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Braddon is a Newcastle based artist, born in 1968 in Belmont, Lake Macquarie on the East Coast of Australia, where his affinity with sea began, and it has been his life with the sea that has incubated his aesthetic and informed his understanding of material, form and space.
Now, an established practicing artist, Braddon has combined his extensive education (qualifying for a Master of Fine Art in 1999) and exhibition record with his life experiences and an earnest investigation of sculpture, to consolidate a formidable arts practice that has a dual focus on Public art and gallery exhibitions / installations in Australia and Internationally.
Braddon is also a dedicated teacher, committed to passing on his skills and knowledge, drawn from his extensive experience, to students of sculpture at Newcastle Art School.
Career highlights include: International Sculpture Festa (ISF 2012) and Symposium Seoul, South Korea; Public Art projects Vantage Port Stephens, NSW, Australia; Finalist in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2009; Completion of The Journey a public art installation for the Mental Health Unit at The Mater Hospital, Newcastle Australia, 2009; Selection as a finalist in the prestigious McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award 2007 at the McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park, Victoria – one of the two premier sculpture awards in Australia; Completion of The SubWharfyen for Sydney Wharf, 2008; Selection in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2003-20010 – winning the Unrepresented Sculptor Award in 2003; Completion of A Drop in the Ocean, a major public artwork/play sculpture for Newcastle City Council, 2005. unClassified, a solo exhibition at John Miller Gallery, Newcastle 2008; Negotiating the Void, a solo installation at Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 2004.
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| Education / Qualifications | ||
| 2003 | Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training | |
| 1999 | Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture) – The University of Newcastle | |
| 1997 | Chainsaw Operators Certificate | |
| 1996 | Graduate Diploma Fine Art (Sculpture) – The University of Newcastle | |
| 1995 | Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts – The University of Newcastle | |
| 1988 | Higher Art Certificate – Hamilton TAFE, Newcastle | |
| 1987 | Art Certificate – Hamilton TAFE, Newcastle | |
| 1984 | School Certificate – Belmont High School | |
| Solo Exhibitions | ||
| 2012
2008 |
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sydney
Braddon Snape – unclassified, John Miller Gallery, Newcastle |
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| 2006 | Braddon Snape - John Miller Gallery, Newcastle | |
| 2004 | Installation, Negotiating The Void – Newcastle Region Art Gallery | |
| Braddon Snape - John Miller Gallery, Newcastle | ||
| 2002 | Braddon Snape - John Miller Gallery, Newcastle | |
| Installation, The Matrix Configurations – Intrados Gallery, Newcastle | ||
| 2000 | 32 – Lindsay St Gallery, Hamilton | |
| 1999 | Exhibition for Master of Fine Art (MFA), Angst, Equilibrium & The Other – John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle | |
| 1997 | Braddon Snape – von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle | |
| 1996 | Equilibrium – Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle | |
| Braddon Snape- von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle | ||
| Group Exhibitions (selected) | ||
| 20132012
2010 2009 2008 |
Sculpture 2013, Syndicate @ Danks, SydneyInternational Sculpture Festa 2012, Seoul, South Korea
Inspiring Artists, Recipients of the Pat Corrigan Artist Grant, Maitland Region Art Gallery Forsight Gallery, Newcastle Hot House – Front room Gallery, Newcastle Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize - Woollahra, Sydney Arousing Newcastle – Art Systems Wickham, Newcastle Art Works – Fine Art Staff of Newcastle Art School, Front Room Gallery, Newcastle Newcastle by Name II – John Miller Galleries, Newcastle Now – Art Systems Wickham, Newcastle Jam – Newcastle Art School Staff Exhibition, Front Room Gallery, Newcastle |
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| Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi | ||
| 2007 | McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award – Langwarrin, Victoria | |
| Sculpture 2007 – Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney | ||
| 2006 | Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi | |
| Sculpture 2006 – Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney | ||
| 2005 | Art and About, curated by Stella Downer – AMP Headquarters, Sydney | |
| Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi | ||
| Sculpture Inside – Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney | ||
| Recent Acquisitions – Newcastle Region Gallery | ||
| 2004 | Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi | |
| Selected Artist Casuarina Sculpture Walk – Casuarina NSW | ||
| Sculpture 2004 Global Gallery – Paddington, Sydney | ||
| 2003 | Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi | |
| House Show – Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney | ||
| Byrnes, Snape, Speight – Maitland City Art Gallery | ||
| 2D A 3D Tool – Maitland City Art Gallery | ||
| Sculpture 2003 (Objective forms & Formal Objects) – Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney | ||
| 2001 | Yesterdays River Today – Maitland City Art Gallery | |
| 2000 | Inaugural exhibition – Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle West | |
| Collectors Choice – von Bertouch Galleries, Cooks Hill | ||
| 1999 | Drawing from the Word – Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery | |
| 1998 | Future Perfect – ACUADS Conference, VCA Gallery, Melbourne | |
| Iced Novos – PCL Exhibitionists, Sydney | ||
| 1997 | Guest Sculptor – Bretton Hall, College of Arts, The University of Leeds, UK | |
| Collectors Choice – von Bertouch Galleries, Cooks Hill | ||
| Sculptor in Residence – Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery | ||
| Maitland Flood Poles – Maitland Visitors Information Centre | ||
| Images of Sustainability – Watt Space Galleries, Newcastle | ||
| The Last Frontier… or Lost Paradise? – Lindsay St Gallery, Hamilton | ||
| 1996 | Collectors Choice – von Bertouch Galleries, Cooks Hill | |
| Pre-emption – The University of Newcastle Gallery | ||
| 1995 | Nemesis, BAVA Graduate Exhibition – The University of Newcastle | |
| Salad – Neo-Gallery, Newcastle | ||
| 1994 | National Tertiary Art Prize (Finalist) – Hobart, Tasmania | |
| Sublimate – Watt Space, Newcastle | ||
| 1993 | The University of Newcastle Acquisitive Art Prize – Watt Space, Newcastle | |
| 1989 | Sculpture and Works on Paper – Architects Snell, Newcastle | |
| Awards | ||
| 2011
2009 |
Lower Hunter Urban Design Award: Vantage Public Art
Finalist – Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney |
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| 2007 | Finalist – McClelland Sculpture Survey Award, Langwarrin, Victoria | |
| 2004 | Highly Commended – Casuarina Sculpture Walk, Casuarina, New South Wales | |
| 2003 | The Australian Unrepresented Sculptor Award – Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi | |
| Central Coast Festival of Arts Sculpture Award Highly Commended | ||
| 2002 | Central Coast Festival of Arts Sculpture Award Winner | |
| Winning Sculpture – Newcastle Regional Art Competition | ||
| 2001 | Newcastle Regional Art Competition – 3rd | |
| 1998 | Macquarie Manufacturing Post Graduate Award for Sculpture | |
| 1997 | Royal Newcastle Hospital 180th Anniversary – Art Prize, 3rd | |
| 1996 | Winning Sculpture – Newcastle Regional Art Competition | |
| 1994 | Finalist – National Tertiary Art Prize, Hobart | |
| 1993 | Joe Punshon Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sculpture – The University of Newcastle | |
| 1988 | John Mudge Memorial Art Prize – Hunter Institute of TAFE | |
| Grants | ||
| 2003-06 | NSW Ministry of the Arts, Regional Artist Subsidy – Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi | |
| 1999 | The Pat Corrigan Artist Grant, managed by NAVA with financial assistance from the Australian Council | |
| NSW Government Ministry for the Arts Marketing Grant | ||
| Public Art / Commissions | ||
| 2010-11
2009 |
Revealed – by time & tide, A History Passed and Exposed.Three Public Art projects for Vantage Landcom, Port Stephens
Public Sculpture/Installation: The Journey – The Mater Hospital, Newcastle, Australia |
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| 2008 | Public Sculpture: The SubWharfyen – Sydney Wharf, Pyrmont, Sydney Commissioning agent – Charter Hall. Approval: Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority | |
| 2007 | Artist consultant on Public Art & Urban Design team with Landspace Architects Andrews.Neil for the Landcom Development, Vantage – Corlette Hill, Port Stephens NSW. | |
| 2005 | A Drop in the Ocean - Linwood play sculpture, Newcastle City Council | |
| 2003 | Public Art consultancy with Newcastle City Council on the design of Wallsend District Library | |
| Assistant to Anne Graham on The Three Bowls – Tweed River Regional Art Gallery & Casuarina Development, Tweed Coast, Northern NSW | ||
| 2002 | Suite of Paintings for Stacks the Law Firm – Newcastle Head Office | |
| Donation box sculpture – Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery | ||
| Footprint – Public Artworks including outdoor display of historical elements for The Newcastle Historical Reserve Trust & Suters Architects | ||
| 2000 | Assistant to Anne Graham on Passage, Martin Place for the City of Sydney Open Museum & Sculpture Walk | |
| Design, construction and Coordination of Hunter float, Centenary of Federation Parade, Sydney | ||
| 1998 | Courtyard Design Commission for Newcastle City Council – Darby Street | |
| The Maitland Flood Poles – Maitland Visitors Information & Heritage Centre | ||
| 1996 | Commissioned by Newcastle City Council for a temporary outdoor sculpture in James St Plaza, for the City’s Multicultural Festival (FIESTA)
Residencies |
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| 2012
1997 |
International Sculpture Festa 2012, Seoul, South Korea
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery |
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| Publications (selected) | ||
| 2012
2011 2010 2009 |
Sculpture is Fun ISF 2012, pp222-227Public Art (Korea), 067, 2012-04, p46
Sculpture by the Sea – the first fifteen years 1997-2011 The Sydney Morning Herald (Spectrum) p12, Nov 6, 2010 Public Art Online: www.publicartonline.org.uk Landcom Vantage Public Art Sculpture (On Record) Sept 2009, Vol 28, No 7 |
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| Back to the City, Strategies for Informal Urban Interventions | ||
| 2008 | Indesign magazine, August 2008, Vol 34, p36 | |
| 2004 | Art Monthly – Artnotes, May 2004, No 169 | |
| 1998 | Artlink – ‘Public Art in Australia’ Vol 18, No 2 | |
| Collections | ||
| Crown Hatai, Seoul, Korea; Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Sydney; Port Stephens Council; Bretton Hall, College of Arts, The University of Leeds, UK; Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle City Council; Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery; Hamilton TAFE.Private Collections: Australia, Great Britain, China and USA | ||
