BIOGRAPHY
Cavaliere is a conceptual artist, working within a multidisciplinary practice. Her practice includes photography, performance, installation, site-specific projects and drawing. Cavaliere uses real and poignant material form her life and creates a personal almost biographical thread in her work to date. Cavaliere creates a diary of images by merging constructed imaginary spaces with real life material. Cavaliere recently received an Australia Council for the Arts New Work Grant and is currently creating new work as a tribute to her Mother at Artspace studio residency. Exploring themes of absence, presence, ritual and mortality.
Born Sarteano, Tuscany, Italy
Currently based in Sydney
EDUCATION
| 2001 | Fondazione Ratti Advanced Course in Visual Arts - Como - Visiting Professor Marina Abramovic. |
| 2000-01 | Accademia di Belle Arti - Brera, Milano, Italy. |
| 1994-97 | Master of Art The UNSW College of Fine Arts (Photomedia). |
| 1990-93 | Bachelor of Fine Arts (Media Art) The UNSW College of Fine Arts. |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2008 | Day Dreams Camera Obscura Bathurst Regional Art Gallery |
| Day Dreams Jean Bellette Gallery, Hill End Visitors Centre Hill End. |
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| 2007 | Untitled Home Mop Projects, Sydney |
| 2006 | Looking for Fisher's Ghost Campbelltown Visitors Information Centre Quondong |
| Looking for Fisher's Ghost Glenalvon Stables Museum, Drawing Room, Campbelltown. |
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| 2004/05 | Suspended Moment NSW Regional Art Gallery touring exhibition Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW Campbelltown Arts Centre Bathurst Regional Art Gallery |
| 2003 | Body of Work - Spirito del Paese: Mother and Child Via Farini Gallery, Milan Spirito del Paese: Mother and Child Theatre Il Teatro degli Arrischianti Sarteano. Tuscany |
| 1999 | story of a girl Artspace, Sydney |
| 1998 | utterance First Draft, Sydney |
| 1996 | conceal Particle Contemporary Exhibition Space, Sydney |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2011 |
PADIGLIONE ITALIA "NEL MONDO" INSTITUTI ITALIANI DI CULTURA. BIENNALE di VENEZIA ITALIAN PAVILION "IN THE WORLD" ITALALIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURE VENICE BIENNALE |
| 2010 |
48th Festival of Fishers Ghost Art Award Exhibition Cambpelltown Arts Centre The Blake Prize Tour Delmar Trinity Gallery Sydney, Tweed River Art Gallery, Western Plains Cultural Centre Dubbo, Port Macquarie Hastings Regional Gallery |
| 2009 | The Blake Prize National Art School Sydney, Ararat Regional Art Gallery Art on Paper Exhibition Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery I think I shall never see a billboard as lovely as a Tree Billboard Project in the gardens, Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery Newtown Diaries Delmar Gallery Ashfield Doug Moran Photographic Prize semi-finalist State Library, Sydney |
| 2008 | Loved 24/25 ARTSPACE, Sydney Loved 46th Fisher's Ghost Award Cambelltown Arts Centre Shelf Life Delmar Gallery Ashfield Kissing Booth Bazar Clare Hotel Satellite Event Sydney Biennale |
| 2007 | Postcard from Italy ( Saluti da Vieste) 45th Fishers Ghost Award Campbelltown Arts Centre |
| 2005 | Looking for Fisher's Ghost 43rd Fisher's Ghost Award Campbelltown Arts Centre |
| 2004 | Conversions - site specific group exhibition Goulburn Regional Art Gallery |
| 2002 | Tracce di un Seminario ViaFarini Gallery, Milan Lavori in corso/Work in Progress via Benedetto Marcello 6, Milan - curated by Roberto Pinto |
| 2001 | Idea Bank Ex Chiesa di San Francesco - Como |
| 2000 | Emporio: Archivio di ViaFarini Gallery/CareOf - Care of Milan Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Exhibition Artspace, Sydney (WINNER) Elsewhere Gallery 19, Sydney |
| 1999 | Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Exhibition Artspace, Sydney (Highly Commended) Archival Purposes First Draft, Sydney Glow-Bytes short film night The Performance Space, Sydney |
| 1998 | Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Exhibition Artspace Sydney (Highly Commended) Four on the Floor Gallery 19, Sydney |
1997 | Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Exhibition Artspace Sydney (Highly Commended) Fictional Extremeties Arthaus Sydney |
| 1996 | M.Art and BFA (hons) Graduating Exhibition COFA, Sydney Group Exhibition Grosvenor Place, Sydney NSW Travelling Art Scholarship COFA Gallery, Sydney Zero k used H.R. Gallop Gallery, Wagga Wagga |
| 1995 | The Young Italo/Australian Achievement Awards Festival House, Sydney Sfumato - an Italo/Australian Exhibition Macquarie University, Sydney Mobius - The Loop COFA Gallery, Sydney |
| 1994 | Sfumato - an Italo/Australian Exhibition The UNSW Library Foyer, Sydney, YZ Space UWS NSW Travelling Art Scholarship COFA Gallery, Sydney |
| 1993 | On Masse-Graduating Exhibition COFA F block, Sydney |
AWARDS / GRANTS
| 2009 | Nava Marketing Grant Australia Council Established Artist New Work Grant |
2005 | Mamma Lena Cultural Award |
| 2003 | NAVA Marketing Grant Visual Arts/Craft Skills and Arts Development Australia Council, Milan studio |
| 2000 | Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship |
ARTIST WORKSHOPS
| 2008-09 | Workshop: Discover the magic of photography 'upside down inside out' Camera Obscura |
| 2004-05 | Workshop: 'my story' NSW Regional Gallery Tour |
STUDIO RESIDENCY
| 2010 | Queen St Studios, Chippendale |
| 2009-10 | Artspace, The Gunnery, Sydney Stone Villa, Sydenham |
| 2008 | Murray's Cottage Hill End |
| 2005 | Murray's Cottage Hill End |
| 2003 | Milan studio Residency Australia Council |
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
| 2005 | Campbelltown Arts Centre Bathurst Regional Art Gallery |
| 2004 | Goulburn Regional Art Gallery |
COLLECTIONS
Private Collections Sydney and MilanSELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Buhler, M. and Nickolson, E. OBJECTions (Catalogue), October 1993.Fenner, Felicity. Echos of Old Masters Sydney Morning Herald, 5 August 1994 p19.
Alexander, George. Sfumato-an Italo/Australian Exhibition (Catalogue) October 1994.
Tornari, Armando. The Young Italo/Australian sfumato an Italo/Australian Exhibition La Fiamma 17 october1994 p32.
Tornari, Armando. Utterence La Fiamma 7 September 1998 p32.
Alvarez Adriana Gallery 19 Very Inner City Revolver 30 September 1998 p66.
Tornari, Armando. Sfumato alla Maquarie University Una mostra di giovani artist origine Italiana La Fiamma 10 August 1995 p34.
Tornari, Armando. Young Italo/Australian Artist Katthy Cavaliere Conceal La Fiamma June 1996 p 39.
Handly , Paul. Conceal di katthy cavaliere al Particle Contemporary La Fiamma 6 June 1996 p39.
Tornari, Armando. The Young Italo/Australians Nomination at YIA Achievement Award Finalist La Fiamma August 1995 p32.
James, Bruce. Monster Hunt Sydney Morning Herald 16 October 1999 p13.
Frost, Andrew. Undiscovered Talents of Australian Art Australian Art Collector, Issue 12 April-June 2000.
Tornari, Armando. The 2000 recipient is Katthy Cavaliere Presented the Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship valued $40 000 at Artspace The Gunnery, Wooloomooloo-young Italo-Australian La Fiamma p12.
Johnson, Heather. Artprizes who wins them? Art and Australia December Issue 2000 p286.
Kidd, Courtney.The Galleries: Patience takes prize Sydney Morning Herald 2000.
Unknown. Words in mid air Sydney Morning Herald 2000.
Cavaliere, Katthy. Artists Choice Ken Unsworth Art and Australia June Issue 2001 p540-541.
Briccola, Stefania. Arte Contemporanea, Vestiti energetici, mostra da indossare La Provincia 22 July 2001.
Unknown. L'arte ha piu corpo Amica 15 August 2001.
Abromovic, M.Vettese, A. Di Pietrantonio, G. Banca delle Idea/Idea Bank - Katthy Cavaliere Brown Paper. Marina Abramovic Fondazione Antonio Ratti - Como Charta Milano 2002 p87, p74.
Peccatori, M.V. Sarteano ultimo giorno per la mostra di katthy cavaliere La Nazione, 27 August 2003 p14.
Bologni, C. Arte Moderna Montepiesi september-october 2003 p20.
Bologni, C. Le installazioni di Katthy Cavaliere Montepiesi July - August p15.
Mattioli . M. Le performance di Katthy Cavaliere, l'Australiana nata a Sarteano Centritalia September 2003 p24.
Fernance, Darryl. Art exhibition with a twist Goulburn Post 31st May 2004 Front Page.
Lamb, Jennifer. Room for a story Performance Art Comes to the Gallery Goulburn Post 21 May 2004.
Parker, Laura. Real Life on Show Campbelltown - Macarthur Advertiser January 19 2005 Front page p17.
Unknown. Art links stories The Chronicle February 1st 2005 p59.
Unknown. Italian Connections Campbelltown- Macarthur Advertiser February 2005.
Knight Anneli. Whats on this week - spotlight Sydney Morning Herald February 2005.
Unknown.Award - winning exhibition opening at gallery Western Advocate May 20, 2005 p7.
Gurich, Sarah. Artists perform at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Weekend Advocate 14 May, 2005.
Tornari, Armando. Mamma Lena Foundation Cultural Prize La Fiamma 27 July 2005 p18.
Bowie, Alicia. Wanted - your Fisher's Ghost story Campbelltown - Macarthur Advertiser May, 2006.
Darmody, Melanie. Ghostly Tales in Big talking Book Macarthur Chronical 30 May, 2006 p22.
Perram, Richard. The Arts Series of exciting workshops for highschool students Weekend Advocate February 9 2008 p12.
Perram, Richard. Good response to upside down inside out workshops Weekend Advocate Saturday 15 March 2008 p14.
Siers, Miriam. Discovering the magic of Camera Obscura Thursday 3 April 2008 p7.
Allen, Christopher. Want of Spirit The weekend Australian Review, September 26-27 2009, p12,13.
Johnson, Kylie. Artspace 24/25, Twenty-four one-hour exhibitions Twenty-five years of Artspace, Column 3, Artspace, 2009 p30,31
SELECTED INTERVIEWS
Langlands Trevar 2MCR, Looking for Fishers Ghost Campbelltown 2006.Pazzano Chiara SBS Italian Radio , NSW regional Gallery Tour Bathurst 2005.
Tele Italian News Interview Sarteano, Tuscany 20 August 2003.
O'Donnel Vincent Arts Alive Arts and Culture Current Affairs around Australia ...around the world.
Helen Lempriere Travelling Arts Scholarship Prize 22 May 2000.
Fenella Kernebone, ABC TV Sunday Arts Artspace 24/25 1 November 2008/16 November 2008.
Tony Polombo SBS Italian Radio 97.7 Newtown Diaries February 2009.
Pricilla Bourne 2SCR Conversation with Pricilla 23 April 2009.
