David Le May
Ph, 0477165727
Address 7 Knight St North Toowoomba
Email lemayd1976@outlook.com
Website www.davidrlemay.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
Qualifications
2003 Masters of Fine Arts (Visual Art) by Research, Charles Darwin University.
1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors, School of Fine Arts, University of Tasmania.
1992 Diploma in Fine Arts, New England College of TAFE, Armidale NSW.
1988 Certificate in Introductory Art and Design, Mt Gravatt College of TAFE, Qld..
Selected Exhibitions
2023 ‘Aclands Gardens’, Rosalie Gallery, Goombungee.
2019 ‘Tainted Landscapes’, Repertory Theatre, Toowoomba
2019 ‘Tainted Landscapes’, Locker Valley Regional Art Gallery, Gatton
2018 ‘Tainted Landscapes’, Warwick Art Gallery, Warwick
2017 ‘Tainted Landscapes’, The Condensery, Somerset Regional Art Gallery, Toogoolawah
2017 ‘Tainted Landscapes’, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe
2013 ‘Between the Rabbit and the Hat’ Installation GRID Art Space, Toowoomba
2008 ‘Ripple’ Stanthorpe Fringe Festival, ‘Musical Marquetry’ musical performance in the Stunned Possums and The Bag o’ Cats.
2008 ‘Ripple’ Stanthorpe Fringe Festival, Looking for Aquila, ‘Shimmers’ experimental film exhibition
2007 Quiet Space, (David LeMay, Thomas Spence), Stanthorpe Art Gallery.
2004 Undone, (Damien March, Adrianna Linderman, Luke Lynam, David
Le May), curated by David Le May, Warwick Qld Warwick Art Gallery.
2004 Reading Room, Stanthorpe Qld, Stanthorpe Art Gallery.
2002 Granite Belt Artist Month, Stanthorpe: Stanthorpe Art Gallery.
2002 Orifice, Group show, Darwin: Wood St Gallery.
2002 Forgetfulness & Thunder, Solo Exhibition, Sydney: Performance Space.
2002 Forgetfulness & Thunder, Solo Exhibition, Darwin: 24Hr Art.
2002 Members Show, Darwin: 24Hr Art.
2001 11, Group Exhibition, Darwin: 24hr Art.
2001 Deep, Group Exhibition, Darwin: Wood St Gallery.
2001 Demountable, curated by Anne Oomms, Group Exhibition, Darwin: 24Hr Art.
2001 The Distance Between Us, Melbourne: Axiom Gallery.
2000 The Print Show, Group Exhibition, Darwin: Woods St Gallery.
2000 Size Matters, Joint Exhibition, Darwin: Wood St Gallery.
2000 Touch, Group Show, Darwin: Wood St Gallery.
1996 Freemantle Print Awards, Freemantle WA.
Acquisitions
2006 Stanthorpe Art Gallery, Stanthorpe Arts Festival.
Selected Publications
2011 LeMay D. ‘Dear Dad’, Boheme Zine, SQIT, Toowoomba 2011.
2002 Le May D. 'Full moons in the dead of night', review of Not only skin and fabric an exhibition by F. Keiso in Broadsheet CACSA: Adelaide.
2002 Le May D. NT Artnotes correspondent March-June. Artmonthly ANU: Canberra
2002 Ooms A. Review of Forgetfulness & Thunder by Le May D, Real Time Magazine June/July 2002: Sydney
2001 Le May D. 'Swamp Dynamics', review of Swamp Dynamics an exhibition by Bronwyn Wright in Eyeline. Eyeline Publishing: Brisbane
Grants
2008 Qld Arts, Quick Response Grant, ‘Ripple’
2007 Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), Fringe Festival, ‘Ripple’
2006 Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), ‘Little Theatre Project’.
2006 Qld Arts Regional Arts Fund, ‘Public Places Open Spaces’
2005 Quick Response Grant (RADF), ‘Regional Arts Conference’, Mackay.
2003 Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), Professional Development, The Reading Room.
2004 Quick Response Grant (RADF), Professional development, Artists Books, Art Space Mackay
Selected Professional Experience
2014 – Present Teacher Aid Harristown High School Annex (special education)
2013 CHERBOURG MOJO PROJECT
Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE (SQIT)
Cherbourg Campus
2013 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
GRID Art Space Toowoomba
2011 - 2013 CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TEACHER
Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE (SQIT)
2010 -2011 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, SQIT
2010 STUDIO TECHNICIAN
University of Southern Queensland
2008 PROJECT MANAGER
Manage, co-ordinate and perform in Stanthorpe’s inaugural
fringe festival Ripple. Granite Belt Arts Council.
1998–2006 PRODUCTION ARTIST
As a Partner in Talking Turtles
Talking Turtles offers a range of services but at base there are two main types of services: Linguistic and Material Production in Aboriginal Languages.
2002 N.T ARTNOTES CORROSPONDANT
March-June. Artmonthly ANU: Canberra
2000-2002 SCREENPRINTER/DISABILITY WORKER
Shadow Prints , 1A/390 Stuart Highway, Winnellie NT 0820
1997-1998 PRODUCTION ASSISTANT/ARTIST
Diwurruwurru-Jaru Aboriginal Corporation, (Formerly Katherine Regional Aboriginal Language Centre), P O Box 89, KATHERINE NT 0851.
1996-1998 PRODUCTION ASSISTANT/ARTIST- Bilingual Education
Northern Territory Department of Education, Barunga CEC, BARUNGA NT 0852.