Curriculum Vitae
Education
2004 Bachelor of Fine Art, Honours, Painting Major, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2003 Bachelor of Fine Art, Painting Major Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2001 Diploma of Visual Arts, New Media and Illustration, Southbank Institute of TAFE
Positions
2018/19 Director, All City Walls, Brisbane
2018/19 Director, All City Art Services, Brisbane
2015 – 2019 Senior Art Handling Technician – Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
2010 – 2018 Senior Art Handling Technician – Museum of Brisbane, City Hall, Brisbane
2017 – 2019 Artist Facilitator, Flying Arts, Queensland
2014/15/16/17/18/19 Senior Art Handling Technician – ART BASEL Hong Kong
2016/19 Tutor in Art Handling and Back of House Gallery Operations, Various Qld Regional Galleries, Flying Arts, Queensland
2010 – 2017 Senior Art Handling Technician – Artisan/Craft QLD, Brisbane
2010 – 2013 Tutor in Painting and Drawing – Brisbane Institute of Art, Brisbane
2008 – 2014 Collections Assistant and Art Handling Technician – QUT Art Museum, Gardens Point, Brisbane
2009-2014 Collections Assistant and Senior Art Handling Technician – William Robinson Gallery, Old Government House, QUT, Gardens Point, Brisbane
2005 -2006 Tutor in Illustration, Design, Art Theory, Painting, Southbank Institute of TAFE, Brisbane
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
2018 In Bloom, Australian High Commission Singapore, Singapore
2018 Night Blooms, Onespace Gallery, Brisbane
2017 REI + WERNER, OneSpace ONsite #001, Collaboration with Elysha Rei, Onespace Gallery, Brisbane
2017 Light Rain, Crucible Gallery, BCM Partnership
2016 Light Rain, KickArts Contemporary, Cairns
2016 Falling Light, Ambience Project 005, Brisbane
2014 Blinded By The Lights, Judith Wright Center For Contemporary Arts, Fortitude Valley
2012 Suburban Sprawl, Crucible Gallery, BCM Partnership
2009 Show Ponies, 2009 Arc Biennial of Art – Across the Gulf, 19Karen Gallery, Gold Coast
2008 The Facebook, Profile Portraits, Flipbook Gallery, West End
2008 The Streets, Flipbook Gallery, West End
2007 Circle Work, Sponsored by Multiplex, Portside Wharf and Qld Artworkers Alliance, Portside Wharf Cruise Terminal, Brisbane
2006 A Surface Paradise, Metro Arts, Main Gallery, Brisbane CBD
2006 Recent Works, Land Partners, Boardroom, Reception and Offices, South Brisbane
2006 Land Sea Sky, Sajen Legal, Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast
2005 Suburbanality, Hands on Art, Southbank, Brisbane
Residencies
2019 Artist in Residence, Queensland Science, Ecc0 Science Precinct, Brisbane
2018 Instinc Artist Residency, Clark Quay, Singapore
2016 Sam Rit Artist Residency, Phimai, Thailand
Talks/In Conversation
2018 In conversation with Ian Smith, Onespace Gallery, Brisabane
…more to be added
Awards
2016 Finalist, Redlands Art Award, Brisbane
2016 Finalist, Moreton Bay regional Art Award, Brisbane
2016 Finalist, The Milburn Prize, Metcalfe Gallery, Brisbane
2013 Award for Excellence, QUT Precincts, (for work at William Robinson Gallery and QUT Art Museum), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
2010 Highly Commended, Marie Ellis Prize for Drawing, Brisbane
2009 Finalist, The Churchie Art Prize, Brisbane
2008 Finalist, Launch : Clayton Utz Traveling Scholarship Exhibition Metro Arts, Brisbane
2006 Finalist, Libris Artists Book Prize, Mackay
2005 Finalist, The Churchie Art Prize , Brisbane
2004 Award for Academic Excellence, (for studies in the Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours), Griffith University, Brisbane
2004 Runner up, People’s Choice Award, Thiess Art Prize , Brisbane
2004 Finalist, Thiess Art Prize, Brisbane
2004 Winner, People’s Choice Award (Qld), National Tertiary Art Prize
2001 Winner, Southbank TAFE, Open Day Brochure Design Competition, TAFE Queensland
Catalogues and Books
2018 In Bloom, Catalogue, Text by Louise Martin-Chew, Australian High Commision Singapore, Singapore
2018 Night Blooms, Catalogue, Text my Louise Martin-Chew, Onespace Gallery, Brisbane
2016 Light Rain, Catalogue, KickArts gallery, Cairns
2014 Blinded By The Lights, Catalogue, Text by Simone Oriti, Judith Wright Center For Contemporary Arts, Fortitude Valley
2012 Suburban Sprawl, Catalogue, Coming Down The Mountain, Text by Sebastian Moody, Crucible Gallery, BCM Partnership
2009 Show Ponies, Catalogue, Text by Artur Ryder, Arc Biennial of Art – Across the Gulf, 19Karen Gallery, Gold Coast
2009 Semi Permanent, Book, Australia
2008 The Facebook, Profile Portraits, Book, Text by Ben Byrne, Flipbook Gallery, West End (Regular and hardcover – blue and gold editions)
2007 Circle Work, Joyous Vibrancy, Text by Ben Byrne, Portside Wharf Cruise Terminal, Sponsored by Multiplex, Portside Wharf and Qld Artworkers Alliance
2006 A Surface Paradise, Catalogue, Text by Ben Byrne, Metro Arts, Brisbane
2005 IntelligentDESIGN? Editioned Artist Book, Southbank Institute, Brisbane
2005 Suburbanality, Catalogue, Text by Ben Byrne, Hands on Art, Southbank, Brisbane
Collections
Benjamin Werner’s work is held nationally and internationally in many public and private collections including:
City of Brisbane Collection, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbne
Mater Mothers Hospital Brisbane
Queensland State Library, Artists Book Collection, Brisbane, Australia
Queensland College of Art Library, Griffith University, Brisbane
Southbank Institute Library, Brisbane
McCullogh Robertson Lawyers, Brisbane
Collin Stuart Architects (ACT)
KPMG Accountants, Riparian Building, Brisbane
Logoline Collection (QLD)
The Dunlop Collection (QLD)
The Hollyman Collection (QLD)