Gillian Bencke, Newcastle NSW 2300
Selected Exhibitions
2024 (Sept) Radiant Pavilion, contemporary Jewellery & Object Biennial Melbourne VIC
Petite Miniature Textiles, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta VIC
2023 Animal Mineral Vegetable, Jam Factory, Adelaide SA
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, Melbourne VIC
2022 Everyday Deity, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Sydney NSW
Seed Stitch Contemporary Textile Awards, Australian Design Centre, Sydney NSW
Petite Miniature Textiles, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta VIC
Dog Days - Residency - Maitland Art Gallery, Maitland NSW
2021 Oh Shit…, Backwards Gallery, Melbourne VIC
WINNER of Wangaratta Textiles Award, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta VIC
2020 New Tales, Gallery 76 Embroidery Guild, Sydney NSW
Tamworth Textile Triennial, Tamworth Regional Art Gallery NSW and national tour
Petite Miniature Textiles, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta VIC
2018 Seed Stitch Contemporary Textile Awards, Australian Design Centre, Sydney NSW
Petite Miniature Textiles, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta VIC
2017 PIN 7, ANCA, Canberra ACT
Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award, Wangarratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta VIC
2016 Theatrics, Curve Gallery, Newcastle NSW
IN the Surface, Curve Gallery, Newcastle NSW
2015 Art Bender, The Lockup, Newcastle NSW
2009 I’m Here… , Remedy Leederville, Perth WA
2008 The Divided Self, Footpath Gallery, Fremantle WA
2006 Found Out, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Lake Macquarie NSW
Unlocked, padded cell, The Lockup, Newcastle NSW
Creature Discomfort, John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle NSW
2005 A Crowd, Rocketart, Newcastle and Wren Gallery, Sydney NSW
2004 Footprint, John Paynter Gallery & Police museum, Newcastle NSW
Illuminate, John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle NSW
Lomo beyond what u see, Phototechnica, Sydney NSW
Education
2001 BA Communication Studies, University of Newcastle, Australia
2000 Photography BA (Hons), Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Collections
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Tamworth Regional Art Gallery