Renee So

Biography

Born Hong Kong 1974, arrived Australia 1975.

Lives and works in London

Education

1993–97 

• BA Fine Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2009

• Renee So, Kate MacGarry, London

2008

• Renee So, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne

2003

• Close Knit, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
• Close Knit II, Studio 12, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne

2002

• Simple Pleasures, Gallery 4A, Sydney
• Flock Culture, Studio 12, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne

2000

• Inspirational Contents of Living, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
• Insects (in collaboration with Nathan Gray), TCB art inc., Melbourne

1999

• Craftyknitwit, TCB art inc., Melbourne

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008

• Revolving Doors: an exhibition in memory of Blair Trethowan, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne

2007

• SV07 Studio Voltaire, London (selected by Polly Staple, Christabel Stewart, Stuart Corner),
• Neointegrity, Derek Eller Gallery, New York

2006

• The Small Painting Show, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Kansas
• Satellite (curated by Richard Thomas, official Shanghai Biennale event)
• Family Resemblance, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
• The Schanck Show, Cape Schanck, Melbourne
• Meeting Place, The Arts Centre, Melbourne (curated by Steven Tonkin)

2005

• A Group Show, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
• A Re-Constructed World, Linden – St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne (curated by Jan Duffy)
• A Short Ride in a Fast Machine 1985–2005, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
• Falls Creek Inaugural Artists Camp, Falls Creek
• Echoes of Home, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane, Cairns Regional Gallery, QLD; Orange Regional Gallery, NSW; Fremantle Arts Centre, WA; Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, WA; Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Art, NSW; Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW; RMIT Gallery, VIC (curated by Christine Clarke)

2004

• The Infinite Fill Show, Foxy Productions, New York (curated by Cory Arcangel)
• Xin Nian, National Gallery of Victoria Australia, Melbourne (curated by Anonda Bell)
• Asian Traffic Gallery 4A, Sydney (official Biennale of Sydney event), Esplanade, Singapore; Today Art Museum, Beijing Duolun Art Museum, Shanghai; OCTA Contemporary Art Museum, Shenzhen; Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2003

• CCB Auction, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
• The Freedman Foundation Exhibition, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
• Calibre Art Project, Calibre, Sydney
• We Don’t Charge For Looking, Block Gallery, Sydney

2002

• Gertrude Studio Artists, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
• Departures, BUS, Melbourne

2001

• Gertrude Studio Artists, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
• Yarns, Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne
• Tougher than Art, First Floor, Melbourne
• Sample, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne

2000

• Blink, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne

1999

• Momenta, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong
• Bill Posters Will NOT Be Prosecuted! Federation Square Hoardings Project, Melbourne

1998

• Fifty Record Players, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane

Selected Bibliography

2007

Awards and Prizes

2004

• Australia Council – London Studio Residency

2003

• The Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists
• Craft Victoria Artists’ Grant

2001

• Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces – Studio Residency

2000

• Australia Council Grant – New Work
• Pat Corrigan Artists’ Grant