Artist CV

Alex Pye is an interdisciplinary artist based in Cumnock, a small farming community in central NSW. She is interested in the idea of ‘Wilderness’ as a part of the ‘Western’ grand narrative that teaches us that we are separate and unique from nature, that the wilderness is an exotic, mysterious and dangerous place. Utilizing performance, video, sculpture and found objects, Alex’s practice seeks to investigate and question how western meta-narratives of the notion of ‘Wilderness’ shape the Australian experience of it.  

Education

2011               Bachelor of Visual Arts Honours (painting), Sydney College of the arts

2008-2010      Bachelor of Visual arts (painting), Sydney College of the Arts

Solo and two-person exhibitions

2013               Draw a wire fence and a few ragged gums, Archive, Sydney
2013               Blaze Blue, Factory 49, Sydney
2013               The Gift, Constance Gallery, Hobart

2012               White Box, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney

2011               There is a novelty, Eastern Bloc (with Hannah Steinbauer)

2010               Same Dirt Different Day, Somedays Gallery (with Jess Cally)
2009               Alex Pye: Recent works, Mils Gallery

Group Exhibitions

2013               The Gift (live), Performance Month curated by Francesca Heinz, Firstdraft Depot
2013               Blaze Blue, Collection 4 curated by Adrian Clements, Articulate, Sydney
2013               The Gift (live), Performance Month curated by Francesca Heinz, Firstdraft Depot
2013               Blaze Blue, Collection 4 curated by Adrian Clements, Articulate, Sydney
2013               Blaze Blue, Collection 4 curated by Adrian Clements, Articulate, Sydney
2012               Stilt Piece, Peloton Performance Month
2012               Gallery Challenge, Laneway Festival, Sydney College of the Arts
2012               Six of clubs, The Card Show, Mori Gallery
2011               Awkward Meteoroid, Take Care: Curated by Greer Rochford, Kudos Gallery
2011               Foxy Lady, Performance Night: Curated by Leah McPherson, PSH Gallery
2011               Ded pencils, Greatest Hits Volume 2, Verge Gallery

2011               Untitled (painting), Sydney College of the arts Graduate exhibition

2011               Gallery Challenge, Peloton Performance Month curated by Francesca Heinz

2010               Untitled I (pencils) & Untitled II (hammocks), Sydney College of the arts Graduate exhibition

2010               Cultural Evolution, 'Decorating Loos' Group show , At The Vanishing Point
2010               Untitled, Medium:Vinyl Group show, Hardware Gallery

2009               Untitled , May's Lane Warehouse