Annika Koops is a Naarm (Melbourne) based artist working primarily between painting and digital media. Recent work charts the porosity of boundaries between physical and virtual spaces, objects, and persona. Her works consider how subjectivity may be distilled and reformatted in the digital realm. Current work contrasts imaging technologies associated with biometrics with painterly practice to creatively interpret how bodily traces operate in cultural and economic fields.
She has been the recipient of a number of significant grants and prizes including Australia Council Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups, Australia Council British School, Rome Residency, The Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Traveling Fellowship, and an Australian Postgraduate Award. She has been invited to participate in international exhibitions such as Roman Remains, Transition Gallery, London, and the inaugural Bristol Biennial as well as having exhibited at a range of public institutions, artist-run spaces and private galleries in Australia.
She has undertaken National and International residencies, most recently as a visiting fellow with UNSW Art and Design (2020). Her work is included in significant Australian public collections such as Art Bank, MONA Hobart and The University of Melbourne Collection. She is represented by Bett Gallery, Hobart.
Curriculum Vitae
Born 1983 / Lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne. Represented Bett Gallery, Hobart.
EDUCATION
- 2021–
- Current PhD Candidate Monash University
- 2012
- MFA Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
- 2005
- Graduated First Class Honours Bachelor Fine Art Honours Victorian College of the Arts
- 2001–03
- University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Fine Arts
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2023
- Bad Actors, Lon Gallery, Naarm/Melbourne
- 2022
- Shadow Moves, Bett Gallery, Nipaluna/Hobart
- 2017
- Everyday Topologies, Bett Gallery Hobart
- 2015
- Bump Function, Caves Gallery, Melbourne
- 2013
- Scarecrows, Nellie Castan Gallery
- Split Stream, Bett Gallery,Hobart
- 2012
- MFA Graduate Exhibition, Margaret Lawrence Gallery,Melbourne
- 2011
- Act Natural, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
- 2010
- Laughing Out Loud on the Inside, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, VIC
- 2009
- The Ruins, Depot Gallery, Sydney
- Drop Shadow my Heart, Bett Gallery, Hobart
- 2007
- I Didn’t Ask to be Born, Bus Gallery, Melbourne
- 2005
- All We Want To Do is Impress You, Seventh Gallery Melbourne,
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2023
- Emanations, Project 8 Gallery, (Forthcoming), Curated by Sean Lowry and Kim Donaldson
- 2021
- Two People Never See the Same Rainbow, Lon Gallery, Melbourne, Curated by Adam Stone
- Salt + Loving; Halophile Blindside Gallery (online), Curated by Josephine Mead
- The Image Collective, Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
- 2019
- Surface Creep, Annika Koops and Emile Zile, Bus Projects, Melbourne
- Unspoken Rule Contemporary Art Tasmania, Hobart
- Snake Charmer, Lon Gallery, Melbourne
- 2018
- Still Life Part 1. Irene Rose Gallery Melbourne
- 2017
- Caves Offsite, The Substation Gallery, Melbourne
- Spring 1883 Art Fair, Sydney with Fort Delta Gallery
- 2016
- Drawing to an End, Mars Gallery, Melbourne
- Double Agent, Long Division Gallery, Melbourne
- The Waiting Room, Art Bank Gallery, Sydney
- 2015
- Roman Remains, Transition Gallery, London
- 2014
- Wormholes, Bett Gallery, Hobart
- June Mostra, British School, Rome
- 2013
- Four Ways , Alliance Française Gallery, Melbourne
- Auckland Art Fair, Stand 22 Nellie Castan Gallery,Queens Wharf, NZ
- 2012
- Cryptoverse, Bristol Biennial, Bristol UK
- Taskmasters, C3 Contemporary Arts Space
- 2011
- 25 Year Anniversary Show, Bett Gallery Hobart
- 2010
- Primed, Academy gallery, University of Tasmania
- 2009
- Repeat Repeat, Platform Gallery Melbourne
- 2008
- Team Australia, Carlton Hotel Gallery Melbourne
- Without Money There is No Love, Guilford lane Gallery, Melbourne
- Standard Room, Foundation B.a.d, Rotterdam
- Underdogs, Project(or) Art Fair, Rotterdam
- Group show, Onno van Toor Gallery, Rotterdam
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Hilary Thurlow, Bad Actors Catalog Essay, Lon Gallery 2023
- Erin McFadyen, Annika Koops (profile) Artists Profile Magazine Dec 2022, https://artistprofile.com.au/annika-koops/
- Diego Ramirez, ‘Mimicking Life’, Art Collector Magazine, October – December 2022, p.171
- Matt Siddal, Un Magazine, (Projects), Review of ‘Salt + Loving; Halophile https://unprojects.org.au/article/salt-loving-halophile/, 2021
- Sanja Pahoki, 5 Artists - 6 Questions, Exhibition Text Image collective, Blindside Gallery, 2021
- Olivia Poloni, ‘Image Collective’ Self-Published Publication, 2021
- Diego Ramirez, Catalogue Essay, Surface Creep, Bus Projects, 2019
- Maura Edmond, (Interview) Annika Koops, Bump Function, Primer Mag, [Link]
- Liang Luscombe, Bump Function, Catalogue Essay, Caves Gallery Publication, 2016
- Dan Rule, (review), The Saturday Age, Arts Section, Dec 7, 2013 p.5
- Ashley Crawford, ‘Digital Nostalgia’ Art Collector Magazine, 2012 p.122–29
- Judith Abell, Art Collector Magazine, Issue 53 Jul-Sept 2010 p.345
- Joybelle, ‘Art Notes’ Art Monthly, October 2010, Isuue #234 p.62
- Dr Deborah Maylor ‘Primed Time’, Exhibition Catalog University of Tasmania Publication 2010 ISBN 987-1-86295-589-9
- Simon Gregg, ‘Laughing Out Loud on the Inside’, Gippsland art gallery publication 2010 ISBN :9780980737110
- Meredith Turnbull, ‘The Future Ruins’, Catalog, the ruins, 2009
- Bec Tudor, ‘ A Reassuring Revolution’, Drop Shadow my Heart, Catalog Essay, Bett Gallery, Hobart 2009
- Veronica Tello, ‘Without Money there is no love’, Catalogue essay 2008
- Penny Modra, The Age, M Magazine, Sunday October 26 p.24 2008
- Ross Moore, ‘For Love Nor Money’ The Age, Arts and Culture Section October 10 p.15 2008
- Tai Snaith ‘Underdogs’, Catalogue Essay Rotterdam 2008
- Veronica Tello ‘There is No Name for the Wrinkly Skin Under Ones Eyes’, Catalog essay Bus Gallery publication 2007
- Briony Lee Downes, Artlink v 26 no 2 p.91 2006
- Tristan Stowards ‘Corrupting Youths’, catalogue essay CAST gallery Publication ISBN: 0947335412
- Ms Mary Knights, Artlink Vol 24 no 1 p.58 2004
AWARDS
- 2023
- Footscray Art Prize (finalist)
- 2021
- Monash MES Scholarship PhD
- 2020
- City of Melbourne Project Grant (with Image Collective)
- Creative Victoria Sustaining Creative Workers Grant.
- Australia Council Arts Projects for Individuals
- 2017
- Darebin Art Prize (Finalist)
- 2015
- Australia Council Art Start Grant
- 2014
- British School Rome, Australia Council Residency
- 2013
- Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award (Finalist)
- Highly Commended, Churchie Emerging Art Prize
- Highly Commended, Hobart Art Prize
- 2012
- CCRAF Research Grant, University of Melbourne
- Alliance Française Award
- Nellie Castan Graduate Award
- 2011
- Australian Postgraduate Award, University of Melbourne
- New Work Grant, Australia Council for the Arts
- 2010
- Highly Commended, City of Albany Art Prize,
- 2009
- Prometheus Visual Arts Award (Finalist)
- 2008
- Short-listed Finalist SOYA visual arts award,
- Artist in Residence, Strathmore Secondary College Australia
- 2007
- Awarded Artist in Residence Foundation B.A.D Rotterdam,
- Awarded Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship,
- Awarded Arts Tasmania Assistance to Individuals grant
COLLECTIONS
- Museum of Old and New Art TAS
- Victorian College of the Arts Melbourne
- Art Bank Australia, NSW
- Private Collections (Internationally)