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Mel O'Callaghan b. 1975

Artist (Installation Artist),
Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
Artist (Video Artist),
Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
Artist (Photographer),
Artist (Sculptor)

Installation, video, and photomedia artist born in Sydney in 1975. O'Callaghan lives and works in Sydney and Paris.

received

Recipient - Australian Council Grant

Dates

2006

Recognition type

Award

Note

Finalist
received

Recipient - New Work Grant, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council

Dates

2006

Recognition type

Award
received

Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Werribee Park

Dates

2005

Recognition type

Award

Note

Finalist
received

National Sculptural Prize, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Dates

2005

Recognition type

Award

Note

Finalist
received

Artist in Residence - Cité International des Arts, Paris

Dates

2005

Recognition type

Award
received

Art Gallery of New South Wales Moya Dyring Studio, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris

Dates

2004

Recognition type

Award
received

Recipient - Pat Corrigan Artists' Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts

Dates

2002

Recognition type

Award
received

Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship, Artspace

Dates

2001

Recognition type

Award

Note

Finalist
received

2001 - Deans Honour List (Bachelor of Science Architecture)

Dates

2001

Recognition type

Award
received

Artist in Residence - Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague

Dates

2001

Recognition type

Award
received

Recipient - Dean's Merit Scholarship

Dates

2000

Recognition type

Award
received

Recipient - New Work Visual Arts/Craft Board, Australia Council

Dates

2000

Recognition type

Award
received

Recipient - Pat Corrigan Artists' Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts

Dates

1999

Recognition type

Award
received

Recipient - Marketing Grant Scheme, National Association for the Visual Arts

Dates

1996

Recognition type

Award
received

Recipient - Pat Corrigan Artists' Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts

Dates

1996

Recognition type

Award

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Mel O'Callaghan b. 1975

Recipient - Australian Council Grant

Recipient - New Work Grant, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council

Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Werribee Park

National Sculptural Prize, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Artist in Residence - Cité International des Arts, Paris

Art Gallery of New South Wales Moya Dyring Studio, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris

Recipient - Pat Corrigan Artists' Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts

Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship, Artspace

2001 - Deans Honour List (Bachelor of Science Architecture)

Artist in Residence - Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague

Recipient - Dean's Merit Scholarship

Recipient - New Work Visual Arts/Craft Board, Australia Council

Recipient - Pat Corrigan Artists' Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts

Recipient - Marketing Grant Scheme, National Association for the Visual Arts

Recipient - Pat Corrigan Artists' Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts

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