Dr. James Carey
Details
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Department: School of AUD
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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james.carey@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0003-3426-455X
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LinkedIn
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Media enquiries
About
Dr. James Carey is an artist and Senior Lecturer in Interior Design, School of Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT University. James is Final Year Coordinator, Bachelor of Interior Design (Hons). James was an Artistic Director at BLINDSIDE Gallery 2018 - 2022.
James is an artist and academic who has over 20 years' experience both nationally and internationally. James explores the intersections of labour, environmental, cultural, reconciliation, and poilitical systems within the built environment. Works made in response to these concerns result in numerous outcomes that include public art, installation, sculpture, and publications.
Recent projects include ¡ MAINTENANCE ! [a proposition for future architectures], Oslo Architecture Triennale, Norway 2019, ! 金 !, curated by Dr Kent Wilson and La Trobe Art Institute, as part of the Castlemaine State Festival, Australia 2019, some alchemies [heavy breathing] with Bridie Lunney, RMIT Project Space / Spare Room 2022, transformations [something poetic] with Bridie Lunney, Lilac City 2022, James Carey with Taylor Knights, pond[er], NGV Architecture Commission 2021, AIA Victorian Architecture Awards - Award for Small Project Architecture 2022, last night i dreamt of fountains as part of 'Fountains, Failures, Futures: the afterlives of public art" presented by Skissernas Museum - Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art, Lund University, Sweden 2023, and Loose Footings with Jen Berean, as part of After RUINS, curated by Krisna Sudharma, exhibition text by Sarah Mosca, Nonfrasa Gallery & DESA, Ubud 2025.
Industry experience:
-MPRG AiR (Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Artist Residency) 2025
-DESA Artist Residency, Ubud, Indonesia 2025
-Australia Arts Council grant, Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups 2019
-Popps Packing Artist Residency, Hamtramck, USA 2017
-Australia Arts Council grant, New Work, July 2010
-Honourable Mention, student exhibition for Blundell House, Shanghai Biennale 2007
Awards:
AIA Victorian Architecture Awards - Award for Small Project Architecture for pond[er] in collaboration with Taylor Knights
Award date: 2022
Recipients: James Carey
pond[er] in collaboration with Taylor Knights, NGV Architecture Commission
Award date: 2021
Recipients: James Carey
Honourable Mention - student exhibition for Blundell House, Shanghai Biennale
Award date: 2007
Recipients: James Carey
Supervisor projects
- workintranslucent: Through the occupancy of encounters.
- 4 Oct 2024
- Performing Urban Interior: an exploration into sensory devices
- 16 Dec 2022
- Participatory Dialogues with Public Space
- 23 Jul 2021
Teaching interests
Supervisor interest areas:
-Durational and time-based practices
-Expanded notions of temporal drawing
-[im]material and spatial relations
-Contemporary art and design
-Interior and spatial practice
-Trans-disciplinary art and design practices
Programs:
-Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours)
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/architecture/interior-design)
-Master of Interior Design
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/architecture/interior-design)
Research interests
James explores the intersections of labour, environmental, cultural, reconciliation, and poilitical systems within the built environment. Works made in response to these concerns result in numerous outcomes that include public art, installation, sculpture, and publications.
Research keywords:
Durational and Time-based Practices, Expanded Notions of Drawing, Temporal, [im]material and Spatial Relations, Contemporary Art and Design, Interior and Spatial Practice, Trans-disciplinary Art and Design Practices.
