JAMES DODD CV + BIO
James Dodd
Lives and works in Adelaide, South Australia.
James Dodd is an artist who works across a wide range of mediums. He is interested in the splashes of creativity that can be found in public spaces, especially suburbia. This has many manifestations, from simple paintings to strange contraptions or sculptures that look like they have been “home-brewed in the garden shed”. Since completing his Masters in Visual Arts at the University of South Australia, Dodd has gone on to create an extensive body of work that he has exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions. He challenges traditional notions of genre, fitting comfortably into a traditional gallery setting whilst also exploring new frontiers in visual street culture and the creative use of urban spaces. Painting has always been a core part of his practice. However, his impressive body of work also encompasses built structures, murals and a diverse catalogue of public art. Dodd teaches at the Adelaide Central School of Art, leads community projects and exhibits regularly across Australia.
EDUCATION
2009 Completed Masters of Visual Arts – South Australian School of Art, Uni SA
2000 Completed Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons) – South Australian School of Art, Uni SA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Pigment High, Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide
A Hole in the Fence, Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne
2014 Sabotage, Contemporary Art Centre of S.A., Adelaide
2013 Easel Rider, Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane
Tip of the Iceberg, Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide
2012 Top End Scrawl, Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide
2011 Pacific Riff, Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne
The Sirens Call, Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane
2010 Outback Explorer, Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide
Boab Inscriptions, Fremantle Art Centre, Fremantle
Outback Explorer, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra
2009 Sunset Dreaming, 24 Hr Art, Darwin
Paradisiac, Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane
Insane in the Lane, Lindberg Contemporary Art, Melbourne
2008 Sunset Dreaming, CACSA Project Space, Adelaide
2007 SPEAKEASY, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
WERD, Inflight Gallery, Hobart
2006 James Dodd, Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane
2005 Something Metal Inside of Me, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
Of Legend and Murder, Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane & Firsdraft Gallery, Sydney
2004 Occupied Territory, GRANTPIRRIE Gallery, Sydney
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Low Pressure System, Hugo Michell Gallery
2015 CACSA Contemporary 2015, Various venues, Adelaide
Colour is the Devil, Firstdraft, Sydney
Paramor Art Prize
2014 Sublime Point, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
135th Meridian, Australian Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
Now and Then: A ten year anniversary exhibition, Second Story, Melbourne
Conflict: Contemporary Responses to War, UQ Art Museum, Brisbane
Albany Art Prize
2013 National Artist’s Self Portrait Prize, UQ Art Museum, Brisbane
Provisional States, Contemporary Art Centre of S.A., Adelaide
I Want Change, LaTrobe University Museum of Art, Melbourne
Wyld Stallyns, Adelaide Central School of Art, Adelaide
Random, City of Holdfast Bay Public Art Project, Adelaide
Fleurieu Landscape Prize
2012 S.A. Illustrated, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Endless Summer, Nexus Gallery, Adelaide
Splendor in the Grass, Byron Bay
2011 Soft Rebellion, SASA Gallery, Adelaide
2010 New New, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide
Space Invaders, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (national touring exhibition)
The May Lane Project, Bathurst Regional Gallery (national touring exhibition)
Present Tense, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
2009 Hits From the Wand, FELTSpace, Adelaide
Cryptophilistinism, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces,Melbourne and CAST, Hobart
2008 Optimism, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
Cans Festival, London
2007 Rich Text, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
2005 Blacklab Gallery, Digmeout, Osaka, Japan
Half Life, Kings ARI, Melbourne & Inflight, Hobart
Paper Politics, Seattle Print Arts, Seattle
2004 Eureka Revisited, Ballarat Regional Gallery (national touring exhibition)
City Views, Museum of Brisbane
2003 Feedback, Monash Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
2002 Primavera, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Die Cast, High St Project, Christchurch, New Zealand
2001 Gleam, The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand
2000 endzone, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
Gleam, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
2014 Arts SA Project Development Funding
2012 Art Gallery of South Australia Contemporary Collectors Print Commission
Adelaide City Council Public Art Commission
Arts SA Project Development Funding
2011 Adelaide City Council Public Art Commission
2010 Awarded Arts SA Project Development Funding
2009 Awarded Arts SA Project Development Funding
2008 Awarded Arts SA Project Development Funding
Awarded UniSA Postgraduate Research National Travel Award
2007 Board Member, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
Awarded Arts SA Professional Development Funding
2006 Board Member, Kings ARI, Melbourne
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
University of Queensland Art Museum
National Gallery of Australia
Artbank
Australian National Maratime Museum
Gold Coast City Art Gallery
Unley Museum
Private Collections