Stephen Nova
Education
2020 (Ongoing) Masters by Research (Visual Art), University of South Australia
2016 Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
1999 Certificate of Museum Studies (Distinction), Edith Cowan University, Perth Western Australia
1994 Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts, (Distinction in Painting), Edith Cowan University, Perth Western Australia
Solo Exhibitions
2015 'The Animated House', Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
2014 'Urban Spaces' Sincresis D'A Spazio D' Arte, Empoli, Italy 2013 'The Architectural Uncanny', fortyfive downstairs Gallery, Melbourne Australia
2011 'Inception' Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne Australia
2009 'Invisible Cities' fortyfive downstairs Gallery, Melbourne Australia
2005 Gadfly Gallery, Perth Western Australia
2003 'Surfacing' Greenhill Galleries, Perth Western Australia
2002 The Mundaring Art Centre, Perth Western Australia
2000 Perth Galleries, Perth Western Australia
1996 Perth Galleries, Perth Western Australia
Group Exhibitions
2019 Invisible Cities & Greek City Ports of the Ionian, Old Fortress, Corfu, Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture & Sports, Greece
2019 15@Home-FAD19, (Festival of Architecture & Design), Australian Institutes of Architects, Nexus Arts, Adelaide, Australia
2017 Invitational Anniversary Exhibition, fortyfive downstairs Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2017 HSG Group Exhibition, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
2016 'The Mother Art is Architecture', Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2016 Kedumba Drawing Award, Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
2016 Artist in Residence Group Show, Bayside Arts & Culture Centre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia
2015 Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, Milan, Italy
2014 'Walking the Line', Drawing Exhibition, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
2014 Melbourne Art Fair (Hill Smith Gallery), Melbourne, Australia
2014 MuVe Museo Del Vetro, Empoli Italy
2014 La Versiliana Art Fair, Pietrasanta, Italy
2013 Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
2013 Kedumba Drawing Award, N.S.W. Australia
2012 Harrison Galleries, Sydney, Australia
2007 Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, Victoria
2003 ‘Out from Down Under and Beyond’, Soho Gallery Space, New York
2003 ‘Fresh Paint’, Greenhill Galleries, Perth, Australia
2002 Greenhill Galleries, Perth, Australia
2001 Art01, Perth Art Fair, Fremantle, Australia
2000 ‘Flash Exposure’, S.E.A. Gallery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
1996 ‘Off the Rails’, Craftwest Gallery, Perth, Australia
1995 ‘Hatched’, National Graduate Exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, Australia
Residencies
2016 Bayside City Council, Billilla Mansion (Tayler Studio, 12 month artist residency), Brighton, Melbourne
2014 Sincresis D'A Spazio D' Arte, Empoli, Italy
Awards/Commissions
2019 National Higher Degree Research Travel Grant, University of South Australia
2019 Digital Transformations Higher Degree Research Grant, University of South Australia
2018 Architecture Museum (Higher Degree Research) Travel Grant, University of South Australia
2016 Finalist, Kedumba Drawing Award, Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
2015 Artist in Residence, Bayside City Council, Melbourne, Australia
2015 Williamstown High School, Concept Artwork for Theatre Stage Production, Melbourne, Australia
2013 Finalist, Kedumba Drawing Award, New South Wales, Australia
2005 Troy Resources, London
2003 Artsflight Grant, ArtsWA, Department of Culture & the Arts, Perth Western Australia
2002 Talijancich Winery, Swan Valley, Perth Western Australia. Commissioned to produce new wine labels
2001 Old Swan Brewery Redevelopment (Apartments), Perth Western Australia. Commissioned to produce 17 paintings
1997 Rockwork Australia, Environmental Design Commission
1996 New Projects Grant, ArtsWA, Department of Culture & the Arts, Perth Western Australia
1994 Selected to represent Edith Cowan University at the National Graduate Exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth Western Australia
Collections
MuVe Museo Del Vetro, Empoli, Italy Seychelles Consulate, New York
Troy Resources, London
Troy Resources NL, Perth Western Australia
Williamstown High School, Melbourne, Australia
Tribeca, Perth Western Australia
King Edward Hospital, Perth Western Australia
Swan Brewery Apartments, Perth Western Australia
Federal Government Parliamentary Offices, Exchange Plaza Building, Perth Western Australia
Federal Government Parliamentary Offices, Department of Veteran Affairs, Perth Western Australia
Bowen Buchbinder Vilensky Lawyers, Perth Western Australia
GIO Building, Perth Western Australia
Canning College, Perth Western Australia
Private Collections in Australia, U.S.A., United Kingdom
Education
2020 (Ongoing) Masters by Research (Visual Art), University of South Australia
2016 Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
1999 Certificate of Museum Studies (Distinction), Edith Cowan University, Perth Western Australia
1994 Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts, (Distinction in Painting), Edith Cowan University, Perth Western Australia
Solo Exhibitions
2015 'The Animated House', Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
2014 'Urban Spaces' Sincresis D'A Spazio D' Arte, Empoli, Italy 2013 'The Architectural Uncanny', fortyfive downstairs Gallery, Melbourne Australia
2011 'Inception' Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne Australia
2009 'Invisible Cities' fortyfive downstairs Gallery, Melbourne Australia
2005 Gadfly Gallery, Perth Western Australia
2003 'Surfacing' Greenhill Galleries, Perth Western Australia
2002 The Mundaring Art Centre, Perth Western Australia
2000 Perth Galleries, Perth Western Australia
1996 Perth Galleries, Perth Western Australia
Group Exhibitions
2019 Invisible Cities & Greek City Ports of the Ionian, Old Fortress, Corfu, Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture & Sports, Greece
2019 15@Home-FAD19, (Festival of Architecture & Design), Australian Institutes of Architects, Nexus Arts, Adelaide, Australia
2017 Invitational Anniversary Exhibition, fortyfive downstairs Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2017 HSG Group Exhibition, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
2016 'The Mother Art is Architecture', Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2016 Kedumba Drawing Award, Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
2016 Artist in Residence Group Show, Bayside Arts & Culture Centre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia
2015 Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, Milan, Italy
2014 'Walking the Line', Drawing Exhibition, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
2014 Melbourne Art Fair (Hill Smith Gallery), Melbourne, Australia
2014 MuVe Museo Del Vetro, Empoli Italy
2014 La Versiliana Art Fair, Pietrasanta, Italy
2013 Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
2013 Kedumba Drawing Award, N.S.W. Australia
2012 Harrison Galleries, Sydney, Australia
2007 Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, Victoria
2003 ‘Out from Down Under and Beyond’, Soho Gallery Space, New York
2003 ‘Fresh Paint’, Greenhill Galleries, Perth, Australia
2002 Greenhill Galleries, Perth, Australia
2001 Art01, Perth Art Fair, Fremantle, Australia
2000 ‘Flash Exposure’, S.E.A. Gallery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
1996 ‘Off the Rails’, Craftwest Gallery, Perth, Australia
1995 ‘Hatched’, National Graduate Exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, Australia
Residencies
2016 Bayside City Council, Billilla Mansion (Tayler Studio, 12 month artist residency), Brighton, Melbourne
2014 Sincresis D'A Spazio D' Arte, Empoli, Italy
Awards/Commissions
2019 National Higher Degree Research Travel Grant, University of South Australia
2019 Digital Transformations Higher Degree Research Grant, University of South Australia
2018 Architecture Museum (Higher Degree Research) Travel Grant, University of South Australia
2016 Finalist, Kedumba Drawing Award, Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
2015 Artist in Residence, Bayside City Council, Melbourne, Australia
2015 Williamstown High School, Concept Artwork for Theatre Stage Production, Melbourne, Australia
2013 Finalist, Kedumba Drawing Award, New South Wales, Australia
2005 Troy Resources, London
2003 Artsflight Grant, ArtsWA, Department of Culture & the Arts, Perth Western Australia
2002 Talijancich Winery, Swan Valley, Perth Western Australia. Commissioned to produce new wine labels
2001 Old Swan Brewery Redevelopment (Apartments), Perth Western Australia. Commissioned to produce 17 paintings
1997 Rockwork Australia, Environmental Design Commission
1996 New Projects Grant, ArtsWA, Department of Culture & the Arts, Perth Western Australia
1994 Selected to represent Edith Cowan University at the National Graduate Exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth Western Australia
Collections
MuVe Museo Del Vetro, Empoli, Italy Seychelles Consulate, New York
Troy Resources, London
Troy Resources NL, Perth Western Australia
Williamstown High School, Melbourne, Australia
Tribeca, Perth Western Australia
King Edward Hospital, Perth Western Australia
Swan Brewery Apartments, Perth Western Australia
Federal Government Parliamentary Offices, Exchange Plaza Building, Perth Western Australia
Federal Government Parliamentary Offices, Department of Veteran Affairs, Perth Western Australia
Bowen Buchbinder Vilensky Lawyers, Perth Western Australia
GIO Building, Perth Western Australia
Canning College, Perth Western Australia
Private Collections in Australia, U.S.A., United Kingdom