LILY HALTON
EDUCATION
2015 Honours - Digital Art, Griffith University, Queensland College of Arts (QCA), Gold Coast QLD
2009/10 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major: Sculpture/ New Media) Griffith University, (QCA), Brisbane, QLD
2006/08 Diploma of Visual Arts, Southbank Institute of Technology, Brisbane, QLD
2005/06 Cert. IV Vis. Arts and Contemp. Craft, Central Queensland Institute of TAFE, Mackay, QLD
1994 Cert. III Community Services. Cert III Aged Care Services, Para Institute, Elizabeth, S.A.
AWARDS & GRANTS
2018 Regional Arts Development Fund - Germinate, Arts Queensland & Gold Coast City Council, QLD
2017 Regional Arts Development Fund - Germinate, Arts Queensland & Gold Coast City Council, QLD
2017 Australia Cultural fund raising
2010 Godfrey Rivers Medal Recipient, Griffith University, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, QLD
2010 Fine Arts Award, Outstanding Initiative & Commitment to Sculpture, Griffith University, (QCA), Brisbane, QLD
2009/10 Award for Academic Excellence, Griffith University, QCA, Brisbane, QLD
2009/10 Honors College, Griffith University, QCA, Brisbane, QLD
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2021 Cultural & Creative Industry Expert - Arts Tasmania & Screen Tasmania
2018 Luminous Bodies - International Arts Residency, Toronto Island, Toronto, Canada
2017 Coo-ee "Come to me" Community Arts Project, International Artist Residency – M500, Maybole, Scotland, UK
2017 Artist Residency – Silkwood Independent school, Gold Coast, QLD
2014 Finalist, Rick Amor drawing prize, Ballarat Regional Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria
2014 Finalist, Marie Ellis art prize, Jugglers Art Space, Fortitude Valley, QLD
2013 Overall 1st Prize, Rotary Club of Tweed Heads, New South Wales
2013 Rotary Club of Tweed Heads South, New South Wales
2013 Finalist, Toyota Community Spirit Emerging Artist Award, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 Formation of Artist Run Initiative, Bad Pixels, Brisbane, QLD
2009 Finalist, “Churchie” National Emerging Art Exhibition, Brisbane, QLD
2009 Finalist, Art workers Award, Metro Arts, Brisbane, QLD
2008 Print Collection, Southbank Institute of Technology Brisbane, QLD
2007 1st Prize – Oxlade’s Prize, South Bank Institute of Technology, Brisbane, QLD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Coo-ee “Come to me” Community Arts Project, Maybole Scotland/Gold Coast, QLD
2014 Gold Coast Art Centre, Bundle Road, Southport, QLD
2012 East Coast Dreaming, Atrium Gallery, Australian High Commission, Singapore
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Art Mentor, Prospect High School, Launceston, Tasmania
2020 Sawtooth Fundrasing Auction, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania
2020 Junction Remade Parade, Victoria Park, Launceston, Tasmania
2020 Remade Ball, Albert Hall, Launceston, Tasmania
2020 Bohemia Studio Gallery, Westbury, Tasmania
2020 Deloraine Creative Studios, Deloraine, Tasmania
2019/20 Minds Do Matter - Queen Victoria Museum , Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania
2019 Sunscreening – Networks, The Walls Artspace, Miami, QLD
2018 Luminous Bodies Open studios, Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island, Toronto, Canada
2018 The Morris Art Prize, Carrara, QLD
2016 Satellites of Love and Regions of Alienation, Gold Coast Art Centre, QLD
2016 Dharnarama, The Walls one day walking tour, Miami, QLD
2015 Tools of the trade, The wandering room, Jugglers Art space, Brisbane, QLD
2015 Boarders Art Prize, Tweed River Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW
2014 Marie Ellis Art Prize, Jugglers Art Space, Fortitude Valley, QLD
2013 Australia Day Group Show Australian High Commission, Singapore
2013 Rotary Club Art Prize, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
2013 Boarders Gold Coast Art Prize, GCCA, Surfers Paradise, Queensland
2013 Toyota, Community Spirit, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2011 Square Invasions, Instinc, Singapore
2010 Wake up with your head, QCA Graduation Exhibition, Brisbane, QLD
2010 Bad Pixel, BARI Festival (Brisbane Artist Run Initiative) Brisbane, QLD
2010 9 CENTS, Griffith University, QCA Project Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2010 Eating Biscuits, Level Gallery, Newstead, QLD
2010 Bad Pixel BARI Festival, St George Square, Brisbane, QLD
2010 Bad Pixel, Glow 32 – City Studio, Brisbane Studio Spaces, QLD
2010 Bad Pixel, Jugglers Art Space, Fortitude Valley, QLD
2010 Bad Pixel, Synergy, Blue Room Cinebar, Rosalie, QLD
2009 IAM, Women’s Legal Service, West End, Brisbane, QLD
2009 The Churchie National Emerging Art Exhibition, Brisbane, QLD
2008 Exit, Southbank Institute of Technology, Brisbane, QLD
2008 The Green Dragon, St George Bank Art Prize, Brisbane, QLD
2008 Spring Art, St Sebastian’s Spring Art Exhibition, Brisbane, QLD
2008 When Pigs Fly Left Art Exhibition, Art Factory, South Brisbane, QLD
2007 First Prize – Cabaret, Suncorp Piazza, South Bank, Brisbane, QLD
2007 Belonging (RAW 07) Travelling Art Exhibition, Mackay & Proserpine, QLD
2007 The Green Dragon Art Prize, Brisbane, QLD
2006 Interlude, Morningside Campus TAFE, Brisbane, QLD
2006 Seeing you, seeing me, seeing things, RAW 06, Mackay, QLD
2006 Brisbane Outsider Artists, Verge 11th National Ceramics Conference QLD