GARETH ERNST - CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2017 Master of Fine Arts in Painting, National Art School, Sydney, Australia
2004-2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing (Honours) National Art School, Sydney
1990-1994 Bachelor of Creative Arts, Theatre Design and Animation, University of Technology Sydney
1986-1990 Bachelor of Arts, English, Art History and Philosophy, University of Wollongong
1986 Certificate of Fine Arts, Illawarra Instittue of Technology 

EXHIBITIONS

2023 ‘The Prodigal Son Returns‘ Shibari drawing performance, The Chapel, National Art School, Sydney Australia
2023 ‘Kings of Berlin,’ Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney, Australia 
2022 ‘Village’ residency, Berlin, Germany
2021 Art works for film, ‘Lonesome,’ Sydney, Australia
2020 ‘Gravity,’ Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney, Australia
2019 ‘The Cat and The Horse,’ Residency and exhibition, Schoneberg, Berlin, Germany
2018 ‘The Drawing Room,’ Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney, Australia
2017 Master Graduate Show, National Art School, Sydney Australia
2016 Emter Art Foundation, Berlin, Germany
2016 Summer Show, Michael Reid, Berlin, Germany
2016 ‘Company of Men,’ Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Australia 
2015 ‘Undraped,’ LOST Space Gallery, 48 Little Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
2015 Open Studio Exhibition, Sydney Madi Gras Festival, Australia
2014 The Adonis Project, Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home Street, LA, United States
2014 ‘Home,’ Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia AIDS14 Conference
2014 Open Studio Exhibition, Sydney Madi Gras Festival, Australia
2014 ‘Schleich animals,’ ESD Gallery Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
2013 ‘Gorillas,’ Prone Gallery, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
2010 ‘Honours Exhibition,’ Naitonal Art School Gallery, The National Art School, Sydney, Australia
2010 ‘GENTS Views of Taylor Square,’ Men’s underground toilets, Taylor Square, Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, Art and About Festival, Sydney, Australia
2009 ‘How to draw a truck,’ NG Gallery, Chippendale, Sydney Australia
2007 ‘The Art of War,’ Open studio exhibiton, Chippendale, Sydney, Australia 
2005 ‘Suburban Mayhem,’ Artwork for film, Australia 

SELECTED AWARDS & GRANTS

2014 Art Grant, City of Sydney
2014 Art Grant, City of Sydney 
2010 Quick response grant, City of Sydney
2008 Fraser’s Residency, Chippendale, Sydney
2000 Chromacryl Portrait Prize

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • 2023 The Art of Crime, Homosurrealism Magazine (25 July)
    2015
    Madi Gras Apartment Exhibition, Sydney Morning Herald (27 February) 
    2012 Winter User’s News. Cover. 
    2023
    The Men, Sex and Gender Diverse issue, Summer ‘The Professional magazine’. SWOP. 
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