VICKY BROWNE

Born 1971 Otorohanga, New Zealand. Lives and works Katoomba, NSW.

Education
2010

Master of Visual Art, Sydney Collage of the Arts

2002

Bachelor of Visual Art Honours (First Class), Sydney College of the Arts

1986

Bachelor of Art, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand

Selected Solo Exhibitions and Performances
2020

Foyer, Galerie pompom, Sydney

2018

Cosmic Noise, Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest

2017

Accidental Procedures, Galerie pompom, Sydney

2016

The Sun Tone Harvester, in collaboration with Peter Blamey, The Garden Space, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia

2015

Permanent/Impermanent, Galerie pompom, Sydney
Sound and Materials, 55 Sydenham Rd, Marrickville, part of The NOW now festival

2014

Untitled Exhibition, 18th Street Studio Art Centre, Santa Monica, Los Angeles

2013

New Sound Works, Galerie pompom, Sydney

The Black Mountain (with Darren Seltmann), Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Katoomba

2011

Particle Physics, Peloton Gallery, Sydney

2010

Come Down From The Mountain, MOP Projects, Sydney

2008

The Orator vs The Warrior Part 2, Institute of Contemporary Art Newtown (ICAN), Sydney
Untitled Exhibition, The Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand

2007

A Badge of Musical Devotion sound sculptures, MOP Projects, Sydney

2006

Time Table sound installation, Pelt Gallery, Sydney

2005

Untitled sound installation, MOP Projects, Sydney

2004

I want to be home and feeling right sound installation, curated by Caleb Kelly, Performance Space, Sydney

2003

Hall Way sound installation, curated by Sean Kerr, Art Space, Auckland, New Zealand
Leaving the Shire sound installation, Scott Donovan Gallery, Sydney

2002

untitled sound installation, Blaugrau, Sydney

2001

Sound Performance, Imperial Slacks Gallery, Sydney
untitled sound installation and performance, Saska Gallery, Sydney

Selected Group Exhibitions
2021

Ceramix, Manly Art Gallery & Museum

2020

The Gymnasium, SCA Gallery, The University of Sydney

2019

Cementa19, Kandos, NSW
Materials, Sounds + Black Mountain College, Black Mountain College Museum, Asheville, NC, USA
Sounds Like, Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn, VIC

2018

Material Sound, Murray Art Museum Albury

2017

Explorers: Narratives of Site, Woodford Academy, Woodford, NSW
System of Objects, curated by Jaime Tsai, National Art School, Sydney
National Self-Portrait Prize, curated by Glenn Barkley and Holly Williams, The University of Queensland

2016

WONDER, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea

2015

Installation Contemporary, curated by The Curator’s Department, Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks
Writing Art, curated by Scott Donovan, Artspace, Sydney
MOUNTAIN FOLK: A GEOMETRIC VIEW, Everglades Gallery, Leura

2013

Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Travel Scholarship Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts
Sound Full: Sound in Contemporary Australian and New Zealand Art, City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand
The Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize, National Art School Gallery, Sydney
Living in the Ruins of the Twentieth Century, curated by Holly Williams and Adam Jasper, UTS Gallery, Sydney It is what it is: beyond the debate – transcending the art vs craft debate, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor
MONA FOMA (in collaboration with Darren Seltmann), Hobart, Tasmania

2012

Heaven or Las Vegas, Galerie pompom, Sydney
Sound Full: Sound in Contemporary Australian and New Zealand Art, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand
Transmission (in collaboration with Darren Seltmann), Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney
Group Show, Galerie pompom, Sydney

2011

20/20 festival, curated by Robert Lake, Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney
Runway Magazine Launch, Serial Space, Sydney

2010

Group Show, curated by Scott Donovan, I.C.A.N. Gallery, Newtown
Issue Project Space, curated by Caleb Kelly, New York
Super Delux, curated by Scott Donovan, Sydney Biennale, Artspace, Sydney

2009

Postgraduate exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney
Liquid Architecture group exhibition, Performance Space, Sydney

2008

We’ll Keep our Cow Shit in the Country if You Keep Your Bull Shit in the City, with Shane Haseman and Koji
Ryui First Draft Gallery, Sydney
Group Sound Art Exhibition, I.C.A.N. Gallery, Sydney

2007

Loose End, Loose Gallery, Sydney

2006

Tomorrow Again, curated by Scott Donovan, Artspace, Sydney
Mistral, curated by Caleb Kelly, Artspace, Sydney
Eldorado, curated by Ron and George Adams, Downtown Gallery, Adelaide
Group Show, curated by Ann Kaye, Loose Gallery, Sydney

2005

Untitled exhibition with Koji Ryui, MOP Projects, Sydney
Group show, curated by Ron and George Adams, MOP Projects, Sydney

2004

Video and sound performance, Scott Donovan Gallery, Sydney

2003

Impermanent Audio sound performance, Frequency Lab, Sydney

2002

Sound/ video performance with Scott Horescroft and Brent Grayburn, Artspace, Sydney
Sound/ video performance with Scott Horescroft and Brent Grayburn, Bus Gallery, Melbourne
Sound/ video performance with Scott Horescroft and Brent Grayburn, Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand

2001

D-art Dlux media art, sound installation, Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Awards and Residencies
2020

Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre

2017

Finalist, National Self-Portrait Prize, The University of Queensland
Finalist, David Harold Tribe Sculpture Award, SCA Galleries, Sydney

2015

Finalist, Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea

2014

Artist in residence, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA

2013

Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre
Winner, Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Artists’ Travel Scholarship Prize, Sydney College of the Arts
Artist in residence (in collaboration with Darren Seltmann), Artspace, Sydney
Finalist, The Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize 2013, NAS Gallery, Sydney

2012

Finalist, Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre

2009

Selected and acquired Duke prize, Gold Coast Art Gallery

2008

Artist in residence, Hill End, Bathurst Regional Gallery

2007

Australia Council for the Arts Visual Arts New Work grant (emerging)

2001

Australia Council for the Arts New Media New Work grant

1999

Zelda Steadman Young Artist Scholarship Sydney College of the Arts

1998

Dobell Foundation Scholarship Sydney College of the Arts

Bibliography
2020

Vicky Browne, ‘Foyer – Vicky Browne’, So Hot Right Now, Radio 2SER, 15 February

2019

Caleb Kelly, ‘Tangible/Intangible: The Sound of Sculpture’, published by The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery

2017

Shane Haseman, ‘Vicky Browne’, catalogue essay for the exhibition System of Objects, pp.4-7
Jamie Tsai, ‘Vicky Browne: Accidental Procedures’, exhibition essay

2016

Naomi Gall, ’Vicky Browne’, Art Guide Australia, 8 May

2014

‘Palace of Scent: Sound and Objects’, Conversation: Vicky Browne & David Haines, Das Super Paper, Issue 33, pp.41-45
‘Full of Sound’, Vicky Browne and Caleb Kelly in conversation, Sturgeon Issue 2, pp22-29

2013

Wolff, Sharne. ‘New Sound Works’, The Art Life, 4 October
Miller, Carrie. ‘What Next? Vicky Browne’, Art Collector Issue 63 Jan-Mar, pp.82-83
Clement, Tracey. Living in the Ruins of the Twentieth Century, review, Art Guide July/Aug, pp 51-53

2012

McIntyre, Sally Ann. The sound already present, Real Time Issue 111 Oct-Nov p.50
Frost, Andrew. Critics’ Choice, Art-Transmission, Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald, June 8
Mudie, Ella. ‘Galerie pompom Group Show’, Reviews, Runway, Issue 21 Ripe, pp 63-65

2011

Williams, Holly. Backyard Music Machines, Runway magazine Issue 18 Expectations

2010

Frost, Andrew. 10 Visionaries Make Their Mark, Sydney Morning Herald Metro
Kelly, Caleb. Cracked Media the Sound of Malfunction, MTI Press, London

2009

Kelly, Caleb. Someone Turn the Sound Up, Art Monthly, November #255

2007

Frost, Andrew. If Artists are Young the Reception is Cool, Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum Sept 1-2
Middleton, Jaki. Mop, Runway magazine Issue 9 ‘Change’ June ISSN 14488000

2006

Dean, Bec. A Desolation too Real, Real Time Issue 76 Dec-Jan ISSN 13214799
Priest, Gail. Acoustic Essences, Real Time Issue 73 June-July ISSN 13214799
Pelt exhibition review, The Art Life, December 4
Frost, Andrew. ‘Invisible Music’, The Art Life, March 30

2004

Whitelaw, Dr Mitchell. inframedia Audio: Glitches and Tape Hiss, Art Link Vol 21 #3
Gallasch, Keith. New Aural Adventures d>Art 04 at the Opera House, Real Time Issue 67 Aug-Sept

Collections

Artbank

Gold Coast City Art Gallery