Paula McLoughlin

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Paula McLoughlin Biography

Born in Warrnambool in 1966, McLoughlin graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Victoria College Melbourne in 1988, and completed her post-graduate degree in Fine Art - Printmaking at R.M.I.T. in 1989.

Having moved to Scotland in 1990, she completed a post- graduate degree in Fine Art at Edinburgh College of Art in 1991. McLoughlin worked at Duncan of Jordanston College of Art, Dundee until her return to Melbourne in 1997. She graduated with a Masters in Visual Art from Sydney College of Art in 2002.

Working in a variety of mediums, including printmaking, digital (moving and still) and site-specific installations, McLoughlin has exhibited extensively since 1989 in Australia and overseas. Her work is found in the collections of La Trobe University, RMIT University, University of Sydney, Edinburgh Hospitals, Scottish Equitable, Warnambool Art Gallery, Smorgans and Private Collections.

EXHIBITIONS

2009 Watching a Space – Chrysalis Gallery & Studio – Melbourne

2008 Corners & Alleyways – Red Gallery – Melbourne
08 Fremantle Print Award

2007 Three Views – Sofitel Melbourne
         War Peace & Freedom – Firestation Print Workshop – Melbourne
         CPM National Print Awards – Tweed River Art Gallery
         NBC Screen Print Biennial – Japan

2006 Impressions, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
         Take a Deep Breath – Solo Exhibition – Chrysalis Publishing Gallery, Melbourne
         Antipodes – Melbourne
         Exchange Partners in Print –
         2006 Melbourne Art Fair

2005 Inter Grey at Inflight (Installation)– Hobart
         Art Melbourne – Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
         A Year in the Studio – Chrysalis Publishing Gallery, Melbourne
         Exchange Partners in Print

2004 New Directions in Print – Gallery Milosck, Hungary, curated by The Centre for Fine Print Research University of West of England, Bristol
         Impressions, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
         9th Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne
         A Year in the Studio – Chrysalis Publishing Gallery, Melbourne
         Exchange Partners in Print – folio exhibited at Australian Print Workshop

2003 Glen Eira Town Hall
         Partners in Print Folio (Silver)

2002 Fremantle Print Award, WA

2001 pgr, Newspace, Sydney
         Latest Editions, ANU Canberra
         Masters Exhibition Sydney College of the Arts
         Partners in Print Folio

2000 Etchy Art, New Space Sydney
         International Art Fair, Melbourne
         Desires, Herman Black Gallery, Sydney University Recent Acquisitions
         2000 Exchange

1999 Elizabeth Murchoch Institute, Melbourne

1998 Illawarra Print Exhibition
         International Art Fair, MELBOURNE
         Essiogn Club, MELBOURNE
         Williamstown Shell Acquisitive
         FireStation print Workshop Portfolio

1997 Rene Ellen Acquisitive Print Exhibition, WARRNAMBOOL
         Australia Print Media Awards, SYDNEY
         Fremantle Print Exhibition, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
         Kontempora, Kirkcaldy Davies Gallery, MELBOURNE
         Fire Station, Print Folio
         Scottish Society of Art, EDINBURGH
         60th Biennial, DUNDEE
         Reflexive Structures & Sweetmeats, DUNDEE
         The Slade, LONDON

1996 The Edinburgh Print Workshop, EDINBURGH
         Compass Gallery, GLASGOW
         Common Ground, URECHT, The Hague, EDINBURGH, DUNDEE
         Gathering – Celebration of Scottish printmaking, Glarie Beeldspraak, AMSTERDAM
         Outpost Biennale – Public Arts Project, VENICE BIENNALE
         Paperwork’s IV, Seagate Gallery, DUNDEE
         Scottish Society of Art, EDINBURGH
         Clifford Contemporary Gallery, PERTH (Scotland)

1995 Hoyden’s Gathering Seagate Gallery DUNDEE
         Point Pier, ORKNEY
         Scottish societies of Art, Installation print, EDINBURGH
         Baltic Day DUNDEE
         Sound City Art Party, GLASGOW

1994 Edinburgh Print Workshop, Edinburgh
Compass Gallery, GLASGOW

1992 W.A.S.P.S.,EDINBURGH
Edinburgh Print Workshop, EDINBURGH

1991 January Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, EDINBURGH
         Edinburgh College of Art, Graduate Exhibition
         Edinburgh Fringe Festival, EDINBURGH
         Print Folio, Edinburgh Print Workshop

COLLECTIONS

La Trobe University

Australia Print Council
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Chicago Printmaking Collective
Edinburgh Hospitals

Glasgow Print Workshop
Scottish Equitable – Edinburgh and Amsterdam

Edinburgh Print Workshop
Warrnambool Art Gallery

London Print Workshop
Smorgans

Chang Mai University
Dundee University

Chang Mai Contemporary Art Museum
University of Sydney

Art Gallery of NSW

PUBLICATIONS

Common Ground, Catalogue
KUNST, Uitwisselings Exapositie met Scotland, Paul Ruks, 1995 Vol. 3
UN 15th February 1995