Mari Hirata Biography
Education
2002 Master of Arts in Visual Arts: Photography Major. Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2001 Bachelor of Visual Arts in Fine Art. Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
Selected Exhibitions
2009
(Upcoming) Fourth Estate, Nyst Gallery, Gold Coast.
(Upcoming) Focusing on Photography, Nyst Gallery, Gold Coast.
(2009~2011)Twelve Degrees of Latitude: Regional Gallery and University Art Collections in Queensland, Touring exhibition.
Innocence? Capturing the wrongly convicted, Guest artist, Nyst Gallery, Gold Coast.
Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
New Skin: Contemporary Queensland Photo-media, Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane.
2008
If You Can’t Stand the Heat…, Guest artist, Nyst Gallery, Gold Coast.
Pap Spears, 19 Karen Gallery, Gold Coast.
Group exhibition in conjunction with gallery opening, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
If The Shoe Fits, Solo Exhibition, Metro5 Gallery, Melbourne.
While Others Sleep, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland.
Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
2007
Domestic Bliss, Solo Exhibition, Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage.
Tales from the Cold Ghost, Black+Neon Gallery, Mermaid Beach.
Blast! : The influence of manga and contemporary Japanese culture on Australian artists, Redcliffe City Council Library / Gallery Complex, Redcliffe, and Logan Art Gallery, Logan Central.
2006
While Others Sleep, QCP & Hotel Conrad Project.
Interchange: Current and past graduates of QCA Fine Art Gold Coast, Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
Artifice: Recent Queensland Photography, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane.
Olive Cotton Photographic Portrait Prize, Tweed Regional Art Gallery.
Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
2005
Currency, Metro Arts Gallery, Brisbane.
Soft Coatings, Metro5 Gallery, Melbourne.
‘Starry Eyed’ Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage
Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition, Anglican Church Grammer School, Brisbane.
Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
2004
‘Straight Out Of Brisbane’ (SOOB) Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm.
‘Departure Lounge’, Queensland Centre for Photography, Bulimba, Brisbane.
‘Space Invaders’, Toowoomba Regional Gallery.
‘Gold Coast Art & Design Award’
‘Retrospective’ 60 Merivale Street, Brisbane
‘Mie Gakure’, Metro5 Gallery, Melbourne.
‘Genesis V’, Bond University Art Gallery.
‘All That Glitters’, Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
‘Timeholes’, Soapbox Gallery, Brisbane.
‘2004 Nikon Summer Salon’, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne.
2003
‘Photography Now: Flashpoint’, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne.
‘Intensification’ Soap Box Gallery, Brisbane.
‘5D’ 60 Merrivale St, Brisbane.
‘Great Shots’ (in conjunction with) ‘Refocus: A Photographic Symposium’, Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage.
‘Young Millennials’, Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage.
‘Genesis IV’, Bond University Art Gallery.
‘The Pink Poodle Art Prize’, presented by CR Resorts, Bond University Art Gallery.
2002
‘Art and Opera ~ Under the Sails’, Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage.
‘Omnibus’ Final Year Solo Exhibition, White Box Gallery, Griffith University.
‘Belonging’ solo installation/display, White Box Gallery, Griffith University.
‘From the Coast and Beyond’ Star gallery, Grey St. Brisbane.
‘Gold Coast Ulrick Schubert Photography Art Exhibition’ Gold Coast City Art Gallery.
2001
‘Discombobulate’ QCA graduate exhibition, Gold Coast City Arts Gallery.
Grants/Prizes/Awards
2006 – Ulrick Schubert Photography Art Award, People’s Choice Award
2005 – Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition, Highly Commended in the category of New Technologies
2005 – Kodak Autumn Salon: ‘Excellence in Photomedia’, Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
2004 – NAVA Visual Art and Craft Artists’ Grant; “Departure Lounge”
2004 – Space Invaders: Toowoomba Emerging Artist Exhibition, two works aquired&selected for touring exhibition; ‘Crates on Wheels’
2004 – Gold Coast Art & Design Award, winner of 2D category
2004 – May; Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition, Highly Commended in the category of New Technologies
2003 – April; Griffith University Postgraduate Student Association, Excellence in Postgraduate Coursework Award.
2003 – January; ‘The Pink Poodle Art Prize’, Commended.
2001 – September; ‘N.A.B. Contemporary Art Prize’, Pat Corrigan Photographic Acquisition Prize.
1998 – Minister’s Award for Excellence in Art: Regional exhibition.
1998 – David Alcock Memorial Arts Award.
Commissions and Others
Walters Legal Solicitors – Lismore, NSW.
MIRVAC Billboard Project – Yarra’s Edge Urban Art program, (Tower1) Docklands, Melbourne.
Judging of the 2006 Coomera Anglican College Art Prize.
Museum of Brisbane hoardings public art project / billboard presentation at the Brisbane Square Building
Place 2005, Artworkers Alliance & Pitcher Partners – collaboration for 2005 desktop calendar, Image: January.
Promotional images / materials for Lecia McPhail-Bell (Musician & performer)
Front Cover; ‘The Regular Correspondence of a Love Affair with Words’ A book of poetry by Mandy Beaumont
Modelling Folio; series 1&2 self-promotional images for Tewodros
In conjunction with National Youth Week: Image for The Minister of Arts and Education
Collections
Patrick Corrigan collection
Gold Coast City Arts Gallery collection
Metro Gallery collection
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery collection
Institute of Technology Sydney collection
Parliament House, Minister’s Boardroom, Brisbane
Brian Tucker collection
Private collections
Selected Publications
SPECTRUM: The Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 19 – 20 2009 (Pg.14-15) ‘All points north and then some’, by John McDonald.
Paradise; The Weekend Bulletin Magazine, April 18-19, 2009 (Pg.16) ’Shoes not sole stimulus’, by Regina King.
POSTER Magazine: Issue 18, summer 08/09. 5th Birthday Special edition, profile by Ella Mudie. (Pg.36)
GALLERY: National Gallery of Victoria magazine, ‘If the Shoe Fits’ exhibition.
North Coast Arts Quarterly, Summer 08, ‘Hirata – Schubert Contemporary Gallery’ (Pg.21)
Antiques & Art in Queensland magazine, Mar – July 08 issue, cover image.
While Others Sleep – Hotel Conrad project, website and book launch, Brisbane.
MIRVAC Billboard Project – Yarra’s Edge Urban Art program, (Tower1) Docklands, Melbourne.
Essential Art, educational school textbooks & CD Rom.
‘Vogue’ Australia: 2006 September Issue, ‘Vogue Loves…’ (Pg.94)
‘Artifice – Recent Queensland Photography’, catalogue & website essay by Gordon Craig.
State of the Arts Website: www.stateart.com.au, 27th Sep 2005, Hit List: ‘Ashes to Ashes’, by Alex McDonald
The Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin: ‘Paradise’ magazine, Oct 1-2nd 2005, (Pg.38), ‘Images of Life and Death’, by Judy Anderson
Gold Coast Art & design Awards, 2006 Desktop calendar & cards, image: March
Lino magazine, Issue No.9 2005, Photography; Mari Hirata. (Pg.60-64)
Place 2005, Artworkers Alliance & Pitcher Partners – collaboration for 2005 desktop calendar, Image: January.
Sesame magazine Vol.2, Spring/Summer edition 2004. ‘If the shoe fits’ & ‘editor’s note’ pages.
‘The Regular Correspondence of a Love Affair with Words’ A book of poetry by Mandy Beaumont; Front Cover.
Qantas magazine, Diary; Departure Lounge, by John McDonald, November issue.
Photofile, Contemporary Photomedia + Ideas, Issue No.72 ‘Satire’. 2004. ‘Paradise on Earth’ by Alison Kubler. (Pg.50-53)
The Gold Coast ‘Weekender’ Bulletin, May 29-30th 2004 (Pg.14), ‘Mari steps to art acclaim’, by Jodi Hammond
The Courier Mail, Friday May 14th, 2004, ‘Art, Churchie-style’
The Age (Melbourne), Friday April 23rd, 2004 (Pg.18) ‘mX Nightlife’
SBS Radio Interview, Melbourne; 93.1FM, Brisbane; 93.3FM, Thurs 15th Apr 2004, 11pm – 12midnight (alchemy)
Artlink, Vol.24 Nov 2004 ‘Reviews; allthatglitters: contemporary visions of the Gold Coast’ (Pg.90)
Gold Coast Bulletin, ‘The Weekender’, MAY 29-30th 2004 (Pg.14), by Jodi Hammond
The Courier Mail, Friday May 14th, 2004, ‘Art, Churchie-style’
The Age (Melbourne), Friday April 23rd, 2004 (Pg.18) ‘mX Nightlife’
SBS Radio Interview, Melbourne; 93.1FM, Brisbane; 93.3FM, Thurs 15th Apr 2004, 11pm – 12midnight
Nine Gold Coast News, ‘All That Glitters’, Mon 9th Feb 5:30pm.
The Age (Melbourne), Wednesday October 1, 2003 (Pg.2) ‘Domain’
The Australian Financial Review, Weekend September 27-28, 2003 (Pg.36-37) ‘Flashpoint: Focus Sharpens on lens flair’
Gold Coast ‘Weekender’ Bulletin, May 10-11, 2003 (Pg.22) ‘2003 Border Art Prize’
Weekend Bulletin, Oct 27-28, 2001 (Pg.22) By Jo Hales.
(all catalogues and invitations for previous exhibitions)