James Cochran Resume
Born
1973
Education
2000
Master of Visual Arts, University of South Australia. (Due for completion March. 2002)
1999
Anatomy: The hand, Adelaide Central School of Art
1998
Anatomy: The head, Adelaide Central School of Art
Tonal Realism, Adelaide Central School of Art
1994
Bachelor of Visual Arts, University of South Australia. Completed with first class Honours; November 1997
1991
Matriculation - Sacred Heart College. Awarded PES Art Prize
Solo Exhibitions
2001
BMGART
2000
The Axis Gallery, The Parks Community Centre “From Walls to Canvas”
Red House Gallery “Seeing the Light”
FAD, 30 Waymouth St. (in association with the Adelaide Festival)
1999
Top Floor, 66 Hindley St
1998
Noarlunga Community Arts Centre “Pleasure, Anxiety and Unemployment”
Internet Exhibition
1997
Carclew Youth Arts Centre
Group Exhibitions
2001
An Art Odyssey, Leigh St, Adelaide
Hill Smith Fine Art Gallery, for SALA Week
Red House Gallery “Urban Dimensions”
Shop @rt, Leigh St, Adelaide
2000
The Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney - Finalist exhibition for the Brett Whiteley Scholarship
1999
Sui Generis Gallery, Melbourne
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Members Show
FAD Gallery, Waymouth St
Greenhill Galleries
Gallery Spain, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia
Unley About Art, Fullarton Park Centre
Shop @rt, Hindley St, West End.
1998
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Members show
Martin Hanson Memorial Art Exhibition, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, QLD
St Fancis Xavier College, Beaconsfield, Victoria
EVA 98, Whyatt Hall, Pultney Grammar School
Noarlunga Community Arts Centre
1997
Inaugural Celebration of the Friends of the Faculty, City West Campus
EVA ’97, Whyatt Hall, Pultney Grammar School
1996
En Masse graduation exhibition, Underdale Campus
Awards and Prizes
2000
The Young Australian of the Year Award,Top three finalist in the Arts Category, South Australia
Australian Postgraduate Award, University of South Australia
Commissions
Murals
2001
Charles Kingston Mural
2000
The Naval Association of Christies Beach
The Big Day Out
1999
Bus Shelter Mural
Hallet Cove Railway Station
Central Station Clothing Fashion Parade
1998
Vaults-wagon
Oaklands Estate Reserve
ABC Studios Mural for the ‘Couch Potato’ set
Flinders Medical Centre
Taperoo Family Centre
The Internet Café
1997
Christie Downs Railway Station, sponsored by Noarlunga Council
Noarlunga Railway Station, commissioned by the Department of Road Transport
JR's Surf and Ski, Grenfill St.
1996
Christie Downs School, sponsored by Living Health
Noarlunga Interchange Redevelopment
JR's Surf and Ski, Grenfill St.
Rundle Inn Cafe, Rundle St.
Little Twin St.
Crossroads Music Store
1995
Southside Community Centre
1994
Pied Piper Child Care Centre, Seaford
E&WS Water Storage Tanks, Hackem West
E&WS Office, Hallet Cove
1993
Children's Ward, Flinders Medical Centre
City Gym, Light Sq.
1992
Variety Club Bash
Oil Paintings
2000
Portrait Commission for Chris Gallus, Liberal MP
1998
Standing Nude
Café scene
Portrait Painting
Oil painting of Irish legend, Finn MacCool
1997
Oil painting of Venice
1996
Traditional portrait, commissioned by Mr J Tomaino, Marion Council
Bibliography
2001
Dutkiewicz, A. Complex Abstractions, The Advertiser, Aug 8.
Reid, C. New Adelaide Grooves. What the…?, RealTime, No. 43, June
Neylon, J. Quizzical and Quirky: Shine Hindley Light, Adelaide Review, No. 213, June.
Neylon, J. It’s a Jungle: Urban Dimensions, Adelaide Review, No 213, June.
Dutkiewicz, A. Just Short of Target, The Advertiser, May 16
O’Brien, D. Urban Dimensions, Db Magazine, Issue 252, June.
2000
O’Brien, D. From Walls to Canvas, Db Magazine, Issue 232,Sept.
Covernton, H. Taming the Wild Style, City Limits, City of Marion, Spring.
1999
Newall, M (ed.) Gold Card: South Australian Emerging Artists, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide.
1998 Radok, S. In That Vein, The Adelaide Review, No. 179
Media Involvement
2001
Darley, T. Embrace legal aerosol art, don’t fight it: artist, The Guardian, Oct 10.
Artist profile on Postcards, Channel 9, 18 March.
Interview on Triple J, ABC Radio, The Morning Show, 14 May @ 10:30am.
