Born in Hull, England, 1967
Wimbledon School of Art, London, Art Foundation Diploma, 1989-1990
Camberwell College of Arts, London, BA Honours, sculpture, 1990-1993
University of Auckland/ Hunter College, City University of New York, MFA, 1997-1998
Lives between Sydney and London
Solo Exhibitions
2009
‘Dispersed’,The Economist Plaza, London presented by Contemporary Art Society, London
‘Slamina’, Maddox Arts, London
‘Exotopos’, GRANTPIRRIE, Sydney
2008
‘Blowback’, Artspace, Sydney
‘Blowback’, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
2007
‘The Law of Unintended Consequences’, GRANTPIRRIE, Sydney
2005
‘New Worlds’, GRANTPIRRIE, Sydney
‘Into the Woods’, Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland
2003-2004
‘Elsewhere Djanogly’, Art Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, UK
‘Travelled to Gus’, Fisher Gallery, Auckland
2002
‘Migrations’, Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland
2000
‘Psychodiagnostics’, Hanging Space, London
‘Orchis 4’, Richard Walls Gallery, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin
1999
‘Heat Rash’, Vavasour/Godkin Gallery, Auckland
1998
‘Up Side Down’, Vavasour/Godkin Gallery, Auckland
1997
‘New Work’, Vavasour/Godkin Gallery, Auckland
1996
‘Shift’, Gregory Flint Gallery, Auckland
1995
‘New Sculpture’, Gregory Flint Gallery, Auckland
1993
‘New Work’, Spitalfields Centre, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
‘Cass Sculpture Foundation’, Goodwood Sculpture Park, England
‘Cathy Temin and Caroline Rothwell’, Newcastle City Art Gallery
‘Nature ID’, Jan Manton Gallery, Brisbane
‘We are unsuitable for framing, Te Papa Tongarewa’, Museum of New Zealand
2008
‘Summer Show’, Maddox Arts, London
‘Neo-goth/back in Black’, University of Queensland Art Museum, curated by Alison Keubler
‘Wastestate’, Bearspace, London, curated by Julia Alvarez
‘Cardoso, Quilty, Rothwell & Zavros’, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
The Dream Festival, Inflatable Sculptures, Yarra River, Melbourne
Melbourne Art Fair, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
2007
‘2007 Year in Art’, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
‘New Nature’, Govett Brewster Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, curated by Rhana Devenport
‘Bizumic, Clemens, Rothwell, Shannon’, Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland
‘Arc Biennial’, Brisbane, curated by Tony Stephens
‘Bloodlines: Art and the horse’, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery –travelling-,
curated by Peter Fay
‘ABN Amro Art Award’, finalist, ABN Amro Tower, Sydney
‘Portal’, GRANTPIRRIE, Sydney
‘Poor Yorick’, Riverway Arts Centre, Townsville
‘Unreal-Esque’, GRANTPIRRIE, Sydney, curated by Andrew Frost
‘Footnote: Off the Edge’, Malaysian publication, curated by Lydia Chai
2006
‘Terminus: First Fleet Park’, Circular Quay, Sydney, curated by Clare Lewis
‘Random Access’, McClelland Sculpture Park & Gallery, Victoria, curated by Robert
Lindsay
2005
‘Material Girls and Boys’, Deloittes Head Office, Sydney, curated by Barbara Flynn
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney, finalist
‘CCB Exhibition & Auction’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2004
‘Shift/break’, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, NZ, curated by Gregory Burke and Simon Rees
2003
‘3D Chicago’, Navy Pier, Chicago, USA, curated by David Pagel
Wonderland Artspace, Auckland curated by Tobias Berger
‘Nixies’, project preview, exhibition series in artists’ studios, Auckland
2002
Scape Art + Industry Biennial Christchurch curated by Lara Strongma
‘Changing Spaces’, NZ Sculpture Now Wellington International Arts Festival
‘Memos for a New Millennium’, Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland, curated by Peter Shand
‘Lush Platform 1’, Spencer Street, Melbourne
2001
Interior Horizons: Art on the verge of Architecture and Design
‘Manukau City’, Te Tuhi Gallery, curated by Liz Leydon
‘The Contingency of Vision’, Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland, curated by Dr Peter Shand
‘Off the Wall’, commission, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, curated by Natasha Conland,
‘Bloom’, Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland
‘Adrift’, Conical Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne, curated by Emily Cormak
‘Prospect 2001: New Art New Zealand’, City Gallery, Wellington, curated by Lara Strongman
‘Colour, Queen Street Studio’, Gallery, Belfast, curated by Nuala Gregory
‘Wall Drawings: John Reynolds & Caroline Rothwell’, Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland
2000
‘Measure of Strangeness’, curated by Robert Leonard, Artspace, Auckland
‘Coopers Creek Sculpture Show’, curated by Mary Holehan
1999
Visa Gold/Wallace Award finalist, Wellington City Art Gallery, Christchurch
‘The Promoter’, Ten Artists Northern Steamship Co, Auckland
Scale Artstation, Auckland
1998
Committed Pakuranga Centre, Manukau City
Slide Area George Courts, Auckland
1997
MFAs in NY, Hunter College Gallery, New York
1996
‘Chair’s, Vavasour/Godkin Gallery Auckland
‘100x100x100’, Drawings Gallery, Auckland
1995
‘Exposure’, curated by Andrew Bogle, Auckland City Art Gallery
‘Sculpture’, Warwick Henderson Gallery, Auckland
Recent Commissions
2009
Hong Kong Art Fair: Artist’s Project – Inflatable Installation
2008
Artspace, Sydney: Crop Seed (poppy) – Donated multiple
2007
Deutsche Bank, Sydney: Wall Drawing Installation
Ferrier Hodgson, Grosvenor Place, wall drawing installation and mobile sculpture
2004
Auckland City: series of steel sculptures for Auckland City
2002
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, sculpture court
Residences
2008
Studio Residency, Artspace, Sydney
2006-2008
Artist in Residence, Darlinghurst Public School, Sydney
2005
Artist in Residence, Margaret Whitlam Studio, Bondi Public School, Sydney
2003
Universitas 21 Inaugural Cultural Residency, artist in residence, Nottingham University
Other Relevant Experience
1998-2003
University of Auckland, Lecturer in Fine Art, Sculpture
1997
New York, assistant to Sol LeWitt, wall drawing installations
Selected Recent Bibliography
2009
Johnston, R, Caroline Rothwell – Extopos, Antennae (online), UK http://www.antennae.org.uk/Diary1.html
Clement, T., Sydney Morning Herald, Critics Picks, 20/2/09
Crawford, A, What happens when a mouse breeds with a tiger, exhibition catalogue
Bawden, L, Caroline Rothwell, Extopos, New Zealand Art Monthly (online), April http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/carolinerothwell_001.html
Art and Australia, exhibitions
2008
Crawford, A, Gothic candour: I am the coffin that will not be silent, Art Monthly Australia, no 216
Morrow, C, Architecture of Shadows: the sculptures of Caroline Rothwell, Column 2
Somerville, J, Interview, New Work, Art World, #2
Clements, T, Law of Unintended Consequences review, Sculpture Magazine (USA)
Higgins, J, Caroline Rothwell, 50 Most Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector, #43
2007
Lewis, C, Exhibition Preview, Australian Art Collector, # 40
Crawford, Ashley, Caroline Rothwell, 50 of Australia’s Most Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector, # 39
Iaccarino, C, The Law of Unintended Consequences, Sydney Morning Herald, 28/4/07
Clement, T, Sydney Morning Herald, critics picks, 5/4/07
2006
Middleton, J, Artist Profile: Caroline Rothwell, National Association for the Visual Arts
Jones, J, Growing awareness, Hybrid review, Daily Telegraph 9/6/06
Artist’s interview, 2SCR
Lewis, C, Terminus projects, www.terminusprojects.org
Lindsay, R, Random Access, exhibition publication
2005
Clement, T, Critic’s Pick, Sydney Morning Herald, 23/9/05
Lewis, C, New Worlds, exhibition catalogue
Australian Vogue, interview, October
Martin, L, School’s first resident artist …, Sydney Morning Herald, 16/3/05
Caroline Rothwell, resident in Bondi, Art in New Zealand
Rees, S, Break/Shift, Govett-Brewster publication
Material Girls and Boys, exhibition publication
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