Samantha Everton
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Curriculum vitae
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Arts (Photography), With Distinction. RMIT
Diploma of Applied Photography RMIT TAFE
Cadet Photographer, Melbourne Times newspaper
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, Qld (November)
2009 UTOPIA, BFB 09 - Ballarat Foto Biennale
2009 Vintage Dolls, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne, Sydney
2007 Catharsis, Horsham Regional art Gallery, Victoria
2007 Childhood Fears, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2007 Childhood Fears, Sandra Byron Gallery, Sydney
2006 Catharsis, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2006 Queensland Centre of Photography, Brisbane
2006 Sandra Byron Gallery, Sydney
2005 Catharsis, Gasworks ARB Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Inaugural Solo exhibition, St Michaels Uniting Church Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Customs House Gallery, Warrnambool, Victoria
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2010 First Anniversary Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Qld
2010 Time Travel, Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW
2009 40 x 40 Special First Christmas Show Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, Qld
2008 40x40 Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2008 Connections, Mixed Media group show, Gardener Gallery
2007 New York, Photography Art Fair
2006 La Trobe University Acquisitive Art Prize exhibition
2006 New York, Photography Art Fair
2005 Julie Millowick Acquisitive Photographic Award Exhibition, Castlemaine
2005 Leica Documentary award exhibition, CCP. Travelling Australia Wide
2005 Photo Plastic, Red Gallery
2005 The Discovery Art Show, Gasworks Art Park
2004 Australian Commercial Magazine Photography Collection 10
2004 VISPY Victorian Institute of Professional Photographers awards exhibition
AWARDS
2010 Winner Px3 Paris International Photography Awards
2010 Finalist, The Curchie National Emerging Art Award
2009 Honorable Mention, Px3 Paris Photography Prize
2009 Highly Commended Award, MORAN Contemporary Photographic Prize
2009 Selected for the core program of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2008 Finalist in the MORAN Contemporary Art Prize
2008 People's choice award winner in conceit '08, Corangamarah Art Prize.
2007 Px3 Paris International Photography Awards, peoples choice 1st place.
2006 Winner of the Twenty-Third McGregor Prize for Photography award.
2006 Highly Commended Award, Twenty-Third McGregor Prize for Photography
2006 Selected for inclusion in the New Yorker Magazine, April 2006
2005 Winner of the Australian Leica Documentary Photographer of the year award
2005 Charades selected for auction & sold at Sotheby's charity art auction for Girls On Top.
2005 Winner of Hardcopy: Digital Art exhibition, Gasworks art park
2005 Second place winner, Head On 2005 photographic portrait prize, Michael Nagy Gallery.
2005 33rd Alice Prize, Acquisition of work for Alice Springs art gallery permanent collection
2004 Australian national finalist for Victoria Fulbright Visual and Performing Arts Award
2003 AIPP Australian Professional Photography awards: 1 gold, 2 silver medals. Awarded
Highest aggregate score winner from amongst all Victorian photography students.
2003 Winner of the Prestigious Steve Vizard Award - Student of the year / most creative folio RMIT.
2003 VIC Inst.of Professional Photographers awards:Runnerup Victorian student of the year
PUBLISHED IMAGES
2008 Blanket magazine, feature article, Summer 2007-8
2008 Foto & Video Magazine, 8 page feature article and cover, Moscow, Russia May 2008
2007 Capture Magazine, Emerging Talent, Summer Edition 2007
2007 Harpers Bazaar Australia 'Bazaar Insider' June , 2007
2007 Photofile 'Art Review' Childhood fears Exhibition reviewd by Maggi Finch, Spring edition
2006 New Yorker Magazine, April 2006
2006 Reviewed by Keith Skipton in Australian Art Review, 'Through a looking glass, darkly', Mar-Jun
2006 The Weekend Australian 'Investing in Art' July 22nd 2006
2005 Reviewed in Photo Review magazine, June/July edition.
2005 Sydney Morning Herald Art Review, The Culture.
2004 Featured in Photo Review magazine, Emerging Talent section April/May edition.
GRANTS
2007 Australian Council, New Work Emerging grant recipient
2006 Private Residency, Luther College, June 2006
2006 Victorian Arts Council Grant 'Artist in Schools' Residency 2006
COLLECTIONS
University of Western Sydney
Alice Springs Art Gallery
Customs House Gallery, Warnambool
Rockhampton Art Gallery
University of Southern Queensland
C Corp, Sydney
Central Equity, Melbourne
The Andrea Zeigler Trust, Sydney
Aria Building, Broadbeach Queensland
The McCann Collection, Brisbane
Klaregrants Catering, North Queensland