About
Vivien Bedwell is an Australian artist graduated with a Master of Visual Arts from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, working and researching in the field of contemporary jewellery and sculptural objects.
Vivien is a keen observer of body movement, inquisitive of custom, traditions and the obscure. Accordingly, Vivien endeavours to interpret the different spaces and environments experienced through her eyes.
Vivien’s work explores geometric language, and cultural influences, transcending through history. This has evoked interest in the participatory aspects of objects and the spatial complexities surrounding the human body, both real and imagined.
Vivien is a keen observer of body movement, inquisitive of custom, traditions and the obscure. Accordingly, Vivien endeavours to interpret the different spaces and environments experienced through her eyes.
Vivien’s work explores geometric language, and cultural influences, transcending through history. This has evoked interest in the participatory aspects of objects and the spatial complexities surrounding the human body, both real and imagined.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2019-2022 Master of Visual Arts (Research), Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2017 Bachelor Of Fine Arts- Honours (1st Class), Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University
2014-2016 Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University
Exhibitions
2022 Body–Object–Space, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Southbank
2020 Expanding Jewellery, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Southbank
2020 Nuda Vita, ABC Westside Gallery, Munich Jewellery Week, Germany
2019 100% Recycled, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Southbank
2019 Agency by Design, Artisan QLD, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
2019 Nuda Vita, ABC Westside Gallery, Munich Jewellery Week, Germany
2018/2019 Viva la Different, Triple Parade 4th Biennale for Contemporary Jewellery, HOW Design Centre, Shanghai
2018 I Hate Contemporary Jewellery, TempContemp, Northcity4, Melbourne
2018 Watch and Wear, Animation and Jewellery collaboration, Artisan QLD, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
2018 Initiation, Gallerie Florian Trampler, Munich Jewellery Week, Germany
2017 Why Jewellery 2, Jewellery and Small Objects collaboration QCA and Hong Kong Baptist University
2016 Radical Jewellery Makeover, Jewellery and Metalsmith Group Queensland, Webb Gallery
Queensland College of Art, Southbank
2016 Production Run, jewellery exhibition at Artisan, Fortitude Valley
2016 Traces, jewellery exhibition at Wooloongabba Art Gallery, Wooloongabba
2016 Queensland College of Art Graduation Show, Project Gallery, Griffith University, Southbank
2016 Second Home, Garland Magazine, online exhibition,
http://garlandmag.com/article/second-home/
2016 Inheritance, jewellery exhibition at Project Gallery, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University, Southbank
2016 Women Of Substance, print exhibition at Whitebox Gallery, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University,
Southbank
2015 Pendulum, jewellery exhibition at Wooloongabba Art Gallery, Wooloongabba
2015 Dirty Fingers, print exhibition at Love Love Studio, Milton
2015 Rock Tier Garden series, window display in library, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Southbank
2015 Vines and beyond series, window display, Webb Centre, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Southbank
2014 Shoulder adornment, window display, Webb Centre, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Southbank
Awards
2016 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
2016 Oxlades Art Essentials Undergraduate Award, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University
2016 Outstanding Individual Piece Award, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University
sponsored by Peter W Beck
2016 Lorraine Larter Award for Best Installation, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2016 Women In Business Awards- Finalist in the Arts and Culture category
2016 Gather Award, Gather Festival & Exhibition, Dutton Park, finalist
2015 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
2014 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
Memberships
2016-present Jewellers Association of Australia
2015-2018 Jewellery &Small Objects Collective
2015-present Jewellery and Metalsmiths Group Queensland
2015-present Golden Key International Honour Society
2013-2020. Gold Coast Lapidary Club (volunteer silversmith instructor)
Commissions
2015 Queensland Export Council, 16x copper trophies with patina and polish finish for The Premier’s Export Awards
2019-2022 Master of Visual Arts (Research), Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2017 Bachelor Of Fine Arts- Honours (1st Class), Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University
2014-2016 Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University
Exhibitions
2022 Body–Object–Space, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Southbank
2020 Expanding Jewellery, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Southbank
2020 Nuda Vita, ABC Westside Gallery, Munich Jewellery Week, Germany
2019 100% Recycled, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Southbank
2019 Agency by Design, Artisan QLD, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
2019 Nuda Vita, ABC Westside Gallery, Munich Jewellery Week, Germany
2018/2019 Viva la Different, Triple Parade 4th Biennale for Contemporary Jewellery, HOW Design Centre, Shanghai
2018 I Hate Contemporary Jewellery, TempContemp, Northcity4, Melbourne
2018 Watch and Wear, Animation and Jewellery collaboration, Artisan QLD, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
2018 Initiation, Gallerie Florian Trampler, Munich Jewellery Week, Germany
2017 Why Jewellery 2, Jewellery and Small Objects collaboration QCA and Hong Kong Baptist University
2016 Radical Jewellery Makeover, Jewellery and Metalsmith Group Queensland, Webb Gallery
Queensland College of Art, Southbank
2016 Production Run, jewellery exhibition at Artisan, Fortitude Valley
2016 Traces, jewellery exhibition at Wooloongabba Art Gallery, Wooloongabba
2016 Queensland College of Art Graduation Show, Project Gallery, Griffith University, Southbank
2016 Second Home, Garland Magazine, online exhibition,
http://garlandmag.com/article/second-home/
2016 Inheritance, jewellery exhibition at Project Gallery, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University, Southbank
2016 Women Of Substance, print exhibition at Whitebox Gallery, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University,
Southbank
2015 Pendulum, jewellery exhibition at Wooloongabba Art Gallery, Wooloongabba
2015 Dirty Fingers, print exhibition at Love Love Studio, Milton
2015 Rock Tier Garden series, window display in library, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Southbank
2015 Vines and beyond series, window display, Webb Centre, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Southbank
2014 Shoulder adornment, window display, Webb Centre, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Southbank
Awards
2016 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
2016 Oxlades Art Essentials Undergraduate Award, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University
2016 Outstanding Individual Piece Award, Queensland College Of Art, Griffith University
sponsored by Peter W Beck
2016 Lorraine Larter Award for Best Installation, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
2016 Women In Business Awards- Finalist in the Arts and Culture category
2016 Gather Award, Gather Festival & Exhibition, Dutton Park, finalist
2015 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
2014 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
Memberships
2016-present Jewellers Association of Australia
2015-2018 Jewellery &Small Objects Collective
2015-present Jewellery and Metalsmiths Group Queensland
2015-present Golden Key International Honour Society
2013-2020. Gold Coast Lapidary Club (volunteer silversmith instructor)
Commissions
2015 Queensland Export Council, 16x copper trophies with patina and polish finish for The Premier’s Export Awards
The movement of a transient life inspires me.
We are all wanderers searching for answers. Like a wheel our lives, our world, is a cycle.
We are all wanderers searching for answers. Like a wheel our lives, our world, is a cycle.