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born Sydney 1965
currently lives and works in Melbourne Australiaemail : elvis [at] elvisrichardson.com
Elvis is represented by Hugo Michell Gallery in Adelaide
Education
2002 - MFA, Columbia University, New York
1995 - MA University of New South Wales, Australia
1992 - BFA University of New South Wales, AustraliaIndividual Exhibitions
2011
It's about time, DEATH BE KIND, Melbourne
The fall before the fall, UTS Gallery, Sydney (with Daniel Mudie Cunningham)
2010
Because I am Different, Hugo Michell, Adelaide
The Memorial (with Claire Lambe) DEATH BE KIND, Melbourne
Because I'm Lucky - Stigma Research Laboratory, (with John Vella) Conical, Melbourne
2009
VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery
Illume, Campletown Arts Center
2008
NOW 7 Years Later - Fremantle Arts Center, Fremantle
Televisuals / Salute Elvis - Utopian Slumps, Melbourne
2007
The impossibility of losing in the eyes of someone winning - James Dorahy Project Space
Slide Show Land - Canberra Contemporary Artspace
2005
Hoddle Street Massacre - Ocular Lab, Melbourne
2004
Welcome to Slide Show Land ñ University of Alabama Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2003
ìCall, Call Me Nowîñ Sox 36, and BackFabrik, Berlin, Germany- collaboration with Deej Fabyc
2002
Slide Show Land ñ Room 35, Sydney
Slide Show Land ñ The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand
Slide Show Land ñ Bi-Fi Screening Room, New York, curated by Raimundas Malasauskas
The impossibility of loosing in the eyes of someone winning -The Brookwood Village Art 2002
Invitational , Brirmingham, USA curated by Brett Levine.
2000
The impossibility of winning in the mind of someone loosing- elastic, Sydney
1998
151 Regent Street Gallery Sydney -2nd
151 Regent St Gallery - Police Radio 01/12/97 - 31/12/97
The Performance Space - The Downing Centre Windows
1996
2 Walls West, University of Western Sydney, Macauthur.
Pendulum Gallery, Sydney -AcheCuratated
2010-2011 DEATH BE KIND a gallery project with Claire Lambe
2009 Get Oak Firmness - Hell Gallery and Ocular Lab, Melbourne
2007 - Victoria - by Sarah Goffman - Ocular Lab Melbourne
2005 - Elastic An Archive Project - Cross Art Projects, Sydney
2003 ñ New York Calling ñ PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York (with Sally-Ann Rowland)
2002 ñ LeRoy Neiman Gallery, New York ñ Mondo Cane 2 (with Sally-Ann Rowland)
2000 - drive by - elastic, Sydney
1997 - The Collector - First Draft gallery, Sydney
2000 - Founding member 'Elasticí, exhibitions and curated projects Jan - August 2000
1996-97 - Director/Curator First Draft Gallery, SydneySelected Group Exhibitions
2011
Trophy Wife, curated by Sarah Jones, DEATH BE KIND, Melbourne
2010
Hobart Art Prize, Tasmania Museum and Gallery, Hobart
Monumental Effect - DEATH BE KIND, Melbourne
Time Lapse Mega Mix - Next Wave Festival Melbourne
2009
Walk the Line: Australian Drawing Now - Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney curated by Christine Morrow
Photographer Unknown - Monash University Museum of Art - curated by Kyla Macfarlane
Reality Check - Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney curated by Daniel Mudie Cunnigham
Come Hither Noise curatred by Jasmin Stephens - Fremantle Arts Center
The Gift - Ocular Lab @ Institute of Contemporary Art Newtown
Delux @ Artspace curated by Scott Donovan
2008
Basil Sellers Prize - Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne
Rooms - Plimsole Gallery, Hobart - curated by Mary Pridmore
2007
Ocular Notes - George Patton Gallery, Melbourne University
An Edge meets and edge - Edith Cowan University Spectrum Project Space
Clip Art - curated by Daniel M. Cunningham, Firstdraft Sydney
2006
DOMAIN 2006 - Temporary Public Art Project, Canberra
If You Leave Me Can I come To - ACP, curated by Bec Dean
Continuous - Design Gallery, University of Canberra
Shelf Life - MOP, curated by Daniel M. Cunningham
Cones of Zontact - Loose Bienalle Project
Lucky 7 - James Dorahy Project Space
Tomorrow Again - Artspace Sydney - curated by Scott Donovan
2005
Predictive TXT - Hamish Mackay Gallery NZ, curated by Hany Armanious
Popcorn - Canberra Contemporary Artspace
Elastic : An Archive Project - Cross Art Projects, Sydney
Body of Work - Design Gallery, University of Canberra
First Degree - Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Sydney - curated by Daniel Cunningham
Don't Look Now! - Scott Donovan + Mori Gallery, Sydney
Room 35 - Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney
2004
Buy It Now - Black+White Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Elastic - Elastic Gallery London, UK
After Hours - Desing Gallery, University of Canberra
Free Time - CAST Hobart - curated by Philip Watkins
Mummy - C Cotter Gallery, Sydney - curated by Philipa Veitch
2003
Word ñ Engzioís Project, New York
Faculty Biennale, Anthony Girordano Gallery, NY
Anita and Beyond ñ Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney ñ curated by Lisa Havilah
Ladies Night ñ Bi-Fi Screening Room, NY ñ curated by Sally-Ann Rowland
Brewster Project 2003 ñ curated by Raimundas Malasauskas
Changing Channels ñ London Biennalle Cross Pollinations ñ BackFabrik - Berlin
2002
Escape Enzioís Project ñ curated by Yasmine Chatila ñ New York
Columbia University MFA Thesis Show ñ Mink Building, New York
Eye Witness Frenzy ñ collaboration with Deej Fabyc ñ The Physics Room NZ
Layer Immaterial ñ curated by Alex Lee + Julie Barnanesñ LeRoy Neiman Gallery, New York
Attention Span ñ Freespace - curated by Lisa Andrews
2001
Ok computer ñ Leroy Neiman Gallery, New York
Temporary Fixtures ñ Artspace, Sydney ñ curated by Jaqueline Phillips
Caravan ñ Freespace ñ curated by Lisa Andrews
2000
Big Deal - Herringbone Gallery, Sydney - curated by Lea Donan
Depot - Kunst and Diskussion, Vienna, Austria - Sydney!Vienna! - curated by Anita Fricek
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
& Artspace, Canberra - Perfect Strangers - curated by Blair French
1999
Smith + Stoneley (Brisbane) - Sublime Absence - curated by Renai Stoneley,
Aust Centre for Photography 1999 Australian Perspecta - curated by Blair French
Performance Space - Toxic curated by Bronia Iwanczak
Herringbone Gallery, Sydney ñ Synthetic ñ curated by Lea Donnan
1998
Herrigbone Gallery - Mondo Cane - curated by Mark Hislop
Temple Studios Melbourne - Shorn - curated by Mark Perkins
1st Floor Melbourne - 1 hour photo
Pile On - The Bridge, Construction in Process VI, Melbourne - The Caretakers Residence
collaborative performance with Deej FabycWriting
2011
Just another beautiful cabinet, conversation with Claire Lambe, Un Magazine
2006
Editor - Photofile with Sarah Goffman "The Archive Issue"
Communicating with the future - Photofile #78
2005
The Situation I find myself in ... - Lives of the Artists - Ed. E. Pulie, Sydney
2004
History is the Tale of our Journeys - JMGA catalogue essay
Australia has voted - Lives of the Artists - Ed. E.Pulie, Sydney
2003
Anita and Beyond ñ catalogue essay, Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney Australia
Photography Selectioins - Madeline Djerejian ñ Anthony Giordano Gallery, NY
Bang Your Dead ñ Lives of the Artists ñ Spring 2003 Ed. E. Pulie, Sydney Australia
Australian Grants and Residencies ñ Lives of the Artists ñ Ed. Liz Pulie, Sydney, Aus.
New York Calling ñ catalogue essay ñ PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Australian Studio.
2002
Fly your flag, Lives of the Artists, Summer 2002, Ed. E. Pulie, Sydney Australia
Elastic: A Book, Introduction essay, 2003, Sydney
1996
First Draft, Sydney - catalogue essay - Mark Hislop -System Error
10th Biennale of Sydney satellite exhibition
235 Nelson Street, Annandale -Catalogue essays - AXLE Presents
Exhibition of 8 artists
1995
Grand Hall, Albert Dock, Liverpool, UK -Catalogue essays -Go On
Exhibition of 6 UK Artists from Chelsea CollegeSelected Reviews & Publications
2006 Cunningham, Daniel Mudie. ìeBay and the Travelling Museum: Elvis Richardsonís Slide Show Land.î Eds. Ken Hillis, Michael Petit and Nathan Epley. Everyday eBay: Culture, Collecting and Desire. New York & London: Routledge
2004-2005 (needs to be updated)
2003
John McDonald, ìAfter Hoursî Financial Review 03/13/2003, Sydney
Anne Loxley, ìan angel in disguiseî Sydney Morning Herald 03/03/2003
Elastic ñ A book
Anita and Beyond Cataglogue, image and essay by Elvis Richardson
2002
Tanya Peterson SlideShowLand Eyeline Winter 2002
Bruce James ñ Slide Show Land ñ Sydney Morning Herald 06/16/2002
2001
Alex Gorwonski ñ Broadsheet Jan 2001
Leah McLeod ñ Globe journal ñ 2001
2000
Courtney Kidd - Galleries - SMH 3/4/2000
Courtney Kidd - Australian Art Collector - April 2000
1999
Bruce James - Give me big, bad and ugly - Sydney Morning Herald, 11/09/99
Benjamin Genocchio - Photography Beside Itself - PHOTOFILE issue 55 p8-16
(images x2 pp20,21)
Benjamin Genocchio - Galleries - The Australian 30/4/99
1998
Bruce James - The shows that time forgot - SMH 19/9/98
Michael Waite (editor) - 11:11 (4 Photo artists) published by ACP Sydney
ART + TEXT issue 61pp97- review Alex Gowronski
1997
Sydney Morning Herald 29/8/97 "Galleries" - Bruce James
1997 UNSW Career's Guide (image)
ART+TEXT issue 56pp102 - advertisment/artwork
1996
Pendulumn Gallery, Sydney -Rebecca Cox -Catalogue essay,
ART+TEXT issue 54pp95 - artwork
1995
Sydney Morning Herald 28/07/95 - John MacDonald - ''Cyberspace & Sex'
Artspace Sydney 1995 - Anna Munster, - Catalogue essayRelated Activities
2008 Casual Lecturer in Graphic Design, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
2004 - 2007 Associate Lecturer, University of Canberra, Department of Architecture and Design
2002/03 - Adjunct Assistant Professor, digital media, Dowling College, New York.
2000 - Founding Director 'Elastic Gallery, exhibitions and curated projects Jan - August 2000
1996-97 - Director First Draft Gallery, Sydney Australia
1995,96,97 - Guest Lecturer- University of Western Sydney , MacArthur
Commissions - Australian Centre for Photography - 11:11, 4 Artists - published book of images 1998Awards
Columbia University Presidents and Provosts Initiative Award and Grant 2003
Columbia University School of the Arts Travel Grant 2003
The Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship 2000
Pat Corrigan 1996
NSW Marketing Grant 2004
