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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