SEAN O’KEEFE CV

 

EDUCATION

05

2005 Certificate: The Art of Documentary, Australian Film Television and Radio School , Sydney

97

1997 Graduate Diploma of Education, Southern Cross University

93

1993 Master of Arts Degree, College of Fine Arts , University of NSW

92

1992 Bachelor of Visual Arts Degree, University of New England , Northern Rivers

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

98-06

Secondary Visual Arts Teacher.

03-05

TAFE Teacher Visual Arts. Broken Hill NSW

97

Tutor 1st year painting Southern Cross University Lismore NSW

 

GRANTS

05

C.A.S.P funding

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

06

Recent work by Sean O’Keeffe Southland Museum Art Gallery Invercargill New Zealand

04

Glasshouse, site-specific installation, Broken Hill NSW

03

Henry Searle , paintings, Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW

02

Fish Shop, site-specific video installation, Broken Hill, NSW

02

Park Bench, site-specific installation, Broken Hill, NSW

99

Paintings, Level Gallery, Sydney NSW

97

Paintings, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto Ontario Canada

91

Paintings, Yamba Contemporary Art space, NSW

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

06

“Off The Wall” Sydney 06 Royal Exhibition Hall Sydney .

06

“Changing Nature” Greenpeace exhibition Sydney .

06

“Small World” Blindside Gallery Melbourne VIC

06

“Emu” Australian Center for the Moving Image. Melbourne Vic (acquired by ACMI)

05

Jacaranda Drawing Prize Touring Show, Grafton Regional Art Gallery , NSW

04

Jacaranda Drawing Prize (acquired by Grafton Regional Art Gallery )

04

Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery

04

“Broken Archy” Portrait exhibition

04

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto Canada

04

Site-specific installation, Modern Fuel Gallery Kingston Canada

03

Blake Prize for Religious Art, Casula Powerhouse, NSW Highly Commended.

03

‘Dust’ International touring exhibition-showcasing artists from Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery

03

Outback Art prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery , NSW

03

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Toronto Canada

02

Outback Art prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery , NSW.

02

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Toronto Canada Winner for painting.

01

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Toronto Canada Winner Constantine Wehnert Award for painting.

01

Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, NSW

01

37th Festival of Fischer’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery , NSW

00

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto Canada

00

Simon Andrew Studios Kingston Ontario Canada

00

D.U.M.B.O group show Brooklyn , New York , USA

99

Festival of Fischer’s Ghost Art Award, Campbell town City Bicentennial Art Gallery

99

10 +1 , Retrospective Southern Cross University Art Museum , NSW.

99

Item, Group Show, Level Gallery, Sydney NSW

97

Drama of being a child , Southern Cross University Art Museum, NSW.

96

Ten Edward Day Gallery, Kingston Ont. Canada .

95

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Canada : awarded Best of Show. (Retracted)

94

Squamish Annual Art Exhibition, Squamish B.C. Canada .

94

The Aardvark ate my Homework , AKA Studios Sydney, NSW.

93

Inaugural show, AKA Studios Sydney, NSW.

92

Post Graduate Show, College of Fine Arts, Paddington, NSW

92

Paintings, Taylor Square Arts Festival Sydney, NSW.

92

Accusations of Unclear Thinking , Arthaus Gallery, Sydney , NSW

91

Graduate Show, University of New England Northern Rivers, NSW.

91

1st National Student Art and Design Exhibition, Royal Exhibition Hall, Melbourne, VIC.

91

Ten by Ten , Kinselas, Sydney, NSW

91

Union Art Prize, Access Contemporary Art Centre Lismore, NSW.

91

Postcard Exchange Exhibition, Canberra School of Art ACT.

90

Paintings, Mc Whirter’s Gallery, Brisbane , QLD

90

Student Art Prize, Access Contemporary Artspace, Lismore, NSW.

 

COLLECTIONS

Grafton Regional Art Gallery Grafton NSW Australia

Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery Broken Hill NSW Australia
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne Vic.
Private collections in Australia , USA , Canada , Germany and UK .

 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

06

Kate Herbert (exh cat.) “Small World” Blindside gallery

03

Sean O’Keeffe ‘Mosque’ lecture Blake Prize Casula Powerhouse

03

Sean O’Keeffe ‘Henry Searle’ lecture Grafton Regional Art Gallery

03

Art News Daily Examiner 2003

00

(exh cat) “Sean O’Keeffe” 10+1 retrospective Southern Cross University

99

Sebastian Smee ‘Diary of a Dreamer’ Sydney Morning Herald 29/6/99

95

Emmy Van Den Blink ‘Artspaces’ review Kingston Whig Standard pg 7 9/9/95