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Abby Parkes
Curriculum Vitae
Born 1965 Sydney, Australia
Education
2002 Bachelor of Fine Art, Honours (Sculpture) National Art School, Sydney
1999 New York Studio School Drawing Marathon, Adelaide Central School of Art
1989 Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Hons) University of Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
2006 Animalia Sydney Conservatorium of Music
2006 Open Garden, Newport, Sydney
Awards
2007 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, Museum of South Australia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007 Artisans in the Gardens, Botanic Gardens, Sydney
2007 Dogumentary, Palm House, Botanic Gardens, Sydney
2007 The Year of the Pig Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2006 Project: Turtle Newport Artworks, Sydney
2006 How Much Art Though Shrunk! Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2006 Emergent III Newport Artworks, Sydney
2005 The 10th Annual 6x6x6" Miniature Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2004 March of the Miniatures Defiance Gallery, Sydney
2004 Spectrum 2004 NSW Parliament House
2004 Sculpture 2004 Maunsell Wickes Gallery Sydney
2003 Where the Small Walk Tall Defiance Gallery Sydney
2002 Fresh Michael Carr Gallery, Sydney
2002 Annual 6" Miniature Show Defiance Gallery Sydney
2002 New Contemporaries Newcontemporaries Gallery Sydney
2002 Sculpture 2002 Campbelltown City Bicentennial Gallery & Defiance Gallery
2001 Small Wonders Defiance Gallery Sydney
2001 Sculpture 2001 Campbelltown City Bicentennial Gallery & Defiance Gallery
1999 The Importance of Being Small King St Gallery & Defiance Galley
Commissions
2006-7 Private commissions, bronze dogs and waterdragons, life size
2005 Hilton Hotel Sydney, Zeta Bar relief and Glass Brasserie sculpture detail
2003 Private Commission Big Mob, four red kangaroos, bronze, life size
1999, 2003 Willoughby City Council, waterdragons, bronze, life size
Published
McDonald, John, review of group exhibition, Financial Review, pp.63, 31 October 2002
Barret, Keran, garden design article, New Garden, pp.38-43, Vol2, No1, January 2007 | 
