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

2006 Take a Deep Breath, Chrysalis Publishing Gallery & Studio, Melbourne (Solo Exhibition)
2005 Inflight, Hobart, TAS
The Year in the Studio, Chrysalis Publishing Gallery & Studio, Melbourne (also 2004)
Art Melbourne, Fair, Melbourne (also 2004)
Sydney Art on Paper Fair, NSW
2004 Miskolc, Hungary
International Art Fair, Melbourne (also 2000, 1998)
2003 Glen Eira Town Hall, VIC
2002 Fremantle Print Award, WA
2001 pgr, Newspace, Sydney
Latest Editions, ANU, Canberra
Masters Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney
Partners in Print Folio
International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney
2000 Etchy Art, New Space, Sydney
Desires, Sydney University Recent Acquisitions, Herman Black Gallery, NSW
1999 Elizabeth Murchoch Institute, Melbourne
1998 Illawarra Print Exhibition
Essiogn Club, Melbourne
Williamstown Shell Acquisitive, VIC
1997 Rene Ellen Acquisitive Print Exhibition, Warrnambool
Australia Print Media Awards, Sydney
Fremantle print Exhibition, WA
Kontempora, Kirkcaldy Davies Gallery, Melbourne
Fire Station Print Folio, Melbourne
Scottish Society of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland
60th Biennial, Dundee, Scotland
Reflexive Structures & Sweetmeats, Dundee, Scotland
The Slade, London, UK
1996 The Edinburgh Print Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland
Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
Common Ground, Urecht, The Hague, Edinburgh, Dundee
Gathering – Celebration of Scottish printmaking, Glarie Beeldspraak, Amsterdam
Outpost Biennale – Public Arts Project, Venice Biennale, Italy
1996 Paperwork’s IV, Seagate Gallery, Dundee, Scotland
Scottish Society of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland
Clifford Contemporary Gallery, Perth, Scotland
1995 Hoyden’s Gathering, Seagate Gallery, Dundee, Scotland
Point Pier, Orkney
Scottish societies of Art, Installation print, Edinburgh, Scotland
Baltic Day Dundee, Scotland
Sound City Art Party, Glasgow, Scotland
1994 Edinburgh Print Workshop, Edinburgh
Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
1992 W.A.S.P.S., Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Print Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland
1991 January Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh College of Art, Graduate Exhibition, Scotland
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Print Folio, Edinburgh Print Workshop

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