Billy Bain
b. 1992, Manly, Australia.
Education and Training
2024-Present- Master of Fine Arts (Research), UNSW Art & Design.
2022-Present- Casual Fine Arts Lecturer, UNSW Art & Design.
2014-2019 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours 1st Class), UNSW Art & Design.
Solo Exhibitions
2022- Being Manly, Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
2020- Blokes, .M Contemporary, Darlinghurst.
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2024- Ever Present, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
2024- Spot The Difference, Penrith Regional Gallery.
2024- Fantastical Sharks and Rays Exhibition, The Australian Museum.
2024- Sydney Contemporary, BA Projects, Carriageworks.
2024- Adopted Country, Margaret Whitlam Galleries, University of Western Sydney.
2024- Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
2024- Melbourne Art Fair, Blackartprojects, Melbourne.
2024- The Collectors- Small Museums Commissions, Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
2023- Sydney Contemporary, BlackArtProjects, Carriageworks.
2023- Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
2023- Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
2023- New Dog Old Tricks, Ngununggula, Southern Highlands Regional Gallery.
2023- CHAMPS, Granville Centre Art Gallery.
2022- Macquarie Emerging Artist Prize Exhibition.
2022- PLAYGROUND, The Lock-Up, Newcastle.
2022 - Fair Play, Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
2022- While You Were Sleeping Volume 2, Ambush Gallery, Canberra.
2020- Here to Empower, Firstdraft
2019- Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks.
Curatorial Projects
2024- Cruel Summer, Artbank Sydney.
Awards and Prizes
2024- Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
2023-Winner, Artist of the Year, FBI SMAC Awards.
2023- Shortlisted, Kate Challis RAKA Prize, Melbourne University.
2023- Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
2023- Finalist, Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
2022- Winner, Macquarie Emerging Artist Prize.
2022- Finalist, Shepparton Art Museum Indigenous Ceramics Award.
2019- Finalist Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre.
2019- Highly Commended, Clyde & Co Australia Art Project.
2018- Highly Commended, 2018 TWT Excellence Prize, UNSW A&D Galleries.
2018- Art Scene Schmincke Painting Award, UNSW A&D ANNUAL 2018, UNSW A&D Galleries.
2018- Finalist Tim Olsen Drawing Prize, AD Space, UNSW A&D.
2018 – Finalist Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Awards 2018, Kudos Gallery.
2017 – Finalist Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Awards 2018, Kudos Gallery.
2015 – Winner Nura Gili UNSW 2015 Excellence Award in UNSW Art & Design.
Residencies and Conferences
2024- NAIDOC Week workshops and residency, Ngununggula.
2024- Hermannsburg Potters Workshops, Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia.
2023-2025- Parramatta Artist Studios Rydalmere, Residency.
2023-2024- The City of Sydney Creative Live and Work Space, Tenancy.
2022- The Australian Ceramics Triennale, Alice Springs, Conference Speaker
Collections
The National Gallery of Australia.
Western Sydney University
ArtBank
Macquarie Group
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Private Collections.