LAMB, JOANNA
Born 1972, Perth
1997 Bachelor of Arts (Design), Curtin University, Perth
1994 Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts), Edith Cowan University, Perth
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2011 Bankwest Contemporary Art Prize, shortlisted
2010 Kings School Art Prize, Sydney, finalist
2007 ABN AMRO Emerging Artist Award, highly commended
2007 Artflight Grant, ArtsWA
2006 Artflight Grant, ArtsWA
1996 General Projects Grant from ArtsWA
1996 Visual Communication Prize, School of Design, Curtin University, Perth
1995 Drawing Prize, School of Design, Curtin University, Perth
1994 Art Theory Prize, Edith Cowan University, Perth
COLLECTIONS
Artbank
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
City of Joondalup, Perth
Edith Cowan University, Perth
Fidelity International, Sydney
Murdoch University, Perth
Parliament House, Canberra
Perth Electoral Commission, Perth
Royal Perth Hospital, Perth
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth
TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville
Wesfarmers, Perth
Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Perth
Private collections Australia and overseas
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Interiors, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2009 High Rise, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2009 Flatland: A Continuing Romance (fig 26 – 29), Johnston Gallery, Perth
2008 Flatland: A Continuing Romance (fig 17 – 25), Johnston Gallery, Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
2007 Flatland: A Continuing Romance, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2006 Flatland, Johnston Gallery, Perth
2004 Pleasantville Paintings, Artplace, Perth
2003 Pleasantville, Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2001 Identity, Artplace, Perth
1998 Slowness, Artplace, Perth
1996 Suburbia - Dreams and Desires, Verge Gallery, Perth
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 SSFA12, Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney
2011 KIAF11, COEX, Soeul, Korea
2011 SSFA11, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2010 SSFA10, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2009 The Shilo Project, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne
2009 Built, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
2009 SSFA09, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2008 Time and Place – Selected Works from the TWMA Collection, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville
2008 SSFA08, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2007 ABN AMRO Emerging Artist Award, Sydney
2007 SSFA07, Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2006 Parallel Lives: Australian Painting Today, TarraWarra Biennial, TarraWarra Museum of Art
2005 Mix Tape, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
2005-07 Configured, Art on the Move, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UWA and Regional centres throughout
2005 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Invitation Art Prize, Perth
2004 BankWest Art Prize, PICA, Perth
2004 Artfair 2004, Melbourne
2002 Artfair 2002, Melbourne
2001 Houseandlandpackage, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth
2000 Artfair 2000, Melbourne
1999 Art99, Perth Art Fair, Perth
1998 Collaborations, Geraldton Regional Gallery, Geraldton
1997 The Artist’s Self Portrait, Artshouse Gallery, Perth
1996 Suburbia - Dreams and Desires, Verge Gallery, Perth
1995 Art, Architecture, Dance - Praxis (art slide show), Busy Bee Arcade Walls, James Street, Northbridge, Perth
1994 Degree Show, School of Visual Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth
1994 National Tertiary Art Prize, Hobart
1994 Student Exhibition, Perth Galleries, Perth
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