Fiona Shewan is an artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. She completed a Bachelor of Arts at Monash University in 2011 with a double major in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies and Film and Television Studies. She received a Merits Scholarship to undertake Honours. Her thesis focused on the ethics of spectatorship and historical trauma in the cinematic works of Michael Haneke. ​She has just completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography at the Victorian College of the Arts where she was a recipient of the Majlis Art Award.
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EDUCATION
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​Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, Victorian College of the Arts 2024​
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Graduate Certificate of Visual Art, Victorian College of the Arts 2018
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Bachelor of Arts, Honours: Double major in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies and Film and Television Studies, Monash University 2011
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EXHIBITIONS, GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
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Blindside Radio, Call Waiting, 30 November 2024
Majlis Art Award, the Victorian College of the Arts Graduate Exhibition, 2024
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The Victorian College of the Arts Graduate Exhibition, November 2024
Shortlisted for Majlis Scholarship at the Victorian College of the Arts, 2023
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AN/ARI, Fundraiser, June 2023
Black Spot Gallery, Silent Auction for the Ukraine, May 2023
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AN/ARI, Dirt, March 2023
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SIM Gallery Reykjavik, In To, January 2023
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SIMS Residency Seljavegur, Iceland, December 2022
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Shortlisted for the Kate Daw Scholarship at the Victorian Collage of the Arts 2022
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Second Space Projects, Toys R Us: A Playland of One's Own, 17 - 25 March 2022
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Static Open Gallery, Yellow Associations, 25 February 2022
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George Paton Gallery Virtual, I Do Love, November 2021
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UMSU Mudfest, Blaze, George Paton Gallery, 5 - 13 August 2021
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Rubicon ARI, Main Gallery, Shadow Lines, Solo Exhibition, 10 - 27 November 2021
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George Paton Gallery Mentorship Program with Sandra Bridie 2021
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University of Melbourne Student Union, Creative Arts Grant 2020, Postponed due to COVID-19
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George Paton Gallery Virtual, May 2020
https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/5-GPGvirtual-Untitled-Fiona-Shewan-2020.pdf
Noir Darkroom, We've Got Chemistry Baby, 4 - 15 December 2019
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Victorian College of the Arts Open Day, Photography Tutorial Room, Solar Eclipse 2019
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CCP Ilford Salon 2018
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https://milieuproperty.com.au/melbourne-milieu/salon-as-selected
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Melbourne Central Art Loop Series Three: Issues of Tomorrow, June 2017 - January 2018
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https://marsgallery.com.au/melbourne-central-art-loop-series-three-issues-of-tomorrow/
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Brunswick Street Gallery Video Art Group Show, 7th April - 20th April 2017
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Shortlisted for Channels Video Art Festival 2017
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Gertrude Street Projection Festival Art Box Video Jam, Saturday 22 July 2017
http://gspf.com.au/work/artbox-video-jam/
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Budd Street Gallery launch, 10th December 2016
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GCVA Final Exhibition VCA Student Gallery 2016
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