RESUME 2022 Diane Thompson

2020 Finalist The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Sydney 2017 Highly commended: Art Prize St Johns Southgate Melbourne

2014 Regional Arts Victoria Grant: New Eyes for the Bounty, Indigenous Program
2011 Winner: The Inaugural Association of Sculptors of Victoria Award The Castlemaine State Festival

2011 Highly commended: Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show Royal Exhibition Buildings In conjunction with Association of Sculptors of Victoria

2010 Highly commended: The Tesselaar Sculpture Prize The Tesselaar Tulip Festival, Silvamn
 2009 Winner :The Tesselaar Sculpture Prize The Tesselaar Tulip Festival. Silvan
2008 Highly commended: Exploring Themes of Loss and Grief, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Museum

Solo Exhibitions

2021 I AM in Black and white Newstead Open Studios
 2020 Morphic Resonance Newstead Arts Open Studios
 2019 Earth Garden: Open Studio Castlemaine State Festival

2015 Domestic Bliss: Castlemaine Contemporary Art Space: CASPA

2013 The Secret Garden: Open Studio Castlemaine State Festival, Castlemaine 2012 A Parallel Universe, La Trobe Visual Arts Centre, Bendigo

2008 The Origins of Man: Five Faces of the Goddess, Pocket Gallery, Newstead 2007 Holy Nature Buda House & Gardens Castlemaine State Festival

2003 Orbundance: Buda Historical House & Garden, Castlemaine State Festival 2001 The Print Perfection: Earth Art Galleries, Carlton

1999 Communications in Mosaics: The Convent Gallery, Daylesford

1998 Image Maker: Fitzroy Gallery, Fitzroy

1997 Dreaming the Sacred Elements: The Convent Gallery, Daylesford

Group Exhibitions

2022 Through the looking Glass Newstead Open Studios

2019 Platform 4 Newstead Arts Hub Newstead

2019 The Brickworks Castlemaine State Festival

2018 SAM local: Best of Friends Shepperton Art Museum

2018 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Toorak

2018 The Sir Leslie Thornton Experience, Openarts Castlemaine
2017 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Toorak

2017 The joy in all things Art Prize St Johns Southgate Melbourne
2017 Behind the moon, Tearooms: Castlemaine Railway Station
2016 Connect the dots, Artsopen Castlemaine Old Gaol Castlemaine
2015 Detours, Tearooms: Castlemaine Railway Station

2014 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Toorak

2014 Woman On The Walls. Coma Galleys, Castlemaine

2012 Openarts, Post Office Gallery, Castlemaine

2012 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Toorak
2011 Association of Sculptures Victoria Awards Royal Exhibition Buildings. Melbourne
 2011 Tesselaar Sculpture Prize Tesselaar Tulip Festival, Silvan

2011 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show Royal Exhibition Gardens
2010 Tesselaar Sculpture Prize Tesselaar Tulip Festival, Silvan
2009 Tesselaar Sculpture Prize Tesselaar Tulip Festival, Silvan

2009 The Art of Death The Castlemaine Fringe Stoneman's Book Room Cellar

2009 The Gold Warden's Office The Castlemaine State Festival

2008 Exploring Themes of Loss and Grief The Castlemaine Art Gallery

2008 One Woman One Colour Bendigo Pottery, Epson

2006 Mother Gaia: The Footprints Project, Mt Alexander Shire Council Buda Historical Garden
 2005 The Summer Festival: Buda Historical Home & Garden

2005 The Daffodil Festival: Garden of St Earth, Blackwood

2004 North East Victoria Sculpture Event: Wangaratta

Public Projects

2016 Indigenous Food and Plants Sculpture Project, Continuing Education, Castlemaine

2016 Curatorial assistant Reconciliation Week portrait Exhibition. Fee Broadway Hall, Castlemaine
 2014 New Eyes for the Bounty. The Meeting Place: Indigenous Program ,Yapeen 2009 Curator: The Art of Death The Castlemaine Fringe Stoneman's Book Room Cellar,

2009/13 Meditation Garden Project. Labyrinth & Mosaic wall Agitation Hill Castlemaine

2009 Peace Garden. Artist in Schools Project. Eppalock Primary School , Eppalock 2008 Mosaic Amphitheatre. Artist in Schools Project. Romsey Primary School, Romsey

2007 Whirligigs & wheels: Theatre Arts Exports. Hong Kong

Education

1983-86 Diploma in Art & Design: Prahran College, Prahran

1992 Art & Design: Printmaking, Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE

1993 Art & Design: Printmaking 2, Latrobe University, Bendigo

1995-96 NEIS Training Program: The Visual and Performing Arts. Brunswick 2002-07 Diploma in Engineering: Sculptural Welding, BRIT, Castlemaine

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