megan davies
curriculum vitae
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1997 Who Better Found (group), Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane
1998 Ocular (group), Smith and Stonely, Brisbane
1998 Impact (group), Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
1999 Freshcut (group), Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
2000 Personal Best (group), Post-Graduate Studio, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Brisbane
2002 Pages (solo), Project Gallery, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Brisbane
2002 First Threads (group), Hilton, Brisbane
2005 Master of Visual Arts (group), Gallery and Lecture Theatre, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Brisbane
2009 23 Degrees (group), Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane
2010 Flow (group), Circle Gallery, Brisbane
2011 Closer (group), Wandering Room at New Farm Park, Brisbane
2014 La Femme transfigurée (solo), Woolloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane
2014 The Apple (group), Serpentine Gallery, Lismore
2016 Chrome Street Art Show (group), Chrome Street Warehouse, Brisbane
SELECTED FILMS AND SCREENINGS
All films written, directed, produced and edited by Megan Davies.
1998 Forever Falling Forever Feeling, 7 min, experimental. Screening: Freshcut (1999 group exhibition), Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane.
2000 Traces, 12 min, documentary. Screening: Club Ark Café, Wynnum, Brisbane. A joint venture between Brisbane City Council and Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, for Wynnum Village.
2000 Space, 6 min, experimental. Screening: Evolution Festival, Mount Tamborine, Queensland.
2000 Confessions, 15 min, experimental. Screening: Personal Best (group exhibition), Post-Graduate Studio, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Brisbane.
2002 Pages, 5 min, experimental. Screenings: Project Gallery, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Brisbane; and TIED 2002: Therapeutic Interventions in Eating Disorders Conference, Hilton, Brisbane.
2004 It's All Good, 21 min, drama. Screenings: SO(U)L (group screening), Espressohead Café, Brisbane; and Lecture Theatre, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Brisbane.
2004/2005 Sade's Stairway, 5 min, drama. Screenings: Brisbane International Film Festival, Fast Film finalist screening, Suncorp Piazza, Brisbane; and Master of Visual Arts (2005 group exhibition), Lecture Theatre, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Brisbane.
2004 From Her Lips, 15 min, short documentary. Screening: Master of Visual Arts (2005 group exhibition), Lecture Theatre, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Brisbane.
AWARDS
1999 - Official Selection Fresh Cuts group show curated by Tim Morrel, Institute of Modern Art. Forever Falling Forever Feeling, 7min Video
2000 Griffith Award for Academic Excellency , Bachelor of Visual Art in Fine Art with Honours, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University
2004 - Finalist Brisbane International Film Festival’s Fast Film Competition Sade’s Stairway, 5min film
ARTICLES
2003 Qpix News, ISSN 1440-2003 Soul Kinda Feeling: Bringing together emerging filmmakers and the community inspired two Brisbane film practitioners to establish S.O.U.L. Film Festival, a celebration of locally made short films aired at the iconic cafe Espressohead in West End monthly.
PUBLIC ART AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS
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
2001 Produced a portrait of local hero Phyl Den Ronden, for the ‘Peoplescape’ project for Centenary of Federation, an exhibition celebrating Australia’s heroes 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.
WORK EXPERIENCE — BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND
Hands On Art
Boardwalk, South Bank
Children's Art Workshop Facilitator
September 2000 – 2002
Hands On Art
Boardwalk, South Bank
Volunteer Coordinator
September 2002 – February 2003
Gumurri Centre
Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University
Casual Tutor
August 2002 – November 2002
Espressohead Café
Boundary Street, West End
Event Organiser, SO(U)L Film Screening Night
Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Queensland Government
Overall On-site Coordinator, Message in a Bottle Project
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
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, Bris.
CONTACT ME
E-Mail: flywildswan13@hotmail.com
Address: Brisbane, Qld. Australia