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James Yuncken has been exhibiting regularly in Melbourne for around 20 years (at fortyfivedownstairs since 2008). He began studying privately in Canberra in 1986 under Christopher Croft of the Graphic Investigation Dept, Canberra School of Art. Later he did master classes with Graham Nickson of the New York Studio School in 1998 and 2004. Prior to painting James completed Degrees in Science, Law and Computing. Exhibitions and events: |
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| 2012 | 'Walking to Work, Melbourne, inner east ' fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne | |
| 2011 | 'Vox Pix Centre for Theology and Ministry, Parkville | |
| 2010 | 'Travelling North, Journey to Cape York ' fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne | |
| 2008 | 'Abstraction and Space ' fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne | |
| 2005 | 'Formal Considerations' RICHMOND and ONLINE | |
| 2003 | 'Sense of Place' SPAN Galleries, Melbourne | |
| 2001 | 'Presence/Absence' SPAN Galleries, Melbourne | |
| 1999 | Non-objective Representations - helengory galerie | |
James lives and works in Melbourne. |
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FULL CURRICULUM VITAE |
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| Date of Birth: | 19 June1954 |
| EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2012 | 'Walking to work, Melbourne, inner east ' fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne |
| 2011 | 'Vox Pix ' Centre for Theology and Ministry, Parkville |
| 2010 | 'Travelling North, Journey to Cape York ' fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne |
| 2008 | 'Abstraction and Space ' fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne |
| 2005 | 'Formal Considerations' exhibition, On line and in Richmond |
| 2003 | 'Sense of Place' exhibition, SPAN Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2001 | 'Presence/Absence' exhibition, SPAN Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2000 | Represented '8 x8', Roar Studios, Fitzroy |
| 1999 | Represented '8 x8', Roar Studios, Fitzroy |
| 1998 | Non-objective Representations exhibition, Galerie helengory |
| 1998 | Represented 3rd Annual Summer Show, Galerie helengory |
| 1997 | First Steps Exhibition, Galerie helengory |
| 1997 | Represented 'Blurb' show, Moonee Valley Festival |
| 1996 | Represented Galerie helengory, Annual Summer Print Show Represented A Four Art 19 ninety-six, Westspace 123 Studio Exhibition, group show |
| 1995 | Studio Exhibition |
| 1992 | Represented in Swan Hill Print and Drawing Show |
| 1992 | Represented in Studio One's '92 Pressing' Annual Show, Spiral Arm Gallery, Canberra Group show 'Figurative' with Les Peterson and Tanya Myshkin, Studio One Gallery, Canberra Represented in 'Social Images' group exhibition, Canberra |
| 1990 |
Represented in Studio One's touring group exhibition 'Sun Smoke and Steel', Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle, & etc. |
| 1989 | Solo exhibition Dorette's Bistro, Canberra |
| SUMMARY | |
| 1986 | Took up drawing age 32. Studied with Christopher Croft of the Graphic Investigation Department, Canberra School of Art |
| 1987 - 1989 | Painting and drawing in my spare time whilst working for the Attorney General's Department in Canberra |
| 1990 - 1992 | - Commenced full-time as artist. Working from Studio One Printmaking Workshop, Canberra – studied etching and lithography. Produced about 50 editions, most of which were exhibited in group and solo shows |
| 1993 - 1994 | Returned to Melbourne. A series of landscapes in oil, pastel and drawing media, exhibited in my studio in 1995 |
| 1995 - 1997 | A series of figurative works produced and shown at Galerie helengory in an exhibition titled First Steps |
| 1997 - 1999 | - Preparation for second solo exhibition at Galerie helengory titled 'Non-objective Representations' commencing 6th July 1999. Primarily, figurative and landscape works - Attended the New York Studio School Drawing Marathon Master Class at the 1998 Adelaide Arts Festival Work on two anatomical bas-reliefs |
| 2000 - 2001 | A series of landscape works produced and shown at SPAN Galleries in an exhibition titled Presence/Absence |
| 2002 - 2003 | A series of landscape works produced and shown at SPAN Galleries in an exhibition titled Sense of Place |
| 2003 - 2005 | - A series of abstract works produced and shown via internet and in a private exhibition space in Richmond in an exhibition titled Formal Considerations - Attended the New York Studio School Drawing Marathon Master Class at the Adelaide Central School of Art |
| 2005 - 2008 | A series of abstract works produced and shown at fortyfivedownstairs in an exhibition titled Abstraction and Space |
| 2008 - 2010 | Preparation of a series of landscape works for an exhibition at fortyfivedownstairs titled Travelling North, Journey to Cape York |
| HISTORY OF EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT | |
| 1976 | Bachelor of Science, Monash University |
| 1978 | Bachelor of Law, Monash University Completed legal articles |
| 1979 - 1980 | Employee solicitor |
| 1981 | Graduate Diploma in Data Processing, Prahran College of Advanced Education |
| 1981 - 1982 | Lived in Germany for two years: Became fluent in German, worked in information technology |
| 1983 - 1986 | Returned to Australia: Computer programmer at the Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra |
| 1987 - 1989 | Computer programmer at Attorney General's Department, Canberra |