Born
in Manila, Philippines
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Education
1996-99
M.V.A. Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney
1985-86
Staatliche Kunstakademie, Duesseldorf, Germany
1984
Post Graduate, Sydney College of the Arts
1981-83
B.V.A.Painting, Sydney College of the Arts
1980
East Sydney Tech. , Painting
1976-78
Fine Arts, University of Santo Tomas Manila , Philippines
Solo
Exhibitions
2006
Galeria Duemila, Manila Philippines
Artspace, Sydney
2005
No, No, No, Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney
Give Me Something Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne Victoria
Coins Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
2004
Nothing in this World, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney2003
Homesick and Palettes, Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney
2001
Hard Times Are Over, Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney
2000
Feeling The Space & Approximately Infinite Universe, Sarah Cottier
Gallery, Sydney
1999
That Occult and Metaphysical Quality of Gravity & Studio Suite, Sarah
Cottier Gallery
1997
Sarah Cottier Gallery
1995
Mori Gallery
Atlantis, CBD Gallery Sydney
1994
Galerie Droescher-Meyer, Duesseldorf Germany
1993
Australia Centre, Manila Philippines
1992
Standards of Good and Bad, Mori Gallery, Sydney
1991
When I Liked Romantic Paintings, Mori Gallery
1990
Mori Gallery, Sydney
First Draft (West), Sydney
1989
Photospace, Canberra Institute of the Arts
1987
Artspace, Sydney
The Globe, Darlinghurst Sydney
1986
Artspace, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
2005
Seven Beauties Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney
2004
Pearl (2 person exhibition) with Stefan Sehler, Cross Art Projects, Sydney
2003
Michael Lett Gallery Auckland, New Zealand
Shangri-La Collective, Artspace, Sydney and Hollywood Hotel, Sydney
Armory, New York
2002
Freespace, Provincaal Centrum voor Beeldende Kunsten Hasselt, Belgium
Painting as Paradox Artists Space, New York
One Fine Day, 34K, Berlin, Germany, Block Gallery, Sydney
Karaoke, Hollywood Hotel, Sydney
2001
Art > Music Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
art32, Sarah cottier Gallery Basel,Switzerland
Stangers/Etrange, PS1 Clocktower Gallery New York
Monochromes Univ. Art Museum, Uni. Of Qld, Brisbane
2000
Word Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
art31, Sarah Cottier Gallery Basel, Switzerland
1999
Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney
1998
Opening Exhibition, Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney
Verve, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1997
Portia Geach Memorial Art Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Saldo KunstMuseum im Ehrenhof Duesseldorf
Urban Details Circular Quay, The Festival of Sydney
1996
State of Design Casula Powerhouse, Liverpool, NSW
1994
Localities of Desire Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
She Says, She Says, CBD Gallery Sydney
Already Painting, Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney
Five, Yuill/Crowley Gallery, Sydney
1993
Contemporary Australian Paintings, Allen, Allen & Helmsley Collection,
Victorian Arts Centre Melbourne
Informationsdienst Kunstlerhaus Stuttgart, Zurich, New York
Here Not There Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
1992
Signals, Flag Project Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
On Genre (with E. Newman) Deakin Univ. Geelong, Vic., Artspace, Sydney
Black Gallery, Sydney
- 2 - Blast Mori Gallery, Sydney
Group Exhibition Artspace, Adelaide festival Centre
1991
Rules For Drawing Mori Gallery, Sydney
Microcosm Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney
Who’s Sorry Now? Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Umbrella Studios,
Townsville
Painting & Perception, Mori Gallery Sydney
Body Without Organ First Draft West Sydney
Believers (with M. Dwyer) First Draft West Sydney
Industry, First Draft West Sydney
1990
No Milburn Arte Brisbane
Exhibition of Miniatures, Mori Gallery
Architecture of Light, Mori Gallery
Sites Unseen Bitumen River Artspace, Canberra
Mist From the Chest Aglassodwater Gallery, Brisbane
1989
Red Colour Blind Mori Gallery Sydney
Fresh Art S H Ervin Gallery Sydney
Pure Mori Gallery, Queensland College of the Arts Gallery, Brisbane
Shapelessness W.I.N.D.O.W. gallery Sydney
Victory Over the Sun First Draft Sydney
1987
Paintings (with Kathleen Done), 338 Gallery, Sydney
Vertigo Sydney College of the Art
Collaborations
/ Projects
2003
Shangri-La Collective, Arstpace Sydney, Australia
Founding Member: Believers with Mikala Dwyer and Anne Ooms
1999
Brainland, The Believers AGNSW Level 2 Sydney
1997
The Believers Artspace, Auckland New Zealand
The Believers at CBD SydneySelected
Bibliography
2005
Ann Finnegan “An Art of Immaterial Reminder” Catalogue essay
for Give Me Something
2004
Eve Sullivan, Catalogue Essay “Nothing in this World” Kaliman
Gallery Publications
Ann Finnegan Shangri-La Collective, Catalogue Essay, Artspace Publication,
Sydney
2003 Eve Sullivan “Ways of Saying” essay, Art & Australia
vol.41 no.1 Spring
2002
Eve Sullivan, essay, “Maria Cruz” Art Asia Pacific #34
2001
Art > Music, Exhibition Catalogue, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Feeling the Space exhibition catalogue Sarah Cottier Gallery
Monochrome, exhibition catalogue, Univ. of Queensland Press
1999
Bruce James Just Have A Look Sydney Morning Herald 17 July
Benjamin Genocchio Penny Drops On Shaper ..... The Australian 16 July
Filipina rises over Sydney’s avant-garde artscape Review, Ramon E.S.
Lerma Philippine Enquire
1998
Bronwyn Clark-Coolee Holy Hell Brainland Catalogue essay
Blair French Review Art/Text # 61
1997
Bruce James Galleries SMH 5 December
Angela Bennie Painting with Words Spells ..... SMH 10 Oct.
1995
Jo Holder Cruz Monument #8, Spring
John Nixon (ed) Z International Art artist page no.1 Sydney
J. Riva, G. Lowe (eds) Artfan artist page Summer 1995 Monash University,
Vic
Ute Meta-Bauer & T. Geisseler Informationsdienst Oct no 71 winter
1994
Catriona Moore Museum Hygiene Photofile 41, March
1993
Julie Ewington Splash Art (interview) Art and Asia Pacific vol.1 no.1
Natalie King Rituals of Subjective Ordering catalogue essay, Australia
Centre, Philippines
Trevor Smith On Genre (review) Artspace Newsletter July
1992
Ken Bolton Contemplating Women (review) The Advertiser April 29
John Neylon Cracking the Code (review) Adelaide Review May
Eve Sullivan, Essay Maria Cruz: A Personal Epistemology Eyeline issue
20
Natalie King ‘On Genre’, John Welchman, Genre(L) Knowledge,
Exhibition Catalogue
Deakin University Gallery, October
Julie Ewington Many Tendrils Exhib. Catalogue, Artspace Adelaide Fest.
Centre, April
1991
Rex Butler review Who’s Sorry Now Agenda No.17
Graham Forsythe review Painting & Perception Agenda 16
1990
West Magazine (artist page) no.1
Urszula Szulakowska ‘Mist from The Chest’ review Art and Text
37 p.142
Catherine Lumby (review) Tension Magazine Biennale 1990 issue 3
1986
John McDonald Strong Return & Solo Stars SMH Dec. 27
Terrence Maloon Arts Review Artspace SMH Oct. 24
Jennifer McCamley Exhibition Catalogue Artspace Oct.22
Awards
and Prizes
2005
Karl Hofer Gesselschaft Residency, Berlin Germany
2004
Asialink Grant, NSW Ministry of Arts, Manila Philippines
2000-01
PS1 International Studio Program, New York
Artist Development Grant, Australia Arts Council
1999
City of Hobart Contemporary Art Prize,First Prize
James Kentley Memorial Scholarship, Univ. Of Sydney
Portia Geach Memorial Prize for Portraiture
Project Grant, Australia Arts Council
Monash University Contemporary Art Prize, Second prize
Artist in Residence, Canberra Institute of the Arts