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Mr Mark Parfitt


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    • Role:
    • Technical Officer
    • Department:
    • Department of Art
    • Location:
    • Art
    • Telephone:
    • +61 8 9266

Visit Mark online at markparfitt.org

Mark is the Unit Coordinator for Art and Creativity (acting), Sessional Academic and Technical Officer in the School of Design and Art at Curtin University. Mark completed his BA (Social Science) at Edith Cowan University, Perth, in 1994, BA (Art) (Honours) in 2006, and MA (Visual Art) in 2007 at Curtin University of Technology, Perth.

 

Mark has contributed to a number of exhibitions and residencies including, Art Clearinghouse Project, Perth Centre for Photography (2012), Anyday Now, Galerie Dusseldorf (2011), Rogue Trip, Open Studio@Artspace (2010), Dream Bore, Fremantle Arts Centre (2010); Why do we do the things we do, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) (2009); Yellow Vest Syndrome, Fremantle Art Centre, Fremantle (2009); For a moment, the blissful feeling of being able to see it all, Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle (2008); Floorwork, Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle (2008); Economy, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) (2007); Long Distance Relationship, International Art Space Kellerberrin Australia (IASKA), Kellerberrin (2007); Hatched National Graduate Exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) (2006); Putting on an Act, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) (2005).

Mark is represented by Galerie Dusseldorf.

 

Research Projects

Artspace Residency Sydney NSW. Open Studio Project 2010

Teaching - Undergraduate

Sessional Academic  Open Universities Australia

Sessional Academic  Curtin University

 

Teaching - Postgraduate

Supervision Art and Design Honours

Memberships

National Association for the  Visual Arts (NAVA) 

Artsource : Artist's Foundation of Western Australia 

Awards

2011 Department of Culture and the Arts WA Govt All Art Forms

2010 Australia Council Grant New Work Emerging

2010 Janet Holmes a Court Artist Grant

2009 Recipient of the 2010 Artsource Artspace Sydney Residency

2008 Galerie Dusseldorf Post Graduate Scholarship

Publications

Major Creative Works

  • Parfitt, M. 2011. Anyday Now. Perth, Western Australia: Galerie Dusseldorf.
  • Parfitt, M. 2010. Dream Bore. Perth: OK Publishing.

Minor Creative Works

  • Parfitt, M. 2011. Rogue Trip. Sydney: Artspace.
  • Parfitt, M, and Seeman, A. 2008. Dimensions Variable; Can be Cut Down to Size. Fremantle, WA, Australia: City of Fremantle.

Individual Exhibition of Creative Works

  • Parfitt, M. 2010. Untitled. Woolloomooloo, Sydney: Artspace.

Group Exhibition of Creative Works

  • Parfitt, M. 2010. Dream Bunker. Fremantle: City of Fremantle.
  • Parfitt, M. 2009. Book of Hope/Sisyphian. Perth Western Australia: Perth Institute of Contemporary Art.
  • Parfitt, M. 2009. Diamond. Perth Western Australia: East Perth Redevelopment Authority.
  • Parfitt, M. 2009. It’s nice how some projects never finish. Bunbury: Bunbury Regional Galleries.
  • Parfitt, M. 2009. Method as Outcome (Grass Factory Production Line). Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre.
  • Parfitt, M. 2008. Carlisle Buffalo (Installation). Bentley WA: Curtin University of Technology Perth WA.
  • Parfitt, M. 2008. Untitled (Production Line). Fremantle: City of Fremantle.
  • Parfitt, M. 2007. Carlisle Buffalo -Economy Box. Perth WA Australia: Perth Institute of Contemporary Art.
  • Parfitt, M, and McGill, C. 2006. Instruction Action Space. Perth Western Australia: Perth Institute of Contemporary Art.