Artist Curriculum Vitae

DR CATHERINE GOMERSALL CV

 

COMPLETED ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Course Name:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Communications), 2011, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia

• Graduate Certificate of Research Commercialisation, 2010, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland

• Bachelor of Communications Honours, 2006, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia

• Diploma of Photography, 2000, Southbank Institute of TAFE, Brisbane, Queensland


TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Lecturing and Tutoring:

2016, Bachelor of Design (Games), RMIT

2015, Bachelor of Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland

2011 – 2013, Bachelor of Photography and Honours/ Master of Visual Arts, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland

2008 – 2009, Bachelor of Communications, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia

2003 – 2004, Certificate IV in Visual Art (Indigenous Art), South West Regional College, Bunbury, Western Australia


Guest Lectures:

• New Media, Postmedia. (2014) Griffith University

• Curating in the Expanded Field: Content Marketing for Curators and Collection Managers. (2013) Griffith University

• Art Practice and Written Articulation (2012) The Parsons New School, New York (MFA Photography)

• Practice-led Methodologies for Creative Research (2010) Edith Cowan University

• Virtual Trash: New Media and Art in the Expanded Field (2010) The University of Western Australian, Bachelor of Arts


INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:


2000 – current: Artist at Catherine Gomersall www.catherinegomersall.com

• Community projects

• Exhibitions

• Commissions, festivals and commercial projects

• Courses, workshops and books 


2013-2018: Founder/Principal, Disruptor, Brisbane/Melbourne

• The organisation of conferences and visual art exhibitions and experiences

• Research and development in screen technology and communication strategies

• Social media community management

• Creative arts, digital media and media studies curriculum development and advisory

• Industry stakeholder consultation and benchmarking

• Higher Education project management, consulting and advisory

• Training and professional development workshops

• Web development

• Book Publishing

• Online Social and search strategy

• Campaign management

• Business technical writing


2017-2018 Sales and Sponsorship Whisperer, BOAA: Biennale of Australian Art

• Sales, customer and sponsor relationship management for the 2018 Festival

• Art inventory management

• Volunteer coordination and venue management.


OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:

Publications:

Professional and Industry Publications

• ‘Survivor Personae’ (2021) collaboration with Robert House Collection. 

'Tinder Lucida' (2019) Disruptor Press: Australia.

• 'Tinder Machina' (2019) Disruptor Press: Australia.

• Letters from the Field (Exhibition Catalogue), The Node Center for Curatorial Studies, 2013, Berlin, Germany

• ‘Body Bag: On Brooklyn Bags’, Art(e)fact ‘Ordinary to Extraordinary’ Iss. 3. Summer 2010

• Co-editor, Voicing the Unseen, Curtin University Humanities Conference 2010 Proceedings (current)

• Photo editor, Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies Journal, 2008-2010


Awards and Commissions:

• Edith Cowan Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2007-2011)

• CCI Travel Bursary (2011)

• Commercialisation Training Scheme (2010)

• ANZCA Travel Bursary (2009)

• Department of Culture and the Arts Western Australia visual arts grant (2008)



Conference Presentations / Workshops:

• Director – Positive Feedback Loop: Conference for Expanded and Experimental Screen Works (2013) Metro Arts, Brisbane

• Director – Positive Feedback Loop: Conference for Creative Collaboration (2012) Queensland College of Art, Brisbane

• Presenter – ‘The Power of Subjection: Knowledge, Psychic Life and Conscience’, Perspectives on Power, The School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane (2011)

• Presenter – ‘Body Bags: “I am a Trash Bag”’ Voicing the Unseen, Humanities Postgraduate Conference, Curtin University, WA (2010)

• Presenter – ‘Virtually Trash: Revenge Tragedy and the Tube’, Digital Media Technologies Revisited, European Communication Research and Education Association, Berlin (2009)

• Presenter – ‘Plastic Bags: Desire and Excess’, Futures, Cultural Studies Association of Australasia Conference (2008)

• Presenter – ‘Femme Fatalism and the Fate of the Goddette’, Vision, Memory, Spectacle, The National Women and Gender Studies Association Conference (2008)


Creation of Learning Products and Materials:

• Bachelor of Communications, Edith Cowan University (Lectures and Tutorials)

• Bachelor of Photography, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University (Course Outlines, Lectures and Tutorials)

• Several clients in the higher education sector (not to be disclosed under NDA)


Selected Curatorial Projects:

• Disruptor's Positive Feedback Loop Conference Series 2012-2015

• Letters From the Field (2012) The Node Center, Berlin, Germany

• One Night Stand (2012) Queensland Festival of Photography at Through the Looking Glass, Brisbane

• New Economy: Innovation and Experimentation Through the Digital Photograph (2012) FotoFreo

Festival at Freerange Gallery, Perth

• Cameraless (2008) [co-facilitated by Daniel Nevin] Artrage Festival, Spectrum Project Space, Perth

• Inner Landscapes (2006) [co-curated by Yolande Pickett] Perth Centre for Photography

• Warning: May Contain Horror Themes (2005), Projections at Perth Centre for Photography and online exhibition

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

• Tinder Lucida (2019) TAP Gallery, Sydney

• YES (2019) Contain Art, Eureka Stockade Park/The Eureka Centre, Ballarat

• Meu Homer, Meu Amor (2018) Biennale of Australian Art, Ballarat, Victoria

• I AM U (2018) Photopia Studios, Gladstone

• Photobook Review (2016) Prospect Studios, Brisbane

• On Fate and Love (2012) Spectrum Project Space, Perth

• Femme Fatalist (2011) Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane

• Body Bags: “I am a Trash Bag” (2010) Breathing Space, ECU Library, Perth

• Brooklyn Bags (2008) Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne

• Fake It Til U Make It (2008), artist-in-residence, Spectrum Project Space, Perth

• Woman With Taxidermy Open Studio (2007) artist-in-residence, Spectrum Project Space, Perth

• Crème (2006) [in collaboration with Felicia Lloyd] in a shop being renovated in Auchenflower, Brisbane

• Death Lilly: Performing the ‘flower girl’ role in the age of consumption (2006), School of Communications and Arts, Building 3, ECU, Perth


Selected Group Exhibitions:

• Beyond 50% (2019) Backspace Gallery, Ballarat VIC

• Under Civilization (2018) Gympie Regional Art Gallery, Q

• Shared Vision: Wspolna Wizja (2011) Touring Exhibition, Poland

• Home Is Where My Heart Is – Mentor (2009) Propel Youth Arts WA

• WAMI: Kiss My Camera (2009) Museum of Western Australia

• Desire (2009) New Orleans Photography Alliance, USA

• Artrage Festival (2008)

• My Captive (2008) Youth Week by PropelArts and Youth Advisory Council Western Australia

• Top 40 (2008) Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, USA