CV | Malcolm Utley

Malcolm Utley is originally from Sydney, Australia, and 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. His interest in Philosophy, Cultural studies, and Art led to his production of honours texts: “The Architecture of Bawomataluo Village in Nias Indonesia” and “Power, knowledge and the body: a study of form and space inspired by Michel Foucault”. He was awarded the Elizabeth Munro Prize for design (Uni of Syd) and Ruskin Rowe Prize for history (Uni of Syd). After working with Alexander Tzannes Architects in Sydney, Utley pursued artwork through film and subsequently studied at the National Film School of the Czech Republic, in Prague. His short films have been shown at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and Flickerfest (Sydney). His practice in painting and sculpture was formalised upon his opening a studio in 1997 and completing a 3-year painting program at the Charlie Sheard painting school. In 2002 Utley travelled 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. He has exhibited in Australia and Internationally

EXHIBITIONS

1999 - 2000
Global Gallery, Sydney, Paintings and Drawings.
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney Gone Fission
Warren De Maria Gallery, Sydney, Group Exhibition 2001
Global Gallery, Sydney, Solaris.
Salmon Galleries, Sydney, Landscapes Group Show.
Mori Gallery, Sydney, Techno tots, Charity fundraiser,
Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra, Les Fleurs Du Mal,

2002 - 2003
Canberra Contemporary Art Space, “For Your Eyes Only” - Installation
Tim Olsen Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, Christmas Show
Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, Surface Tension.
The Ephemeral Holt Street Gallery, Sydney, Group Exhibition.
Chapman Gallery, Canberra, “Cloudlands”
Canberra Contempory Art Space, 10th Birthday show
Fundere Sculpture Prize Exhibition, Melbourne Oct ¬ Nov 03
Intrude Contemporary Art Gallery, In The Realm of the Senses, Melbourne Nov 03
Gallery 4A ¬ Asia Australia Show, Sydney Dec 03

2004 - 2005
Beaver Gallery, group show, Canberra.
Valentine Willie group show, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Reka Art Space, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Visit Thailand to establish relationship with a Bronze foundry.
Tsunami Fundraiser Exhibition at Frangipani Kuala Lumpur
Rimbun Dahan Residency exhibition, Selangor, Malaysia.
Taksu Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia “Nasi Campur”
Taksu Gallery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia “Australian Artists”
Beaver Gallery, Canberra, Australia, “Alien’s Landscapes”

2006 - 2007

HeartSpace Art Charity Exhibition Adelaide.
Visited art scene in Los Angeles. Travelled on to South America and eventually returned to Australia, crossing the pacific by yacht. Commissioned work by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Showed new paintings and sculptures at Singapore Art Fair in October/November with Taksu Gallery. Returned to Kuala Lumpur 2006 and worked on new sculptures. Returned again in 2007 for 4 months to complete works of sculpture.
Trip to Thailand to supervise some bronze casting work.
“Exhibition Preview of New Works”, Exhibition at 67 Tempinis Satu, Bangsar, kuala Lumpur
“Soft Skin Travelling”, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka Annex, July 19 - 29

PUBLICATIONS
Consumable Objects, Sonia Barron, Canberra Times 23/11/01
Sensual Abstractions, Sonia Barron, Canberra Times 18/04/02
Australian Art Collector January 2004
“Art: Zen and the art of rebellion”, Laura Fan, The Edge Daily (Malaysia), March 30, 2005
“Utley’s free ways flow”, Helen Musa, Canberra Times 10/11/05
“On the road with Aliens”, Sonia Barron, Canberra Times, 17/11/05
Exhibition Review for World Sculpture News Magazine, Gina Fairley, August 2007

GRANTS
ACT Arts Council 2002,
NAVA 2003

RESIDENCIES
Beijing, China 2004 ¬ Australia China Council (Red Gate Gallery)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2004 - 2005 ¬ Rimbun Dahan Residency Program

COLLECTIONS
National Australia Bank
Barbara Blackman collection
Accacia Collection Melbourne
Rimbun Dahan Malaysia
Royal Bank of Scotland