Emily Valentine

Labarking
Labarking, 2024
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Parrot Plane
Parrot Plane, 2024
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Scaly Terrier
Scaly Terrier, 2024
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Crested Plane Brooch
Crested Plane Brooch, 2017

Emily Valentine: Statement

Feathers are my paint. Over the last twelve years I have developed my own technique and style using feathers.

I create mythical beasts - winged dogs and lizards, and now aeroplanes. The planes moves the work in a new direction - combining the man-made form with the bird. Planes are colonising the skies. Birds no longer dominate our view of the heavens.

In my work I wish to discuss how attitudes to wearing birds parts have changed. Is this just because of fashion, or has society become more caring of animals? I wish to stimulate the viewer with the uncomfortable nature of the feather, to question our callousness treatment of animals and birds, and ask how we sub-consciously classify animals – pet or pest, valued or worthless, beautiful or plain and why.

Emily Valentine: Bio

Emily Valentine is a contemporary mixed media artist living and working in both Australia and her native New Zealand. Using feathers as her paint, Valentine was initially trained as a jeweller, however her work now spans both contemporary wearable art and sculpture. Using feathers from a variety of bird species, Valentine has exhibited her wearable art and three-dimensional work in numerous solo, group and touring exhibitions in both Australia and New Zealand. She has also been a winner and finalist of numerous awards. In 2014, Valentine won the WOW Factor Award in the 2014 World Of Wearable Art, in 2011, she won The Cat Advocate Prize for Emerging artist, for her work Catty Bird and in 2007, she was a recipient of the 30th Alice Springs Acquisition Award, Northern Territory Craft Award for her Dog Flu Series.

Her work his included in the collections of the National Library of Australia, the Northern Territory Art Gallery and the Worldofwearableart Museum in New Zealand. 

Emily Valentine: CV January, 2020

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Education

1984-1987
Bachelor of Arts (Visual), majoring in Jewellery and Object design
Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney

Solo exhibitions

2013
Feather Fanciest
Masterworks Gallery, Ponsonby, Auckland, NZ
2012
Feather Fancier
Tauranga Art Gallery, NZ
Feather Flings
Online exhibition, Jas Hugonnet Gallery
2011
Flying Forward
Online exhibition, Jas Hugonnet Gallery
2010
Feather Fancy
Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, NZ
Flying Flings
Craft Act, 180 London Circuit, Canberra ACT
2009
Dog The Bird
Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, NZ
Dogs and Dolls
Newcastle TAFE Foyer, Newcastle, NSW
Mynah Messiah
Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney, NSW
2007
Flown To
Pataka, Porirua Regional Gallery, NZ
2006
Flown
Quoil Gallery, Wellington, NZ
Exciting, Exsighting, Exsiting!
A-Space on Cleveland St, Sydney, NSW

Group exhibitions

2019
A Time of Gifts - The Art of Giving
Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW
2013
Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Curated Alexis Neal
Solander Gallery, Wellington, NZ
Back to the USSR, a Mardi Gras event
Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Newtown, NSW
2012
Tiny Tatans and Miniliths, Annual miniature show
Defiance Gallery, Newtown, NSW
A Time of Gifts
Stanley St Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
Animals
Syndicate at Danks, Waterloo, NSW.
Worlds Apart
Soldier St Gallery, Central, Sydney, NSW
Exploration 12
Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
A4 – Smallworks
Glass Artist Gallery, Glebe, NSW
2011
Christmas Show
Wilson St Gallery, Waterloo, NSW
Animal Instincts
Glass Artist Gallery, Glebe, NSW
Mini Majors, 16th Miniiature Sculpture Exhibition
Defiance Gallery, Newtown, NSW
Manning Art Prize
Manning Regional Gallery, Taree, NSW
Game On
Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, NZ
All Creatures Great and Small
Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, NZ
Art and Humour Me, Curated by Gordon Elliot
Brenda May Gallery, Waterloo, NSW
Underfoot, Curated by Kate Ford
Overhead Project Space, Surry Hills, NSW
Animal Collective Nouns, Curated by Julie Morin & Manuela Vasington
Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2010
Little Devils, 15th Miniiature Sculpture Exhibition
Defiance Gallery, Newtown, NSW
Green
Brenda May Gallery, Redfern, NSW
Celebrating 40 Years of the Alice Prize 1970 - 2010
Northern Territory Craft, Alice Spring, NT
2008
Private Park
Mary Newton Gallery, Wellington, NZ
Pouch
A-Space Gallery, Sydney, NSW
What Touched My Soul, Photography Exhibition
MAD Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2007
One Small Step for Mankind
Defiance Gallery, Newtown, NSW
Pocket Sculptures
A-Space Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Curios, Curated Kellee Uhr
Redlands Regional Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Weird, Wild and Wonderful
A-Space Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Norseweart, New Zealand Contemporary Art Award 2007
Hawkes Bay, Exhibition Centre, Hastings, NZ
50 Brooches, Curated by Andrea
Higgins CQ Gallery, Craft Queensland, Brisbane, QLD
Explorations, Curated Liz Paul
Gaffa Galley, Sydney, NSW
Black and White
Glass artist Gallery, Glebe, NSW
2006
6x6x6 Show
Defiance Gallery, Newtown, NSW
Canine Capers
A-Space Gallery, Sydney, NSW
JOC (Jewellery out of Context), Curated by Peter Deckers & Sandra Shaw
Touring to Sydney, Auckland, Hallifax, Canada, Europe.
Out of Site, JMGA NSW Inc members’ exhibition at the
Pyrmont Studio Gallery, NSW
4th Annual Dog Exhibition
A-Space Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2005
Junk Love
Reverse Garbage, Marrickville, NSW
29th Alice Springs Acquisition Award
Northern Territory Craft Award
2004-2005
Anti-War Medals
Touring exhibition facilitated by Velet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA. Travelling to Oslo, Copenhagen, Valencia, London
Melding
Touring exhibition of eight Regional Australian Galleries
2003
National Contemporary Jewellery Award
Griffith Regional Gallery, Griffith, QLD
Worldofwearableart Award
Nelson, NZ
Soapbox, JMGA NSW Inc Members exhibition
Pyrmont Studio, Sydney, NSW
2002
28th Alice Springs Acquisition Award
Northern Territory Craft Award
Junk Love
Reverse Garbage, Sydney, NSW & Casula Powerhouse, Liverpool, NSW
National Contemporary Jewellery Award
Griffith Regional Gallery, Griffith, QLD
2001 Contemporary Jewellery and Metalwork
JMGA NSW, Makers Mark, Sydney, NSW
27th Alice Springs Acquisition Award
Northern Territory Craft Award
Sites of Adornment, JMGA National exhibition
Doggett St Studio, Brisbane, QLD
Hermann’s Art Award
Span Galleries, Melbourne and Mornington Peninsular Regional Gallery, VIC
5th National Contemporary Jewellery Award
Griffith Regional Gallery, Griffith, QLD

Please note, this is a revised version of Emily Valentine's CV. If you would like to view the full CV (including pre. 2002), please contact the gallery.

Awards and achievements

2014
Winner, WOW Factor Award
World of Wearable Art (WOW)
2011
Emerging artist, Miniature Sculpture
The Cat Advocate prize, Defiance Gallery, Newtown, NSW
Residency, Gunyah Cottage
Fries Trust, North Arm Cove, NSW
2010
Residency, Tylee Cottege
Sargeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
2009
Off the Wall
Royal Exhibition Centre, Melbourne Art Fair, VIC
2007
30th Alice Springs Acquisition Award
Northern Territory Craft Award, Alice Springs, NT
Merit Prize, Norseweart, NZ Comtemporary Art Award
Hastings Regional Gallery, NZ
2005
Wearable Art section, Junk Love
Reverse Garbage, Marrickville, NSW
2002
Mac's Bizarre Bra
WOW, Nelson, NZ

Collections

Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, New Zealand. Kingfisher Squadron

National Library of Australia, 200 Years Since the First Carving A land rights (Poster made in 1988)     

Northern Territory Art Gallery, NT Australia         

Worldofwearableart Museum, Nelson, NZ

Wardrobe Departments of ABC, SBS, Channel 7, Babe 2, Various TV & Print Advertisements, Local Theatre, New Theatre, Newtown School of Performing Arts

Grants

2004-2005
Vision Grant, Received to co-curate 'Melding' (Nationally touring exhibition)
Australian Federal Government

Reviews and publicity

Off the Wall, World of Wearableart published by WOW NZ. Page 50-51 ISBN 978-1-877517-42-6

Radio review on Kim Hill’s show, Art with Mary Kisler Sat am 19.02.2011

Photo of Labrakeet (Doggie Dogma) Also photo repeated small on cover.

The Planner, p.23 Spectrum, SMH Feb 19-20 2011   

Cover photo on Art Zone No 37 Nov 2010 - Feb 2011 ISSN; 1176-3752

Familiar Figures given the feather treatment, River City Press Vol 25 No 17 May 20, 2010 Page 3. (article with photo)

The Feathered Familiar by Yolande Norris, Feb, 2010   http://www.craftact.org.au/exhibitions/2010EX1G1.php

Feather Forms, Cool Glassware by Kerry-Anne Cousins Canberra Times – Times2,  04 March, 2010, p.8 (article with photos)

Out of the Ordinary by Ron Cerabona, Canberra Times – Times2, 17 Feb 2010 p.8 (article with photo)

Listing, Art Guide Australia, Jan/Feb 2010 p.146

Canberra Sunday Times – Relax Magazine 7 Feb 2010 pg.2

Canberra Weekly 16 Feb 2010 p. 14

Flying Flings, Planner P20 Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 13-14 2010

Visual Arts, John McDonald, Critics, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 14-15 09    

I Make Stuff by Ramona Barry & Rebecca Jobson p 36-39  Handmade Life blurb.com

Choice viewing and text, Jill Stonwell, The Herald Newcastle, P19 July 11 2009

Open Gallery, Lissa Christopher, Critics, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, July4-5 09    

Preview, P 20 The Sunday Age April 12 2009 Visual Arts Penny Modra

Caprice, P20 Yen Magazine, Issue 38 2009 www.yenmag.net

Myna Art, Ross Bray, News Hour, ABC, Asia channel, 16/02/09

Melding, Uniting Many to Strengthen All, Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition, ISBN 0 646 44 029

Dominion Post May 2 2008 Page B8 Entertainment Our Picks incl photo

North & South Issue 264 Page 25 Dogs of a Feather incl photo

City Life Oct 11 2007 Flights of Fancy Page 8 incl photos

Various Newspapers in NZ announcing the prize winners for the Norsewear Contemporary Art Award April 2007     

Metro, Sydney Morning Herald, 2006

Feather Friends, Capital Times, Wellington NZ 2005

Beading a Bracelet, Growing Today, NZ May 2003

Highly Strung, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney. Jan 2003

Corsets & Cubists, The Independent Magazine, UK. Dec 2002

Montana Wearable Arts Awards The Nelson Mail (Sept)

Most Local NZ newspapers showing the prize-winners. Photo, Article & State Report, Lemel, Australia. Summer 2002/03

Editorial Comment, Lemel. Spring 2002

Photos, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney. Spring/Summer 2002

Seeing Red, Cosmopolitan, Australia. May 2001

Clobber, Ralph, Australia. July 2000

Free City, New York, USA. Nov 2000

Shopping Around, Cleo, Australia. May 1999

100 Years Triumphant, QVB, Sydney. Spring/Summer 98/99

Smarts Issue 12, Dec 97 page 28 ISSN 1323-5095

Souvenirs, Object, Object Magazine, Australia. Autumn 1996

94 Griffith Biennial, Lemel, Summer 94-95

State Report, Lemel, Summer 94-95

On Enmore Road, Newtown Bridge, Sydney. Jan 93

Represented Artists

Group Exhibition

October 16-November 3, 2018

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