megan davies
curriculam vitae
EXHIBITONS
1997 Who Better Found (group), Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane
1998 Ocular (group) Smith and Stonely, Brisbane
1999 First Threads (group), Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
2000 Personal Best (group), Griffith Post-Graduate Studio, Brisbane
2002 Pages (solo) Project Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane
2002 First Threads (group), Hilton, Brisbane
2005 Master of Visual Arts 2005 (group), College Galleria, Galleria Complex, Brisbane
2009 23 Degrees (group), Wooloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane
2010 Flow (group), Circle Gallery, Brisbane
2011 Closer (group), Wandering Room at New Farm Park, Brisbane
2014 La Femme Transfigures (solo), Wooloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane
2014 The Apple (group), Serpentine Gallery, Lismore
2016 Chrome Street Art Show (group), Chrome Street Warehouse, Brisbane
VIDEOGRAPHY
Written/Directed/Produced & Edited
1998 Forever Falling Forever Fearing, 7min, experimental Screening: IMA, Brisbane. (Fresh Cuts group show)
2000 Traces, 12min, doc. Screening: Lub Ark Cafe, Joint venture - Bris. City Council Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2000 Space, 6min, experimental Screening: Evolution Festival, Mt Tambourine
2000 She Gets Up, 5min, experimental
2000 Confessions, 15min, exp. Screening: QCA Post-Graduate Studios, (Personal Best show)
2002 Pages, 5min, experimental Screenings: *Project Gallery, QCA, Brisbane. *Tied 2002: Therapeutic Interventions in Eating Disorders Conference
2004 It’s all good, 21min, Screening: Espressohead Café, SO(U)L group screening
2004 Sade’s Stairway, 5min Sreenings: - Fast Film National Short Film Comp, Suncorp Piazza, Brisbane - QCA Lecture Theatre, Bris. MVA Exhibiton, 2005
2004 From her Lips, 15 min, short documentary
AWARDS
1999 Official Selection Fresh Cuts group show curated by Tim Morrel, IMA Forever Falling Forever Fearing, 7min Video
2000 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence Studies in the Bachelor of VA with Honours in Fine Art
2004 Finalist Bris. International Film Festival’s Fast Film Competition Sade’s Stairway, 7min film
WORK RELATED EXP.
Hands On Art. The Boardwalk, South Bank. Position Held: Children’s Art Workshop Facilitator Duration: September 2000 – until present (NEEDS ATTENTION)
Hands On Art The Boardwalk, South Bank Position Held: Volunteer Coordinator. Duration: September 2002 – February 2003
Gumurri Centre Queensland College of Art Griffith University, Sth. Bank Position Held: Casual Tutor Duration: August 2002 – November 2002
Espressohead Café. Boundary St, West End. Position Held: Event organiser for ‘SO(U)L’ Film Screening Night. Duration: Nov 2003 – until present (NEEDS ATTENTION)
Department of Premier and Cabinet. Queensland Government Brisbane City
Position Held: Overall On-site Coordinator for ‘Message in a Bottle’ project
Duration: Australia Day, 2004
TELEVISION
2003 It’s all Good Featured on Briz 31 on the programme Film Distillery
2004 Sade’s Stairway. Featured on Briz 31 on the programme Film Distillery
ARTICLES
2003 Qpix News, ISSN 1440-2003
Soul Kinda Feeling: Bringing together emerging filmmakers and the community inspired two Brisbane film practioners to establish S.O.U.L. film festival, a celebration of locally made short films. THIS NEEDS ATTENTION
PERFORMANCES
1997 Imprints, 8 mins. Stradbroke Island, Brisbane
1999 Art Love Jam (group), 10 mins, The Zoo, Brisbane.
1999 Mindscrapes (group), 15 mins, Jamieson House, Brisbane
COMMUNITY ART
Through my employment with Hands On Art.
2000 Painting “Chester” (Wattle Horse) Colourworks paint Superstore, Milton, Brisbane
2001 Railway Junkyard. Children’s workshop, Ipswich Festival, Brisbane
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2001 Produced a portrait of local hero Phyl Den Ronden, for the ‘Peoplescape’ project for Centenary of Federation, an exhibition celebrating Australia’s hero’s past and present, exhibited in Brisbane City Hall and on the lawns of Parliament House, Canberra.
2002 Painted on life size cow for the ‘Cows on Parade’ project, which sought to promote greater public awareness of cancer, exhibited in King George Square.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
2001 Anon (original prose), 15 mins Eating Disorders Awareness week King George Square, Brisbane.
2002 A Young Girls Tale (original prose) 20 mins, Tied 2002: Therapeutic Interventions in Eating Disorders Conference, Hilton, Brisbane