Melinda Schawel        
CV          

1970 Born Waukegan, Illinois, USA

EDUCATION

1996    Postgraduate Degree, Fine Arts (Honours) in Printmaking, RMIT, Melbourne
1993    BA, Fine Arts and Communication Studies (Honours), University of California Santa Barbara, USA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009    Full Circle, Flinders Lane Gallery
2006    Out of Touch, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2003    Lingua Franca, Global Art Source, Zürich, Switzerland
2000    Etched, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
1999    Helengory Galerie, Prahran

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009    Four Squared, University Gallery, Uni of Northern Florida, USA.
2009    20Plus, Flinders Lane Gallery.
2009    Paper Works, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, Georgia, USA.
2008    The Perfumed Garden, Flinders Lane Gallery
2007    Pure, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2007    Treasures, Flinders Lane Gallery
2007    Christmas Collection, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2007    50, Exchange Folio, Geelong Gallery, Geelong
2007    Masterworks in the Vineyard, Swiper's Gully, Kangaroo Ground
2007    The Studio Show, Flinders Lane Gallery
2006    Treasures, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2006    Melbourne Art Fair with Flinders Lane Gallery
2006    Meeting Place, Keeping Place, George Adams Gallery, Arts Centre, Melbourne
2006    Slowly, Slowly, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
2005    Art Sydney 05, Sydney
2005    Up to Speed (2 person show with Belinda Fox), Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2004    Ausstellung in der Kupferdruckwerkstatt, Zürich, Switzerland
2003    Del Mar, Kulturbüro Schaufensterprogramm, Bern, Switzerland
2003    Grafik und mehr, Galerie Vostry, Erfurt, Germany
2002    Works on Paper, Global Art Source, Zürich, Switzerland
2002    Land-line, Port Jackson Press Australia, Melbourne
2002    Crossroads, Broken Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria
2002     Confluence, Warrnambool Regional Gallery, Victoria
2002    Sojourn (2 person show), Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2001    Minutia, Exchange Folio, Australian Print Workshop, Fitzroy
2000    Treasures, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
1999    7th International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney
1998    Intaglio +, Port Jackson Press Australia, Fitzroy
1997    6th International Works on Paper Fair, Mitchell Galleries, State Library of NSW

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2004 Residency, Frans Masereel Centre, Kasterlee, Belgium
2002 Colour Intaglio workshop at La Fundacio Pilar i Joan Miro, Mallorca, Spain
Recipient of Pat Corrigan Artist's Grant (NAVA)

FINE ART PUBLISHERS
2006-7 Port Jackson Press Australia, Fitzroy, Australia
2003-4 Murtra Edicions, Arenys de Munt, Spain

COLLECTIONS
Stockland Development (NSW)
Geelong Regional Gallery (VIC)
Royal Museum of Fine Art Antwerp (Belgium)
Frans Masereel Centre of Graphic Arts (Belgium)
National Gallery of Australia (ACT)
Artbank (NSW)
Charles Sturt University (NSW)
Phillips Fox Lawyers (ACT)
Hilton (SA), Sebel Hotel (VIC)
Hotel Causeway (VIC)
Westin (NSW)
Park Hyatt (VIC)
Crown Casino (VIC)
Private collections in Europe, USA & Australia

Bibliography
McCulloch Encyclopedia of Australian Art, 4th Ed., Australian Art Editions, 2006
Payne, Sean, Sign Language, Sunbury Arts Blogspot, 6-8-2006
Lingua Franca - Kunst der Symbolik, Zürichsee Zeitung 10-9-2003, p. 10
Waite, Di, Confluence & Crossroads, Imprint Magazine & Artists' Catalogue, Winter 2002
Barron, Sonia, Shared Themes in Works on the Landscape, The Canberra Times 15-02-2002
Makin, Jeff, Choice Views, Herald Sun, 09-08-1999, p. 96