Russell Craig 51 Longfellow Street Norman Park QLD 4170 Telephone Home:07 33999330 Work: 07 37353161 Mobile: 0418725297 Facsimile: 07 37353278 Email [email protected] Last updated: June 2018 ​ Employment Position Title: Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Fine Art Queensland College of Art Griffith University Employment History Queensland College of Art, Griffith University 2016 Dec - to present Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Fine Art 1978 to – 2016 Dec TAFE Instructor to University Senior Lecturer - Level C Positions held include Fine Art (1998 -2003), Drawing and Print Media Convenor (2003- 2013), Print Media Convenor (2013 to present) ​ ​ Tamarind Institute USA 1984 Aug - 1985 Oct Senior Printer, Tamarind Printer Fellow (Full-Time) Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education 1982 Aug - 1982 Dec Instructor in Printmaking (Part-time) Queensland College of Art 1978 April - 1983 Dec Instructor in Printmaking and Drawing (Full-time) Brighton Technical School, Melbourne 1976 Feb - 1976 Dec Secondary Art Teacher Studio Art Practice 1975 Aug - 1976 Feb Full-time Art Practice Australian Television, Channel O 1975 April - 1975 August Stage Hand, Set Dresser and Scenic Artist Qualification 2003 Master of Visual Arts (MVA), Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. 1985 Tamarind Master Printer. Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico, Alberquerque, U.S.A. 1976 Diploma of Education. State College of Victoria, Hawthorn, Melbourne 1974 Fellowship/Post-Graduate Diploma in Fine Art Painting, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne 1973 Diploma in Art and Design Caulfield Institute of Technology, Melbourne Academic Distinctions and Research History National & International invitations for expert panels, exhibitions, lectures and workshops 1 st 21 ​ May 2016 ​ Invited to participate in a panel discussion “What is Print” at the Sunshine Coast University for the Regional Marks exhibition and events and the Print ​ Council of Australia. st th 21 ​ July 2011 – 25 ​ November 2011 ​ ​ Successful completion of Academic Studies Program (ASP) that included travel research, teaching, exhibiting and artist residence at the Tokyo University of Arts (Tokyo Geidai) and mounting a solo exhibition at the Redcliffe Art Gallery titled “Altered States”. st th 1 ​ to 30 ​ October 2011 ​ ​ Invited to teach at Tokyo University of Arts (Tokyo Geidai) Art University, and deliver lecture at the Joshibi University in Tokyo, Japan rd th 3 t​ o 6 ​ October 2005 Invited to deliver a lecture and printmaking workshops to students and staff ​ ​ at the Kyoto Saga University of Arts, Japan ​ ​ th th 19 S​ eptember to 12 ​ October 2003 ​ ​ Invited to talk at Joshibi University, Suidobata Art School and Kawai Juku Art Institute in Tokyo, Japan th th 29 S​ eptember to 13 ​ October 2002 ​ ​ Invited to talk or visit Geidai University, Nihon University, Tama Art Univeristy, and Joshibi University in Tokyo, Japan th st 1999 7 ​ to 21 ​ November Invited to deliver a lecture and printmaking workshops at Central Academy ​ ​ of Fine Arts, Beijing, China (2 week residency). First visit to Itazu Litho-grafik In Tokyo, Japan 1997 August to November Invited to deliver a lecture and printmaking workshops Ecole d'Art of Noumea, New Caledonia Lecturer - Ko We Kara Cultural Centre, New Caledonia, (10 week residency) 1995 December- 1996 January Invited to deliver workshops at the Hanoi University of Fine Arts, Vietnam (6 week residency) Exhibitions 2017 Glass Houses A group exhibition showcasing a diverse range of artists and ​ featuring works that have been made in response to the Glass House Mountains. Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Caboolture. th th 28 ​ October 2017 - 27 ​ January 2018 ​ ​ 2016 Five to One Solo exhibition featuring charcoal drawings, surfboards inlaid ​ with print images and large digital prints. Pop Gallery ,Woollongabba, nd Brisbane.. 22 ​ June-3 July ​ 2016 Largesse-printmaking at QCA & GCCAR A group exhibition celebrating ​ the prints being made at the Queensland College of Art print department & the Griffith Centre of Creative Arts Research. Curated by Tim Mosely. 10 – th 28 ​ February ​ 2016 Women of Substance A group exhibition celebrating International ​ Women’s Day and PCA 50 Years of Print. Curated by Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura & Jennifer Stuerzi, Whitebox Gallery , QCA South nd Bank 2 ​ – 13 March ​ 2015 Selected for 2014 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award touring to major ​ ​ ​ ​ regional centres throughout QLD and NSW in 2014/15. 2015 Mirror Image; Prints and Plates A group exhibition featuring invited ​ 2 Australian printmakers. An exhibition of prints and their invention; showcasing prints and the elements they are printed from. Curated by Prof. Ross Woodrow, Gympie Regional Gallery. th th 13 ​ May – 13 ​ June ​ ​ 2015 The Body Politic Contemporary Australian artists presented graphic images ​ that investigate identity, memory and history. The Icebox Gallery, Crane Centre in Philadelphia, USA. http://www.cranearts.com/ th th ​ 8 ​ – 20 ​ January ​ ​ 2014 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award Touring Exhibition, ​ ​ Selected for the JADA Contemporary drawing exhibition. Grafton Regional Gallery th th 17 ​ October – 7 ​ December ​ ​ 2014/15 Mythscapes from the Watery Realm Wales-Australia Print Exhibition. ​ School of Art Gallery, Aberystwyth University, School of Art, Buarth th st Mawr, Aberystwyth, Wales. 13 ​ October- 21 ​ November 2014, and the ​ ​ ​ PROJECT Gallery, QCA, Griffith University from 18 March – 11 April 2015 2014 Regernerate Group printmaking exhibition, Impress Printmakers Gallery, ​ inaugural exhibition that was part of the official opening of the Impress Printmakers Studio and Gallery, Kedron Park, Brisbane. 21 February to 30th ​ March 2014 Subterranean Solo exhibition. The Crane Art Centre, 1400 North American ​ St, Philadelphia, USA. An exhibition of digital prints presented in collaboration with artists Glen Skien and Tim Mosely. “Beneath the th Surface” is the overall title of this combined solo exhibit. 13 ​ February to th ​ 6 ​ March. ​ 2013 Slipstream Solo exhibition. Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, 3 November ​ to 8 December 2013 Shared Vision...Wspólna Wizja. A traveling group exhibition ​ th th POP/Art Factory Gallery, South Bank, Brisbane, 10 ​ to 17 ​ May ​ ​ 2012 Prints Tokyo 2012 invitation international print exhibition th th Tokyo Metropolitian Art Museum, 5 t​ o 18 ​ October ​ ​ http://printstokyo.info/en/index.html 2011 Altered States a 30-year solo survey exhibition, Redcliff City Art ​ Gallery, st th 1 t​ o 24 ​ December ​ ​ 2011 esprit group exhibition, GST sightseeing Art Project hosted by the Tokyo ​ rd University of Fine Arts (Geidai), Sumida Riverside Gallery, Tokyo. 23 ​ to th ​ 29 ​ October ​ 2011/12 Shared Vision...Wspólna Wizja. A traveling group exhibition to ​ Poland. WROCŁAW - Academy of Art and Design; 14 - 29 Nov 2011, ​ ​ LUBLIN - Maria Curie-Sklodowska University - Galeria Zajezdnia; 12 - 27 Jan. 2012, SANOK - BWA Galeria Sanocka 3rd to 20th April, ŁÓDŹ - ​ ​ Academy of Fine Arts - Galeria KOBRO, 12 - 31 Mar. 2012, Warsaw - Studio MARMALADA, 14 31 May 2012 2010 Objects of Navigation solo exhibition. Forty five downstairs Gallery, Flinders th th Lane, Melbourne. 28 ​ September to 9 ​ October ​ ​ st th 2010 How artists see people. Redcliffe City Art Gallery.1 ​ to 27 ​ February ​ ​ th ​ th 2009 Mana solo exhibition. Brisbane Powerhouse Gallery. 6 ​ to 25 ​ October ​ ​ ​ 2009 Framing Infinity. Drawing and print group exhibition. Gympie Regional th ​ th Gallery 7 ​ April to 16 ​ May ​ ​ 2008 Selected for Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award touring regional centers ​ throughout QLD and NSW in 2008/9 2008 Planet Ueno. Group collaborative exhibition with the Tokyo National ​ ​ University of Arts (Geidai)and QCA, Griffith. Sakamoto art venue. 30th Sept. ​ to 2nd Oct. 3 2007 Artists x HMAS Diamantina Installation based work exhibited in a group th exhibition on the HMAS Diamantina. 24 ​ August to September ​ 2006/7 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award touring regional centers throughout ​ QLD and NSW in 2007 2006/7 The 2006 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery ​ November to December 2006 “Inter Image art exchange” Japanese/Australian group exhibition project. ​ ​ University Student Hall Gallery, Tokyo National University of Fine arts and th M usic, 4th December to 8 ​ December ​ 2006 “Inter Image II” Japanese/Australian art exchange exhibition. College ​ ​ Gallery, Galleria Complex, Griffith University November. 2006 “Inter Image” Japanese/Australian art exchange exhibition. Webb Centre ​ ​ Gallery Griffith University 30 Aug to 7 Sept. 2006 ‘Colonial to Contemporary’. Queensland College of Art staff self-portrait ​ th exhibition College Gallery, Galleria Complex 26 July to 27 ​ August ​ 2003/4 ‘Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award’ touring regional centers throughout ​ ​ QLD and NSW 2002 ‘Aesthetic’. SOApBOx Gallery 2001 ‘High Fidelity’. SOApBOx Gallery ​ 2000 -01 ‘2000 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award’ Grafton Regional Gallery 2000 Kedumba Invitation Drawing Prize. (24 invited Australian Artists) ​ ​ October to September 1999 ‘Crossing the Ocean’ –QCA students and staff touring exhibition to Beijing, th th China. Central Academy of Fine Arts Gallery. 9 t​ o 19 ​ November. ​ ​ 1999 Solo exhibition. ‘Cicatrice’ Works from a residency in New Caledonia. Gallery 482, Brisbane. (to be exhibited from 28 May to 16 June) 1998 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize’ – Gold Coast City Art Gallery th th 12 ​ November to 12 ​ December. ​ ​ 1998 Queensland College of Art, Fine Art