Biography
Academic Qualifications
2002
Printmaking Course, National School of Art, Sydney.
1998-02
Bachelor of Applied Arts, College of Fine Art (COFA), University of NSW. (Hons)
Selected Exhibitions: Solo
2009
Ecstatic Shadow, BUS Gallery Artist Run Initiative, Melbourne, (confirmed).
2008
Soft Tension, Window Project Space, Grantpirrie Gallery, Sydney.
Shadows on the Floor, Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney.
2007
Small Worlds, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong.
2006
Reality & Fantasy, SPACE furniture, Emerging Artist Program, Sydney.
2004
An Illusion to Move Me, ‘twocubes’ at Sherman Galleries, Sydney.
Selected Exhibitions: Group
2008
ABN AMRO Emerging Artist Finalist Exhibition and Award.
2007
Helen Lempriere, Finalist Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney.
Reindeer, Chalk Horse, Sydney.
Square Dance, First Draft Gallery.
2006
Match Box Projects, International Design Center Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan.
Match Box Projects, SPACE and COFAspace, Sydney, Box, Melbourne VIC, Gosford Regional Art Gallery.
Blurring the Boundaries, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery.
Strange Worlds, China Heights.
Heart of Australia, Artspace, Adelaide.
Post-it, Satellite Event for the Sydney Biennale, Pelaton Gallery.
2004
Artful Mining, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery.
Tyranny of Distance, Omotesando, Tokyo, Seoul.
Marks and Memory, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery.
Workshopped 04, Installation in Strand Arcade during Sydney Design Week, Pitt St.
2003
Talente (student work), International Exhibition, International Trade Fair, Munich.
Art and About, City of Sydney, 26 street banners throughout city, & projection on AMP building.
2002
Object Award for Studio Based Practice (student), national graduate exhibition, Object Galleries.
Residencies
2009
Artspace Artist in Residence (for 2009)
2008
Hill End Artists in Residency Program, funded by Arts NSW.
Bundanon Artist in Residence Program, Arthur Boyd.
2007
Stuart Town Studio Residency.
St Helena Constantine Residency at Byron Bay, associated with Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney.
2004
Hill End Artists in Residency Program, funded by Arts NSW.
Awards
2008
ABN AMRO Emerging Artist,Finalist Exhibition and Award.
NSW Artists Marketing Scheme, Arts NSW, NAVA.
2007
Helen Lempriere, Finalist.
Realise Your Dream Award, British Council, Runner Up with Financial Award at Museum of Contemporary Art.
Landerer Arts Scholarship, British Council Australia Finalist, 1 of 6.
Noise Art Award runner up, out of 50 artists
2006
SOYA Pictures nominee, 1 of 10 nominees selected from 40, 000 entries.
New Work Grant, Emerging Artist, Australia Council for the Arts.
2005
Special Achievement Award and Highly Commended in the Powerhouse Museum Wizard Award.
2004
Craft-In-Site program, Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Australia Council. (Funding)
COFA Online Course Author Fellowship, COFA, UNSW.
2002
Object Award for Studio Based Practice (student), Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Sydney.
2000
University of NSW Honours Scholarship. (student)
The Rennew Purchase Prize (student).
Selected Bibliography
2008
Harpers Bazaar, October. pp.32 & 54.
Documentary on Zoe MacDonell’s Art Practice, Foxtel, Skills One.
Lambardo, F. Vogue Living, ‘Shadow Play’, Artist Profile, May/June 2008, pp.65-68.
2007
Koumis, M. (ed). Art Textiles of the World, Telos Art Publishing, London.
2006
James, J. Belle magazine, ‘Finishing Touch’, August/September issue, page 194, Editors Choice.
Cochrane, G. Object Magazine 50, 'Stitches in Time: Directions in Textiles', August 2006, Cover Image pp. 16-17.
2005
Burton Taylor, J. Sydney Morning Herald, Domain, ‘The Art of the Find’, Jan 20th, p.14.
2004
Beavan, R. Vogue Living, ‘Treasured Maps’, November/December 2004, pp. 75-76.
Kenyon, G. COFA, UNSW, Spring, ‘Lines of a Journey’.
Kilbey, J. Australian Art Review, ‘The Topography of Inspiration’, July to Oct, pp.34-36.
Tran Lam, L. State of the Arts, ‘Zoe MacDonell’, July to Sept, pp. 72-73.
MacDonell, Z. Craft Victoria, ‘Hi Tokyo’, [online]
www.craftculture.org/bench/macdonell1.htm.
MacDonell, Z. Craft Victoria, ‘Journey to Hill End’, [online]
www.craftculture.org/archive/macdonnell1.htm.
Antony, R. Poster, ‘Material Girl’, p.18. Issue 5.
2003
Brennan, B. Vogue Living, ‘Blanc Canvas’, pp.73-76, Oct-Nov, 2003.
Adams, A. Noise: Magazine, ‘Bright Lights’, p.45, 2003.
Merril, M. The Program, ‘Arts Rare Mediums’, ‘News section, p.4’ [online],
http://www.theprogram.net.au [2003, April] (Initiative of the Australia Council, Noise).
Invited Artist Talks
2007
Helen Lempriere Finalist Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney.
Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Tusculum Gallery, Sydney.
Hazelhurst Gallery, Sydney.
Tasmania School of Art, Hobart.
2006
Sydney Design Week, Workshopped, hosted by David Clarke (ed Vogue Living), Sydney.
Blurring the Boundaries, Fairfield Regional Gallery, NSW.
Exploring the Surface, College of Fine Arts Research Week, COFA, UNSW.
2005
The legacy of Jean Bellette – Hill End Artist in Residence Program, SH Ervin Gallery.
d-factory, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Public Collections
Art bank.
Rockingham North Carolina Municipal Building, USA.
Object Gallery, Australian Centre for Craft and Design. Sydney, NSW.
Private Collections
UK, New York, US, Hong Kong, Italy, Indonesia and Australia.
Teaching and Curriculum Development
2008
Visiting Artist, Australia National University, Art Faculty, Canberra, NSW.
2005-08
Casual Academic, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW.
2005-08
Eastern Suburbs Community College course development and teaching.
2004-08
Online Author Fellowship, for the Online Faculty, College of Fine Arts, UNSW.
2003-08
Casual Academic, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales.
2003-06
Scientia gifted children program, UNSW.
In addition to various other short courses at Regional Art Galleries and Community Colleges in Australia.