Diamando Koutsellis

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Born: 1975 Sydney
Bio: My work is inspired by natural rhythms. I find revelation with my comfort in organic shapes and movements. My paintings and sculptures come from the transient feelings born in natures myriad of forms directly transmitted through my hands to the artworks I create.
CV: Diamando Koutsellis
diamando.koutsellis@gmail.com


Solo Exhibitions
2011 New Ceramics, Bankstown Arts Centre, Bankstown NSW
2008 Windows of Perception, Watch House Gallery, Balmain NSW
2006 Feminine Revelations, Red Door Gallery, Summer Hill NSW
2005 Artopia, Living Artists WA, Fremantle WA
2004 Ningaloo Reef is my Muse, Bird’s Gallery, Kew, Melbourne VIC

Group Exhibitions
2011 “Generation X” ESP Gallery, Marrickville, NSW
2010 New Ceramics alongside AFFORD disabled art program ceramics, Incubate Gallery, Bankstown Council, NSW
2010 Marrickville Woman's Salon ESP Gallery, Marrickville, NSW
2010 "Finalism" Painted Sculpture, St James Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand
2010 "Strike a Pose Street Art Festival" Double Bay NSW
2010 Teachers and Students Exhibition, Centrehouse, Lane Cove,NSW
2009 "Pottery Expo" Federation Square Atrium, Melbourne VIC
2009 "Triads" ESP Gallery Marrickville NSW
2009 "Hello" Esp Gallery, Marrickville Festival, Marrickville NSW
2008 “Birthday Show” Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Newtown NSW
2008 MOST Marrickville Open Studio Trail NSW
2008 The Sculptors Society Exhibition Darling Park 201 Sussex St NSW
2008 “Togetherness Art for Humanity” Global Gallery, Paddington, NSW
2008 “Togetherness Art for Humanity” Artelido Gallery” Pretty Beach, NSW
2008 Mosman Village Festival of Sculpture, Sculptors Society, Mosman, NSW
2008 “Togetherness Art for Humanity”, NSW Parliament House, Macquarie St, Sydney NSW
2007 Sculpture in the Vineyards small indoor exhibition, Regard Gallery, Redfern NSW
2007 “Togetherness for Peace” with Togetherness art for humanity, Queenscliff Pavilion, NSW
2007 Sculpture in the Vineyards, Hunter Valley, NSW
2007 Sculpture in the Vineyards small indoor exhibition, Horse Heaven Gallery, Wollombi, NSW
2007 Fondue Designs – An expose of local craft in Sydney, Newtown NSW
2007 Finalist, Create to Advocate 07, Parliament House, Canberra
2006 Art in the Park, Marrickville Council, Maundrell Park, Petersham NSW
2006 Objects of Virtu, Taylor Galleries, Summer Hill NSW
2006 Art Movie Moments, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi NSW
2006 Tap Gallery’s 17th Birthday, Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW
2006 Mamapalooza, Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW
2005 We Love 3D Project, Avant Card, Sydney Opera House Sydney NSW
2005 Perth Concert Hall presented by Showpony WA
2005 Bird’s Gallery, Kew, Melbourne VIC
2005 Minnawarra Festival Art Award (Invitation Award) WA
2004 Fine Light Images, Fremantle WA
2004 Rivers and Parks: A Personal Perspective Western Australia’s 175th Anniversary, Constitutional Centre Perth WA
2004 Guest Sculptor for Fragments, Monart Gallery, Dalkeith WA
2004 Victoria Park Art Awards, Victoria Park, WA
2004 Guest Sculptor for Suit of Four, Monart Gallery, Dalkeith WA
2004 Ceramic Artist Association Annual Exhibition, Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park WA
2004 Minnawarra Festival Art Award (Invitation Award) WA
2004 Mosman Moods Art Awards WA
2000 Albany Art Prize WA
1999 Victoria Park Art Society Exhibition WA
1998 Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award 1998 National Art Award NSW
1998 The City of Ryde Art Society Inc Art Society Exhibition NSW
1997 Castle Hill Art Society Exhibition NSW
1996 City of Fairfield Council Exhibition NSW
1996 The City of Ryde Art Society Inc Exhibition NSW
1995 Hornsby City Council Art Exhibition NSW
1995 Bowral Youth Art Award Exhibition NSW

Forthcoming Group Exhibition
2012 Parallax International curated by Dr Chris Barlow, Chelsea Town Hall, London, United Kingdom

Public Art and/or Community art
2011 “Australian Animals” Tile Project with Year 8 Gifted and Talented, Colyton High, Colyton
2011 “School of Fish” Freshwater Park mosiac, sponsored by Strathfield Council involving children from Chalmers Rd, St Anne’s Primary, Homebush Primary.
2011 “Polo Grounds Mural” Harlem, New York City, United States, Cityarts, assistant to artist Tova Synder, supported by Australia Council for the arts, community partnerships professional development grant.
2011 “Story Stacks’ With Colyton High School- Artist In residence Program, NSW Education Department, Arts NSW, Australia Council for Arts
2011 “Serving our children” St Declans Primary school mosaic with year 3 class.
2011 “Freedom” Condell Park Community Centre Mosaic with Special Needs adults day options program and Bankstown Koori group, Condell Park and community centre users. Bankstown Council Grant
2010 “Australian Foundation for Disabiltiy disabled art program ceramics,” Incubate Gallery, Bankstown Council, NSW
2010 “Ceramic Mug making business venture”, Ten week Program for At Risk Adolescents, Connected, Granville NSW
2009 “Mask making”, Summer Hill Primary School Year 6, Summer Hill NSW
2009 “Making Faces” with mental health/disability, commissioned by Canada Bay Council, Concord Library Exhibition, Concord NSW
2009 “Metamorphosis” Mosaic Mural, Levis place commissioned by Canada Bay Council and Touched By Olivia Foundation. Tiles made by Lucas Gardens School Special Needs Children. Timbrell Park Five Dock NSW
2008 “Wind Chime Project”, Lucas Gardens School Special Needs Children. sponsored by Canada Bay Council for International Disability Day NSW
2007 “Talk Back” Horizon Theatre Co. Ltd Willey Park NSW. Set Designer - Facilitated a group of Work for the Dole participants to build the set NSW
2007 “Croc Festival”, Indigenous Festival for children, Kempsey NSW
2007 “Croc Festival”, Dubbo, Indigenous Festival for children, NSW
2006 “Gateway to the Quarter Project”, Video Installation, Finkle St, York, United Kingdom
2006 “Croc Festival”, Indigenous Festival for children, Kempsey NSW
2005 “Booyembarra Park Aboriginal Storytelling and Healing Circle” in collaboration with Marie Thorne Nyungar Elder, Cnr Stevens and Montreal Street, Fremantle WA
2005 “Heritage Wall”, Tiles made with Fremantle Primary School children. City of Fremantle, Cnr of Brennan and Stevens Street, Fremantle WA
2005 “Drawing for life,” Arte Moris Art School for children aged 5-12 Dili, East Timor
2002 “Tree of Life” St Denis Primary School, Children aged 5-6- Joondanna in collaboration with Milton Cocks WA
2000 “Mosaic mural” at Billabong Community Childcare Centre, children aged 2-5. Victoria Park WA
1997 “Aliens in Space” mural at Castle Hill Pool Hall NSW

Forthcoming Public/Community Art

2012 Stage 2 “Freedom” Condell Park Community Centre Mosaic with Special Needs adults day options program and Bankstown Koori group, Condell Park and community centre users. Bankstown Council Grant
2012 Magnetic Places, Penrith Council, Tile project with Colyton High Year 9 Ceramics Class at Colyton Neighbourhood Centre

Grant Recipient
2011 Australia Council for arts Community Partnerships- Go to New York City to Professionally Develop with Cityarts
2011 “Story Stacks’ With Colyton High School- Artist In residence Program, NSW Education Department, Arts NSW, Australia Council for Arts
2011 Bankstown Council Community Grant for Freedom tile mosaic
2005 Fremantle Council Community Grant for Heritage Wall Project

Awards Nominations
2010 Local Council Cultural Awards, Ceramic Art Project, Canada Bay

Awards Judge
2011 “Art from Inside” Prison Fellowship, Parklea Prison, Parklea
2010 "Art from the Inside" Prison fellowship,Margo Hardy Gallery, Western Sydney University, Milperra NSW

Workshops and Talks
2011 “Australian Animals” Tile Project with Year 8 Gifted and Talented, Colyton High, Colyton
2011 “School of Fish” printing on clay workshops with chidlren from Chalmers Rd, St Annes Primary and Homebush Primary.
2011 Art assistant to Tova Snyder, Cityarts project, Polo Grounds, Harlem New York City, various workshops with children aqged 5 to 12
2011 Art from Inside talk at Parklea Prison Exhibition
2011 Professional Development Training for Slip casting, Colyton High during Artist in Schools Project.
2011 Professional Development CeramicTraining course for Disability Support workers, North West Disability Support
2011 Catholic Education Artist Retreat Weekend, Professional Development for teachers, painting workshops
2011 Mosaic Workshops for Freedom Project with Bankstown Koori Elders Group and Australian Foundation for Disability Clients
2011 Art and Play Theapists, Colour as an Emotional Response
2011 Art and Play Therapists, Introduction to Ceramics
2011 Project Ideas for teachers of special needs children, St Edmunds, Wahroonga
2011 Australian Foundation for Disability Art Program- Ongoing at Lakemba NSW
2011 Australian Foundation for Disability Art Program- Ongoing at Condell Park NSW
2011 Special needs centre training session for Staff, Project Ideas, Warah Dural, NSW
2010 Artist talk, St Clements, Galong, for Catholic Education Department
2010 Artist retreat weekend, raku firing, St Clement, Galong for Catholic Education Department
2010 Australian Foundation for Disability Art Program- Ongoing at Lakemba NSW
2010 Teacher training workshop, St Edmunds Special Needs School, Wahroonga, NSW
2010 Teacher Training session-glaze technology, Sydney Japanese International School, Terry Hills NSW
2010 Special needs centre training session for Staff, Introduction to Ceramics Warah Dural, NSW
2010 Teacher training session Japanese International School, Terry Hills NSW
2010 Australian Foundation for Disability Art Program- Ongoing at Condell Park NSW
2010 Professional Development training course with staff at Marist Youth Drop In Centre, Granville NSW
2009 Australian Foundation for Disability Art Program at Condoll Park NSW
2009 Professional Development training course with therapist at Marist Youth Drop In Centre, Granville NSW
2009 Introduction to ceramics for therapists, Art Circle, Drummoyne NSW
2009 Professional Development for Teachers, Introduction to Ceramics, NSW Pottery Supplies, Homebush NSW
2009 Mosaic Mural Workshop with Lucas Gardens School NSW
2009 Professional Development Workshop for Teachers in Ceramics, NSW Pottery Supplies, Homebush NSW
2009 Colour Theory Workshop for At Risk Adolescents, Connected, Granville NSW
2009 Artist Talk for at risk adolescents Connected NSW
2009 Colour as an emotional response for therapists for Art and Play NSW
2009 Ceramics Introduction for therapists for Art and Play, NSW
2009 Professional Development Workshop for Teachers in Ceramics, NSW Pottery Supplies, Homebush NSW
2009 Ceramic Materials Talk at Port Hacking Potters Group Sutherland
2008 Demonstration of Ceramic Materials Monteforie Home Randwick
2008 Summer Hill Primary School Year 5 Ceramic Workshop Summer Hill
2008 Summer Hill Primary School Year 5 Drawing Workshop Summer Hill
2008 Ceramics Materials Talk at Port Hacking Potters Group Sutherland
2007 Artist Talk, Create to Advocate 07, Parliament House, Canberra ACT
2007 Thirning Villa artist talk, Ashfield, NSW
2006 Feminine Revelations artist talk, Red Door Gallery, Summer Hill NSW
2005 Booyeembara Park Aboriginal Storytelling and Healing Circle tile workshop with Nyungar elders WA
2005 Hilton Primary School, Tile workshop for Booyeembara Park Aboriginal Storytelling and Healing Circle, NAIDOC Week WA in collaboration with Marie Thorne, Nyungar Elder WA
2005 Heritage Wall tile workshop with the children at Fremantle Primary School WA
2004 Heritage wall presentation and talk to Fremantle city precinct members WA
2004 Ceramic Demonstration, Victoria Park Art Awards WA
2002 Tree of Life tile workshop with the children at St Denis Primary School, Joondanna WA
2000 Mosaic mural workshop with the children at Billabong community childcare centre, East Victoria Park, WA

Work Experience
2008 –2010 Part time Ceramics Technician at NSW Pottery Supplies, Homebush

Artist Residency
2009 Cataract Gorge Artist Residency, Launceston City Council, Tasmania

Academic Qualifications
1999-2000 Studio Ceramics - Perth Tafe WA
1995 Fine Arts at East Sydney Technical College- National Art School NSW
1994 Certificate in Fine Arts Hornsby Technical College NSW

Selected Bibliography
2011 Print Oct- International Contemporary Artists Volume 3. ICA Publishing
2010 “Finalism, Painted Sculpture” Augustus Firestone, First Published 2010
2010 Australian Business Foundation for Arts Publication Connect Summer 2010
2009 Village Voice "Mask Making with disabilities" September 2009
2008 Inner West Courier “Wind Chime Project” 1st December 2008
2007 Neos Kosmos, “Art is my driving force” 22nd October 2007
2006 Inner West Weekly, “A tribute to our feminine sides” 20th December
2006 The Glebe, “Connecting with the feminine” 19th December 2006
2006 The Glebe, “Petersham Park goes wild just for one day” 26th October
2005 “Fremantle Walks” David Hutchinson, First Published, Fremantle Arts Centre Press 2005
2005 The Sunday Times, Artopia, Living Artists WA 9th October, 2005
2005 The West Australian, Inside Story 3rd October, 2005
2004 Fremantle Herald, Rivers and Parks Exhibition “A fresh perspective” Nov 9th 2004
2002 Elements Home and Garden Magazine Volume 1:1 June 2002

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