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