JULIE DOWLING


Julie Dowling, Family Group with spear thrower, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 122 x 101,4cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Family Group with spear thrower, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 122 x 101,4cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Icon to a stolen child, Bayadya, Brush, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 46 x 30cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Icon to a stolen child, Bayadya, Brush, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 46 x 30cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Icon to a stolen child, Bibarliny, Big Light, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 46 x 30cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Icon to a stolen child, Bibarliny, Big Light, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 46 x 30cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the Boss Lady's Chair, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 121 x 101,4cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the Boss Lady's Chair, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 121 x 101,4cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Murningga, Woman, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 122 x 91cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Murningga, Woman, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 122 x 91cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Icon to a stolen child, Nganmi, Good Person, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 46 x 30cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Icon to a stolen child, Nganmi, Good Person, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 46 x 30cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Icon to a stolen child, Idya, Taking, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 46 x 30cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Icon to a stolen child, Idya, Taking, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 46 x 30cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the extreme sport, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 76,8 x 51,8cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the extreme sport, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 76,8 x 51,8cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the House Girl, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 118,1 x 71 cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the House Girl, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 118,1 x 71 cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the Pearl Divers, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 121 x 101,4cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the Pearl Divers, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 121 x 101,4cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the unknown Tracker, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 121,8 x 91cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, the unknown Tracker, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 121,8 x 91cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Unknown, Woman in green dress, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 138,9 x 98,6cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Unknown, Woman in green dress, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 138,9 x 98,6cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Unknown, Nanny with green shawl, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 126 x 99,5cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Unknown, Nanny with green shawl, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 126 x 99,5cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Unknown, Mother & Child with Wiru, Spirits, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 119,5 x 79,5cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Unknown, Mother & Child with Wiru, Spirits, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 119,5 x 79,5cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Unknown, Mother & Child with fruit bribe, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 121 x 101,4cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln
Julie Dowling, Unknown, Mother & Child with fruit bribe, 2017, Acryl, roter Ocker, Plastik auf Leinwand, 121 x 101,4cm, courtesy of Galerie Seippel, Köln


1969

born in Subiaco, Perth (AU)

1989

Fine Art Degree, Claremont School of Art, Perth

1992

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Curtin University, Perth



1995

Associate Diploma, Visual Arts Management TAFE Australia Council Development Grant

1998

Austraria Council Development Grant
Artist-in-Residence, Curtin University, Perth

2000

Recipient of the Mandorla Award for Religious Art
Winner of the 17th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Finalist NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year
Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

2001

Finalist Archibald Prize
The People' Choice Award
Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Award

2003

Finalist of the RAKA Award


lives and works in Perth



Solo exhibition (selection since 1999)

2018

Midland Junction Art Gallery in junction with Mundaring Art Center & Yamaji Art, Midland (AU), Wiru
Art Gallery of Western Australia , Perth (AU), Babanyu (Friends for Life)
Michael Reid, Berlin (DE), Malga Gurbarl (Hard Secret) -Slavery of First Nation

2017

Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton (AU), Yagu Gurbarl (Big Secret)
K1 #5, Galerie Seippel, Köln (DE), Malga Gurbarl (Hard Secret)

2016

Joondalup Art Gallery, Joondalup (AU), Burda Burda Dhulga (Telling a Story with Songlines)

2014

Heiser Gallery, Queensland (AU), Wiru Bandyi (Spirit Prossessions)
Harvision Gallery, Northbridge (AU), Mirnuwa Wagu (Showing Home)

2013

Michael Reid, Sydney (AU), Eewa Warnda* -‘spiritual love’ -

2012

Niagara Galleries, Victoria (AU), Julie Dowling
Lawrence Wilson Gallery, Melbourne (AU), Julie Dowling; Familiy & Friends

2011

Mossenson’s Gallery, Perth, Maddington

2010

Brigitte Braun Gallery, Melbourne, Kuljak Djilba (Black Swan in September)

2008

Brigitte Braun Gallery, Melbourne, Eegarra Beearaba (To Arise from Sorrow)

2007

The Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Strange Fruit, Testimony and memory in Julie Dowling’s portraits

2006

Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, Widi Boornoo (Wild Message)
Caruana Reid, Sydney, Contrary Marban (Magic), Winyarn Budjarri
Brigitte Braun Gallery, Melbourne, Nidja Widi (This is wild)

2005

Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
Galerie Seippel, Köln, Marban Unna(spiritual powerful person, don’t you think)

2004

Artplace Perth, Perth, Warridah Sovereignty

2003

Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, ...Yes, Boss!

2002

Artplace, Perth, ...big womanhead...

2001

Span Galleries, Melbourne, Melbin

2000

Artplace, Perth

1999

Artplace, Perth, Festival of Perth
Adelaide Festival Centre, Südaustralien



Group exhibition (selection since 1999)

2020

K1 #10, Haus der Stiftungen, Köln (DE), Tony Clark, Julie Dowling und Tracey Moffatt

2018

K1 #6, Galerie Seippel, Köln, 25 Jahre Galerie Seippel, 1993-2018

2017

George Paton Gallery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne (AU), FavorEconomy: Stations
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UWA, Perth (AU), Country and Colony

2016

Curtin Gallery, Curtin University, Perth, Invisible Genres
Niagara Galleries, Richmond (AU), Blue Clip XVIII: The Collectors’ Exhibition
Artbank Gallery, Sydney (AU), The Waiting Room
City Art Space, Perth, Sacred and Scarred
The Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AU), For Country, for Nation
New Norcia Art Gallery, New Norcia (AU), Important Conversations
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Dissenting Voices

2015

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington (AU), Storm in a Teacup
McGlade Gallery, Strathfield (AU), Stations of the Cross
Wesley Uniting Church, Perth, Stations of the Cross
Collie Art Gallery, Collie (AU), Rockingham (AU), The Pinjarra Massacre Memorial exhibiton
Lawrence Wilson Gallery, UWA, Perth, Object Lessons
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, RESISTANCE

2014

Macquarie University Art Gallery, Sydney, Fields of Vision: Art & Astronomy

2013

IDAIA (Indigenous Australian Art & Design), Message Stick: Ingigenous Identity In Urban Australia

2012

Michael Reid, Berlin (DE), murr-ma: Uncovering Aboriginal & Australian Contemporary Art
Lawrence Wilson Gallery,UWA, Perth, LOOK. LOOK AGAIN : Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art
Museum of Contemporary Art Taipel, Taiwan (TW), Wonderland
Melbourne Art Fair (with Heiser Gallery), Melbourne

2011

Western Australia Museum, Perth, Pinjarra Massacre Memorial Exhibition

2010

S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, Slow Burn

2009

Halle 14, Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig(DE)
AAMU, Museum of contemporary Aboriginal Art, Utrecht (NL), Show Your Colours
Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane(AU), National Indigenous Art Triennal

2007

Galerie Seippel, Köln

2006

Seippel Gallery Johannesburg (ZA), Global Art
UWA Perth International Arts Festival, Perth, Institute of Contemporary Art, Sub-terrain
George Adams Gallery, Arts  Centre, Melbourne, Dancelines
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Land Marks

2005

Murdoch University Art Collection, Perth, the Human Image by Indegeous and non-indegineous Artists
KlugeRuhe Collection, University of Virginia (USA)
Rijkesmuseum voor Volkerkunde, Leiden (NL), Australie, het land en de mensen

2004

Artplace, Perth, Artplace Group Show 2004
Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne (AU)
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, University of NSW, Paddington, NSW(AU), Terra Alterius -Land  of another
Flinders University and Adelaide Festival (AU), travelling and touring nationally, Holy, Holy, Holy
Sammlung Essl, Wien (AT), Spirit & Vision: Aboriginal Art

2003/04

Kunst:Raum Sylt-Quelle, Rantum/Sylt(DE), Art Australia (kuratiert von Dr. Ralf-P. Seippel)
Galerie Seippel, Köln (DE)
Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst (DE)
Museum Schloss Agathenburg bei Stade(DE)

2002

Art Place, Perth (AU)
Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, love your work
Melbourne Art Fair 2002, Melbourne, Artplace
Noosa Regional Gallery, Queensland, Urban Blackness
Bendigo Bank, Tattersall's Club Art Prize 2002, Victoria (AU)
Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne, ...it's a beautiful day, New Painting in Australia:2
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Archibald National Portrait Prize
Northern Territory Museum & Art Gallery, Darwin (AU), 19th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, Ganter Myer collection of contemporary aboriginal art, Spirit Country

2001

Mundaring Arts Centre, Perth, Mine Own Executioner
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Federation (AU), Touring exhibition
Charles Gairdner Art Prize, Perth (AU)
Bunbury Regional Art Galleries, Bunbury Biennale (AU)
City of Joondalup invitation Art Prize, Joondalup/Perth (AU)
Northern Territory Museum &Art Gallery, Darwin (AU), 18th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney, Archibald National Portrait Prize
Art 01 -The West Australian Art Fair, Perth, Artplace

2000

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaid Biennale (AU), Beyond the Pale
Melbourne Art Fair 2000, Melbourne, Artplace
Boomalli Aboriginal Arts Co-operative, Sydney, Mum Shirl Tribute Exhibition
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Finalists touring exhibition
Moores Building, Fremantle/Perth(AU), Mandorla Religious Art Award
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Side by Side
Canberra School of Art, Canberra (AU), Across
Northern Territory Museum Art Gallery, Darwin, 17th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Mornington Peninsula, New South Wales (AU), Mornington Peninsula Works on Paper Prize

1999

Galerie Gaswerk, Schwabach(DE), Aboriginal Kunst aus West Australien
Northern Territory Museum Art Gallery, Darwin, 16th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Global Art Link, Ipswich/Queensland(AU), People, places, pastimes: Challenging perspectives of Ipswich
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth, Generations, the stolen years of fighters & singrs
South African National Gallery, Kapstadt (ZA), Ceremony, identity and community

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