STATEMENT
Carrie Radzevicius is a dual American and Australian living in Brisbane. Driven by the effects of global politics and policy outcomes on local communities, her practice focuses on experimenting with the use of line, natural materials and images of everyday life to challenge socio-ecological conventions and perspectives. Carrie also brings several years of community engagement experience to deliver programs that encourage creative innovation, community interaction, wellbeing and civic engagement as a means to improve social outcomes for local communities. Through her works and program delivery she aims to offer viewers and participants empowering experiences that spark compassion, empathy and understanding. She is currently working towards a Master of Design (Contemporary Art) at the University of South Australia.
Carrie Radzevicius is a dual American and Australian living in Brisbane. Driven by the effects of global politics and policy outcomes on local communities, her practice focuses on experimenting with the use of line, natural materials and images of everyday life to challenge socio-ecological conventions and perspectives. Carrie also brings several years of community engagement experience to deliver programs that encourage creative innovation, community interaction, wellbeing and civic engagement as a means to improve social outcomes for local communities. Through her works and program delivery she aims to offer viewers and participants empowering experiences that spark compassion, empathy and understanding. She is currently working towards a Master of Design (Contemporary Art) at the University of South Australia.
Born 1982, Minneapolis, Minnesota
EDUCATION
2019- Master of Design (Contemporary Art), University of South Australia (in progress)
2019 Graduate Diploma of Visual Art and Creative Practice, University of South Australia
2005 Bachelor of Arts, Lawrence University (Studio Art Minor), Appleton, Wisconsin
2011 Diploma of Government (Management)
2010 Diploma of Government (Project Management)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2021 Lantern Making Workshops, Wynnum State School and Lota State School, part of the Light Up Manly Festival, Manly (QLD)
2021 Art Auction Collaborative Painting, Grade 4 Classes at Milton State School, Milton (QLD)
2020 Botanical Drawings with Natural Inks, Parkside Primary School, Parkside (SA)
Painting with Toy Trucks, part of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation’s pARTy Week, North Adelaide (SA)
2019 TransformARTive Collaborative Bottle Painting, Youth Opportunities, Somerton Park,
2018 Mark making workshops, Unley Primary School, Unley (SA)
Match Studio Create and Make Workshops, Adelaide Women’s Prison, Northfield (SA)
Outdoor play day painting and mark making, Grove Kindergarten, Eastwood (SA)
Mark making and painting with toys: workshops at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, as part of the WCH Foundation’s Artist in Residence
program, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide (SA)
2014-16 Senior Community Engagement Adviser, SA Government, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI)
2008-15 Community Programs and Engagement (various roles), DPTI, South Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Close to Home, South Australian Living Artists Festival, Fred Eatery, Aldgate (SA)
2018 Big Boys Toys, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide (SA)
2017 Pussy Grabs Back, Urban Cow Studio, Adelaide (SA)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 In Situ, Graduate Contemporary Arts Exhibition, University of South Australia, Adelaide (SA)
2019 TransformARTive, exhibition benefitting Youth Opportunities, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide (SA)
2018 Waste Not, Want Not, SALA 2018, Pepper Street Art Centre, Magill (SA)
2017 Unfinished Business: Perspectives on art and feminism, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Southbank (VIC)
All About Her, part of FRAN FEST, Ensemble Studio Gallery, Adelaide (SA)
FRAN FEST Poster Project, ACE Open, Adelaide (SA)
Drawn, Singaplural 2017 Design Conference, Singapore
2005 NewART, University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc Galleries, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Lawrence University Student and Alumni Art Exhibition, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
2004 Wriston Arts Collective Juried Student Exhibition, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
AWARDS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Finalist, Adelaide Fringe Poster Competition, Adelaide (SA)
Quick Response Grant Recipient, Arts andCultural Grants Program, Adelaide City Council (SA)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017 Lisa Harper Campbell, Interview, Arts Breakfast, Radio Adelaide, 4 November 2017 (SA).
EDUCATION
2019- Master of Design (Contemporary Art), University of South Australia (in progress)
2019 Graduate Diploma of Visual Art and Creative Practice, University of South Australia
2005 Bachelor of Arts, Lawrence University (Studio Art Minor), Appleton, Wisconsin
2011 Diploma of Government (Management)
2010 Diploma of Government (Project Management)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2021 Lantern Making Workshops, Wynnum State School and Lota State School, part of the Light Up Manly Festival, Manly (QLD)
2021 Art Auction Collaborative Painting, Grade 4 Classes at Milton State School, Milton (QLD)
2020 Botanical Drawings with Natural Inks, Parkside Primary School, Parkside (SA)
Painting with Toy Trucks, part of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation’s pARTy Week, North Adelaide (SA)
2019 TransformARTive Collaborative Bottle Painting, Youth Opportunities, Somerton Park,
2018 Mark making workshops, Unley Primary School, Unley (SA)
Match Studio Create and Make Workshops, Adelaide Women’s Prison, Northfield (SA)
Outdoor play day painting and mark making, Grove Kindergarten, Eastwood (SA)
Mark making and painting with toys: workshops at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, as part of the WCH Foundation’s Artist in Residence
program, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide (SA)
2014-16 Senior Community Engagement Adviser, SA Government, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI)
2008-15 Community Programs and Engagement (various roles), DPTI, South Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Close to Home, South Australian Living Artists Festival, Fred Eatery, Aldgate (SA)
2018 Big Boys Toys, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide (SA)
2017 Pussy Grabs Back, Urban Cow Studio, Adelaide (SA)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 In Situ, Graduate Contemporary Arts Exhibition, University of South Australia, Adelaide (SA)
2019 TransformARTive, exhibition benefitting Youth Opportunities, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide (SA)
2018 Waste Not, Want Not, SALA 2018, Pepper Street Art Centre, Magill (SA)
2017 Unfinished Business: Perspectives on art and feminism, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Southbank (VIC)
All About Her, part of FRAN FEST, Ensemble Studio Gallery, Adelaide (SA)
FRAN FEST Poster Project, ACE Open, Adelaide (SA)
Drawn, Singaplural 2017 Design Conference, Singapore
2005 NewART, University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc Galleries, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Lawrence University Student and Alumni Art Exhibition, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
2004 Wriston Arts Collective Juried Student Exhibition, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
AWARDS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Finalist, Adelaide Fringe Poster Competition, Adelaide (SA)
Quick Response Grant Recipient, Arts andCultural Grants Program, Adelaide City Council (SA)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017 Lisa Harper Campbell, Interview, Arts Breakfast, Radio Adelaide, 4 November 2017 (SA).