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Vicki McConville

Exhibiting professionally since 1982, Vicki McConville has exhibited extensively in Australia, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Russia and the USA.  In 2000 her new media project 'The Private Eye' toured the UK as part of the Australian Centenary of Federation 'Heads Up' Festival. Her work is in prominent public collections and private collections throughout Australia, USA, UK, France, Italy and Germany. Vicki has worked in traditional printmaking, digital print media, installation, video, radio, voice and performance. She has been the principal Artist in Residence and Artistic Director on many large-scale arts projects in Australia, Secretary for the Print Council of Australia (PCA), a Juror for the International Digital Art Award (IDAA) and a Director on the Board of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA), the peak organisation representing Australian Visual Artists.

What the Critics Say

'...Behold, a world opens up. Like a baroque science museum, bizarre  and varied, gathered from afar and presented with an intimacy and luminosity - the perception of which is ample reward for submitting a wide eye to narrow oculus ..'   Robert Nelson, The Age, 2005

'... Chicken bones have never looked so good ...'   Megan Backhouse, The Age, 2005

'...a stunning, evocative and uplifting installation...'   David Ritchie, Deakin University, 2004

'... The kaleidoscopic effect... it's mandala like images...a perfect contemporary rendering of this ancient symbol ..'   Lesley Duxbury, RMIT University, 2004

'... (where) traditional  meets technology ...'   Megan Backhouse, The Age, 2002

'...not your average bush artist..'   Stephen Crafti, The Age, 2000

' recommended... rich in association  ...'   Peter Timms, The Age, 1999