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Cristina Metelli
CONTEMPORARY ARTIST ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA
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Education
2018 Bachelor Degree of Visual Art (First Class Honours), Adelaide Central School of Art
2017 Bachelor Degree of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, Adelaide
2016 Associate Degree of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, Adelaide
1995 Advanced Diploma of Applied & Visual Art, North Adelaide School of Art
1983 Advanced Certificate of Visual Art, Liceo Artistico, Milano Italy
Awards and Selections
2023 Finalist - Heysen Art Prize, Hahndorf Academy, SA
2022 Recipient of Illuminate Adelaide Graduate Pathway Program Grant
2021 Finalist - Tatiara Art Prize, Walkway Gallery, Bordertown SA
2021 Winner - AGES Art Prize 2021/22, QLD
2020 Finalist - Heysen Art Prize, Hahndorf Academy, SA
2020 Art at T1 - Adelaide International Airport exhibition, Adelaide
2019 Finalist – Adelaide Hills Landscape Art Prize, Hahndorf Academy, SA
2019 Residency – The Paint Box Studio and Art Supplies, Hahndorf SA
2018 Award for Excellence for a high-achieving student - Adelaide Central School of Art
Finalist - Adelaide Park Lands, Art Prize, Adelaide
Finalist - Emma Hack Art Prize, Adelaide
2016 Finalist - Heysen Art Prize, Hahndorf Academy, SA
2014 Winner - Best 3D, Consumed Art Prize, City of Charles Sturt, Adelaide
Finalist - Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide
2013 Short-listed - Glenside Mental Health Facilities, public artwork project, Adelaide
Finalist - Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide
Winner - Sculpture Award - Royal South Australian Society of Arts Portrait Prize SA
2012 Residency - Double Vision artist exchange, City of Onkaparinga SA / Logan City QLD
2011 Short-listed - City of Onkaparinga public art - Totem Project
Finalist - Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide
2008 Invited Artist - Artists of the Fleurieu - Fleurieu Biennale Exhibition Strathalbyn SA Merit Award - Royal South Australian Society of Arts Inc, Adelaide
Selected Exhibitions
2022 Whithin The Landscape - Light projection for Illuminate Adelaide, SA
2022 Solo exhibition - Colours of Nature: Hills to Coast - Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
2021 The Nature of Things - Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
2020 Art at T1 - Featured Artist - Adelaide International Airport exhibition, Adelaide
2019 Summer Time - BMG Gallery, Adelaide
2019 Solo exhibition - Within The Landscape - BMG Gallery, Adelaide 2019 Three Artists - Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
2018 Graduation Exhibition - Adelaide Central School of Art, Adelaide
2018 Surface - SALA Festival, South Seas Trading, Port Elliot SA
The Colour Field - Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
Culture - Emma Hack Art Prize, Adelaide
2017 Graduation Exhibition - Adelaide Central School of Art, Adelaide
Of The Sea - Manyung Gallery, Melbourne.
Strange Plants - SALA exhibition, Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
Solo exhibition - Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
2015 Equine Elegance - Manyung Gallery, Melbourne
2014 Year of the Horse - Manyung Gallery, Melbourne
A Restful Moment - Featured Artist, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne
2013 Double Vision - Logan Art Gallery, Logan Central QLD
2010 Land Sea Sky - Exhibition, Greenwood Gallery, Melbourne
Adelaide Airport Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures - Adelaide
2009 Natural Selection - Exhibition, Greenwood Gallery, Melbourne
Leafy Sea Dragon Festival - Studio 13 Contemporary Arts Gallery, Normanville SA
Beside the Seaside - Adelaide Fringe Exhibition, Pepper Street Art Centre, Adelaide
2008 Members’ Exhibition - Royal South Australian Society of Arts Inc. Adelaide
Artists of the Fleurieu - Fleurieu Biennale 2008 - Selected by David Dridan, Strathalbyn SA
Seize SALA Art - Artistic License Gallery, North Adelaide
Sea & Vine Festival - Three Artist Exhibition, Dridan Fine Arts Gallery, McLaren Vale SA Brighton Classic Sculptures by the Sea - Adelaide
2007 From Real to Surreal - Exhibition, Artistic License Gallery, North Adelaide
Leafy Sea Dragon Festival - Studio 13 Contemporary Arts Gallery, Normanville SA
The Summer Show - Dridan Fine Arts, McLaren Vale SA
2006 Conversational Concepts - Exhibition at Artistic License Gallery, North Adelaide
Where the Vines Meet the Sea - Stump Hill Gallery, McLaren Vale SA
2005 Creating Ambience - Artistic License Gallery, North Adelaide
2003 Group exhibition - Porter Street Wildlife Gallery, Goolwa SA
Collections & Acquisitions
2014 Reusable - Wire Sculpture - City of Charles Sturt, SA
2012 To the Light - Painting - City of Onkaparinga, SA
1996 Two ceramic sculptures bought by Bob Such MP, SA Minister for the Arts
Publications
2019 Artwork featured in 'The Adelaide Review' - Solo Exhibition BMG Gallery SA 2018 Artwork featured in 'The Adelaide Review' Graduation Exhibition SA 2017 Artwork featured in ‘the Adelaide Review’- Graduation Exhibition SA
2014 Feature article and photo in ‘The Advertiser’ Newspaper, SA
2011 Photo and article in 'The Advertiser' Newspaper, SA Saturday Arts Section
2010 Photos of artwork and exhibition review in ‘World Sculpture News’ Magazine, Japan
2009 Photos of artwork included in ‘World Sculpture News’ Magazine, Japan
2008 Front Page Photo review in Saturday edition of ‘The Advertiser’ for SALA Festival
Photo and article in ‘The Advertiser’ Wednesday Arts Section
2007 Photo review and personal article in ‘Southern Times’ Newspaper
2002 Personal article in ‘The Guardian’ Newspaper
Illustration Work
2007 Set of 12 illustrations for Children’s Angel Cards, Dovelight Enterprises
1985 Designed a series of special event invitations for a chain of discotheques in Milano Italy