BRIANA WOOLLIAMS
ABOUT
Briana Woolliams' artistic practice incorporates poetry, sculpture, installation, printmaking, textiles, performance and text-based works.
E D U C A T I O N
2017 – 2018
Masters of Fine Arts (with First Class Honours)
at Elam School of Fine Arts
2014 – 2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts (with First Class Honours)
at Elam School of Fine Arts
S H O W S
2021
WORK, curated by Eliza Webster, in collaboration with
GRRRL Fest
Never Project Space, Kirikiriroa, New Zealand
2020
Speak softly (carry a big stick), curated by Danielle Fusco,
The Lobby, Perth, Australia
2019
Fine threads thick colour, curated by Zoe Black,
Allpress Gallery, Auckland
EAA13: Estuary Art and Ecology Prize 2019
Malcolm Smith Gallery, Auckland
2018
Solo showcase
Malcolm Smith Gallery, Auckland
Elam Grad Show
at Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland
Spring Art Book Fair,
Artist-made section, part of Art Week
Strange Haven, Auckland
The Auckland Zine Festival,
The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland
Arts Out East Festival,
in partnership with Te Tuhi and Uxbridge,
Showcased at Malcolm Smith Gallery, Auckland
Unwarranted,
at the George Fraser Gallery, Auckland
(solo)
The Feminine Ideal,
at the Tacit Gallery, Hamilton
2017
Elam Grad Show
at Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland
2016
What’s Inside,
Group show, at Projectspace Gallery
P U B L I C A T I O N S
2019
Fresh Ink, published by Cloud Ink
T A L K S
2018
Bright Ideas, Artist talk, Malcolm Smith Gallery
E V E N T S
2014
Poetry performance and drawing, at the reopening of the Suffragette Memorial Mural in Upper Khartoum Place, Auckland City
A W A R D S / S C H O L A R S H I P S
2019
Peoples Choice Award
EAA13: Estuary Art and Ecology Prize 2019
Merit Award
EAA13: Estuary Art and Ecology Prize 2019
2018
The Todd Trust Scholarship in Fine Art 2018
by The University of Auckland
2016
Denise Gerard Scholarship
by The University of Auckland
2012
ASB Community Bursary Award
by ASB