Artist CV

KAREN THOMPSON

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013 September         Art of the Cuff
.                                 Lord Coconut, Melbourne, Australia

2013 June                  My Australia, curated by Jasmine Matus
.                                 The Berkley River Lodge, Western Australia, Australia

2013 March                The Wedding March
.                                 Lord Coconut, Melbourne, Australia

2012 December          Deck the Walls, curated by Bridget Kennedy and Melanie Ihnen
.                                 Studio 20/17, Sydney, Australia

2012 October             For the Love of Coffee, curated by Zoe Brand
.                                 Studio 20/17, Sydney, Australia

2012 September         Art of the Cuff
.                                 Lord Coconut, Melbourne, Australia

2012 July                   Oh Opal! re-imagining Australia’s national gemstone (traveling exhibition)
.                                 Studio 20/17, Sydney, Australia

2012 June                  The Year was 2006, curated by Zoe Brand
.                                 Studio 20/17, Sydney, Australia

2012 May                   Oh Opal!, a Part B jewellers gathering exhibition
.                                 Redox Jewellery Gallery, Geelong, Australia

2011 May                   Winter Neckpieces, curated by Bridget Kennedy and Melanie Ihnen
.                                 Studio 20/17, Sydney, Australia

2011 March                Lend me Your Ears, curated by Dianne Beevers
.                                 Mailbox 141, Melbourne, Australia

2010 June                  re:production, curated by Zoe Brand
.                                 Keeper Gallery @ Gaffa, Sydney, Australia

2010 May                   Winter Brooches, curated by Bridget Kennedy and Melanie Ihnen
.                                 Studio 20/17, Sydney, Australia

2009 December         Feast, curated by Zoe Brand
.                                 Studio 20/17, Sydney, Australia

2006 November         Out of the Basement (3rd year group of RMIT)
.                                 The Cottage, Melbourne, Australia

2005 November         Construct (1st and 2nd year groups of RMIT)
.                                 RMIT Faculty Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2004 November         Selected Works (1st and 2nd year groups of RMIT)
.                                 RMIT Faculty Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

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PUBLICATIONS

Mar 2009+                author of Melbourne Jeweller blog [melbournejeweller.wordpress.com]

2006 November         author ‘Stealing the Mona Lisa’, essay in Out of the Basement, Exhibition Book

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RELEVANT EDUCATION

2004 – 2006              Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) – Gold & Silversmithing (with Distinction)
.                                 RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

2006                          Koodak Award for Best Student, for 3rd year RMIT G&S student

2004                          Koodak Award for Best Student, for 1st year RMIT G&S student

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