Born: 3/11/1972, Bonn, Germany
Website: www.geocities.com/miaschoenpaintings
Contact: [email protected]
Education
2005 Bachelor of Fine Art/Painting, Honours - Victorian College of the Arts
1992 Diploma of Graphic Design, Central Metropolitan School of TAFE Western Australia
Awards
2008 John Leslie Prize (finalist)
2008 John Glover Painting Prize (finalst)
2007 Agendo Prize (finalist)
2007 Hume City Municipal Building Artwork Commission
2005 Galloway Lawson Award
2004 A&A Sharpe award
2004 Julian Counsel award
2004 Wallara Travelling Scholarship
2004 Cutler Acquisitive Prize
Solo Exhibitions
2007 Mia Schoen: Kozminsky Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Art Music: Installation space, VCA
2003 New Tapestry: Shed, Brunswick
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 Plein Air, Kozminsky Level 1
2007 Agendo: Gardner Galleries, Richmond
2006 Sustainable Living Festival Exhibition: Federation Square, Melbourne
2005 VCA Graduate show, VCA, Southbank, Melbourne
2005 Azlan and the Art Stars: VCA Student Gallery, Southbank Melbourne
2005 Proud: VCA Gallery, Southbank Melbourne
2004 VCA Graduate show, VCA, Southbank, Melbourne
2004 Sources/Resources: VCA Student Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne
2004 Proud: VCA Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne
2004 Please Contact Mike: VCA Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne
2004 Dream Tracing: 69 Smith Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2003 Proud: VCA Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne
2003 Lucato Peace Prize: VCA Student Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne
2003 Parallel Lines: Mundaring Arts Centre, Perth
2003 Class: Wall Gallery, Ascot Vale
2003 Sampler: VCA Student Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne
2002 Sleep: Arcadia, Fitzroy
2002 Proud: VCA Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne
2002 Art Now and again and again: VCA Student Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne
2001 Celebrating Australia: Clocktower Centre, Moonee Valley
1999 one2phree4: West Space, Footscray
1998 Paul Williams, Mia Schoen, Andrew Britton: 437 Spencer St. Gallery, North Melbourne
1998 URC12�: Pycho City, Block Place, Melbourne
1998 Buster Move: Tenement Gallery, Fitzroy
1997 Small Windows: Tenement Gallery, Fitzroy
1996 Suburbia: Tenement Gallery, Fitzroy
Represented in the following collections
Hume City Council, Victoria
Parliament House, Western Australia
Joondalup City Council, Joodalup, Western Australia
Royal Children�s Hospital, Melbourne
private collections in Australia, USA, Europe and New Zealand
Featured in the following Publications
2008 Meanjin, September Issue, published by Melbourne University Press - illustrations for essay by David Nichols
2005 subURBAN fantasies, Melbourne Unmasked, Colin Long, Kate Shaw, Claire Merlo, Australian Scholarly Publishing - cover
2003 A Common Purpose: ethical, practical and transformative directions for public and housing policy in Australia, Ass. Prof. Alison McClelland, published by: Swinburne University of Technology - cover
1997-2000 Heritage in Asia Series, published by Deakin University Centre for Australia and Asia - covers
1999 Ripples in a Pond of Matter, Julian Williams, published by FTSM - chapter illustration
Music/Collaborative Projects
* indicates illustration and design # indicates recording/production
New Estate: full and co-song writing, co-instrumentation with Marc Regueiro-McKelvie, Chris Gorman, Brad Cosier and Mindy Mapp
2008 * Out of the Ground CD Low Transit Industries, Melbourne
2007 * Is It Real? CD Low Transit Industries, Melbourne
2006 *# Rockshop CD Jacana Records, Melbourne
2005 *EP CD Jacana Records, Melbourne
2004 *# Considering CD Kittridge Records, Los Angeles
2003 *# Considering CD W.Minc, Melbourne
2003-2006 performance at venues in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, Adelaide
Possum Moods: co-songwriting, co-instrumentation, recording with Jen Turrell and Stewart Anderson
2006 * possum and the moods CD, 555 Recordings, Arizona
2003 *# self titled CD, Red Square, Arizona
Sleepy Township: full and co-song writing, co-instrumentation with Guy Blackman, Chris Gorman and Alison Bolger
2003 * Tragedy and Hope EPCD Dutch Courage Recordings, Chicago
2002 * All These Records CD Lost and Lonesome Records, Melbourne / Foxyboy Records, Washington DC
2001 * Deep Water CD/LP Library Records, Melbourne
2000 Sleepy Township/Smiley EP Chapter Music, Melbourne
2000 *# Shhh12 EP Library Records, Melbourne
1998 * Set Sail CD/LP Chapter Music, Melbourne
1997 * Cabaret EP Chapter Music, Melbourne
1997 SleepyTownship/Cannanes EP Chapter Music, Melbourne
1997 - 2002 performance at venues in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane
Huon: full and co-song writing, co-instrumentation, recording with David Nichols, Andrew Withycombe and Ellen Turner
2006 # Everything Under Control CD Jacana Records, Melbourne (forthcoming)
2001 * Answers to Lucky CD Animal World/Dutch Courage, Chicago
2000 * Disco Square LP 555 Recordings, Leeds
2000 * Tragedy EP 555 Recordings, Leeds
1999 Hung Up Over Night CD 555 Recording,s Leeds
1999 Songs for Lord Tortoise CD Animal World, Chicago
1998 Epic LP 555 Recordings, Leeds
1998 Fluoro EP, Library Records, Melbourne
1998 - 2002 performance at venues in Melbourne, Sydney, SanFrancisco, Portland, Olympia, Flagstaff, Denver, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Philadelphia, New York and Washington.
Painters and Rockers, sounds from VCA painting:
2003 Rob Roy Hotel, Fitzroy - Jason Hayles, Black Parrot and Pity the King, Alizon Gray, Slam Dunk�, Lakes, The Sunbeams, Gloss Enamel, sound performance with New Estate, organisation
2002 Rob Roy Hotel, Fitzroy - Lakes, Early Man, Grande Mo�faux, Gloss Enamel, Huon and Tri - State Lovers, sound performance with Huon, co- organisation
Mia Schoen: song writing, instrumentation, recording
2002 *# Champions CD Library Records, Melbourne
2002 - 2005 performance at venues in Melbourne, Perth, Philadephia, Washington, Providence, New York, Athens, Boston, Cincinatti, Los Angeles and San Francisco
Long Weekend: instrumentation with Vanessa Ross, Ellen Turner and David Nichols
2002 All Roads Lead To Roam CD 555 Recordings, Leeds
2001 Mould EP 555 Recordings, Leeds
1999 - 2002 performance at venues in Melbourne
Driving Past: instrumentation, recording with Gig Ryan, David Nichols and Andrew Withycombe
2006 *# Travel CD Jacana Records, Melbourne
2000 Real Estate CD Chapter Music, Melbourne
2000 * Church Fate EP Chapter Music, Melbourne
1998 - 2002 performance at venues in Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart