Born Hong Kong 1974, lives and works in London

 

Solo Exhibitions

2010

Bellarmines, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne

2009
Renee So, Kate MacGarry, London

2008
Renee So, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne

2003
Close Knit II, Studio 12, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne

Close Knit, Craft Victoria, Melbourne

2002
Simple Pleasures, Gallery 4A, Sydney
Flock Culture, Studio 12, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne

2000
Inspirational Contents of Living, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
Insects (in collaboration with Nathan Gray), TCB art inc., Melbourne

 

Group Exhibitions

2010

Keno Twins 3, Galerie Susanne Zander, Cologne

2009
Jean-Luc Blanc: Opera Rock, CAPC, Musee d'art Contemporain, Bordeaux, France

2008
Swans Reflecting Elephants (Renee So, Varda Caivano, Rose Wylie), Kate MacGarry, London
Revolving Doors: an exhibition in memory of Blair Trethowan, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne
3am Eternal, Alexandre Pollazzon Ltd, London

2007
SV07 Studio Voltaire, London (selected by Polly Staple, Christabel Stewart, Stuart Comer),
Neointegrity, Derek Eller Gallery, New York

2006
The Small Painting Show, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Kansas
Satellite, Shanghai (curated by Richard Thomas)
Family Resemblance, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
The Schanck Show, Cape Schanck, Melbourne
Meeting Place, Keeping Place, The Arts Centre, Melbourne

2005
A Group Show, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
A Re-Constructed World, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne (curated by Jan Duffy)
A Short Ride in a Fast Machine 1985-2005, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
Echoes of Home, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane, Cairns Regional Gallery, QLD; Orange Regional Gallery, NSW; Fremantle Arts Centre, WA; Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, WA; Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Art, NSW; Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW; RMIT Gallery, VIC (curated by Christine Clarke)

2004
The Infinite Fill Show, Foxy Productions, New York (curated by Cory Arcangel)
Xin Nian, Response Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Asian Traffic Gallery 4A, Sydney (official Biennale of Sydney event), Esplanade, Singapore; Today Art Museum, Beijing; Duolun Art Museum, Shanghai; OCTA Contemporary Art Museum, Shenzhen; Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2003
Contemporary Collectors Benefit Auction, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
The Freedman Foundation Exhibition, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
Calibre Art Project, Calibre, Sydney
We Don't Charge For Looking, Block Gallery, Sydney

2002
Gertrude Studio Artists, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
Departures, BUS, Melbourne

2001
Gertrude Studio Artists, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
Yarns, Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne
Tougher than Art, First Floor, Melbourne
Sample, Kinki Gerlinki / Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne

 

Education

1993-1997 BA Fine Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne

 

Awards

Australia Council, London (Studio Residency), 2004

The Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists,
Craft Victoria Artists' Grant, 2003

Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne (Studio Residency), 2001

Australia Council Grant, New Work, 2000
Pat Corrigan Artists' Grant, 2000

 

Selected Bibliography

2010

Material Return, Claudia Clare, Ceramic Review, Jan/feb 2010, pp.50-3

2008

Nine heads and the difference in eyes, Jennifer Higgie, Uplands catalogue

Renee So, Uplands Gallery, Dylan Rainforth, The Age, 20 April 2008

Renee So, Uplands Gallery, Megan Backhouse, The Age, 19April 2008

2007
When the Curator Is Also an Artist, Go Ahead, Expect Surprises, Holland Cotter, The New York Times, 09 August 2007.

2006
Beauty, Shadow-Play and Silhouettes, Rhana Davenport, Art and Australia, Summer 2006

2005
Knitted Masks: Renee So, Aaron Seeto, Object #47
Echoes of Home, Joanne Besley, catalogue

2004
Xin Nian, Anonda Bell, catalogue