CV

Penny Evans, Born Sydney 1966

Qualifications

Exhibitions

  • 2024 Koori Mail Indigenous Art Award Exhibition, Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2024 Earth Matter, Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2024 Byron Clayworkers Gallery Opening Exhibition, Clunes, NSW
  • 2022 Build/Rebuild Northern Rivers Ceramics After the Flood, Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay
  • 2022 Installation Dhuwhida Dhurraaya – Dig Deeper, Shepparton Art Museum, Victoria
  • 2022 InLandSee, Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2022 SIXTY: Journal of Aust. Ceramics 60th Anniversary Exhibition, Araluen Art Gallery, Mparntwe, Alice Springs
  • 2022 Earth: Country from the ground to the sky, Tangentyere Artists Gallery, Mparntwe, Alice Springs
  • 2022 Drawn By Stone, Watch this Space Gallery, Mparntwe, Alice Springs
  • 2022 CEREMONY, 4th Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery, Canberra
  • 2022 Cementa Arts Festival, Kandos, NSW
  • 2021 Wall Drawings, Spring Festival of Drawing, Mornington Peninsula RG, Victoria
  • 2021 Clay Dynasty, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
  • 2021 Eucalyptusdom, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
  • 2021 Breaking Boundaries, Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay NSW
  • 2020 Language of the Wounded, Solo Show, Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW. AUG-NOV
  • 2019 Partnershipping Project, Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2019 Dhigaraa, Jam Factory – Tarnanthi Festival, Adelaide
  • 2019 Mapping Genealogy (artist book on display from May), Amaze Gallery, State Library of NSW
  • 2019 Seeing Country, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland QLD
  • 2019 One Spirit, One Voice, Wadjar Regional Indigenous Gallery, Yarrawarra Cultural Centre
  • 2018 South East Aboriginal Art Market, Carriageworks Sydney
  • 2018 Badu Gili, Sydney Opera House, NAIDOC 2018, Projection of work on Sails
  • 2018 Indigenous Ceramic Award, SAM Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton Victoria
  • 2018 Measured Response, NAS National Art School, Darlinghurst Sydney
  • 2018 Yaama Ganu, Moree NSW
  • 2018 Death to a Stereotype, Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2018 Sensual Nature, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, Western Australia
  • 2017 Balun Gilamahla – River Journey, Weaving Project, NORPA, Lismore City Hall, NSW
  • 2017 YiiY: A Method to Decolonize, solo show at Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2017 We’re Closer Than You Think, Old Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore NSW
  • 2017 Walan Yinaagirbang/Strong Women, First Draft, Sydney
  • 2016 Black Arts Market, Carriageworks, Sydney
  • 2016 Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Exhibition, Gold Coast City Gallery, QLD
  • 2016 International Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics, International Academy of Ceramics, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2016 Sensations: Accessing Collections, Grafton Regional Gallery
  • 2016 Bootheram Bundjalung, City Hall, Lismore NSW
  • 2015 CVIAA Exhibition, Grafton Regional Gallery
  • 2015 Tarnanthi Festival, Art Gallery of South Australia
  • 2015 Brand X, Campbell Street, Surry Hills, Sydney
  • 2014 The AB-Sorption Method, solo show, Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2014 Corroboree, Black Art Market, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
  • 2014 Tamworth Textile Triennial, Tamworth Regional Gallery, UTS Gallery Sydney
  • 2014 NSW Parliament Aboriginal Art Award, Parliament House Sydney
  • 2013 NSW Parliament Aboriginal Art Award, Parliament House Sydney
  • 2012 Jugul:Indigenous Artists Book Project Exhibition.Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
  • 2010 A Spiritual Journey: Barratt Galleries, Alstonville NSW
  • 2010 The Hanky Project;Barratt Galleries, Alstonville NSW
  • 2010 Lest we Forget: Quotidian & Quixotic Gallery, Alstonville NSW
  • 2009  Souvenir – Solo show at the Barratt Galleries, Alstonville NSW
  • 2009 NSW Parliament Prize for Aboriginal Artists Parliament House Sydney
  • 2009 NPWS Aboriginal Art Award Northern Rivers Community Gallery
  • 2009 Lismore Regional Gallery opening of The Olley Shop, Wyrallah Ware Ceramics
  • 2009 Retrospect Galleries Byron Bay NSW – Launch of ‘A Special Kind of Vision’ Publication
  • 2009 Art of the Bundjalung Nation Exhibition; City Hall Lismore
  • 2008 NSW Parliament Prize for Indigenous Artists; Parliament House Sydney
  • 2008 NPW Aboriginal Art Award Exhibition; Tweed River Regional Gallery
  • 2008 The Year of the Apology Exhibition; Northern Rivers Community Art Gallery Ballina NSW
  • 2008 Barratt Galleries Alstonville NSW
  • 2007 Grafton Regional Gallery NPW Aboriginal Art Award
  • 2002 Boomalli Aboriginal Arts Co operative Ltd “CommUnity” A Post Naidoc Exhibition Sydney
  • 2001 Sydney Opera House – The Studio Foyer “Freedom Ride 2001″ Exhibition
  • 2001 Walkabout Indigenous Art Gallery Sydney
  • 2001 Gondwana Indigenous Art Gallery Alice Springs
  • 2000 Munich International Craft Fair Germany
  • 1999 Australian Craft Show Sydney
  • 1999 Munich International Craft Fair Germany
  • 1998 Australian Craft Show Sydney
  • 1997 – 2001 Gavala Aboriginal and Cultural Centre Sydney “Gamilaroi Ceramics Collection”
  • 1997 Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre Sydney “Home Brand” Contemporary Australian Ceramics
  • 1994 – 2002 Chowk Newtown Sydney. Continuous exhibition of ceramic tableware, sculpture, drawing in Gallery attached to workshop
  • 1994 Craftspace Sydney
  • 1993 – 1994 Bare Gallery Newtown Sydney
  • 1990 Sydney College of Arts Graduate Show “Post-Partum”

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2020 Language of the Wounded, Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2019 Dhigaraa Galgaa Baa, JamFactory – Tarnanthi Festival, Adelaide
  • 2018 Death to a Stereotype, Lismore regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2017 YiiY: A Method to Decolonize,  Grafton Regional Gallery
  • 2014 The AB-sorption Method, Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore NSW
  • 2010 Releasing Walka, CoFAspace Gallery Paddington Sydney
  • 2009 Souvenir, Barratt Galleries, Alstonville NSW
  • 2008 Site, Barratt Galleries, Alstonville NSW

Professional Practice

  • 2022 Panel Discussion, Australian Ceramics Triennale, Mparntwe, Alice Springs
  • 2020 Ceramics workshops Coonamble, NSW
  • 2019 Ceramics workshops Coonamble, NSW
  • 2019 Bundjalung Weaving Workshops, Northern Rivers NSW
  • 2019 Presentation Australian Ceramics Triennale, Hobart
  • 2017 Art on Bundjalung Healing Workshops, Lismore NSW
  • 2014 Women’s Healing Circle, Goonellabah, NSW
  • 2012 TAFE Lismore Teacher Goori Design
  • 2011 TAFE Lismore Ceramics Teacher
  • 2010 TAFE Lismore Teacher Goori Design
  • 2009 Indigenous Artists Advisory Group 3 Rivers Indigenous Arts Business Centre, Lismore NSW
  • 2007 Establishment of workshop in Lismore – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics
  • 2002 Eora College, Chippendale Sydney – Professional practice seminar
  • 1994 – 2002 Chowk Ceramics Newtown Sydney – owner. Continuous exhibition and sale of ceramics.

Awards and Residencies

  • 2025 First Nations Ecological Researchers Residency, Bundanon Trust, NSW
  • 2024 Winner Koori Mail Indigenous Art Award, LRG, NSW
  • 2021 Artist Residency, Cementa, Kandos NSW
  • 2020 Artist Residency, Coonamble, NSW
  • 2019 Artist Residency, Coonamble, NSW
  • 2018 Finalist ICA Indigenous Ceramic Award, Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) Victoria
  • 2017 Finalist 34th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award
  • 2017 Revealed, Fremantle Arts Centre, Western Australia
  • 2016 Winner National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award Peoples Choice
  • 2016 Finalist Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award
  • 2016 Finalist 33rd Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award
  • 2016 Recipient Australia Council for the Arts Grant
  • 2015 Winner, Clarence Valley Indigenous Art Award [also see News+Reviews]
  • 2012 Artist In Residence Bangalow Primary School NSW (20 week residency)
  • 2012 Jugul, Indigenous Artists Book Project Northern Rivers Community Gallery
  • 2010 Artist in Residence CoFA Printmaking Department Paddington Sydney
  • 2010 Finalist in Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Award
  • 2009 Encouragement Award Clarence Valley Indigenous Art Award Grafton Regional Gallery
  • 2009  Recipient of the Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize Professional Development Award
  • 2009 NPWS Aboriginal Art Award – Winner 1st Prize
  • 2009 Artist in Residence, Northern Rivers Community Gallery
  • 2008 Finalist Parliament of NSW  Aboriginal Art Award
  • 2001 “Highly Commended” Freedom Ride 2001 Poster Competition, Studio Foyer, Sydney Opera House

Publications

  • 2024 Journal of Australian Ceramics, In Black & White, April 2024
  • 2022 Journal of Australian Ceramics, The Writing is on the Wall, Vol 61 No 2 July 2022
  • 2021 New York Times, Out of the Fire
  • 2021 Art Monthly Issue 326 Summer 2020-21
  • 2018 Indigenous Ceramic Award Catalogue 2018, SAM, Victoria
  • 2018 Journal of Australian Ceramics, Feature Article and Front Cover, April 2018
  • 2017 Art Collector, Issue 82 OCT-DEC, Telstra NATSIAA Awards – Pick of the Crop
  • 2017 SL – State Library NSW Magazine for Members, Spring 2017 – Artist Books – new acquisitions
  • 2017 Art Collector, Issue 80, APR-JUN
  • 2017 The Journal of Australian Ceramics, Vol 56 No 1, April
  • 2016 Yarombil
  • 2016 Terra Art, Revista Ceramica Contemporania, Barcelona Spain
  • 2016 The Australian Journal of Ceramics
  • 2015 C-File International Ceramics News & Review Journal edited by Garth Cark
  • 2014 The Ab-sorption Method, How I see Myself, Essay by Djon Mundine OAM
  • 2012 Oxfam Calendar & Card Project
  • 2012 Cover artwork for Journal of Indigenous Policy: Issue 13 Sydney University Press
  • 2011 Oxfam Card & Calendar Project
  • 2011 Cover artwork for Business Council of Australia Annual Review
  • 2009 ‘A Special Kind of Vision’ – a publication by Arts Northern Rivers celebrating contemporary Aboriginal Art of the Northern Rivers Region
  • 2008 The Journal of Australian Ceramics, Issue 47/2, Gallery Section
  • 2001 Sydney Morning Herald Article “Freedom Ride Artist Profile”

Collections

Film

2014 The AB-sorption Method, short film, duration 8mins 40 secs. Screened at:

  • Dig Deeper, A documentary film by Mark Street
  • Following Dyagula, Cementa Arts Festival, Kandos, NSW 2022
  • Byron Bay International Film Festival, 2015
  • Byron All Shorts, Flickerfest, 2015
  • Solid Screen Sisters, FNQ, 2014
  • Colourise Festival Brisbane , 2014

2013 The Girls of Goonellabah, Short documentary, duration 14 minutes [Northern Star article]