biography
Stephanie Karavasilis is a Melbourne-based sculptor, installation artist and art educator. Through her research-based practice she explores issues of social justice, the environment, Australian culture/history, language, gender and identity. By utilising ephemeral, found and 'craft' materials - primarily clay, textiles and plaster - within a political framework, Stephanie’s work is both aesthetically and intellectually engaging.
Stephanie holds a Diploma in Creative Arts from The Victorian College of the Arts, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours in Art History) and a Graduate Diploma in Education from The University of Melbourne. She has shown in a broad range of exhibitions across Victoria and created several prize-winning site-specific installations.
Stephanie is also the Arts Educator of newly established Little... no BIG, a tiny gallery just for kids by Annee Miron Projects.
qualifications
Graduate Diploma in Education, The University of Melbourne, 2001
Diploma in Creative Arts, Victorian College of the Arts, 2000
Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours in Art History), The University of Melbourne, 1999
exhibitions
2018
Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne foreshore, Lorne
2017
The Confessional, Mailbox Art Space, Melbourne
2016
Regeneration, Toolangi Forest Discovery Centre, Toolangi
Factivism, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
ACMD Art Prize: Art in Science, Science in Art, St Vincent's Gallery, Fitzroy
Entwined, RRRTG, Cororooke
2015
Science Friction, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
I’d Like a Word With You, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
Comfort Zone, Brunswick Arts Space, Brunswick
Fragility, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
2014
Speak Out, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
No Comment, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
Plant, Manningham Art Gallery, Doncaster
Lorne Sculpture Biennale 2014, Lorne
For the Vogel's, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2013
Current Tendencies, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Prize 2013, Yering Station Winery, Yarra Glen
My Word, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
3D Sustainability, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
2012
Sculpture 2012 – Brave New World, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne
Absence/Presence, Works from the Winter Artist in Residence program, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
Feather Your Nest, Gleaners Inc., Brunswick (satellite exhibition of Craft Cubed 2012)
Bonanza, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
2011
Books Beyond Words … Evolution, East Gippsland Art Gallery, Bairnsdale
Women’s Salon, 2011 – Voice, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2010
9 X 5: Small Gems, Walker St Gallery, Dandenong
Compassion and Commitment: Starting from Home, 2010 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Collingwood Gallery, Collingwood
Women’s Salon, 2010 – Place and Belonging, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
She, Walker St Gallery, Dandenong
Bonanza, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
2009
Moreland Sculpture Show – Grow, 2009, Bridges Reserve, Coburg
ArTecycle, Incinerator Arts Complex, Moonee Ponds
Old England Hotel Outdoor Sculpture Award and Exhibition 2009, Sills Bend Warringal Parklands, Heidelberg
2008
Women’s Salon, 2008 – Persuasive Dissent, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2007
Crossroads, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne
Women’s Salon, 2007 – Homely/Unhomely, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2006
Women’s Salon, 2006 – Sister Ships, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2001
Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize, Wyndham Community Cultural Centre
Women’s Salon, 2001, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
Eye Site (II) – Solo Installation, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne, Parkville
Box (III) – Solo Commissioned Installation, Experimental Art Space, Union Building, The University of Melbourne
2000
Subject/Object – Graduate Show, Artistcare Gallery, South Melbourne
Box (I) – Solo Installation, Arts Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville
Recent Works, ‘Art in the Baillieu Library’ program, The University of Melbourne, Parkville
Eye Site (I) – Solo Installation, Arts Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville
commissions, awards and achievements
2016
Education Manager, Little... No BIG, Footscray
2015
Curator of Fragility, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
Committee Member, Upstairs at the Napier ARI
2014
Committee Member, Upstairs at the Napier ARI
Public Artist Talk: Lorne Sculpture Biennale 2014, Lorne
2013
Curator of 3D Sustainability, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, part of the Sustainable Living Festival
Vice Chairperson of the Contemporary Sculptors’ Association
2012
Artist in residence, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
Winner of Luminous Glass Studio Award, Bonanza, 2012
2010-12
Member, Contemporary Sculptors’ Association
2010
Public Artist Talk: Place and Belonging, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2009
Commission: The Grass is greener installation, Coburg Mall and surrounds, Coburg Carnivale, 2009
Winner of People’s Choice Award, Moreland Sculpture Show: Grow, 2009
Winner of People’s Choice Award, Old England Hotel Outdoor Sculpture Award and Exhibition 2009
2007
Public Artist Talk: Homely/Unhomely, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2001
Commission: Installation – Box (III), Experimental Art Space, Union Building, The University of Melbourne
professional experience
2007 – 2008 Education Officer, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
2002 – 2007 Art Teacher in Melbourne, Australia and Edinburgh, Scotland
Stephanie Karavasilis is a Melbourne-based sculptor, installation artist and art educator. Through her research-based practice she explores issues of social justice, the environment, Australian culture/history, language, gender and identity. By utilising ephemeral, found and 'craft' materials - primarily clay, textiles and plaster - within a political framework, Stephanie’s work is both aesthetically and intellectually engaging.
Stephanie holds a Diploma in Creative Arts from The Victorian College of the Arts, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours in Art History) and a Graduate Diploma in Education from The University of Melbourne. She has shown in a broad range of exhibitions across Victoria and created several prize-winning site-specific installations.
Stephanie is also the Arts Educator of newly established Little... no BIG, a tiny gallery just for kids by Annee Miron Projects.
qualifications
Graduate Diploma in Education, The University of Melbourne, 2001
Diploma in Creative Arts, Victorian College of the Arts, 2000
Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours in Art History), The University of Melbourne, 1999
exhibitions
2018
Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne foreshore, Lorne
2017
The Confessional, Mailbox Art Space, Melbourne
2016
Regeneration, Toolangi Forest Discovery Centre, Toolangi
Factivism, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
ACMD Art Prize: Art in Science, Science in Art, St Vincent's Gallery, Fitzroy
Entwined, RRRTG, Cororooke
2015
Science Friction, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
I’d Like a Word With You, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
Comfort Zone, Brunswick Arts Space, Brunswick
Fragility, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
2014
Speak Out, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
No Comment, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
Plant, Manningham Art Gallery, Doncaster
Lorne Sculpture Biennale 2014, Lorne
For the Vogel's, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2013
Current Tendencies, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Prize 2013, Yering Station Winery, Yarra Glen
My Word, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
3D Sustainability, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
2012
Sculpture 2012 – Brave New World, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne
Absence/Presence, Works from the Winter Artist in Residence program, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
Feather Your Nest, Gleaners Inc., Brunswick (satellite exhibition of Craft Cubed 2012)
Bonanza, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
2011
Books Beyond Words … Evolution, East Gippsland Art Gallery, Bairnsdale
Women’s Salon, 2011 – Voice, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2010
9 X 5: Small Gems, Walker St Gallery, Dandenong
Compassion and Commitment: Starting from Home, 2010 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Collingwood Gallery, Collingwood
Women’s Salon, 2010 – Place and Belonging, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
She, Walker St Gallery, Dandenong
Bonanza, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
2009
Moreland Sculpture Show – Grow, 2009, Bridges Reserve, Coburg
ArTecycle, Incinerator Arts Complex, Moonee Ponds
Old England Hotel Outdoor Sculpture Award and Exhibition 2009, Sills Bend Warringal Parklands, Heidelberg
2008
Women’s Salon, 2008 – Persuasive Dissent, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2007
Crossroads, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne
Women’s Salon, 2007 – Homely/Unhomely, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2006
Women’s Salon, 2006 – Sister Ships, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2001
Wyndham City Contemporary Art Prize, Wyndham Community Cultural Centre
Women’s Salon, 2001, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
Eye Site (II) – Solo Installation, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne, Parkville
Box (III) – Solo Commissioned Installation, Experimental Art Space, Union Building, The University of Melbourne
2000
Subject/Object – Graduate Show, Artistcare Gallery, South Melbourne
Box (I) – Solo Installation, Arts Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville
Recent Works, ‘Art in the Baillieu Library’ program, The University of Melbourne, Parkville
Eye Site (I) – Solo Installation, Arts Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville
commissions, awards and achievements
2016
Education Manager, Little... No BIG, Footscray
2015
Curator of Fragility, Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy
Committee Member, Upstairs at the Napier ARI
2014
Committee Member, Upstairs at the Napier ARI
Public Artist Talk: Lorne Sculpture Biennale 2014, Lorne
2013
Curator of 3D Sustainability, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, part of the Sustainable Living Festival
Vice Chairperson of the Contemporary Sculptors’ Association
2012
Artist in residence, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford
Winner of Luminous Glass Studio Award, Bonanza, 2012
2010-12
Member, Contemporary Sculptors’ Association
2010
Public Artist Talk: Place and Belonging, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2009
Commission: The Grass is greener installation, Coburg Mall and surrounds, Coburg Carnivale, 2009
Winner of People’s Choice Award, Moreland Sculpture Show: Grow, 2009
Winner of People’s Choice Award, Old England Hotel Outdoor Sculpture Award and Exhibition 2009
2007
Public Artist Talk: Homely/Unhomely, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
2001
Commission: Installation – Box (III), Experimental Art Space, Union Building, The University of Melbourne
professional experience
2007 – 2008 Education Officer, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
2002 – 2007 Art Teacher in Melbourne, Australia and Edinburgh, Scotland
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