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Malcolm Utley
1964, Sydney, Australia
Malcolm Utley has a varied art practice encompassing Architecture, Film, Installations, Painting and Sculpture. He graduated with 1st Class Honours in Architecture from the University of Sydney in 1990 and was awarded the Elizabeth Munro Prize for Design and the Ruskin Rowe Prize for History. In 1993 he studied film at FAMU, the national film school in Prague, Czech Republic. From 1998 he studied painting in the 3 year course at the Charlie Sheard painting School in Sydney. In 2002 Utley traveled to Paris, France to work as assistant to the Australian painter Tim Maguire. Upon returning to Australia, he enjoyed a brief contract as a visiting artist teaching sculpture at 4 Aboriginal community schools in the central lands of South Australia. Utley was awarded the year long Rimbun Dahan Residency in Malaysia from April 2004. Utley was also awarded an Australia China Council artist residency in Beijing during June 2004. In 2008 he was commissioned by the ACT Government to build a landmark public sculpture in the town centre of Gungahlin in the ACT. He has exhibited in Australia since 1999 and internationally since 2004. His work is held in the collections of NAB, Rimbun Dahan (Malaysia), the Royal Bank of Scotland, Art Bank Australia, and numerous private collections.
Studies
2004 - Metal Work Studio – Alvin Keong Stainless Steel, and Bronze Casting.
1998 -2000 - Charlie Sheard Studio Painting School
1993 - Film Making, FAMU, National Film School of the Czech Republic, Prague
1990 - Bachelor of Architecture, University of Sydney. 1st Class Honours, Text:“Power,
knowledge and the body: a study of form and space inspired by Michel Foucault”.
1987 - Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Sydney. 1st Class Honours, Text: “The Architecture of Bawomataluo Village in Nias Indonesia”. Elizabeth Munro Prize for design and Ruskin Rowe Prize for history.
Residencies
2004 - Australia China Council studio (Red Gate Gallery), Beijing, China
2004 – 2005 - Rimbun Dahan Residency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Solo Exhibitions
1999 - Global Gallery, Sydney, PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS.
2000 - Global Gallery, Sydney, SOLARIS
2001 - Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra, LES FLEURS DU MAL
2002 - Canberra Contemporary Art Space, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Installation
- Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, CUTTING THE VEIL
2003 - Intrude Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne, SURFACE TENSION
- Chapman Gallery, Canberra, CLOUDLANDS
2005 - Rimbun Dahan Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, THE FREEWAY SERIES
- Beaver Gallery, Canberra, Australia, ALIEN’S LANDSCAPES
2007 - 67 Tempinis Satu, Bangsar, kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, NEW WORKS
- Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka, SOFT SKIN TRAVELLING
2008 - Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney, SOFT SKIN
- Commissioned Public Sculpture GOONGARLINE and Installed at the Town
Centre, Gungahlin, ACT
2009 - Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney, INTERCEPTION, New Paintings Sept 2009
Group Exhibitions
2000 - Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney
2001 - Warren De Maria Gallery,Sydney Local Artists
- Salmon Galleries, Sydney, Landscapes
- Mori Gallery, Sydney, Techno tots, Charity fundraiser
2002 - Tim Olsen Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, Christmas Show
2003 - The Ephemeral Holt Street Gallery, Sydney, 6 Artists
- Canberra Contempory Art Space, 10th Birthday show
- Fundere Sculpture Exhibition, Melbourne, Finalists
- Gallery 4A ¬ Asia Australia Show, Sydney, Members Exhibition
2004 - Beaver Gallery, Canberra. Gallery Artists
- Valentine Willie group show, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1000 Show
- Reka Art Space, Kuala Lumpur, Malayaysia, The Body
2005 - Taksu Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nasi Campur
- Taksu Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Australian Artists
2006 - Taksu Gallery,Singapore Art Fair, Gallery Artists
Publications
- The Canberra Times, Consumable Objects, Sonia Barron, 23/11/01
- The Canberra Times, Sensual Abstractions, Sonia Barron, 18/04/02
- The Edge Daily, (Malaysia)”Art: Zen and the art of rebellion”, Laura Fan, , March
30, 2005
- The Canberra Times ,”Utley’s free ways flow”, Helen Musa, 10/11/05
- The Canberra Times,”On the road with Aliens”, Sonia Barron, 17/11/05
- World Sculpture News Magazine, “Malcolm Utley at Contemporary Art Space”, -
Gina Fairley, August 2007
Grants
- ACT Arts Council, Australia, 2002
- NAVA, Australia, 2003
Collections
- National Australia Bank
- Barbara Blackman collection
- Accacia Collection Melbourne
- Rimbun Dahan Malaysia
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Art Bank, Australia
Public Sculptures
- GOONGARLINE Fabrication and Installation at the Town Centre, Gungahlin, for
the ACT Government