Ex De Medici

Place: Coolamon

Born: 1959

Biography:

Ex De Medici is an Australian artist, born in Coolamon in 1959. She is known for her works in installation art, painting, photography, and drawing. Her art often explores themes of power, violence, and corruption, using recurring motifs such as skulls, helmets, guns, and the swastika symbol.

Early Life and Education

Ex De Medici was born on 12 April 1959 at Coolamon, in the Riverina district in south western New South Wales. She attended the Canberra School of Art, combining performance, installation and photography in her fine art degree. In 1988, while in Melbourne, she received her first tattoo. For the next 12 years she worked as a tattoo artist.

Work

Active in the Canberra Arts Community, Ex De Medici participated in a working group supporting the establishment of a Contemporary Art Space in Canberra. Her work has been exhibited widely across Australia and is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Museum and Gallery, and other Australian state galleries. Ex De Medici was an Artist Fellow at the CSIRO for more than a decade, was awarded a print making fellowship in 2006, and was an official war artist for The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands. She will be a featured artist in the NGA's major exhibition in 2020-2021, Know My Name, that will feature Australian women artists from 1900 to today.

Awards and Exhibitions

Ex De Medici has been awarded several fellowships and has exhibited her work in various museums and galleries. Her work can be found on Wikioo.org, where you can learn more about her art and exhibitions. Some of her notable works include:

• Blue [Bower/Bauer] 1998-2000, a large watercolour painting that references her own family history.
• Scenes from an Ivory Tower, exhibited in 1987 at Utopia Nowhere, Gallery 111, Canberra.

Ex De Medici's work can also be found on Wikipedia, where you can learn more about her life and art.

Conclusion

Ex De Medici is a talented Australian artist who has made significant contributions to the art world. Her work explores themes of power, violence, and corruption, using recurring motifs such as skulls, helmets, guns, and the swastika symbol. With her unique style and technique, Ex De Medici continues to inspire and provoke audiences with her thought-provoking art. You can learn more about her art and exhibitions on Wikioo.org and Wikipedia.