Art discipline:
Shona Stark works conceptually in formats such as installation, video, photography, performance and sound. Her artworks express duality: connection/disconnection, presence/absence, dependence/independence, communication/miscommunication. She draws from a range of theoretical and emotional references such as struggles of contemporary human beings, love (familial, romantic, self), work and psychotherapy, ranging from personal experiences to system-based observations. Often working with rhythm, repetition and onomatopoeia, she explores possibilities within a simplistic, open language.
Important projects / Exhibitions:
2021
Forever, Mal Mal, Bern, Switzerland
Ipso Facto, Diploma Graduate Exhibition of Berlin-Weißensee Kunsthochschule, Kühlhaus, Berlin, Germany
Parken ist Bewerbung, Festival Junger Kunst in Berlin, Kunstraum, parallel to Gallery Weekend Berlin, Germany
2020
Rundfahrt, Schöneberg Boat tour, Spree river, Berlin, Germany
KHB Rundgung, Ausstellung Humboldthain Club, Berlin, Germany
2019
Replace, Aujourd’hui Demain, Paris, France
La maison de rendez-vous, Galerie Folie Béton, Paris, France
Today’s clouds plagiarize yesterday’s clouds, AAD Art Studio, Shanghai, China
Qu’est-ce que tu fais, Salle Melpo, Paris, France
2018
74 synonyms for leaving, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris, France
Tun und Lassen, Greenhouse, Berlin, Germany
2017
Synaesthesia, Wiensowski & Harbord Bunker, Berlin, Germany
2016
Aquaquark, CultD Gallery, Berlin, Germany
ZEITKAPSEL, Galerie der Stadt Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, Germany
2010
COOKBOOK North/South, Craft Victoria Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2009
AGideas Newstar–Award Australia, Melbourne Museum, Australia
Forever, Mal Mal, Bern, Switzerland
Ipso Facto, Diploma Graduate Exhibition of Berlin-Weißensee Kunsthochschule, Kühlhaus, Berlin, Germany
Parken ist Bewerbung, Festival Junger Kunst in Berlin, Kunstraum, parallel to Gallery Weekend Berlin, Germany
2020
Rundfahrt, Schöneberg Boat tour, Spree river, Berlin, Germany
KHB Rundgung, Ausstellung Humboldthain Club, Berlin, Germany
2019
Replace, Aujourd’hui Demain, Paris, France
La maison de rendez-vous, Galerie Folie Béton, Paris, France
Today’s clouds plagiarize yesterday’s clouds, AAD Art Studio, Shanghai, China
Qu’est-ce que tu fais, Salle Melpo, Paris, France
2018
74 synonyms for leaving, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris, France
Tun und Lassen, Greenhouse, Berlin, Germany
2017
Synaesthesia, Wiensowski & Harbord Bunker, Berlin, Germany
2016
Aquaquark, CultD Gallery, Berlin, Germany
ZEITKAPSEL, Galerie der Stadt Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, Germany
2010
COOKBOOK North/South, Craft Victoria Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2009
AGideas Newstar–Award Australia, Melbourne Museum, Australia
Awards / Prizes
:
Mart Stam Prize, Berlin (2021)
Top 100 Most Influential Melburnians, The Age Newspaper Melbourne Magazine (2011)
Winner Print Creative, Qantm Create Design Awards Australia (2011)
Shortlisted AGideas Newstar–Award Australia (2009)
Top 100 Most Influential Melburnians, The Age Newspaper Melbourne Magazine (2011)
Winner Print Creative, Qantm Create Design Awards Australia (2011)
Shortlisted AGideas Newstar–Award Australia (2009)