,
Virgin Spring Cinefest, Kolkata.
2015
FACT and Channels Video Festival, Melbourne
2014
Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2013
St-art 13, European Contemporary Art Fair, Strasbourg
KIAF 2013, Korean International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul.
2012
Cascade Art Space, Christmas Exhibition, Kehl, Germany
St-art 12, European Contemporary Art Fair, Strasbourg
KIAF 2012, Korean International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul
2011
Charlatan Ink Art Prize, The Carlton Arms Hotel, New York
KIAF 2011, Korean International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul
Prometheus Art Award – ASAS, Merrimac, Gold Coast
2010
Digital Fringe 2010, assorted screens, Melbourne Fringe Festival
2009
Putting Dog Back Into Xmas, Gallery HM, Redfern, Sydney
2009 Annual, Centre On Contemporary Art, Seattle
9 x 5, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong.
Ice Continent, Pigment Gallery, Nicholas Building, Melbourne
CIGE 2009, China International Galleries Exposition, World Trade Centre, Beijing
2008
9 x 5, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong
Power Play, Gillian Hillman Studio, St Kilda West, Melbourne
ANL Maritime Art Prize, Mission To Seafarers, Docklands, Melbourne
KIAF 2008, Korean International Art Fair, COEX, Seoul
6 Degrees Art Prize, Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston
Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize, Newport
Ecoforum08, Conrad Jupiters, Gold Coast, Queensland
2007
9 x 5, Walker St Gallery, Dandenong
Sustainability Through The Arts, Eucalypt Centre, Tacoma & Burrinja Upwey
Athenaeum Club Visual Art Award, Melbourne
Revisiting Arte Provera, George Paton Gallery, University of Melbourne{C}
Proud 07, Margaret Lawrence Galleries, VCA, Melbourne
Crossroads- Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne
ANZ Visual Arts Fellowship Award, ANZ Bank, Melbourne
Prometheus Art Award – ASAS, Merrimac, Gold Coast
Churchie Emerging Art Award, ACGS, East Brisbane
Blasphemy, Burrinja Gallery, Upwey, Victoria
Williamstown Festival -Tattersalls Contemporary Art Prize, Newport
She – Who Dreams, Walker St Gallery, Dandenong
2006
Art Melbourne 06, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
Art Sydney 06, Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Proud 06, Margaret Lawrence Galleries, VCA, Melbourne
Athenaeum Club Visual Art Award, Melbourne
Linden Postcard Show, Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2005
Discovery Art Show, Gasworks, Albert Park, Melbourne
Collections
Private Collections
Contact
Robyn Base is represented by Cascade Art Space in Kehl, Germany.
For further information please contact:
Hyun MI Lee
Cascade Art Space
www.cascade-artspace.com
Hauptstrase 133, 77694 Kehl, Germany
0049 170 4595906
galleryhm@hotmail.com
or contact Robyn directly using the adjacent form.