Curriculum Vitae

Zoe Renée Amor

1998 – 2023
Artist and sculptor with public and private commissions; exhibitions in Australian and international events, galleries and awards; art director, curator, consultant, designer, writer, facilitator and administrator in the arts and cultural sectors

Selected Solo, Group & Curated Exhibitions

 

2022

Solo Exhibition, Architecture of a dream, Orbit series Castlemaine Art Museum; Finalist, Paul Guest Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery; Finalist, Len Fox Award, Castlemaine Art Museum; Gothic to Sublime, Cascade Art Gallery, Goldfields Gothic – Festival of Dark Ideas, Maldon

Portal ~ Studio Gallery House and Granite Girls, Arts Open 2022 Open Studios, Chewton and Castlemaine

2020 – 2021 
Finalist, Paul Guest Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery; Rick Amor Drawing Award, McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery, Langwarrin
The Renaissance Sculpture Exhibition, Art in the Vines, Hanging Rock Winery

2020
Upwelling, Curated by Brodie Ellis and Mark Anstey, Lot 19 Artspace, Arts Open Castlemaine

2018
Spring Sculpture Prize, Lot19 Gallery and Artspace, Castlemaine

2017
Architecture of a dream: research from Antarctica with Dr Jessica Reeves, Mount of Alex Bookshop, Castlemaine State Festival

2016
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Toorak; Arts Open Festival, Shed 5 [Open Studio] The Mill, Castlemaine

2015
Collectors Pop Up Exhibition, Louise Smith Fine Art, Castlemaine State Festival, Castlemaine
Curator, Future Hindsight>Respond to This, Lot19 Artspace, Associated event, Castlemaine State Festival

2014
Play, Lot19 Gallery & Artspace, Castlemaine
Curator, Spring Sculpture Prize, Lot19 Gallery & Artspace, Castlemaine
Flower, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Melbourne
The Tree Show, The Central Victorian Art Gallery, Maryborough

2013
Finalist, Woollahra Small Sculpture Award, Sydney;
Curator, We Are Made of Star Stuff, Lot19 Artspace, CSF Event

2012
Finalist, McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award 2012, Langwarrin
Solo exhibition, Cross Pollination – Life on Earth, MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne

2011 
Solo exhibition, Life on Earth, MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne; Artist/Curator, Cause and Effect, CSF Associated event, Lot19 Artspace; Artist/Curator, Summer Salon, Spring Sculpture Prize, Winter Salon, Lot19 Artspace, Castlemaine

2010 
Finalist, Montalto Sculpture Prize, Red Hill South; Flock, MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne; Artist and Curator, Autumn Salon, Winter Salon, Lot19 Artspace, Castlemaine

2009 
Visual Arts Coordinator/Assistant Curator/Kid’s Guide, 2009 Castlemaine Visual Arts Biennial,  Castlemaine State Festival; Coordinator Castlemaine State Festival Associated Event, Lot19 Open Bench, Lot19 Gallery and Artspace, Castlemaine
Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors 100th Annual Exhibition, Glen Eira; Small Sculpture Exhibition, QDOS Gallery, Lorne

2008 
Award Winner, Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, 99th Annual Exhibition, Glen Eira

2007 
Solo exhibition, Nature’s Riot, MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne; Curious Contrast, Theatre Arts Export, Museum of Contemporary Culture, Hong Kong; Finalist, Phoenix Art Prize, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Finalist, Contempora 2 Sculpture Award at Docklands, Melbourne

2006 
Red Box Bush, Sculpture by the Sea – 10th Anniversary, Bondi, NSW
Southside Art Project and MARS, Treasury Place, Melbourne
Finalist, Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo

2005
Solo exhibition, Window to the Sun, MARS Gallery, Port Melbourne,
From The Furnace – Ten years of sculpture from the Garage Art Foundry, Artist/Administrator, Castlemaine Art Gallery
Kamarooka, Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Werribee Park
Red Box, Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture; Artist/Curator, Gallery and Grove, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford

2004 
The Tree Show – Bushwahzie, The Penny School Gallery, Maldon
Artist/Curator, In Celebration of Women – An Exhibition, International Women’s Day, Castlemaine  

2003
Origin: Dunmoochin, The Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Eltham, Melbourne
Mumunya: Artists Honour the Forests of Central Victoria, The Market Building, Castlemaine

2002
A Mothers’ Seating Place, Exhibition of Community Artwork, Castlemaine

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

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

Selected Awards, Grants & Commissions

 

2022
Sculpture commissions – Nature’s Riot – Gala and Tree for private residences. 

2019
Sculpture Commission – Dr Moule (with inclusion in her book Birth…Journey to the wild depths of motherhood)

2017-2018
Sculpture Commission – Grey St, East Melbourne private residence, Victoria

2016
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture Award – Cross Pollination

2015
Sculpture Commission – Glen Iris private residence, Victoria

2013
Lot 19 Spring Sculpture Prize, Lot19 Gallery and Artspace, Castlemaine

2011
Sculpture Commission – St David St– Fitzroy private residence, Victoria
Grant Recipient Artists in Schools, Arts Victoria – Window to your Imagination, Elphinstone Primary School

2009
Commemorative Sculpture Commission – Dusk, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum

2008
First Prize, Annie Davison Oliver Award Emus, , MSWPS 99th Annual Exhibition
Mount Alexander Shire Arts Grant Recipient: Mamunya Festival Committee – Website and DVD Launch Castlemaine

2007
Sculptural Commission, Theatre Arts Export: Museum of Contemporary Culture, Hong Kong

2005
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Highly Commended – Red Box Bush
Sculptural Commission Trophy, International Improvisation Festival, Impro Melbourne

2004 
Sculptural Commission, Still LifeBronze Fruit Bowl, St Catherine’s School, Toorak
Sculptural Commission, MAIA – A Mother’s Seating Place, Victory Park, Castlemaine

2003
The Inaugural Mumunya Prize – Kamarooka maquette, Friends of the Box Ironbark Forests

1994
Sculptural Commission – Hannah Upsall – Palmer Phillip Island Foreshore Mosaics, Bass Coast Shire, Phillip Island

 

Collections
Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine Botanical Gardens, Bendigo Bank, ‘MAIA’ – A Mother’s Seating Place, Victory Park Castlemaine, The Garage Art Foundry Collection, St Catherine’s College, Toorak, Private collections in Australia and overseas.    

Publications
In addition to exhibition catalogues, Zoe’s work and writing has featured in articles and reviews such as Art at Work: Zoe Amor by Naomi Cass CAM Director, Shed by Simon Griffiths, Birth…Journey to the wild depths of motherhood by Dr Moule, McClelland Art Chat – April Survey, Alchemy by Kerry Cannon, The Weekend Australian, The Age, Australian House and Garden, The Advertiser, The Bendigo Weekly and Magazine, Win TV News, Sculpture by the Sea 10th Anniversary Film

Qualifications & Experience

 

2018 – 2022  
Art Tutor for Art Pathways and Tuesday Studio, Castlemaine Community House

2017  
Artistic Director, The Ross Partnership Pty Ltd, South Melbourne.

2016           
(With) Drawing Room, facilitated drawing workshop, Castlemaine

2014
Travel, research and business development throughout Spain

2012 – 2013  
Project manager, curator and design consultant, Mount of Alex Bookshop, Castlemaine

2011       
Drawing lecturer, La Trobe University Dentistry and Oral Health, Bendigo

Artist and facilitator, Artist in Schools 2011- Arts Victoria, Elphinstone Primary School

St David St Sculpture Commission: Project management, Interior and colour consultation, Fitzroy

Interior Decoration and Design Certificate, Lady Dragonfly Design, Castlemaine

2010     
Birth of second child, Castlemaine

2009 – 2015  
Curator, coordinator and board member Lot 19 Gallery and Artspace, Castlemaine

2005 – 2012  
Garage Art Foundry – Artist in residence, bronze casting, mould making, patination, administration, Elphinstone

2009       
Visual Arts Coordinator and Assistant Curator, Visual Arts Biennial, Castlemaine State Festival 2009, Castlemaine

Travel and research throughout Europe and England for artistic, personal and cultural development

2008        
Travel, research and business development throughout India with the Garage Art Foundry

2007    
Creative Volunteering Certificate: Develop Funds and Resources, Plan and Program Events, Regional Arts Victoria

2005      
Arts Administration, From The Furnace, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine

2004      
Curator, In Celebration of Women – An Exhibition, International Women’s Day, Castlemaine

2002   
Birth of first child, Castlemaine

2001   
Secretary – Mike Read and Associates, Environmental Consultant for NCCA Greenhouse Gas Abatement Consortium

2000 – 2002
Diploma of Visual Arts, Bendigo Regional Institute of Tafe, Bendigo

1994-1999  
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Major in Sociology, invitation to Honours program, La Trobe University, Bundoora

Studio Assistant – Matcham Skipper, Montsalvat, CAE, RMIT, Preston Tafe, La Trobe University, V.C.A

1994   
Design/Research Assistant – Hannah Upsall-Palmer, Foreshore Mosaic Commission, Bass Coast Shire, Phillip Island

1992-1993       
Travel, research and work throughout Japan (Auscaddie), West Asia and the Middle East

1991     
VCE Award/Certificate of Recognition for Student Leadership – University High School, Melbourne