Curriculum Vitae

Grace Helen Garton

Born in Sydney, Australia

Lives and works in Rosebery. West Coast, Tasmania.

STUDIES

  • 1981-82 Art Certificate, Liverpool Technical College, Sydney
  • 1983-85 BA (visual arts) City Art Institute, Sydney
  • 1990 Postgraduate diploma, Tasmanian School of Art
  • 1998 3D Max graphic Animation, Swinburne, Melbourne
  • 2013 -15 Certificate 3-4, Diploma in Graphic Design, Hobart Tafe, Tasmania

Awards, Major Commissions, Prizes and Residencies

  • 2023 – West Coast Seed Funding Program, The Unconformity, TAS
  • 2022- West Coast Artist Commission, The Unconformity, TAS
  • 2017 -2020 Artist in Residence, Salamanca Arts Centre
  • 2010 – Artist in Residence, Dunmoochin Art Retreat

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2024 – Chapter 1 | Not All Roses And Berries | my first year in Rosebery, Soggy Brolly 55 Orr Street, Queenstown, Tasmania
  • 2020 – Nature In Suburbia, Studio Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
  • 2020 – Ahoy Cats On Board, Light Box Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
  • 2019 – Under The Pear Tree, Sidespace Gallery, Salamanca Art Center, Hobart, Tasmania
  • 2019 – Miss Garton’s Home For Whimsical Dolls, Light Box Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
  • 2018 – Wrestlers Wrestling In Boxes, Light Box Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
  • 2018 – A Tale or Two From Pontville, Studio Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
  • 2012 – Boys Own, Rebecca Roth, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
  • 2011 – Summer, Rebecca Roth, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
  • 2011 – Enchanted Forest Series, Rebecca Roth, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2023 – The Unconcformity, Art Trail, Hunters Hotel
  • 2022 – 36th Summer Group Show, Despard, 7th Dec – 7th Jan
  • 2021 – 35th Summer Group Show, Despard, 15th Dec – 18th Jan
  • 2020 – 34th Summer Group Show, Despard, 9th Dec – 6th Jan
  • 2019 – Mathew, Marcus and Grace, Despard Gallery, Hobart
  • 2018 – Summer Show, “Nectar“ Betty Nolan Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre
  • 2017 – 40 x 40 Exhibition, Salamanca Arts Centre
  • 2017 – Follow Your Shadow, Rosny Barn, Rosny, Tasmania
  • 2015 – Lady Franklin Gallery, Lenah Valley, Tasmania
  • 2012 – Opening Night Exhibition At Catz Pyjamas Gallery, Brunswick, Melbourne
  • 2010 – Rainy Days Exhibition, Cube art & Design, Salamanca, Hobart
  • 2010 – SJS Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1992 – Flora And Fauna Art Exhibition, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Garden
  • 1992 – Tasmanian Naive Art Exhibition, Bett Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
  • 1981 – Fishers Ghost Exhibition, Campbell Town Arts Center, Sydney