Polixeni Papapetrou b. 1960

  • Artist (Photographer)
Polixeni Papapetrou is a photo media artist who explores the relationship between history, contemporary culture and identity in her work. Her subject matter includes Elvis Presley fans, Marilyn Monroe impersonators and body builders. More recently she has focused on the representation of childhood in photography.
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exhibited at
MAKE Believe - Photographic Fictions
Date
2003
Place
Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney, NSW
Description

ALSO: Stills Gallery, Sydney (2004)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Corpus of Meaning: Figures Through the Lens of Female Photographers
Date
2003
Place
Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, Florida, USA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Photographica Australis
Date
2003
Place
National Gallery of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
Description

ALSO: Singapore Art Museum, Singapore (2003) & Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan; 11th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh; Dhaka, India (all 2004)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Citigroup Private Bank Australian Photographic Portrait Prize
Date
2003
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

ALSO: 2004

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Dreamchild
Date
2003
Place
photographic, New York, USA
Description

SOLO. ALSO toured: Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Vic. (2003) & Felicity Johnston Gallery, Perth, WA (2005)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ulrick Schubert Photographic Art Award
Date
2002
Place
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast, Qld
Description

ALSO: 2003, 2004, 2005

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Olympia Masked
Date
2002
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Photography from Australia and New Zealand
Date
2002
Place
Sotheby's, New York, USA
Description

ALSO: The Australian Consulate, New York, USA

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Searching for Marilyn
Date
2002
Place
Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Play
Date
2002
Place
Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas.
Description

ALSO: Academy Gallery, UTas, Launceston, Tas. & Mornington Peninsular Regional Gallery, Vic. (both 2003)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Photographica Australis
Date
2002
Place
ARCO Arts Festival, Sala De Exposiciones Del Canal de Isabel II, Madrid, Spain
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Authority (Part II)
Date
2001
Place
Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, NSW
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Polixeni Papapetrou: Olympia masked
Date
2001
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
http://www.balgal.com/?id=exi_pastcollect (26/05/03)

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Photography
exhibited at
Authority
Date
2000
Place
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Striking
Date
2000
Place
Campbelltown City Bicentennial Gallery, Campbelltown, NSW
Description

ALSO TOURED: Bendigo Art Gallery, Mildura Arts Centre, Geelong Art Gallery (2000) and Monash University Gallery of Art (2001)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Telling Tales: The Child in Contemporary Photography
Date
2000
Place
Monash University Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

ALSO TOURED: Bendigo Art Gallery, Vic. & Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Qld (2000); Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, WA, University of South Australia Museum of Art, Adelaide, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Gallery, Campbelltown, NSW (2001)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Olympia's Clothes
Date
1999
Place
Stripp Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
What John Berger Saw
Date
1999
Place
Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Description

ALSO TOURED: Orange Regional Gallery, NSW; Monash University Gallery, Melbourne; University of South Australia Museum of Art, Adelaide; John Curtin Gallery, Perth (2000) and Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Qld (2001)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fallible Archetypes
Date
1997
Place
Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, NSW
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
City of Hobart Invitation Art Prize
Date
1997
Place
Carnegie Gallery, Hobart, Tas.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Elvis Immortal
Date
1997
Place
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Vic.
Description

SOLO. ALSO: Old Treasury, Melbourne, Vic. (1998); Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. (2006)

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Neophytes Retrospective
Date
1997
Place
Access Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Mixed Platter
Date
1996
Place
Access Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

ALSO TOURED: Bendigo Art Gallery; Warrnambool Art Gallery.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Curated Bodies
Date
1996
Place
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Polixeni Papapetrou: curated bodies
Date
1996
Place
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
National Library of Australia catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Curated bodies / Polixeni Papapetrou. [Melbourne] : Centre for Contemporary Photography, 1996
ISBN 0646292412

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Photography
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