Alison McDonald
Born Geelong, Victoria
Studies
2010 Master of Art and Public Space, RMIT (currently doing)2010 Graduate Certificate of Public Art, RMIT Melbourne
2008 Facilitation Skills & Community Consultation - Creating Links Training
2007 European tour to Venice Biennale, Kassel Documenta, Munster Sculpture Project and other European Museums
2005 BVA (Hons) Sculpture & painting, James Cook University, Townsville
1981 Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE, Preston, Melbourne,
1979 Jackson College - Shepparton, Victoria, Year 12 - Visual Art Studies
Solo Exhibitions
2009 DIY-Ville residency & exhibition, Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville, 3-29 Aug 092008 A Chain Reaction - Umbrella Studio Arts, Townsville
2007 Diminishing - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
2004 Voluptuous Perceptions - Umbrella Studio Arts, Townsville, JCU, Honours
Group Exhibitions
2010 Threads: the art of women, Brightspace, St Kilda, Melbourne2010 JCU Staff Exhibition, eMerg Media Space, JCU Townsville
2010 Red Gate Studio to Umbrella Studio - Umbrella Studio,Townsville
2009 Open Studio Sep & Oct, Red Gate Residency - Bei Gao, Beijing, China
2009 Strand Ephemera outdoor sculpture exhibition - Townsville
2009 Now and Then Q150 exhibition, Umbrella Studio, Townsville 28 Aug - 4 Oct 09
2009 Key Capers, Sylvia Ditchburn Gallery, Townsville 28 Jul - 16 Aug 09
2009 Launch - Finalist exhibition for Clayton Utz Scholarship, Metro Arts, Brisbane
2009 Hit the bottle campaign, Newcastle Art Gallery & ABC Newcastle
2009 Art Off the Wall, Melbourne, Art off the wall
2009 Five Senses, Flying Arts, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
2009 Linden Postcard Show, Melbourne
2009 Eco Luxury - Decoration+Design Fair, Sydney - Designer Alena Smith
2008 Collectors - Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville
2008 The Nude - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2008 Clean Slate, Members' Exhibition - Umbrella Studio Arts
2008 Art Sydney 2008, Front feature wall, Weekend Australian, Sydney
2008 Revivication - Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney
2008 Riverfestival - Ephemeral Outdoor Art Exhibition - Townsville City Council
2007 Finger Licking Good - Members' Exhibition - Umbrella Studio Arts
2007 Nth Qld Environment Biennial Postcard Exhibition - Umbrella Studio Arts
2007 Waste Not - Flinders Lane Gallery Upstairs, Melbourne
2007 Strand Ephemera outdoor sculpture exhibition - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery,Townsville
2007 Somewhere between harems & hardware? Gallery Hinchinbrook, Ingham
2007 The Percival - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
2006 Chair... Members' Exhibition - Umbrella Studio Arts
2006 Angels - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2006 Compact Prints International Exhibition - Umbrella Studio Arts
2006 Fashioning The Exquisite Corpse - Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville
2006 Percival's Vestment - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2006 Works by COMVAT Lecturers and Post Graduates, James Cook University
2005 Strand Ephemera outdoor sculpture exhibition - Townsville
2005 Brollywood Members - Umbrella Studio Arts
2005 Townsville Art Society Annual Exhibition - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2005 RSL Townsville, VP60 - Group painting/drawing
2005 Perc's Purses - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery- Townsville
2005 Nth Qld Environment Postcard Exhibition - Umbrella Studio Arts
2004 The Churchie - Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane
2003 Construction, Deconstruction - Umbrella Studio Arts
2003 JCU 3rd Year BVA Exhibition - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
2003 Sheilas from the Shed - Umbrella Studio Arts
2003 Townsville Art Society Annual Exhibition - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2003 Survivor jigsaw mural - El Rancho del Rey, Tully, North Qld
2003 International Locksmith Convention - Marriott Resort, Gold Coast
2002 JCU 3rd Year BVA Exhibition - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2002 Musical Chairs - James Cook University BVA, Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville
2001 Achievements, JCU, BVA Selected Works - James Cook University Gallery
2001 Townsville Art Society Annual Exhibition - Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
2000 Hanging Your Nudes out to Dry - Pinnacles Gallery
COLLECTIONS
2008 Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Kolling research and education facility2004 Visy Recycling & Education Centre -Townsville
