DE JONG, MARC
Born 1970, Zürich, Switzerland
Lives and works in Melbourne
Bachelor of Fine Art, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
Advanced Certificate of Art and Design, Prahran College of TAFE, Melbourne
AWARDS & PRIZES
2012 Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, finalist
2010 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, finalist
2009 Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, finalist
2008 Fleurieu Art Prize, Fleurieu Biennale, McLaren Vale, finalist
2008 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, finalist
2006 ABN Amro Emerging Artists Award, Sydney, finalist
2006 Fletcher Jones Prize, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, finalist
2001 Creative Resistance Competition, Adbusters
1997 Keith and Elizabeth Murdoch Travelling Scholarship, finalist
1988 Melbourne High School Art Prize, Melbourne High School, Melbourne
COLLECTIONS
Artbank
Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat
CSIRO, Canberra
Macquarie Group Collection
Monash University, Melbourne
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Parliament House Collection, Canberra
Private collections in Australia and overseas
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Flock Work, Gould Galleries, Melbourne
2010 PNTNGS 4, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Melbourne Art Fair 2010, Royal Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
2009 PNTNGS 3 / DRWNGS 1, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2008 PNTNGS 2, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2007 PNTNGS, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2005 Marc de Jong New Works, Spacement Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Mad Max Paintings, Spacement Gallery, Melbourne
2001 More Readvertising, Revolver upstairs, Melbourne
2000 Overlay Paintings, United Art Gallery, Melbourne
1999 Debit Card Series: Readvertising, City Lights, Melbourne
1998 Neveready, The Basement, Melbourne
1997 Readvertising, 191 Café, Taylor Square, Sydney
1997 PCTRZ, Big Mouth Gallery, Melbourne
1997 Readvertising, Stop 22 Gallery, Melbourne
1997 Skier, Print Mode, Melbourne
1997 Suburb, Print Mode, Melbourne
1996 Tiger, Zebra, Candy Bar, Melbourne
1996 No idea, Cherry Tree, Melbourne
1996 PNTNGS, Octave Gallery, Melbourne
1994 Beat Heads, 205 Russell Street, Melbourne
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2012 Ground Up - Fundraising Art Exhibition, Annex Space, Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney
2012 SSFA12, Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney
2011 SSFA11, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2010 Space Invaders, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane; RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo
2010 ARTHK2010, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2010 Director's Choice, Gould Galleries, Melbourne
2010 The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2010 SSFA10, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2009 The Shiloh Project, Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
2009 Platform Gallery, Melbourne
2009 Director's Choice, Gould Galleries, Melbourne
2009 Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2009 SSFA09, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2008 SSFA08, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2008 The Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2007 SSFA07, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2006 The Royal Melbourne Show, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Melbourne
2006 Flaming Youth, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange
2005 Art Sydney 05, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2005 Polit-art-call, Ember67 Gallery, Melbourne
2005 Monster Children Gallery, Sydney
2005 Until Never, Citylights Project, Melbourne
2004 Eureka Revisited, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat; State Library of Melbourne, Melbourne
2003 Productivism, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat
2002 Marcsta vs Merda, PB Gallery, Swinburne University, Melbourne
2002 Refugee Fundraiser, Gamma Space, Melbourne 2002 Art in the city, Gamma Space, Melbourne
2001 Squat Space, Sydney
2000 United Arts Launch
1998 Evil Men, Revolver, Chapel Street, Melbourne
1998 Ritchie Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat
1998 Pin Oak Gallery, Melbourne
1998 The Bridge Project, Collins Street, Melbourne
1998 City Loop, (Curator), Sahara Gallery, Melbourne
1996 (It) Figures, Octave Gallery, Melbourne
1996 Shamocracy, Lyall Building Gallery, Melbourne
1995 Mindamaze, Global Village, Melbourne
1995 MCM Studio exhibition, 2/252 Swanston Walk, Melbourne
1994 Sector 29, Fringe Festival, Art performance, China Town exhibition, Sydney
1993 VCA Graduate Exhibition, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong
1993 The last supper, Poison Ball Gallery, Melbourne
1979 Me, Myself and I, Children's Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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