ARTIST CV
Born 1986 Canberra, Australia
Education
2010
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), Australian National University (ANU) School of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Mirror, Jennings Kerr, Robertson NSW
Solo presentation at Sydney Contemporary with Jennings Kerr
2023
A Hole In The Earth, Jennings Kerr, Robertson NSW
2022
Turn on the light, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn NSW
Beneath Pressure, Jennings Kerr, Robertson NSW
It’s only the support, AIRspace Projects, Sydney NSW
Through fabric, Canberra Contemporary Art Space (CCAS), Canberra ACT
2021
We Lack Gravity, independent online exhibition
2020
Give up the ghost, Galerie pompom, Sydney NSW
2019
The Grave Material, Bus Projects, Melbourne VIC
Another Day, Tributary Projects, Canberra ACT
2018
Downbeat, Wellington St Projects, Sydney NSW
2017
Supergods, Galerie pompom, Sydney NSW
Totally-ish, Canberra Contemporary Art Space (CCAS), Canberra ACT
2015
Laminate, Wellington St Projects, Sydney NSW
2014
SUPER, MOP Projects, Sydney NSW
Looped, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney NSW
2012
Iʼm Homeless, At The Vanishing Point, Sydney NSW
truly, madly, deeply, CCAS, Canberra ACT
2011
False 9 (totalvoetbal), Sawtooth ARI, Launceston TAS
Restoration, CCAS, Canberra ACT
2010
Totalvoetbal, CCAS, Canberra ACT
Exhibitions and commissions made collaboratively with Kate Vassallo
2022
Warmth, commissioned by Canberra Art Biennial, Front Gallery, Canberra ACT
2020
Peaches, Studio Studio, Canberra ACT
2018
Lilac Walk, public art commissioned by Goulburn Regional Gallery/Goulburn Mulwaree Council, installed in Walker Lane, Goulburn NSW
Foliage, public art commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, installed at Richmond Marketplace, Richmond (Greater Western Sydney) NSW
2017
Old Eagle, Megalo Print Studio, Canberra ACT
Private residential commission, Canberra ACT
2016
Criss Cross, commissioned by Ovolo Group & Artbank, installed at Ovolo Woolloomooloo Sydney
Counter Compositions, new work commissioned responding to artworks from Artbank collection, curated by Miriam Kelly, Artbank, Sydney NSW
2014
Mistints 1 (Sydney), Archive Space, Sydney NSW
Mistints 2 (Melbourne), Bus Projects, Melbourne VIC
Mistints 3 (Canberra), Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra ACT
2013
This Is Graphics, CCAS, Canberra ACT
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Pulped, Jennings Kerr, Robertson NSW
LAG, curated by Dr Tony Curran, Poimona Art Gallery, Church Grammar School, Launceston TAS
Care Structures, curated by Kate Vassallo, M16 Artspace, Canberra ACT
In Volume, Jennings Kerr, Robertson NSW
2022
Colour of Puddles, Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, Sydney NSW
Summer Salon, Jennings Kerr, Robertson NSW
2020
Et al., Galerie pompom, Sydney NSW
Return of the archive, Megalo Print Studio, Canberra ACT
M16 Does Pizza, M16 Artspace, Canberra ACT
Goulburn Art Award, Goulburn Regional Gallery, Goulburn NSW
Mark Making, M16 Artspace, Canberra ACT
2019
Plexus, Blindside ARI, Melbourne VIC
2015
National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize, The University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane QLD
Footy Fever, curated by Alex Boynes, CCAS, Canberra ACT
2013
Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne VIC
2012
Resident Exhibition, Firstdraft Depot Gallery, Sydney NSW
2010
ANU School of Art Graduation Show, ANU School of Art, Canberra ACT
2009
Visual AIDS, Metro Pictures Gallery, New York NY
Selected Media/Publications
2024
Benjamin Clay, This Tender Moment, Art Collector, July-Sept Issue
2020
Michael Fitzgerald, Beauty, Trauma and Giving Up The Ghost: James Lieutenant in Conversation, Art Monthly Australasia, Summer 20-21 Issue
2017
Helen McKenzie, Undiscovered - James Lieutenant, Art Collector, April-June 2017 Issue
2016
Amadou Doumbia, Interview with the artists of Criss-Cross, The Silver Egg, May 3rd http://www.ovolohotels.com/fortheloveofart-series-interview-with-the-artists-of-criss-cross/
Kate Cole, Artbank Exhibition "Counter Compositions", Basic Habitat, April 13th http://basichabitatblog.com/artbank-exhibition-counter-compositions/#more-946
2015
Sharne Wolff, Laminate, The Art Life, August 24th http://theartlife.com.au/2015/laminate/
2014
Zacha Rosen, #26 MISTINTS, Archive Space http://www.archivespace.net/2108726-026-mistints
New Work Friday #160, The Art Life http://theartlife.com.au/2014/9944/
2013
New Work Tuesday, Hyperallergic http://hyperallergic.tumblr.com/post/54476735155/james-lieutenant-kate-vassallo-this-is
New Work Friday #141, The Art Life http://theartlife.com.au/2013/new-work-friday-141/
Chloe Mandryk, Graphic Content, BMA Magazine, June 4th 2013 http://www.bmamag.com/articles/exhibitionist/20130604-this-is-graphics/
2012
Chloe Mandryk, A Savage Garden Of Ideas, BMA Magazine, October, 2012 http://www.bmamag.com/articles/exhibitionist/20121008-truly-madly-deeply/
2010
Chapman Christopher, James Lieutenantʼs Total Football, Art Monthly Australia, September, 2010
Selected Awards, Residencies & Grants
2020
Funding Recipient, HOMEFRONT, ArtsACT
Recipient, Artist In Residence Program, Megalo Print Studio
Funding Recipient, National Assistance Programs for the Arts, Sidney Myer Fund & Myer Foundation
Funding Recipient, COVID Materials Grant, CAPO
Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Arts Centre
Finalist, Goulburn Art Award, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
2015
Invited finalist, National Artists' Self-Portrait Prize, The University of Queensland Art Museum
Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Arts Centre
2013
Winner, Linden Postcard Award, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art
Recipient, Artist in Residence Program, Megalo Print Studio, Canberra
2010
Winner, Emerging Artist Acquisition Award, ANU School of Art
2009
Highly Commended, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Members Show
2004
Winner, Summer Scholarship 2004, National Gallery of Australia
Collections
Artbank (national collection)
Megalo Print Studio Archive (Canberra)
Goulburn Regional Gallery/Goulburn Mulwaree Council
Ovolo Group (Hong Kong and Australia)
Molonglo Group Art Collection (Canberra)
Private Collections throughout Australia and overseas.