STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Dominic Redfern
Dominic Redfern creates video works at the intersection of site, screen and identity, which give critical expression to the complexity of screen-mediated experience. Over recent years his practice has become increasingly focused on the history of natural history and contemporary understandings of place. These interests are expressed with a self-conscious approach to the technology and culture of video, making it both subject and medium for his work.
Over the last couple of years Dominic has had exhibitions at home as well as in Tokyo, Stockholm and Shanghai and he has undertaken research in Orkney and Mull as well in La Rochelle for future projects. Over the last decade his work has also been seen at venues including:
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Tate Modern, Norwich Gallery and Bristol’s FACT, UK
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Te Tuhi Centre for The Arts, New Zealand
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Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane; Perth International Arts Festival; Perth Institute for Contemporary Art
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Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of New Art, Detroit, and Art in General in New York, US
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Sparwasser HQ, the Interface Festival and Hamburger Bahnof, Berlin
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Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
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Bangkok Experimental Film Festival
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as a finalist in the 2011 ReelDance awards
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Alternative Space LOOP, Seoul
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Gallery Minami, Tokyo Wonder Site, and Remo Gallery in Japan.
Personal website
Research supervision
Dominic is currently senior supervisor to five doctoral students.
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BArts CSU
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BArts RMIT
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MArts RMIT
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PhD RMIT
Sector engagement
2012 ARC ERA Assessor
2012 ARC Discovery Grant Assessor
2010–present Chair of the Board, West Space
2009–present Board Member, West Space
2003–2005 Selection Panel ARTS VIC, New Work Creation Fund
2004 Studio Selection Panel Gertrude Contemporary
2004–2005 Advisor and Selector for Abbotsford Convent Studio Program
1999–2004 Committee Member, West Space
Residencies and awards
2012 RMIT Early Career Researcher Travel Award
2011 New Work Residency – Centre InterMondes, La Rochelle, France
2011 Arts Project Grant – City of Melbourne
2011–2013 Linkage Grant – Australian Research Council
2008 New Work (Creation) Grant - Arts & Professional Development Fund, Arts Victoria
2008 New Work Grant – Inter-Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts
2008 Artist in Residence – Finnish Academy of Art & Design, Finland
2008 CIMO Scholarship – Finnish Government
2008 Studio Residency – CAMAC Centre d’Art, Marnay, France
2006 New Work Grant – Visual Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts
2005 Bangkok Residency - Asialink Visual Arts/Craft Residency Program
2003 Los Angeles Studio Residency - Visual Arts & Crafts Board, Australia Council for the Arts
2003 New Work, Creation Grant - Arts & Professional Development Fund, Arts Victoria
- Liu, B.,Badham, M.,Redfern, D. (2022). Huaniao Island Public Art Festival: A Site for Social Encounter and Cultural Exchange In: Public Art Dialogue, 12, 200 - 221
- Verhagen, D.,Redfern, D. (2019). Jo with Ottoman In: London International Screendance Festival / FilmFest by Rogue Dancer Saturated Edition London, UK / Online
- Redfern, D. (2018). The conscience of the body In: An Act of Showing: Rethinking Artist-Run Initiatives Through Place, Unlikely Publishing, Melbourne, Australia
- Macarow, K.,Redfern, D. (2016). Art education: a social good or corporate thorn? In: Proceedings of the ACUADS 2016 Conference: Adaptation, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29-30 September 2016
- Redfern, D. (2015). weeding In: Guirguis Art Prize Ballarat, Australia
- Redfern, D. (2013). Space Oddity In: Space Oddity St. Kilda, Australia
- Redfern, D. (2013). Jiang In: Water and Reflections Shanghai, China
- Redfern, D. (2013). Hidden River In: Shibuya Underground Streams Shibuya, Japan
- Redfern, D. (2012). Pretend In: Speak to me - Experimenta Biennale Melbourne, Australia
- Redfern, D. (2012). Grounding In: Vantage Point Newport, Australia
12 PhD Completions and 8 Masters by Research Completions5 PhD Current Supervisions
- Spatial dialogues: public art and climate change. Funded by: ARC Linkage Project Grant 2010 Round 2 from (2010 to 2013)