SHANNON BRETT
SHANNON BRETT CV
1973 Born Brisbane Australia.
Tertiary Education
2020 Doctor of Philosophy (candidate); Queensland University of Technology
2011 Master of Arts Management (inc); University of New England
2010 Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art; Fine Art and Photography,
Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane
2004 Diploma of Multimedia, Cairns
Certificates and Licences
2011 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
2007 Certificate III Theatre Lighting
Traineeship Fashion Design
Video Conference Training Certificate
Current Blue Card
Current Open Drivers Licence
Panels & Boards
Current
Board Member: Boxcopy Contemporary Art Space
State Representative Editorial Board for Garland Magazine
Member: Girringun Art Centre Advisory Panel
Previous
Chair: Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Advisory Panel
Member: Cairns Regional Council Shield's Street Heart Project Selection Panel
Employment
2021 Writer, State Library of Queensland; Brisbane
2018/2019/2020/2021 Curatorial Officer, Griffith University Art Museum; Brisbane
2020 Researcher/Writer, National Portrait Gallery; Canberra
2019/2020 Guest Curator, QUT Art Museum; Brisbane (Rite of Passage)
2019.. Independant Curator - Shannon Brett (2006 --)
2018/2019/2020/2021 CEO & Designer, LORE by Shannon Brett
2019 Corporate Affairs Manager, Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts; Brisbane
2019 Curatorial Consultant, Museum of Brisbane; Brisbane
2018/2019 Assistant Curator, Museum of Brisbane; Brisbane
2019 Peer Assessor, Arts Queensland; Brisbane
2019 Peer Assessor, Australia Council for the Arts; Sydney
2018 Indigenous Research Associate, National Portrait Gallery (Curatorial); Canberra
2018 Guest Curator (Art Fair) and Speaker Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair; Darwin NT
2018 Arts Facilitator Bana Yirriji Art and Cultural Centre; Wujal Wujal
2017/2018 Arts Facilitator/Photographer, Indigenous Art & Cultural Centres Far North Queensland; FNQ
2017/2018 Gallery Curator, UMI Arts; Cairns
2018 Peer Assessor, Arts Queensland; Brisbane
2017 Peer Assessor, Arts Queensland; Brisbane
2017 Indigenous Art Centres Fashion Designer: Yarrabah Art Centre, Hopevale Art Centre; Hopevale
2016/17 Peer Assessor, Australia Council for the Arts; Sydney
2015/16 Manager, Yarrabah Arts & Cultural Precinct (Yarrabah Art Centre, Menmuny Museum); Yarrabah
2015 Assistant Curator, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair; Cairns
2014/15 Acting Exhibitions (Curatorial) & Education Officer, KickArts Contemporary Arts Cairns; Cairns
2012/13/14 Lead Teacher/ Coordinator Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts, TAFE North Cairns; Cairns
2014 Radio Announcer, Black Star Radio; Cairns
2013 Sessional Lecturer - Media, James Cook University; Cairns
2012 Graphic Designer, Far North Queensland Indigenous Schooling Support Unit; Cairns
2012 HOD - Art Teacher, Djarragun College; Gordonvale
2011 Marketing and Administration, Parramatta State School; Cairns
2011 Key Speaker/Artist in TAFE Symposium, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair; Cairns
2010/2011 Graphic Designer, Forrest Architects; Brisbane
2008 – 2016 Shannon Brett Art & Design, Brisbane/Cairns
2006/2007 Curatorial & Marketing Management, CBD Gallery; Brisbane
2005 – 2008 Indigenous Support Officer/Tutor, Department of Education, Training & the Arts; Brisbane
Selected Exhibitions
2020 Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion, Bendigo Art Gallery
2019 Queen's Land Blak Portraiture, Cairns Art Gallery, Cairns
2019 Indigenous Design Now, Parliment House, Canberra
2017/18 ARTNOW FNQ, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns
2017 FLAME, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2015/16 ARTNOW FNQ, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns
2015 I Love A Son Burnt Country, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns
2015 Foxy Odessy, Cell Artspace, Cairns
2014 Depth of Field, Cell Artspace, Cairns
2013 Paper Works On & Off, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2013 Blunt Edge of Portraiture, Cairns
2013 Same Story Different Colour, Auckland, New Zealand
2013 Bodega Nights Resident Art Exhibition, El Bruc, Spain
2013 LUX Gallery Staff Exhibition, James Cook University, Cairns
2013 Exotic Weeds, KickArts, Cairns
2013 One, Two, Four or More, KickArts, Cairns
2012 I Didn’t Get To Cry Till Now, Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane
2012 Love Local Murri, The Cultural Place, Cairns
2012 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Indigenous Beautiful Art Spaces, Cairns
2012 FIRST Emerging Indigenous Art, LOVE LOVE Studio Brisbane
2012 I Didn’t Get To Cry Till Now, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2011 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns
2011 NEWflames Studio Exhibition, Canopy Artspace, Cairns
2011 The GAS Graduate Art Show, Griffith University Art Gallery, Southbank
2010 The GAS Graduate Art Show, Griffith University Art Gallery, Southbank
2010 SALT CAIA Graduation Exhibition, Project Gallery, QCA, Southbank
2010 BARI Festival, Jugglers ArtSpace, Brisbane
2010 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns
2010 Silent Art Auction, Brisbane
2009 The Art Factory, Brisbane
2009 Gallery South Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford
2009 Aspley Village Art, Brisbane
2008 Sun Sun Restaurant, Brisbane
2008 Naidoc Family Day, Musgrave Park, Brisbane
2007 Bracken Ridge Art Show, Brisbane
2007 Phobia, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2007 Mystique, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2006 Wonderland, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2006 Avalon, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
2004 Multimedia Exposed (me), Cairns
Commissions and Awards
2017 Australia Council for the Arts Volunteer Exhibition Attendant, Venice Biennale. Venice
2015 National Gallery of Australia Indigenous Arts Leadership Program, Canberra
2014 Facilitator: Happy Holidays Hooray Children's Tank, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2014 Judge: Photographic Competition, Bloomfield
2014 Facilitator: NAIDOC Week Children's Tank, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2014 Understory Film Festival; Best Experimental Film, Cairns
2013 Can Serrat Artist in Residence, Can Serrat International Art Centre, El Bruc, Barcelona, Spain
2013 KickArts Artist in Residence in collaboration with Cora-Allan Wickliffe, Cairns
2013 Mentorship: Kick Arts Cairns
2012 Mentorship: Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
2011 NEWflames Artist in Residence, Cairns
2011 Graphic Art; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Community Health Centre, Charleville
2010 Australian Indigenous Arts Medal
2010 Godfrey Rivers Memorial Medal
2010 Guest Lecturer: Media Studies; Queensland College of Art, Griffith University Southbank
2009 Graphic Art; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Community Health Centre, Brisbane
2009 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence, Brisbane
2009 Postcard Art & Advertising (CAIA, QCA) Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns
2008 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence, Brisbane
2008 Mural - Bracken Ridge State High School, Brisbane
2008 Educator & Presenter: Indigenous Art & Protocol Workshop, Samford Steiner School
2008 Commonwealth Scholarship
2007 Indigenous Art Design Queensland Ombudsman, Brisbane
2007 Mural - Norris Road State School, Brisbane
2007 Totem Sculpture (7) Norris Road State School, Brisbane
2005 Graphic Design and Construction Sadhana Inc, Cairns
2004 Winner - Signage Cairns Institute of TAFE and the Tropics Hospitality, Cairns
2002 Finalist ATSIC Logo Design, Cairns