| Ruby Davies |
| Born Wilcannia NSW |
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| Education |
| 2005 |
Masters Visual Art, University of Sydney |
| 1990 |
Graduate Diploma, Sydney College of the Arts, Sculpture/Photography |
| 1984 |
BA Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts, Photography/Sculpture |
| 1975 |
BA History/ Sociology, UNSW |
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| Selected Solo Exhibitions |
| 2008 |
Origin of the World, PodSpace, Newcastle |
| 2007 |
Expanse, Vantage and Inland Sea, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery |
| 2006 |
Palimpsest, Goolwa Regional Art Gallery, South Australia |
| 2005 |
Expanse and Inland Sea, Sydney College of the Arts |
| 2003 |
The Darling/Baaka, Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura |
| 2002 |
The Darling, Dubbo Regional Gallery |
| 2001 |
The Darling, Stills Gallery, Sydney |
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Along the Darling, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2000 |
Along the Darling, Broken Hill City Regional Art Gallery |
| 1995 |
Photographs 1987 to 1995, Stills Gallery, Sydney |
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| Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2007 |
Finalist, the Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, Mitchell Library, Sydney |
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Finalist, Head On, the Australian Centre for Photography, Paddington |
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Finalist, National Photographic Portrait Prize, Old parliament House, canberra |
| 2006 |
Josephine Ulrich Art Award, Gold Coast Art Centre |
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Sydney Life, AMP Building, Sydney |
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Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre |
| 2005 |
Josephine Ulrich Art Award, Gold Coast Art Centre |
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Art & About, Hyde Park, Sydney |
| 2004 |
Dynamo, First Draft, Sydney |
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Waverley Art Prize, Sydney |
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Spectrum, Parliament House, Sydney |
| 2003 |
Duration Cell Block Gallery, Sydney |
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Aid Watch Me Nam: Rivers, NSW Parliament House Sydney |
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Picturing Paradise, Mori Gallery, Sydney |
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The Studio Tradition, National Art School Touring Exhibition |
| 2002 |
Outback and Beyond, Cell Block Gallery, Sydney |
| 2001 |
From Pinhole to Pixel, The Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney |
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| Employment |
| 1990 - |
Lecturer, The National Art School, Sydney |
| 2007 |
Jan -July, Acting Head of Photography, The National Art School |
| 2004-05 |
Acting Head of Photography, The National Art School, Sydney |
| 2000 |
Lecturer, EORA Aboriginal Art & Music College, Redfern, Sydney |
| 1999 |
Lecturer, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University |
| 1987-1990 |
Coordinator of Photography, Art Workshop, University of Sydney |
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| Reviews and Publications |
| 2008 |
Martyn Jolly, Photofile 83 Winter 2008 pp 57-59
Jill Stowell, "Above and Beyond" The Herald Newcastle Sept 2008, p 19 |
| 2007 |
Michael Desmond, "Seduce Amuse Entertain" Portrait 26 Summer 2007, pp 5-9
Radio National interview, 17.8.07; Radio National interview, 20.8.07, Bush Telegraph. |
| 2005 |
Catriona Moore, ‘Contemporary Australian Photography’, Art & Australia, Vol 42 |
| 2004 |
photographic work forThe Darling, a Murray Darling Basin Commission publication |
| 2001 |
Robert McFarlane Peak performances SMH 17 Oct; The Arts Show ABC TV Thur12 July; Snapshot ABC TV Victoria 20 June; Robert McFarland Our Roots in Black and White SMH 25 June; Stephanie Radok A Water or a Light Artlink vol 21 no 1; ABC Regional Radio interview National Trust Award 27 April; Geraldine O’Brien Redleaf sheds controvesy SMH 27 April; Highlights of the ... National Trust Quarterly |
| 2000 |
Landmark Exhibitions Barrier Daily Truth 22 June; ABC Regional Radio interview 22 June |
| 2000 |
The Darling/Baaka, self published artist’s book |
| 1999 |
Along the Darling presentation to the Material Culture Conference UNSW |
| 1995 |
Review, Martyn Jolly Art Monthly No 85 |
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| Prizes and Collections |
| 2008 |
collection, Australian National Gallery |
| 2004 |
Winner Works on Paper - Waverley Art Prize Sydney |
| 2003 |
Collection St Vincent's Hospital Sydney |
| 2001 |
Winner, Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Award |
| 1997 |
collection, The Mitchell Library, Sydney |
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Collection, Artbank, Sydney |
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