Zoe Renee Amor
Born in Frankston, 1974
Lives and Works in Central Victoria

Qualifications

2003 ongoing - Foundry work including bronze casting, patination, & mould making
2002 - Birth of first child & ensuing motherhood, Castlemaine
2001 - Diploma of Visual Arts, Bendigo Regional Institute of Tafe, Bendigo
1999 - Bachelor of Arts Degree – Major in Sociology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria
1994 - Studio Assistant to Matcham Skipper Sculpture Studio, Monsalvat, Eltham
1991 - V.C.E Award, University High School, Melbourne

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007
- Christmas Tree Installation, MoCC - Museum of Contemporary Culture, Hong Kong
- Natures Riot, MARS, Port Melbourne, Victoria
- Finalist - Phoenix Art Prize, ANU, Canberra
- Finalist - Contempora2 Sculpture Award at Docklands, Melbourne

2006
- Red Box Bush, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2006, Sydney
- Southside Art Project & MARS, Treasury Place, Melbourne
- Windows of Rain, Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Toorak, Melbourne
- Finalist - Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo

2005
- Warring States, MARS Xmas Show, Port Melbourne, Victoria
- Window to the Sun, MARS, Port Melbourne, Victoria
- From The Furnace - Ten years of sculpture from the Garage Art Foundry, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Castlemaine
- Kamarooka, Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Werribee Park, Victoria
- Gallery & Grove, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Melbourne
- Red Box, Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Toorak, Melbourne

2004
- The Tree Show - Bushwahzie, The Penny School Gallery, Maldon, Victoria

2003
- Origin: Dunmoochin, The Barn Gallery, Monsalvat, Eltham, Melbourne
- Mumunya: Artists Honour the Forests of Central Victoria, The Market Building, Castlemaine, Victoria.
- The Dinner Party Project, Allans Walk Artist Run Space, Bendigo

2002
- Art Erotique 2002, Sunbury & District Arts & Cultural Board, Victoria University, Sunbury
- Mama Serpentine: A Cry in the Wilderness, Dudley House, Bendigo & Regional Galleries across Australia
- 'A Mothers’ Seating Place', Exhibition of Community Artwork, Castlemaine, Victoria

2001
- James Farell Self Portrait Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Castlemaine

1998
- The Bridge: Construction in Process VI, Pile On Building, Collins St, Melbourne

Selected Awards & Commissions

2005
- Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Red Box, Highly Commended

2004
- Still Life – Bronze Fruit Bowl, St Catherine’s School , Toorak
- MAIA – A Mother’s Seating Place, Victory Park, Castlemaine

2003
- The Inaugural Mumunya Prize, Friends of the Box Ironbark Forests Inc

1994
- Phillip Island Foreshore Mosaics, Bass Coast Shire, Phillip Island

Collections

- Bendigo Bank Head Office, Docklands, Melbourne
- 'MAIA' - A Mother's Seating Place, Victory Park, Castlemaine
- The Garage Art Foundry Collection, Elphinstone
- St. Catherines College, Toorak
- Private Collections in Australia and Overseas

Publications

In addition to appearing in exhibition catalogues, the work of Zoe Amor has features in articles & reviews in 'The Weekend Australian', 'The Sunday Age', 'Australian House and Garden', 'The Advertiser', 'The Bendigo Weekly', 'The Diamond Valley Leader' and in a film to mark the 10th anniversary of 'Sculpture by the Sea'.

Artistic Collaboration & Community Involvement

2004
- Curator - In Celebration of Women - An Exhibition

2000
- Project Coordinator of Amor Mundi Arts and Cultural Resource Centre, Collingwood - ART (artistic run initiative) for a diverse, urban community
- Artistic assistant to Fringe for Kids Sculpture Project, Harcourt Valley Sculpture Project

1998
- Artist and Performer in The Bridge: Construction in Process VI, Collins St, Melbourne

1994
- Mosaic Design and Installation Assistant - commission for Bass Coast Shire, Phillip Island