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F i o n a  R o b e r t s

Owner of fashion label featuring fun, colourful and quirky artwork prints, Strebor Clothing. www.streborclothing.com

Education
Master of Teaching, University of South Australia
Bachelor of Visual Art (Honours), Adelaide Central School of Art.

Solo Exhibitions / Events
2024        Hereafter, Hugo Michell gallery, Adelaide May 23 – June 22nd

2021        Lucky Dip for a Finger Tip, Online event in response to Covid-19

2018       Façade, Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide.
2015       Intimate Vestiges, Format Collective, Adelaide.
2015       Intimate Vestiges, KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023      Makers Market, Rollie, Melbourne, Australia. 
2018      Pure Not Proper, Los Angeles.
2017      Morbid Curiosities, Peanut Gallery, Adelaide.
2016      Little Boxes, Adelaide Town Hall.
2015      TAKE!EAT! London.
2015      Three Views, Framed Gallery, Darwin.
2014      Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australian Museum.
2014      Gematria, Adelaide Central Gallery.
2014      A Book Between Two Stools, Boghossian Foundation, Brussels
2012      The Beginning of The End, Format Gallery, Adelaide.
2012      Tough Love, Australian Experimental Art Foundation (AEAF), Adelaide.
2012      The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Drill Hall, Adelaide.
2011      Emergence,  Adelaide Central Gallery.

Awards/Grant
2018      BankSA Best Visual Art and Design Award, The Adelaide Fringe Festival.
2017      Arts project for Individuals and Groups grant, Australian Council for the Arts
2013      New Work Early Career Grant, Australian Council for the Arts
2012      Peoples’ Choice Award, The Helpmann Academy Graduation Exhibition
2012      The Hill Smith Gallery/Helpmann Academy Friends Travel Award.
2009      One year scholarship, Adelaide Central School of Art.
2004      Peoples’ Choice Award, Exit Art, Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery

Selected reviews/features/publications
2022        Dark Inspirations, 20th Anniversary Edition, Victionary, Hong Kong

2020       In Vogue, Vogue Living, Jan/Feb edition

2018       Dark and Fetish Art, PIE International, Japan (p. 350-357)
2018       Neylon J, Curiouser and Curiouser, The Adelaide Review #455
2017      Hey! Modern Art and Pop Culture Magazine, France
2016      We The People, Satellite Journal, New York
2016      Dark Inspirations II, Victionary, Hong Kong (Foreword p.6-7; artwork p.196-201)
2016      Textiel Plus, Netherlands
2015      Waters S, ‘Fiona Roberts – check out’, BL!SS magazine, California
2013      Lyall S, The Beginning Of The End, Artlink, Vol.33, No.1 (p.88)
2012      Sex + Design, RED, Volume 2, San Francisco
2012      Panorama Architectural Newspaper, ‘Eyeball Chair’, (p.3)
2012      Scopophilia, The Big Issue Taiwan, October. (p.68)
2012       EziBang, (Chinese E-journal) September.
2012      Sanders C, The eyes have it, The Adelaide Review #385 (Mar)
2012      Nunn L, ‘Beauty is in the eyes of the upholsterer’,  Adelaide Advertiser (Mar)
2011      Emergence, 2011 Bachelor of Visual Art Graduate Exhibition catalogue
              Adelaide Central School of Art