MARIKA BORLASE
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marika Borlase examines contemporary culture with wry visual imagery. Using heightened colour and a complex overlay of patterns, her landscapes and urban environments mirror western society's manias and aspirations. These works ask questions about the meaning of being an individual in a world bombarded with images of success, from the subtly personal to the overtly commercial.
Borlase is represented in a range of public and private collections including Artbank, BHP Billiton, The London Institute, the National Gallery of Victoria and Wynn Casino, Macau.
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ARTIST'S CURRICULUM VITAE
1967 Born Melbourne, Australia
Education| 2003 | MUPHAS Certificate, Art History, University of Melbourne |
| 2000 | Grad Dip Education, University of Melbourne |
| 1995-1999 | Lived and worked in London, UK |
| 1995-1996 | MA(Fine Arts), Chelsea College of Art and Design London Institute, UK |
| 1989-1990 | Grad Dip Fine Arts, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne |
| 1986-1988 | BA, Fine Arts, Victoria College, Prahran |
| 1985 | Certificate of Art and Design, Box Hill College of T.A.F.E |
| 2009 | New Paintings, Flinders Lane Gallery |
| 2007 | Memory Palace, Flinders Lane Gallery |
| 2005 | Meanwhile At The Studio..., Flinders Lane Gallery |
| 2005 | New Paintings, Harrison Galleries, Sydney |
| 2004 | Cadáver Exquis, George Paton Gallery, Union House, University of Melbourne |
| 1998 | Out in the Midday Sun, Royal Over-Seas League, London |
| 1997 | Out in the Midday Sun, Landings Gallery, ROSL, Edinburgh, coinciding with CHOGM |
| 1994 | Heritage Colours, Ether Ohnetitel, Melbourne |
| 1993 | Heritage Colours, First Draft (West), Sydney |
| 1991 | Scape, Linden Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2010 | View From Here V, Flinders Lane Gallery |
| 2008 | Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize exhibition, The Substation Arts Centre |
| 2008 | The View From Here III, Flinders Lane Gallery |
| 2007 | The Studio Show, Flinders Lane Gallery |
| 2007 | The View From Here II, Flinders Lane Gallery |
| 2006 | Launch, Harrison Galleries, Sydney |
| 2006 | Sulman Prize - Finalist, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 2006 | Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 2006 | The View From Here, Flinders Lane Gallery |
| 2006 | Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 2005 | Prometheus Art Award Exhibition, Merrimac, QLD, MLC College Acquisitive Prize Exhibition |
| 2005 | Art Sydney 05,Sydney, Australia, Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, United Kingdom |
| 2004 | Group Exhibition, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney |
| 2004 | Methodist Ladies College Acquisitive Prize Exhibition, Melbourne(Work acquired for collection) |
| 2004 | Camberwell Grammar School Old Collegian’s Invitation Exhibition, Melbourne |
| 1999 | Bendigo Regional Annual Works on Paper, Bendigo Regional Art Gallery |
| 1998 | Norton Rose Reception, Quantum Contemporary Art, Royal College of Art, London, UK |
| 1997 | Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Australian Art, Murdoch Court, National Gallery of Victoria |
| 1996 | Royal Over-Seas League 13th Annual Exhibition, St James's Headquarters, London and Edinburgh College of Art |
| 1996 | Contemporary Art Society Market, Royal Festival Hall, London, U.K |
| 1995 | Home Sweet Home, Marika Borlase and Megan Campbell, Ether Ohnetitel, Melbourne |
Awards & Prizes
Bibliography
Collections
| 2008 | Short listed for exhibition Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize |
| 2006 | Sulman Prize Finalist, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 2000 | The Dwight's Prize, University of Melbourne |
| 2000 | Deans Honours List, Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Melbourne |
| 1996 | Royal Over-Seas League Travel Scholarship, Barcelona Residency |
| 1994 | Anne and Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship |
| 1993 | Pat Corrigan Artists Grant |
| 1990 | Fred Williams Family Award, VCA |
| 1989 | Eckersley's Art Award, VCA |
| 2010 | Australia Day feature: WATER, The Age, January 26 |
| 2005 | Comic Sensibilities, The Age Melbourne, Chris Beck, 9 July |
| 1998 | Lifestyle Art from the heart of our nations, Southern Cross-502, London, June 1998, Angela Gosnell |
| 1998 | Over-Seas, Quarterly Journal of ROSL Viva Barcelona!, March-May |
| 1998 | BBC Radio 4, Itchy Feet Program on Artists and travel, October |
| 1997 | Recent Acquisitions, The Australian, 14 Feb 1997, Robert Rooney |
| 1997 | Recent Acquisitions, The Age Melbourne, 8 Jan 1997, Robert Nelson |
| London Institute Collection, London | |
| BHP Billiton | |
| Methodist Ladies College, Kew, Victoria, Australia | |
| National Gallery of Victoria, Australia | |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak, Victoria, Australia | |
| Wynn Resort, Macau | |
| Council of Adult Education, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Royal Over-Seas League, London | |
| Artbank | |
| Camberwell Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Matthew Freud, Freud Communications, London | |
| Private Collections, U.K, Australia and Europe |