Biography
Born in Valparaiso, Chile, South America
Lives in Melbourne.
EDUCATION
2018 Art Classes (acrylic paint) The Victorian Artists Society, East Melbourne.
2017 Art Classes (acrylic paint) The Victorian Artists Society, East Melbourne.
2011 Masters of Visual Art, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
2010 VCA Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Art, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne.
2009 Digital Art workshop, Winter School, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne.
2009 Graduate Certificate in Visual Art, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
2007 Victorian College of the Arts, After Hours Program, Melbourne, Australia.
2007 Student Union University of Melbourne, Life Drawing, Melbourne, Australia.
2004 Post Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
1997 Bachelor of Arts, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Studied Art - Level 1, School of Fine Arts, University of Valparaiso, Chile.
Bachelor Degree of Graphic Design, University of Valparaiso, Chile.
Studied Drawing and Painting, School of Fine Arts, Viña del Mar, Chile.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Five Decades of Chilean Migration, Gabriel Gallery, Footscray Community Arts Centre,
2007 Transitions and Changes, Angela Robarts- Bird Gallery, Gasworks Arts Park, (shared space with one artist)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Small, Brunswick Street Gallery. Fitzroy Melbourne.
2023 Fifty Squared Artprize, Brunswick, Melboure.
2023 Connective, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Melbourne.
2023 Falling Out Of Red, Sol Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
2022 SMALL, fortyfivedownstairs, Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
2022 Catch 2022, Group Exhibition The 69 Collective, Black Cat Gallery, Fitzroy, Australia.
2022 The Garden of Loss and Triumph, Rosa Schenk, Amsterdam, The Nederlands.
2022 Door to Door LiTE - HAUS Galerie, Berlin, Germany.
2021 Vacation Nation - Art Aviso Event 11.0 Project and Online exhibition.
2021 Fifty Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria Australia.
2021 Compact, Small Works Exhibition, Alternating Current ArtSpace, Windsor, Victoria.
2021 Awkward Hug, The 69 Collective, Black Cat Gallery, Collingwood, Victoria.
2021 Door to Door, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, CBD.
2020 Euphoria, The Black Cat Gallery, Collingwood, Melbourne Victoria.
2020 Art Aviso "Door to Door" event 8.0 (Art in the time of COVID 19)/ Lisa got a friend.
2019 Small 2019, fortyfive downstairs, Melbourne, https://www.fortyfivedownstairs.com
2019 The Black Dog exhibition, The Track Gallery, City of Monash, Melbourne.
2019 Formas de Vida @ 4Diverse Gallery, St Kilda.
2019 VAS/Victorian Artist Society, East Melbourne.
2019 Small Works 2019, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy.
2019 The Rubicon Experiment, Rubicon Ari, North Melbourne.
2018 Building Bridges Exhibition, No Vacancy, QV Building, Melbourne Victoria.
2018 The Black Dog: When the black dog bites, The Gallery Mount Waverly Community Centre.
2018 What's Your Feminism? Women's Art Register MEL & NYC event 'The Great Divide'
2018 VAS, East Melbourne, Prize winner Highly Commended.
2018 Camberwell Art Show, Swinburne Advanced Technologies Centre, Hawthorn, Australia
2017 Camberwell Art Show, Swinburne Advanced Technologies Centre, Hawthorn, Australia
2017 Cliftons Art Prize https://www.cliftonsartprize.com/2017/entries/
2016 covercomp@art-prizes.com / https://www.facebook.com/ArtPrizes
2016 The Linden Post Card Show, St Kilda, Victoria
2016 http://www.cliftonsartprize.com/2016/melbourne/3115/Me-Bike
2016 Camberwell Art Show, Swinburne Advanced Technologies Centre, Hawthorn, Australia
2016 Mornington Art Show 2016, Mornington, Victoria, Australia.
2015 Girlhood/Womanhood, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2015 F Generation: feminism, art, progressions, George Paton Gallery,
University of Melbourne Student Union.
2015 Obscura, Mystery Postcard Exhibition, Melbourne, www.artsmgs.com
2015 Camberwell Art Show, Swinburne Advanced Technologies Centre, Hawthorn, Australia.
2015 Places, Fitzroy, Melbourne Victoria, Australia.
2015 Cliftons Art Prize, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2015 Art in Tune Art Show @ School House Brighton, Victoria, Australia.
2014 Port Art Exhibition 2014, The Waterside Workers Hall, Port Adelaide, http://www.portartexhibition.com.au/gallery/
2014 Snap to Grid, Open Exhibition, Los Angeles California,wwww.lacda.com
2014 The Linden Post Card Show, St Kilda, Victoria "Until Death Do Us Part"
2014 Spring into Art, Richmond Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
2014 North River Gallery, Pembroke, Massachusetts,
http://www.artsboston.org/org/detail/220180955/North_River_Gallery
2013 Artavita-A free online gallery, https://artavita.com/
2013 "Memory" Richmond Art Gallery 2nd Biennial International Mail Art Exhibition/ Vancouver/ Canada, http://richmondartgallery.org/internationalmailart2013/
2013 Rob McNamara Exhibition / Righting/writing the direction, Collingwood, Melbourne.
2013 Hispanoamerican Diaspora, Footscray, Melbourne.
2012 Cliftons Art Prize, Melbourne.
2012 “Postcard Show”, Linden Art Gallery, Melbourne.
2011 “The Masters Exhibition”, Sculpture Studio 1, VCA, University of Melbourne.
2011 “Animitas”, Gift of Light Show, Federation Square (main screen).
2010 “The Postgraduate Show”, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne.
2010 “Mutatus- the cultural heritage of Hispano America”, Footscray Community Arts Centre.
2009 Graduate's Exhibition, Victorian College of the Arts, Student Gallery.
2008 “Postcard Show”, Linden Art Gallery, Melbourne.
2008 Hispano-American Arts Festival, Incinerator Gallery, Moonee Valley.
2007 “Postcard Show”, Linden Art Gallery, Melbourne.
2006 “Postcard Show”, Linden Art Gallery, Melbourne.
2006 After Hours Exhibition, Victorian College of the Arts, Student Gallery
1983 Sala El Farol, University of Valparaiso, Chile, South America
1982 Sala El Farol, University of Valparaiso, Chile, South America
2013 For we are Young and Free/ Toyota Community Spirit Gallery.
2012 For we are Young and Free/ Toyota Community Spirit Gallery.
2012 Art Moves International, Poland.
2012 About my Brain (A global virtual project).
2012 R & M McGivern Art Prize.
2012 Vimeo Festival and Awards/ Experimental video.
2011 VideoBrasil / Animation.
2011 Art Moves International, Billboard Art Competition/ Poland.
MEMBERSHIPS
Arte Aviso, Art online platform created in Australia for a worldwide Art network and audience.
NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts)
69C Collective, a Melbourne based collective.
ARTIST TALKS
2018 Office of the Public Advocate
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Paulina’s artwork can be found in private collections in Chile, Ecuador, Germany and Australia.
VOLUNTEER WORK
2012 - 2016 Volunteer at Heide Museum of Modern Art (Invigilator), Melbourne.
OTHER WORK
Paulina was the co- creator and co- facilitator for five years of "The Art of Choice" an Art Therapy group supporting women recovering from gender based violence.
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