CURRICULUM VITAE
gkayrooz@gmail.com
sydney, australia
sydney, australia
b. 1997, sydney - Dharug and Gadigal country, aus
education
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Digital Transformation for the Creative Industries, UTS and AUSCO, Sydney AUS
Korean A1 Language Course, University of Sydney, AUS
Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours), Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, AUS
Korean A1 Language Course, University of Sydney, AUS
Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours), Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, AUS
credentials
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Deputy Chair and Co-Director, Firstdraft Gallery Board, Sydney AUS
Associate Producer, The Barbershop Program, Granville Boys High School, The Arts and Cultural
Exchange Parramatta, Sydney, AUS
Social Media Coordinator and Community Manager, Midnight Sunday, New York, USA
Visual Arts Technician, Catherine McAuley High School, (2015-2021), Sydney, AUS
(Acting) Arts and Culture Executive Producer + Radio Host, Sydney, (2017-2019) FBI Radio, Sydney, AUS
Associate Producer, The Barbershop Program, Granville Boys High School, The Arts and Cultural
Exchange Parramatta, Sydney, AUS
Social Media Coordinator and Community Manager, Midnight Sunday, New York, USA
Visual Arts Technician, Catherine McAuley High School, (2015-2021), Sydney, AUS
(Acting) Arts and Culture Executive Producer + Radio Host, Sydney, (2017-2019) FBI Radio, Sydney, AUS
awards and honours
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(Finalist) The Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship, Sydney, AUS
(Finalist) Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, Sydney, AUS
(Winner) Cumberland Council Emerging Artist Award, Sydney, AUS
(Finalist) Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Sydney, AUS
(Finalist) Hidden Sculptures, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, AUS
(Finalist) Cumberland Council Emerging Artist Award, Sydney, AUS
(Recipient) Create NSW Young Creative Leaders Fellowship, Sydney, AUS
(Winner) Peacock Gallery HIDDEN Moving Image Award, Sydney, AUS
(Finalist) Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, Sydney, AUS
(Winner) Cumberland Council Emerging Artist Award, Sydney, AUS
(Finalist) Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Sydney, AUS
(Finalist) Hidden Sculptures, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, AUS
(Finalist) Cumberland Council Emerging Artist Award, Sydney, AUS
(Recipient) Create NSW Young Creative Leaders Fellowship, Sydney, AUS
(Winner) Peacock Gallery HIDDEN Moving Image Award, Sydney, AUS
residencies
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(Forthcoming) Dyanmila Studio Residency, Bankstown Art Centre, Sydney, AUS
Bundanon Artist in Residence Program, Sydney, AUS
Parramatta Artist Studio Tenancy, Sydney, AUS (2020 - 2021)
Tenjinyama Artist Studio Residency, Hokkaido, JPN
ArtnShelter Artist Studio Residency, Tokyo, JPN
Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts Artist Residency, Cultural Centre of China Sydney, Chengdu, CN
Bundanon Artist in Residence Program, Sydney, AUS
Parramatta Artist Studio Tenancy, Sydney, AUS (2020 - 2021)
Tenjinyama Artist Studio Residency, Hokkaido, JPN
ArtnShelter Artist Studio Residency, Tokyo, JPN
Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts Artist Residency, Cultural Centre of China Sydney, Chengdu, CN
solo exhibitions
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(Forthcoming) Five Ways to Say I’m Home, MAMA,
Albury, AUS
Argileh At Wedding Cake Rock, Firstdraft, Sydney, AUS
FRE$H PAIR, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Echoes in Soft Spaces: A Residency Reflection, Peacock Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Culminate 365, HAPS, Kyoto, JPN
Moss, Artnshelter, Tokyo, JPN
Echoes In Soft Spaces, Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, JPN
Hot Girl Grotty Kebab, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Y3llow Sun Bay Run, Red Rattler Theatre, Sydney, AUS
Residency showcase, Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts, Shuangliu District, Chengdu, CN
Argileh At Wedding Cake Rock, Firstdraft, Sydney, AUS
FRE$H PAIR, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Echoes in Soft Spaces: A Residency Reflection, Peacock Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Culminate 365, HAPS, Kyoto, JPN
Moss, Artnshelter, Tokyo, JPN
Echoes In Soft Spaces, Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, JPN
Hot Girl Grotty Kebab, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Y3llow Sun Bay Run, Red Rattler Theatre, Sydney, AUS
Residency showcase, Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts, Shuangliu District, Chengdu, CN
selected group exhibitions and projects
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(Forthcoming) Latitudes, MAAS, Sydney, AUS
(Forthcoming) 15 Cigarettes, UTP, Sydney, AUS
For the Circular Movement of Knowledge, UTP, Sydney, AUS
52 Artists, 52 Actions Touring Exhibition, Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Over the Fence, Granville Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Movers and Makers Symposium, Parramatta Artist Studios, Sydney AUS
Who Are You Wearing, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, Sydney, AUS
The Playroom, Group Exhibition, AD Space, Sydney, AUS
Jams in the Huesophere, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Jamming with Strangers, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney AUS
Behind the Lens, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, Sydney AUS
Power House Late, Curated by AGDA, MAAS, Sydney, AUS
52 Artists, 52 Actions, Artspace, Sydney, AUS
Glass, PARI, Sydney AUS
Shaping Wit, Art Space on the Concourse, Sydney, AUS
The Collectors Item, Parramatta Artist Studios, Sydney, AUS
100% West, The Information and Cultural Exchange, Sydney, AUS
8 Doors (On the Space of Artists), Artstate, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, AUS
Slow Burn, Parramatta Artist Studio’s, Sydney, AUS
Better Future, Urbis, Sydney, AUS
Hidden Sculptures, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, AUS
Cause and Effect, Stacks Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Ecologies of Being, Kudos Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Super-Vis, Kudos Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Salon: Slurp!, PACT, Sydney, AUS
Though Flowers Fall, I Have Never Forgotten You, Peacock Gallery, Sydney, AU
Garageworks #3, Bankstown Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Honours Graduate Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, AUS
This is Not Art Festival, Critical Animals, Newcastle, AUS
Cinematheque, DLUX Media Arts, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Love Letter: Represented, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Electro Fringe, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Love Letter: I Do, 541 Art Space, Sydney, AUS
Locale, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Songlines, Down|Under Space, Sydney, AUS
Graduate Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts Sydney, AUS
CPAC Youth Art Meets West, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Hey Gurl, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Angle, Gauge Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Segue, Mils Gallery, Sydney, AUS
(Forthcoming) 15 Cigarettes, UTP, Sydney, AUS
For the Circular Movement of Knowledge, UTP, Sydney, AUS
52 Artists, 52 Actions Touring Exhibition, Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Over the Fence, Granville Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Movers and Makers Symposium, Parramatta Artist Studios, Sydney AUS
Who Are You Wearing, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, Sydney, AUS
The Playroom, Group Exhibition, AD Space, Sydney, AUS
Jams in the Huesophere, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Jamming with Strangers, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney AUS
Behind the Lens, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, Sydney AUS
Power House Late, Curated by AGDA, MAAS, Sydney, AUS
52 Artists, 52 Actions, Artspace, Sydney, AUS
Glass, PARI, Sydney AUS
Shaping Wit, Art Space on the Concourse, Sydney, AUS
The Collectors Item, Parramatta Artist Studios, Sydney, AUS
100% West, The Information and Cultural Exchange, Sydney, AUS
8 Doors (On the Space of Artists), Artstate, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, AUS
Slow Burn, Parramatta Artist Studio’s, Sydney, AUS
Better Future, Urbis, Sydney, AUS
Hidden Sculptures, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, AUS
Cause and Effect, Stacks Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Ecologies of Being, Kudos Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Super-Vis, Kudos Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Salon: Slurp!, PACT, Sydney, AUS
Though Flowers Fall, I Have Never Forgotten You, Peacock Gallery, Sydney, AU
Garageworks #3, Bankstown Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Honours Graduate Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, AUS
This is Not Art Festival, Critical Animals, Newcastle, AUS
Cinematheque, DLUX Media Arts, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Love Letter: Represented, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Electro Fringe, 107 Projects, Sydney, AUS
Love Letter: I Do, 541 Art Space, Sydney, AUS
Locale, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Songlines, Down|Under Space, Sydney, AUS
Graduate Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts Sydney, AUS
CPAC Youth Art Meets West, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, AUS
Hey Gurl, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Angle, Gauge Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Segue, Mils Gallery, Sydney, AUS
curatorial
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The Only Thing Left is to Leave, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney, AUS
Chainmail the Label Collection:3, Western Sydney Carpark, Sydney, AUS
Chainmail the Label Collection:3, Western Sydney Carpark, Sydney, AUS
bibliography
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The Un-Represented Issue, Art Collector Magazine, Sydney, AUS
‘Parramatta: Once Australia’s Colonial Headquarters, it’s now the heart of diverse Sydney’, SBS Voices, Sydney, AUS
‘Gillian Kayrooz in The Area’, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney, AUS
‘Sneaker Culture is the Sole Attraction at Art Exhibit Fre$h Pair’, the SMH, Sydney, AUS
‘Gillian Kayrooz: $kimmed Milk’, Honi Soit, Sydney, AUS
‘Parramatta: Once Australia’s Colonial Headquarters, it’s now the heart of diverse Sydney’, SBS Voices, Sydney, AUS
‘Gillian Kayrooz in The Area’, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney, AUS
‘Sneaker Culture is the Sole Attraction at Art Exhibit Fre$h Pair’, the SMH, Sydney, AUS
‘Gillian Kayrooz: $kimmed Milk’, Honi Soit, Sydney, AUS
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