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Denese Oates Curriculum Vitae
Solo Exhibitions
2011	Sculpture, Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG), Maitland, NSW
2011	A Walk in the Woods, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
2010	Sculpture, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW
2009	Sculpture, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
2009	Sculpture, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
2007	Vascular, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
2007	Recent Work , BMGArt, Adelaide, S.A.
2007	sculpture, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
2004	Cu Flotilla, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
2003	New Works in Metal, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
2001	sculpture, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
1999	embodiment, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
1998	Cargo Cult, Cargo Road Wines Gallery, Orange, NSW
1996	Metal Delusions, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
1994	New Works in Metal, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1994	Masks, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
1993	Masks, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1989	Warshirts and Wings, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1987	Body Decoration, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1985	The Kimono Show, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1984	The Valentine Show, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1983	Quipus Memoirs, Penrith Regional Art Gallery, NSW
1983	Quipus Memoirs - Masks in Paper, Fremantle Art Gallery, WA.
1983	Quipus Memoirs, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1981	The Uniform Show, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1979	Padded Portraits, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
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Group Exhibitions
2011	Willoughby Sculpture Prize, Incinerator Art Space, Sydney
2011	Sculpture Ten, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby
2010	Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
2010	UWS Sculpture Award 2010 (click here)
2009	The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.
2009	Willoughby Sculpture Prize, Sydney
2009	Windows on Pain, NSW
2008	Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne.
2006	Shelf Life. Delmar Gallery, Sydney.
2006	UWS Acquisitive Sculpture Award 2006. Sydney.
2006	Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
2006	Willoughby Art Prize, finalist, Willoughby Council, Sydney.
2006	Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne.
2006	The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, S.A.
2006	Winter Solace: Indulgence, Cowra Art Gallery, NSW.
2006	Featured Artist, Eden Gardens, Sydney .
2006	Sculpture 2006, Group Sculpture Show, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney.
2005	2005 ‌ The Year in Art, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2005	Recent Sculpture: Metamorphosis and Materiality, The Delmar Gallery, Syndey.
2004	University of Western Sydney Acquisitive Sculpture Award and Exhibition
2004	Melbourne Art Fair, with Stella Downer Fine Art.
2004	Singular Visions, Cowra Art Gallery, NSW.
2004	Sculpture 2004, Group Sculpture Show, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney.
2003	The Alumni 2003, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
2003	50 / fifty exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.
2003	Sculpture in the Vines, Hunter Valley, NSW
2003	Sculpture 2003, Group Sculpture Show, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney.
2002	50 / fifty exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.
2002	Sculpture in the City, Martin Place, Sydney.
2002	Sculpture 2002 Twelve Galleries, Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney.
2001	The Alumni 2001, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
2001	CoFA Alumni Exhibition Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney.
2001	alumni on paper, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
2001	Packsaddle Studio Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.
2000	Postcards – Images of the 20th Century, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, NSW.
1999	The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.
1999	On The Tiles, The Sir Herman Black Gallery, Sydney.
1999	The Alumni 1999, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
1998	The Alumni 1500, Kudos Gallery, Sydney.
1998	The Sculptors Society Show, Parliament House, Sydney.
1998	Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi to Tamarama walk, Sydney.
1997	The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.
1997	Memento, Makers Mark Gallery, Sydney
1996	The Alumni Show, Works Gallery, Sydney
1996	Head First, Craftwest Gallery, Perth, WA.
1996	50 / fifty exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.
1995	Ironside, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
1995	The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.
1995	The Alumni Show, Works Gallery, Sydney.
1995	The Really Big Paper Show, Broken Hill Regional Gallery, Tamworth Regional Gallery.
1994	The Really Big Paper Show, Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney University.
1994	The Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs, NT.
1994	The Alumni Show, Works Gallery, Sydney.
1992	The Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.
1992	The Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs, NT.
1992	Open Endings, University of NSW College of Fine Arts Alumni Association Exhibition. CFA Gallery.
1989	Individual Views of Eroticism, Breewood Galleries, Katoomba, NSW.
1988	Women 88 Awards, Devise Arts, Melbourne.
1988	In Context, Cockatoo Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania.
1987	Australian Papermakers, Breewood Galleries, Katoomba, NSW.
1985	The Kimono Show, Crafts Council Gallery, ACT.
1985	Evolution of Style - Ornamental Sources, Craft Centre Gallery, Sydney.
1984	Ah Tissue, Tasmanian School of Art Gallery, Hobart.
1984	Paper Chase, The Robert McDougall Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand.
1983	Represented in the Australian Paper Exhibition at the International Paper Conference, Kyoto, Japan.
1982	The Paper Show, Women and Arts Festival, Wollongong City Gallery.
1982	The Jabberwock Paper Show, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney.
1981	Continuum, The Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney.
1980	Ten Young Artists, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney.
1979	The Archibald Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW.
1978	The Sulman Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW.
1978	The Harbour Exhibition, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney.
1977	Blaxland Gallery, Sydney.
1976	Hogarth Gallery, Sydney.
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Collections
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
University of Western Sydney
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra
University of Sydney Union Art Collection
New England Regional Art Museum
Alexander Mackie Collection
Wollongong City Art Gallery
Burnie Regional Art Gallery
Artbank
Rockhampton Art Gallery
Christchurch City Collection
Orange Regional Gallery
University of New South Wales
Private Collections

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Publications

Sasha Grishin, Sculpture inspired by Keats' dream-vision of nature, The Canberra Times, 14 April, 2009

Stephanie Scroope, Delicate manipulations, The Canberra Times, 22 February, 2007

Charly Olgivie, Accomplished, engaging, The Canberra Times, 26 February, 2007

Bridie Macgillicuddy, Ambiguous Modalities, Craft Arts International, No. 64 2005

Sonia Barron, Wonder of nature in painstaking detail, The Canberra Times, 29 June, 2001

Cassie Proudfoot, Sculptures that grew out of canvas, The Canberra Times, 18 June, 2001

Myra McIntyre, Ideals found in works, The Canberra Times, 29 September, 1999.
Kathleen McNamara, Review of Cargo Cult , The Central Western Daily 21 November, 1998.

Meredith Hinchcliffe, Metaphoric masks come to life, The Canberra Times, 31 August, 1996.

NAVA, Who’s Who of Australian Visual Artists, Thorpe, 1995.

Meredith Hinchcliffe, Hidden mystery of the mask, The Canberra Times, 18 February, 1994.

Grace Cochrane, The Crafts Movement in Australia - A History, University of NSW Press, Aug 1992.

Max Germaine, “Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia”, 1991.

Max Germaine, “Artists and Galleries of Australia”, 1990.

Elwyn Lynn, "An Artist On The Ascent", The Weekend Australian, 1-2 July 1989.

Nevill Drury, "New Art Two - New Directions in Australian Contemporary Art", Craftsman House, 1988.

Leeta Keens, "Moulding Opinion", Belle Magazine, February/March 1988.

John Clare, "Works in Paper", Craft Arts, No. 5, February/April 1986.

Shan Small, "Be Crafty"' The Sun Herald, 25 August 1985.

Glena Neild, "Artists seek recognition in male-only domain", The Australian, 23 September 1982.

Fia Cumming, "Artbank Opens Doors To 'Valuables'", The Financial Australian, 13 August 1980.

Arthur McIntyre, "Harbour Theme Stimulates Touch of Satire", The Australian, 28 January 1978.

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