Lives and works in Thirroul NSW, Australia
EDUCATION
2011
Fine Art Black & White, Australian Centre of Photography, Sydney
1996-99
Bachelor of Media Arts, Deakin University, Melbourne
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Forthcoming, GOLDEN EARTH, Sydney
2017
AND THEN NOTHING TURNED ITSELF INSIDE OUT, Commune, Sydney
2014
ANNAPURNA, Mild Manners Gallery, Sydney
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon
2018
Making Shapes, Down Under Gallery, Sydney
2018
Idle Hands, Clifton School of Arts, Clifton
2016
Australian Life, Art & About, Hyde Park, Sydney
AWARDS, PRIZES & RESIDENCIES
2019
Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, Emerging Artist Finalist
(Memorial of Fragility 2018)
(Memorial of Fragility 2018)
2018
La Wayaka Current, Atacama Desert, Coyo, Chile (Artist Residency)
2016
Australian Life Photography Prize, Art & About Sydney, Finalist
(Boy on Bike 2015)
(Boy on Bike 2015)
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2012
IN SYNTHESIS - The Kingpins, Kate Mitchell, Chicks on Speed, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Bianca Chang & UTS Students, Even Books, Kevina-Jo Smith, Nell & Bec Machine and The Parachutes for Ladies, Paramount Pictures Building, Sydney
(in collaboration with Joseph Allen Shea)
(in collaboration with Joseph Allen Shea)
2012
JENNY KEE The Art of the Scarf 1980-2012, Carriageworks, Sydney
BIBLIOGRAPHY (SELECTED)
2018
Monique Penning, ‘Idle Hands’ is a must-see South Coast Exhibition, Monster Children, Sept 28 2018
2017
Jessica Matthews, ‘Rae Begley’s And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out’,
BAZAAR Culture Diary, Harper’s BAZAAR, November issue
Francesca Wallace, ‘First Look: an exhibition exploring glaciers as an art form,’
Vogue Australia/Vogue Living, Oct 2017
Victoria Pearson, ‘Rae Begley: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out,’
Russh Australia, Oct 2017
Rebecca Khoury,10 Talks: Rae Begley and Erik Omen,
10 Magazine, Oct 2017
Briony Wright, ‘Photographs of Nepalese glaciers, melting away,’
i-D, Oct 2017
Nicholas Carolan, ‘Photography that moves mountains’
Grazia Australia, Oct 2017
Hayley Morgan, ‘Rae Begley on photographing and protecting sublime glaciers ahead of major exhibition,’
Oyster, Oct 2017
Jamie Preisz, ‘Rae Begley, Beautiful Face of Sad Reality,’
Monster Children, Nov 2017
Sammy Preston, ‘The World Through Their Eyes,’
Broadsheet Sydney, Nov 2017
Chloe Mandryk, Featured Exhibition – Rae Begley, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out,
Art Almanac, Oct 2017
Dee Jefferson, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out,
Time Out Sydney, Oct 2017
Lauren Vadnjal, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out,
Concrete Playground, Oct 2017
BAZAAR Culture Diary, Harper’s BAZAAR, November issue
Francesca Wallace, ‘First Look: an exhibition exploring glaciers as an art form,’
Vogue Australia/Vogue Living, Oct 2017
Victoria Pearson, ‘Rae Begley: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out,’
Russh Australia, Oct 2017
Rebecca Khoury,10 Talks: Rae Begley and Erik Omen,
10 Magazine, Oct 2017
Briony Wright, ‘Photographs of Nepalese glaciers, melting away,’
i-D, Oct 2017
Nicholas Carolan, ‘Photography that moves mountains’
Grazia Australia, Oct 2017
Hayley Morgan, ‘Rae Begley on photographing and protecting sublime glaciers ahead of major exhibition,’
Oyster, Oct 2017
Jamie Preisz, ‘Rae Begley, Beautiful Face of Sad Reality,’
Monster Children, Nov 2017
Sammy Preston, ‘The World Through Their Eyes,’
Broadsheet Sydney, Nov 2017
Chloe Mandryk, Featured Exhibition – Rae Begley, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out,
Art Almanac, Oct 2017
Dee Jefferson, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out,
Time Out Sydney, Oct 2017
Lauren Vadnjal, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out,
Concrete Playground, Oct 2017
2016
Dee Jefferson, Australian Life ‘Boy on Bike’,
Time Out Sydney, Sept 2016
Arts Review, Australian Life returns to Sydney,
Arts Review, 13 Sept 2016
Time Out Sydney, Sept 2016
Arts Review, Australian Life returns to Sydney,
Arts Review, 13 Sept 2016
2014
Emily Royal, Travel Diary: Rae Begley in Nepal,
Oyster, Dec 2014
Georgia Booth, Annapurna by Rae Begley at the Mild Manners Gallery,
Broadsheet Sydney, Dec 2014
Matt Rabbidge, Exhibit: Rae Begley – Annapurna, Monster Children, Dec 2014
Oyster, Dec 2014
Georgia Booth, Annapurna by Rae Begley at the Mild Manners Gallery,
Broadsheet Sydney, Dec 2014
Matt Rabbidge, Exhibit: Rae Begley – Annapurna, Monster Children, Dec 2014
All images © Rae Begley 2019
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