Chris Casali
EDUCATION
2018 Master of Fine Art with Excellence – UNSW Art & Design, Sydney
1998 Diploma of Graphic Design, Enmore Design Centre, TAFENSW, Sydney
1994 Diploma of Fine Arts, National Art School, Sydney
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Flowing Water - 2023 Taoyuan International Watercolor Biennale,1st and 2nd Exhibition Room, and the Gallery on 2nd and 3rd Floor, the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan
2023 Blue Note, Slot Gallery, Alexandria
2022 Australian Watercolour Institute, 99th Annual Exhibition, Juniper Hall, Paddington
2021 Splash McClelland Contemporary Watercolour Award, McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, Victoria, Australia
2021 Australian Watercolour Institute, 98th Annual Exhibition:
Taiwan-Australia International Watercolour Exhibition, Juniper Hall, Sydney
2021 - 2023 Regional Tour, Dobell Drawing Prize 22#, Gosford Art Gallery NSW, Logan Art Gallery QLD,
Bank Art Museum Moree NSW, Cowra Regional Art Gallery NSW,
Griffith Regional Art Gallery NSW, Bega Valley Regional Art Gallery NSW
2021 Dobell Drawing Prize 22#, National Art School, Sydney, Australia
2019 International Watercolour Exhibition and the 3rd Taiwan Watercolour Award Exhibition,
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taiwan
2019 Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize, Sydney
2019 Australian Watercolour Institute 96th Annual Exhibition, Juniper Hall, Sydney
2018 Splash McClelland Contemporary Watercolour Award 2018, McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery, Langwarrin, Victoria.
2018 Tibetan Vision, Museum of Toscolano Maderno, Italy
2018 Australian Watercolour Institute 95th Annual Exhibition, Juniper Hall, Sydney
2018 Biennial International Prize “Marche dÁcqua” Fabriano Watercolour, Paper & Watermark Museum of Fabriano, Italy.
2018 Flux, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2017 Australian Watercolour Institute 94th Annual Exhibition, Juniper Hall, Sydney.
2017 Eternal, Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong
2017 XII International Watercolour Biennial, The Alfredo Guati-Rojo National Watercolour Museum, Mexico City.
2017 Fusion Chinese/Australian Art Exhibition, ARO Gallery, Sydney
2017 Alternate States, Gallery 49, Sydney
2016 Season Fray, Wellington Street Project Space, Sydney.
2016 Ephemeral Inscriptions, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2016 Fusion Chinese/Australian Art Exhibition, Desheng Art Museum, Shunde, China
2016 Macquarie Group Emerging Art Award. Macquarie Group Gallery, Sydney
2016 Tim Olsen Drawing Award, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
2016 Kedumba Drawing Award, Orange Regional Gallery
2016 Australian Watercolour Institute 93rd Annual Exhibition. Juniper Hall, Sydney
2015 Experiments of the Curious Goings On, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney.
2015 Australian Watercolour Institute 92nd Annual Exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery
2015 Street Stories, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
2015 Looking Out/Looking In, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2015 Kedumba Drawing Award, Orange Regional Gallery
2014 Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Art Centre
2013 W&N Emerging Art Award, UNSW Art & Design Galleries, Sydney
MEMBERSHIP
Current – 2015 Australian Watercolour Institute (AWI)
Current – 2016 Secretary (AWI)
COLLECTIONS
2019 Ravenswood Australian Women's Art, Australia
2018 Paper & Watermark Museum of Fabriano, Italy
2016 The Kedumba Collection of Drawings, Australia
2016 The Macquarie Group Collection, Australia
AWARDS
2021 Splash McClelland Contemporary Watercolour Award, Finalist.
2021 Dobell Drawing Prize 22#. Finalist.
2019 2019 KAAF Art Prize. Semi-Finalist.
2019 3rd Taiwan Watercolour Award Exhibition. Finalist.
2019 Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize. Winner, Emerging Artist Category
2018 Splash McClelland Contemporary Watercolour Award 2018. Finalist.
2018 Biennial International Prize “Marche dÁcqua” Fabriano Watercolour. Finalist
2016 Kedumba Drawing Award. Collected
2016 The Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize. Highly Commended & People's Choice Award
2016 Tim Olsen Drawing Award, Finalist
2015 Kedumba Drawing Award, Finalist
2014 Fishers Ghost, Drawing/Printmaking Award. Finalist
2013 Winsor & Newton Emerging Art Prize. Highly Commended Award
RESIDENCIES
2019 Bilpin International Ground for Creative Initiatives (BigCi), Australia