2015 Some things you can t explain, Gallery One, QLD

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1 BIO We are two people working as one, with a single vision, something no one else is doing in art. As husband and wife, Gillie and Marc collaborate to create art as one, applying the iconic imagery of the dog/human hybrid to celebrate the powerful spiritual relationship that exists between man and animal. Gillie and Marc reference their own remarkable love story in their works, perpetuating a pursuit of happiness and encouraging us to challenge the status quo and the perceived safety of societal convention.gillie and Marc s unparalleled love is the cornerstone of what they are and of what they create.meeting in Hong Kong, she was a nurse from England and he, a boy from the burbs of Melbourne. Wanting only to find a soul-mate with which to share their passions for art, travel and adventure, seven days later they were married at the foothills of Mount Everest. They not only share an unsurpassed dedication to their art but also love for their two children, whom Gillie describes as their best friends along with their Weimaraner, Indie, of course. Initially, Gillie and Marc painted and designed, but have now become very interested in sculpture creating commissioned works for: Australia Zoo; Sydney Children s Hospital; Australian Red Cross Blood Service; Hilton Hotel Singapore; and McDonald s Corporate Headquarters in Singapore; and recently the Ying Ren Four Seasons Hotel in Beijing. They produce sculptures in a variety of mediums including bronze, brass, steel, wood, fibreglass and polyresin. Awards and accolades are numerous for the Schattner s. In 2006 they were Archibald Prize finalists. He ll never be famous but he doesn t give a damn, he s a musician, a painting, earned them first prize at the 2009 Chianciano Biennale, set in Tuscany. This work features a Dalmatian dog/man hybrid, playing guitar. Their life-like fibreglass sculptural piece, Bondi Coffee Dog, appeared in the Florence Biennale in the same year. Stretching controversy further is their work, If Jesus was alive today he would be a skateboarder, which featured in the inaugural 2009 Blake Prize Director s Cut, an online exhibition. Gillie and Marc will also feature work in the 2012 Sculptures by the Sea at Bondi Beach. With a 20 year history of collaboration, Gillie and Marc s works have received acclaim worldwide and are held in collections both nationally and internationally. SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Paparazzi Dogs, Pearl Street Triangle & Anchorage Place (Manhattan Bridge), Dumbo Improvement District, NYC 2015 Some things you can t explain, Gallery One, QLD

2 2015 Kiss Me, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth, WA 2013 Coffee with friends, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, NSW 2013 We are one, Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral, NSW 2012 Go dogs go, Rex-Livingston Art Dealer, Sydney, NSW 2012 Animal Attraction, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth, WA 2011 Wild at heart, Richard Martin Art, Sydney, NSW 2011 The road less travelled, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth, WA 2010 Returning to the animal within, Nexus Modern Art, Melbourne, VIC 2009 The dog in us all, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth, WA 2009 I love my dog and my dog loves me, Richard Martin Art, Sydney, NSW 2008 Wishful Thinking, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth, WA 2007 Modern Addictions, Libby Edwards, Melbourne, VIC 2007 New Paintings, Libby Edwards, QLD 2006 Creature Comforts, Libby Edwards, Sydney, NSW 2005 Life can t wait, Darling Park Gallery, Sydney, NSW (travelling exhibition around Australia) 1999 Sex in the city, New York, USA 1996 Circus, New York, USA 1994 Expats, The Substation, Singapore 1993 Blue-eyed view, The Substation, Singapore 1992 Eat Me, Singapore 1990 Friends, Hong Kong 1984 Travels, Belgium SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Art3f Paris, Paris 2016 Aaf Brussels, Belgium 2016 Antiques and Art Fair, Luxembourg

3 2016 Affordable Art Fair, London 2016 Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong 2016 Affordable Art Fair, New York 2016 Affordable Art Fair, Singapore 2016 Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong 2015 Considered,.M Contemporary, Sydney, NSW 2015 Sculpture by the sea, Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW 2015 SCULPTURE on the WHARF 2015, Art Park, Sydney, NSW 2015 Sculptures in the Garden, Mudgee, NSW 2015 Huntington Music Festival, Mudgee, NSW 2015 South Korea Affordable Art Fair, Seoul 2015 Stolkholm Affordable Art Fair, Stolkholm 2015 Hamburg Affordable Art Fair, Hamburg 2015 Harbour Sculpture, Woolwich Dock, NSW 2015 Metalheads, Sculpture at Scenic World, Katoomba 2015 New Faces, Cooks Hill Galleries, Newcastle 2015 Affordable Art Fair, London 2015 Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong 2015 Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong 2015 ArtMuc Art Fair, Munich, Germany 2014 Affordable Art Fair, Ode to Art, Singapore 2014 Swell Sculpture Festival, Currumbin Beach, QLD 2014 Sculptures in the Garden, Mudgee, NSW 2014 Huntington Music Festival, Mudgee, NSW 2013 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Finalist, Woollahra Municipal Council, Sydney, NSW 2013 Morrison Gallery, New York, USA 2013 Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral, NSW

4 2013 Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, NSW 2013 Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral, NSW 2013 Federation Square, Melbourne, VIC 2013 Sculpture by the sea, Inside, Cottesloe, WA 2012 Sculpture by the sea, Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW 2012 Yering Station, VIC 2011 Mosman Art Prize Finalist, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW 2011 Charlatan Ink Art Prize, The Carlton Arms, New York, USA 2010 Florence Biennale artists of Australia, Contemporanea Smart Artz Gallery, Melbourne, VIC 2010 BSG General Art Prize Finalist, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC 2010 London Biennale, Gagliardi Gallery, London, UK 2009 The Blake Prize Directors Cut Exhibition, Sydney, NSW 2009 The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, The South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA 2009 Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy 2009 Biennale di Chianciano, Tuscany, Italy 2008 Summer Exhibition, Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth, WA 2008 Sunshine Coast Art Prize Finalist, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, QLD 2007 New Paintings, Libby Edwards, Brisbane, QLD 2007 Mosman Art Prize Finalist, Mosman Art Gallery, NSW 2007 Water, Libby Edwards, Brisbane, QLD 2006 Blake Exceptions Exhibition, Chase Contemporary & Tribal Arts Gallery, Sydney, NSW 2006 New Paintings, Libby Edwards, Melbourne, VIC 2006 Archibald Prize Finalist, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2006 Corporate Art Burleigh, QLD 2000 Mamaroneck Artist Guild, New York, USA 1998 Mamaroneck Artist Guild, New York, USA 1997 Asian Scenes, Singapore

5 COMMISSIONED WORK 2015 Rosebank College, NSW 2015 North Burnett Regional Council, QLD 2015 Willoughby City Council, NSW 2015 Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne, QLD 2015 Latrobe Council, Morwell, VIC 2015 Collinsville, QLD 2015 Citipointe Christian College, QLD 2015 Barker College, Sydney 2015 Darwin Military Museum, NT 2015 Cricket Tasmania, TAS 2015 St. Augustine s College, QLD 2014 Federation Square, Melbourne, VIC 2014 District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula, Cummins, SA 2014 Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, QLD 2014 Boulia Shire Council, QLD 2014 Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council, QLD 2013 Mini Paceman, Sydney, NSW 2013 Latrobe Council, TAS 2013 Hastings District Council, New Zealand 2013 Newcrest Mining, NSW 2013 Weddin Shire Council, NSW 2013 Bland Shire, NSW 2013 Healesville Sanctuary, VIC 2013 Paroo Shire Council, QLD 2013 Gladstone Park Shopping Centre, VIC

6 2013 Fort Wayne Children s Zoo, Indiana, USA 2013 City of Vincent, Beaufort Street, Perth, WA 2013 Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 2013 St Lucy s School, Sydney, NSW 2013 Mosman Preparatory School, Sydney, NSW 2012 Chada, Ying Ren Hotel, Beijing, China 2012 Wellington Zoo, New Zealand 2012 Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, TAS 2012 Australia Zoo, QLD 2012 Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, QLD 2012 Fort Wayne Children s Zoo, Indiana, USA 2012 Dubbo City Council, Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo Regional Airport, NSW 2012 National Zoo and Aquarium, ACT 2012 Ballarat Zoo, VIC 2012 Sydney Children s Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2005 Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Sydney, NSW 2000 Hilton Hotel, Singapore 2000 Mcdonald s Corporate Headquarters, Singapore Dr Martens, Mercedes, Friends of the Earth, The Philharmonic Orchestra, Smile Foundation, Black Dog Institute, Eric Bana, Bryce Courtenay PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Latrode University, VIC; McClelland Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, VIC; Collinsville, QLD; Citipointe Christian College, QLD; Barker College, Sydney; Darwin Military Museum, NT; Cricket Tasmania, TAS; St. Augustine s College, QLD District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula, Cummins SA; Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, QLD; Boulia Shire Council, QLD; Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council, QLD; Federation Square, Melbourne, VIC; Hastings District Council, NZ; Emanuel School, Sydney, NSW; St Lucy s School, Sydney, NSW; Newcrest Mining Limited, NSW; Adelaide Central Plaza, SA; Weddin Shire Council, NSW; Lake Macquarie, NSW; City of Vincent, Beaufort Street, Perth, WA; 101 Collins

7 Street, Melbourne, VIC; Healesville Sanctuary, VIC; Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, QLD; National Zoo and Aquarium, ACT; Ballarat Wildlife Park, VIC; Dubbo City Council, NSW; Australia Zoo, QLD; Woollahra Council, Sydney, NSW; Ying Ren Hotel, Beijing, China; Maitland Regional Gallery, NSW; McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park, VIC; Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, TAS; Fort Wayne Children s Zoo, Indiana, USA; Sydney Children s Hospital, Sydney, NSW; Bland Shire, NSW; Paroo Shire Council, QLD; Latrobe Council, TAS; Cranbrook School, Sydney, NSW; Gladstone Park Shopping Centre, Melbourne, VIC; Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW; Smile Foundation, Sydney, NSW; Darling Park, Sydney, NSW; Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW; CQUniversity Australia; Mosman Preparatory School, Sydney, NSW; The Hilton Group, Singapore; Mcdonald s, Singapore; Private collections in Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, Italy, France, Spain, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia and Singapore. AWARDS 2015 Sculpture by the sea Finalist, Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW 2105 The Waverley Council Parks Staff Prize by Mayor Sally Betts 2015 Harbour Sculpture Finalist, Woolwich Dock, NSW 2015 Metalheads, Sculpture at Scenic World, Katoomba 2014 Swell Sculpture Festival, Currumbin Beach, QLD 2014 Sculptures in the Garden, Mudgee, NSW 2014 Huntington Music Festival, Mudgee, NSW 2013 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Finalist, Woollahra Municipal Council, Sydney, NSW 2013 Sculpture by the sea, Inside, Cottesloe, WA 2013 Winner Of The Landmarks Award Art In Public Places for William Nelson 2012 Sculpture by the sea Finalist, Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW 2011 Mosman Art Prize Finalist, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW 2011 Charlatan Ink Art Prize Finalist, The Carlton Arms, New York, USA 2011 Prometheus Visual Art Exhibition Finalist, Gold Coast, QLD 2010 Florence Biennale artists of Australia, Contemporanea Smart Artz Gallery, Melbourne, VIC 2010 BSG General Art Prize Finalist, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC 2010 London Biennale, Gagliardi Gallery, London, UK 2009 Winner of Biennale di Chianciano, Tuscany, Italy

8 2009 Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy 2009 The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize Finalist, Adelaide, SA 2009 The Blake Prize Directors Cut Exhibition, Sydney, NSW 2008 Sunshine Coast Art Prize Finalist, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, QLD 2007 Mosman Art Prize Finalist, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW 2006 Archibald Prize Finalist, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 1999 Mamaroneck Art Prize Finalist, New York, USA 1998 Cannes Advertising Festival for Scotch Brite and Ben Wear 1994 Winner of Singapore Creative Circle Art Prize BOOKS 2015 We go together A gift book $15 Released 11/ Gillie and Marc 20 years of marriage and art A coffee table book $79.95 Released 12/ I love my dog and my dog loves me (Wakefield Press) Released 03/ True Love (Random House) Released 01/11/ The Perfect Gift (Random House) Released 01/11/ The Happiest Day of My Life (Random House) Released 01/11/ Zac s PB (Hodder Headline) 1992 Wizards of Willow (SNP Publishing)