Biography:
Belinda Eckermann lives and works in Victoria’s Mallee Region. Her current practice is intrinsically tied to her local environment. In 2013 she undertook her Masters in Visual Arts, during which she developed an interest in genetics and notions of the hybrid into an exploration of the invasive white snail, commonly encountered in her agricultural community. Her work with the snail shifted her practice toward drawing and a focus on drawing as installation, culminating in her use of the snails as medium. She is currently investigating the native Bardi Grub and Ghost Moth and modes of incorporating their natural interventions with their environment into her creative practice. Eckermann has exhibited regularly throughout regional Victoria since 2009 and was shortlisted for the People’s Choice Award at the 2016 Mission to Seafarers exhibition in Melbourne, where she was also awarded the Bendigo Emerging Artists Judge’s Special Commendation. Eckermann’s practice is concerned with layering, drawing as installation and the immersion of audience. She aims to broaden societal perspectives through her work.
Belinda Eckermann
Australian b. 1975
Education:
2013 Masters by Research in Visual Arts La Trobe University Bendigo
2010 Honours in Visual Art La Trobe University Bendigo
2003 Bachelor of Teaching (Primary & Secondary) Deakin University Geelong
1996 Bachelor of Fine Arts (double major in Painting) La Trobe University Bendigo
Solo Exhibitions:
2017 Traces of Transience, Arnold Street Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria
2016 (un)Controlled, Arnold Street Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria
2016 1000 years from now… 21st century plague The Goat Gallery, Natimuk, Victoria
2013 The Grain, The Snail and The Artist Phyllis Palmer Gallery, La Trobe University,
Bendigo
2012 Genetic Mutants Rainbow, Victoria
2010 Playful Illusions of Light and Shadow Dudley House, Bendigo, Victoria
2009 Intense Elements Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham, Victoria
Group Exhibitions:
2016 White Christmas Wonderland, Arnold Street Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria
2016 ANL Maritime Art Award, Melbourne, Victoria
2016 Pushing the sky Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
2015 Culti Vat – Art is Festival, 18-20 Pynsent Street, Horsham, Victoria
2014 SITE Phyllis Palmer Gallery, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria
2011 Hybrid Evolution – Our Future World? LaTrobe Visual Arts Centre, Bendigo, Victoria
2011 Hidden Ground LOT 19, Castlemaine State Festival, Castlemaine, Victoria
2010 Honours Exhibition LaTrobe Visual Arts Centre, Bendigo, Victoria
2009 Shine The Workshop Gallery, Wangaratta, Victoria
1996 Graduation Exhibition La Trobe University, Bendigo
1996 Student Survey Exhibition Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Professional roles:
2016 Exhibitions Coordinator for Small Town Transformations, Rainbow
2016 Committee Member, Art is… Festival, Horsham
2015 – Present Director/Owner Turbo Gallery, Rainbow
Awards:
2016 Judges Commendation, Bendigo Emerging Artist, ANL Maritime Art Award
2016 Finalist, People’s Choice Award, ANL Maritime Art Award
Grants/Scholarships:
2017 Showcase Victoria Travel Grant
2016 Regional Arts Victoria Travel Grant, Artlands Conference 2016, Dubbo NSW
2010 LaTrobe Postgraduate Scholarship, LaTrobe University, Bendigo, Victoria
2010 Honours Grant Recipient, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria
1996 Final Year Grant of $500, La Trobe University Bendigo
Bibliography:
Tensions in the landscape, http://www.daniellesmelter.com/projects/saving-seeds, 21 May 2015
Genetic Mutants Exhibition Draws Crowd, Rainbow-Jeparit Argus, 19th October 2012
Art in the Field, The Wimmera-Mail Times, 12th October 2012
Not to be Missed! Crop Drive, Dinner and a Night Light Show, Rainbow-Jeparit Argus, 28th September, 2012
Exhibition Launch a Great Success, Rainbow-Jeparit Argus, 19 August 2011
Hidden Ground Exhibition, Rainbow-Jeparit Argus, 8 April 2011
Light and Shadow a Success, Rainbow-Jeparit Argus, 13 August 2010
Art Exhibition for Teacher, The Weekly Advertiser, 12 August 2010
Weekend Best Art, Bendigo Advertiser, 7 August 2010
Artist Working to See the Light, The Bendigo Miner, 5 August 2010
New Exhibition Set to Open, Rainbow-Jeparit Argus, 30 July 2010
Intense Solo Art Exhibition Set to Open, The Wimmera Mail Times, 4 September 2009
Eckermann’s First Solo Exhibition; “Intense Elements”, Rainbow-Jeparit Argus, 21 August 2009
