About

Karena Keys

Born 1981 Canberra ACT

Lives and works in Canberra, ACT

Education

2014    MFA, Sydney College of the Arts Sydney University

2005    BA Honors, Australian National University School of Art

Solo Exhibitions

2018 Break It Up, PhotoAccess, ACT

2015    Last Night’s Parties Reprise Slide, Gertrude Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne, Victoria

2013    Chosen Ones Reading Room Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2010    Throw TCB, Melbourne, Victoria

2008    Different Strokes GRANTPIRRIE Window Space, Redfern

2007    Showcase Mount Majura Vineyard, ACT

            Stickit Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka

Group Exhibitions

2019 Tainted Love, Canberra Contemporary Artspace, Braddon, ACT

2018 Painting Amongst Other Things, ANU School of Art Gallery, Acton, ACT

2015    Right Here Right Now Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest, Sydney, NSW

2014    Different Strokes Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, NSW

            Negative Capability Alaska Projects, Sydney, NSW

2013    Backburning Canberra Contemporary Artspace, Braddon, ACT

            Sculpture in the Garden Lambrigg House, Canberra, ACT

2012    Paint12 Artereal, Rozelle, Sydney, NSW

            EON Alaska Projects, Sydney, NSW

            Seemingly Ceaseless Sawtooth ARI , Launceston, Tasmania

2011    New Works Articulate, Sydney, NSW

            The Otherings Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney, NSW

            The Zero Dollar Show The West Wing, Melbourne, Victoria

2010    This Way Up Canberra School Of Art Gallery, Canberra, A.C.T

            Skips Artspace Flipside, Eindhoven, Holland

2009    Cut + Collate = Construct, Anita Traverso Gallery, Richmond, Victoria

            Off The Wall Art Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Victoria

            Studio Exhibiton Takt Kunstprojektraum, Berlin

2008    Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Locksmith Project Space,

            Alexandria, NSW

2007    Residents 2007 Mount Majura Vineyard, ACT

            Good Thing Canberra Contemporary Art Space Gorman House, Braddon, ACT

2006    BLAZE 2006 Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Braddon, ACT

            Picture This ANU School of Art painting Alumni 2006, ANU School of Art Gallery, Victorian College of             the Arts, Melbourne, Victoria

2005    Graduate Exhibition 2005, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra

            Retroactive, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka, ACT       

            You Can’t Do This On Television, The Front, Lyneham, ACT

 
Grants and Awards and Residencies

2015    Paramour Prize, Finalist Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre

2014    NAVA NSW Artists’ Grant

2012    CAPO London Reading Room Award

2010    Artspace Sydney, Studio Residency, Woolloomooloo, NSW

2009    Queen Street Studio, Studio Residency, Chippendale, NSW

            Takt Kunstprojektraum, Studio Residency, Berlin

2008    Qantas Encouragment of Australian Contemporary Art Award

2007    RIPE: Art and Australia/ANZ Private Bank Contemporary Art Award, Shortlisted finalist and Highly Commended

2005      Canberra Contemporary Art Space Studio Residency - Emerging Artist Support Scheme Award

Publications and Broadcast

2008    Canvas FBI radio Sydney, interview with Matt Levinson 16/11/2008

2007    The Program Triple J ARTS interview - online and broadcast.

            Times 2The Canberra Times Helen Musa, 15/03/2007

2006    Picture This ANU School of Art Painting Alumni 2000–6 

            BLAZE2006 Canberra Contemporary Art Space catalogue essay David Broker

            City News review of BLAZE2006 5/12/2006

2004    Artlook issue 7 ‘Fragments, Beeswax and dropped Chicken’ John Stockdill

 
Collections

Private collections local and interstate