Carrie Radzevicius (she/her) is a dual American and Australian living in Meanjin (Brisbane). With multi-disciplinary interests in ecology, systems thinking, community engagement and sound, her creative practice focuses on elevating everyday objects and materials through accessible, inclusive and collaborative processes. Her experimental approach celebrates the intrinsic link between art and science while fostering deep connections to place. Carrie also brings several years of community engagement experience to deliver public programs that encourage creative innovation, community interaction, wellbeing and civic engagement. Through her works and program delivery she aims to offer viewers and participants empowering experiences that spark compassion, empathy and understanding.
Born 1982, Minneapolis, Minnesota
EDUCATION
2023 Master of Design (Contemporary Art), University of South Australia
2019 Graduate Diploma of Visual Art and Creative Practice, University of South Australia
2005 Bachelor of Arts, Lawrence University (Environmental Studies Major/Studio Art Minor), Appleton, Wisconsin
2011 Diploma of Government (Management)
2010 Diploma of Government (Project Management)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2022 Co-created sidewalk stop-motion workshops and urban foraging walks, part of the Ferryman’s Hut Residency with Metro Arts, Teneriffe (QLD)
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 (SA)
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
2023 Lively Matter, FELTdark, Adelaide (SA)
Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, Adelaide (SA)
2022 Epoch, Graduate Contemporary Arts Exhibition, University of South Australia, Adelaide (SA)
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
2023 Postgraduate Award, Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, Adelaide (SA)
2022 Finalist, Reimagine Art Prize, Hornsby Shire Council (NSW)
2018 Quick Response Grant Recipient, Arts and Cultural Grants Program, Adelaide City Council (SA)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017 Lisa Harper Campbell, Interview, Arts Breakfast, Radio Adelaide, 4 November 2017 (SA).
EDUCATION
2023 Master of Design (Contemporary Art), University of South Australia
2019 Graduate Diploma of Visual Art and Creative Practice, University of South Australia
2005 Bachelor of Arts, Lawrence University (Environmental Studies Major/Studio Art Minor), Appleton, Wisconsin
2011 Diploma of Government (Management)
2010 Diploma of Government (Project Management)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2022 Co-created sidewalk stop-motion workshops and urban foraging walks, part of the Ferryman’s Hut Residency with Metro Arts, Teneriffe (QLD)
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 (SA)
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
2023 Lively Matter, FELTdark, Adelaide (SA)
Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, Adelaide (SA)
2022 Epoch, Graduate Contemporary Arts Exhibition, University of South Australia, Adelaide (SA)
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
2023 Postgraduate Award, Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, Adelaide (SA)
2022 Finalist, Reimagine Art Prize, Hornsby Shire Council (NSW)
2018 Quick Response Grant Recipient, Arts and Cultural Grants Program, Adelaide City Council (SA)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017 Lisa Harper Campbell, Interview, Arts Breakfast, Radio Adelaide, 4 November 2017 (SA).