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Marcel Cousins
Born 1972 in Melbourne, currently resides in Tokyo, Japan. Co-founder of KINGS artist run space Melbourne
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Qualifications
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| 2007 |
Research Student, Monbukagakusho Scholarship, Tama Art University, Japan |
| 2002 |
Master of Arts, Monbusho Scholarship, Tokyo National University of Music and Fine Art |
| 1999 |
Research student, Monbusho Scholarship, Tokyo National University of Music & Fine Art |
| 1998 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne |
| 1993 |
Bachelor of Graphic Design (incomplete), Swinburne University, Melbourne |
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Solo Exhibitions
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| 2006 |
Parallel Lines, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
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Surface Tension, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
| 2004 |
Official Language, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
| 2003 |
Fishing in a Bath Tub, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
| 2002 |
Looking in the Rear Vision Mirror, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
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Please Pass The Pepper, Miyuki Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2001 |
If you want to be moved take the bus, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
Careful! I know judo and four other Japanese words, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
| 1998 |
Insert Coins, Maki Gallery, Tokyo |
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Group Exhibitions
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| 2007 |
Blast! The influence of Manga and Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture on Australian Artists, Redcliffe City Gallery, Queensland |
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Blast! The influence of Manga and Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture on Australian Artists, Logan Art Gallery, Queensland |
| 2006 |
Sold! The Gold Coast Real Estate Dream, Gold Coast Art Gallery, Queensland |
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Traditions & Departures, Craft ACT, Canberra |
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Traditions & Departures, The Cowra Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
| 2005 |
Luminous Two, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
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Half-Life, (Co-curator) Kings A.R.I, Melbourne |
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Half-Life, Inflight Gallery, Hobart |
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Orientalism, curated by Renai Grace, Blindside, Melbourne |
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10th Anniversary Show, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
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Prometheus visual arts award, Gold Coast, Queensland |
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Hobart City Council Art Prize, Hobart, Tasmania |
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New Social Commentaries, Warnambool Art Prize, Warnambool Art Gallery, Victoria |
| 2004 |
33 Degrees, (Co-Curator) Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
| 2003 |
Royal Rumble, Kings artist run space, Melbourne |
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Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast |
| 2002 |
The Mysteries of Japan, Satelite Gallery, Paris |
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D’lan contemporary art space, Brisbane |
| 2001 |
This is me, ddm gallery, Shanghai, China |
| 1999 |
Trash, live exhibition, Tokyo waterfront site – curated by Mr Yamagishi, owner/director Maki Gallery |
| 1998 |
Victoria College of the Arts, Union Grant Exhibition |
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Larger Than Life Gallery Chika, Ebisu Tokyo with Daisuke Deguchui, Ikuyo Kawaguchi, Trinh Vu |
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Fremantle Print Award Exhibition, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| 1997 |
ActivArt Asiz Gallery, Tokyo (supported by the Australian Embassy) |
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Fremantle Print Award Exhibition, Fremantle, Western Australia |
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Australian Printmedia Award, Casula Powerhouse Art Centre, Sydney |
| 1996 |
Annual Summer Print Show Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
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Hong Ik University 50th Commemorative Exhibition, Hong Ik University, Seoul, South Korea |
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Faraway So Close, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
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Computer Art and Technology Exhibition, Stop 22 Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1995 |
Fremantle Print Award Exhibition Fremantle, Western Australia |
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Awards & Grants
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| 2007 |
Finalist, Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo |
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Shortlisted, RIPE, Art & Australia/ ANZ Private Bank Contemporary Art Award |
| 2006 |
Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship for study at Tama University, Tokyo |
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Invited entrant, ABN Amro Emerging Artist Award 2006 |
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Finalist, Fletcher Jones Art Prize, Geelong |
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Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Sunshine Coast |
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Finalist, Mosman Art Award, Mosman Gallery, NSW |
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Finalist, Conrad Jupiters Award, Gold Coast Art Gallery, Gold Coast |
| 2005 |
Shortlisted, 2005 Canberra Contemporary Art Space Award Show |
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Shortlisted, Metro5 Award, Metro5 Gallery, Melbourne |
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Finalist, Conrad Jupiters Award, Gold Coast Art Gallery, Gold Coast |
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Short listed, Japanese Ministry of Educations Monbukagakushyo Scholarship |
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Prometheus Visual Arts Award, Gold Coast, Queensland |
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Hobart City Council Art Prize, Hobart, Tasmania |
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Finalist, Alice Springs Art Prize, Alice Springs |
| 2004 |
Finalist, Geelong Art Prize, Geelong Gallery, Victoria |
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Kao Foundation Grant, Japan |
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Acquistion Award, Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast Art Gallery, Queensland |
| 2003 |
Kao Foundation Japan, Grant |
| 2000-02 |
Monbusho Scholarship, Japanese Ministry of education, Masters Student |
| 2002 |
Finalist, Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Gallery, Victoria |
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Finalist, Fremantle Print Award, Western Australia |
| 2000 |
Dyson Bequest awarded by the Director of the National Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1999 |
Japanese Monbush Scholarship, research project, National University of Fine Art, Tokyo |
| 1998 |
Victoria College of the Arts, Student Union Grant |
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Queens Trust Young Achievers Award |
| 1996 |
Principal Lecturer’s Award VCA, Melbourne |
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T’gallant wine label award, work placed on the Chardonnay 1996 |
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Queens Trust Young Achievers Award |
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Finalist, Logan City Art Award, Logan Art Gallery, Queensland |
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Finalist, Canson Print Award |
| 1995 |
Victoria College of the Arts, National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association Encouragement Award |
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| Bibliography |
| 2006 |
McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art, co-written by Susan McCulloch |
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Sold! Catalogue essay, Virginia Rigney, pg 24 |
| 2005 |
Sesame #3, Dear Diary, Marcel Cousins |
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Orientalism, Catalogue essay, Kirsten Matthews |
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Half-Life, Catalogue essay, Mark Penny |
| 2004 |
The Sunday Age Preview, Ashley Crawford, October 2004, pg 32-33 |
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Imprint, Spring 2004, Vol 39, number 3, pg 25 |
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Official Language, Catalogue essay, Ashley Crawford |
| 2003 |
Catalogue No 18, full page image in Conrad Jupiters Art Prize Catalogue |
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Vogue Mag, Nov 2003, FRAMED |
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ABC TV, Asia Focus, closing the progamme, Sunday Nov 19 |
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‘Kissing Cousins’, Cream magazine, artofficial, oct/nov/dec 2003 |
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Monument Issue #57, Nick Dent, Site Exhibition |
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Australian Art Collector Issue #26, Edward Colless |
| 2002 |
The Age, Domain, Holly Evans, 2002 |
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MVC, Micheal Magnusson, June 2002 |
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Oyster, Magazine Issue 40 June/July 2002 |
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Australian Style, Holly O'Neil, July 2002 |
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Black and White, Felicity Loughrey, Issue 61 June/July 2002 |
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Catalog Magazine, Ishil Ishytar, www.catalogmag.com |
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Art Monthly, Neilton Clark, March 2002 |
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Monument, Issue 47 April/May 2002 |
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Australian Art Collector, Andrew Frost, Issue 20, April-June 2002 |
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Ticket To Ride, Andrew Frost, Australian Style, June Issue 2002 |
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Learning To Look Both Ways, Printmaking Today, Vol10No1, London E2 8AG |
| 1999 |
The Sunday Age, Kay Stewart, 28 November 1999 |
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Debut Leaves lasting Imprint, Monty Dipietro, Asashi Evening News, Japan |
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| Collections |
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BHP Billiton |
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Artbank Australia Collection |
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Gold Coast City Art Gallery |
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The Michael Buxton Collection |
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National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
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Victoria College of the Arts Collection |
| Contributions to Publications |
| 2005 |
Sesame #3, Melbourne |
| 2002 |
Australian Art in the National Gallery of Australia |
| 2002 |
Printmaking Today, London, United Kingdom |
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