Eric Bridgeman | Curriculum Vitae

Born 24 October 1986, Redcliffe, QLD Australia

Education

2005-10

Bachelor of Photography, Major: Photographic Art Practice Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

2003

Clontarf Beach State High School QLD Australia

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2011

The Sport and Fair Play of Aussie Rules Gallerysmith, North Melbourne, VIC Australia (04 August - 03 September)

Yuri Yal Ton (Bad Man of the Yuri) Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects, Fitzroy, VIC Australia (30 April - 21 May)

2010

New Photographs From Kokwara Trail Sullivan & Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney NSW Australia (12 - 29 August)

Big League Balls Blindside Gallery/ Next Wave Festival, Melbourne VIC Australia (15 - 31 May)

New Photographs From Kokwara Trail Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane QLD Australia (08 May - 15 June)

Triple X Bitter The Cube, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra ACT Australia (11 April - 15 May)

New Photographs From Kokwara Trail Gallery 4A, Sydney NSW Australia (25 March - 8 May)

2009

Gayer Than All The Rest Next Wave Time Lapse, Federation Square, Melbourne VIC Australia (July)

2007

Blue Collar Picture Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane QLD Australia (November – December)

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2011

UQ National Artist’ Self-Portrait Prize University of Queensland Art Museum, St Lucia QLD Australia (23 September 2011 - 12 February 2012)

Primavera Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney NSW Australia (September - November)

Momentum/Berlin: Works from the momentum collection Kunstquartier Bethanien, Kreuzberg, Berlin Germany (28th Jan – 28th Mar)

2010

Redlands Westpac Art Prize Redlands Regional Art Gallery, Mosman, NSW Australia (18 - 29 November)

Basil Sellers Ian Potter Art Prize The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne, Australia (August – November)

Momentum/Sydney 231 Wilson St, Eveleigh, Sydney, Australia (12 – 15 May)

The State We’re In: Contemporary Queensland Photography University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane QLD Australia (29 January - 11 April)

Mind Games: photography, identity and play The Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney Australia (28 January - 6 March)

2009

Pacific Storms Waterfront Place, Brisbane QLD Australia (December) Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, Bundaberg QLD Australia (June - July)

23 Degrees Wollongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane QLD Australia (April – May)

2008

The New Fresh Cut Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane QLD Australia (October – November)

Prizes/Grants

AIR Exchange Gushul Studio Residency Lethbridge University, Alberta, Canada (October - December 2011)

Redlands Westpac Art Prize 2010 Emerging Category

Australia Council for the Arts Emerging artist new work grant 2009

Collections

University of Queensland Art Museum Private Collections

Royal Brisbane Hospital Platform 2009 Curated by Museum of Brisbane and Brisbane City Council funded through Arts Queensland (July – Dec)

Selected Publications

2011

DAS Superpaper Issue 18, April 2011, 7500 printed, online at www.dassuperpaper.com

2010

Art Monthly August 2010 #232, Bountiful Pacifica Issue

Last Words Published 2010 by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art

Photofile Issue 89, Published by Australian Centre for Photography