Chelle Destefano - Artist CV
Studies
2001 – 2006 Bachelor of Visual Arts and Applied Design – O’Halloran Hill TAFE Campus
Awards/Scholarships
2019 Finalist in the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize
2019 Finalist in the Banyule Prize 2019
2019 Recipient of Creative Victoria grant for mentorship and Deaf arts project development
2018 Recipient of the Regional Arts Victoria Community Arts Grants for Bushfires of 2009
2018 Second prize winner in the major QLD Deaf arts exhibition
2018 Recipient of the microgrant for the Fringe Festival Melbourne
2018 Regional Arts Victoria grant recipient for the Sydney Other Art Fair
2016 Australian Arts Council grant - funding for Paris and London exhibitions
2016 Richard Llewellyn Arts grant – funding for Wait of World Exhibition in Melbourne
Solo Exhibitions
2021 May - The Italian War Prisoner Italian:Australian, TBA
2020 September - TBA
2020 May - Deaf Girl's Blank Canvas exhibition, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2019 September 12th - 14th - The Auslan Movement show (performance and exhibition), Melbourne Fringe Festival
2019 March - Wonthaggi ArtSpace Gallery, Wonthaggi, Victoria
Abstract works of the 2009 Bushfire, commemorating the 10 year anniversary of Black Saturday
2018 November - FernArtz Gallery, Coburg, Melbourne
The story of the Baby Moon - a collection of illustrations
2018 September - Experimental Art Installation Exhibition of The Cot story
Melbourne Fringe Festival, Avondale Heights Library Gallery space
2017 October - Berlin Pop Up Exhibition of Enchanted Collection with Arts Access Australia
Berlin, Germany
Workshop teaching, leading tour exhibition, studio work of Enchanted series and solo exhibition
2017 August - Volkys Collection in SALA Festival
Dulwich Bakery, Dulwich, South Australia (matching the coffee cups they were printed on)
2016 September - Chelle's Collections in Paris!
Galerie Metanoia, Paris, France
Exhibition of ranges of collections including the popular Blue Ghost works, volky series, Europe 2015 works, and the Rainbow Abstract collection
2016 August - Wait of World II in SALA Festival
City Library, Rundle Mall, Adelaide South Australia
2016 May - June - Wait of the World
Gasworks, Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
Exhibition of works relating to the world changes and the perceptions within, A1 sized watercolour illustrations
Group Exhibitions
2019 November - Finalist Exhibition for the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize, Noosa Regional Gallery, QLD
2019 August - Finalist Exhibition in the Banyule Art Prize, Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Ivanhoe, Melbourne
2018 November - The Flow Festival, The Cot Story Extended
2018 August - The Other Fair, Melbourne, Australia
2018 May - The Skin Gallery show duo with Luke King. Exhibition of two Deaf artists
2018 March - The Other Fair, Sydney, Australia
2018 January - ArtSpace Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
2018 January - Mornington Art Show, Victoria, Australia
Me & Baby Moon portrait
2017 October - Rome Arts Expo
Me & Baby Moon portrait
Residencies and Development
2020 March - open studio, 3 days at Abbotsford Convent for the development of Deaf Girl's Blank Canvas
2019 - 2020 Oct-Jan selected as one of the 5 artists for Artist in Residency at Heritage Hill, Dandenong
2019 - 2020 Mentorship and Deaf Culture Art Project development with Auspicious Arts Incubator
2019 Cultural Threads, Nebula, Dandenong, textile collaborations with Warren Loorham, Karen Walker, Rhian Hinkley
and Kim Charman
2019 April - Testing Grounds - Test Sites workshop
Publications
2019 Published story article in Herald Sun / Moreland Leader paper on my upcoming Auslan Movement performance for the fringe
Dated 4 September 2019
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/fringe-show-from-artist-chelle-destefano-to-teach-audiences-about-sign-language/news-story/f40e4ad11504a63cfcc531ce8c4a800e
2019 Winning Prize in QLD Deaf Services Art Prize and face of the QLD Deaf Lottery
http://tiny.cc/lyl9az
2019 Newspaper (Bass News) an article on my arts career success
https://www.basscoastpost.com/liane-arno/beyond-words?fbclid=IwAR3ij5yhzh7_n5Z9tEXicLmWqXfhviDRLIleonQ258QUA4AZansqx6rLxc0
2019 Winning publication of my work on Arts Access Australia for 2019
https://artsaccessaustralia.org/success-stories/our-featured-artworks-for-2019/
2018 Write up on my exhibition in the Sydney Other Art Fair on Accessible Arts website
http://www.aarts.net.au/whats-on/the-other-art-fair/
2017 Feature article by art packing specialists Pack and Send as one of their customers
https://blog.packsend.com.au/chelle-destefano
2017 My artwork on coffee cup from Dulwich featured in Herald Sun
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/envirofriendly-recyclable-coffee-cup-launches-in-melbourne/news-story/461f3c3b60d2d85a4691c3bc7fc5b3a6
2017 Chelle's artworks on coffee cups at Dulwich bakeries featured in Adelaide's Advertiser 24 May 2017
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/arts/dulwich-bakery-outlets-feature-sala-art-works-on-collectable-coffee-cups/news-story/11f41005c54f93d19bf514711288605f
Studies
2001 – 2006 Bachelor of Visual Arts and Applied Design – O’Halloran Hill TAFE Campus
Awards/Scholarships
2019 Finalist in the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize
2019 Finalist in the Banyule Prize 2019
2019 Recipient of Creative Victoria grant for mentorship and Deaf arts project development
2018 Recipient of the Regional Arts Victoria Community Arts Grants for Bushfires of 2009
2018 Second prize winner in the major QLD Deaf arts exhibition
2018 Recipient of the microgrant for the Fringe Festival Melbourne
2018 Regional Arts Victoria grant recipient for the Sydney Other Art Fair
2016 Australian Arts Council grant - funding for Paris and London exhibitions
2016 Richard Llewellyn Arts grant – funding for Wait of World Exhibition in Melbourne
Solo Exhibitions
2021 May - The Italian War Prisoner Italian:Australian, TBA
2020 September - TBA
2020 May - Deaf Girl's Blank Canvas exhibition, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2019 September 12th - 14th - The Auslan Movement show (performance and exhibition), Melbourne Fringe Festival
2019 March - Wonthaggi ArtSpace Gallery, Wonthaggi, Victoria
Abstract works of the 2009 Bushfire, commemorating the 10 year anniversary of Black Saturday
2018 November - FernArtz Gallery, Coburg, Melbourne
The story of the Baby Moon - a collection of illustrations
2018 September - Experimental Art Installation Exhibition of The Cot story
Melbourne Fringe Festival, Avondale Heights Library Gallery space
2017 October - Berlin Pop Up Exhibition of Enchanted Collection with Arts Access Australia
Berlin, Germany
Workshop teaching, leading tour exhibition, studio work of Enchanted series and solo exhibition
2017 August - Volkys Collection in SALA Festival
Dulwich Bakery, Dulwich, South Australia (matching the coffee cups they were printed on)
2016 September - Chelle's Collections in Paris!
Galerie Metanoia, Paris, France
Exhibition of ranges of collections including the popular Blue Ghost works, volky series, Europe 2015 works, and the Rainbow Abstract collection
2016 August - Wait of World II in SALA Festival
City Library, Rundle Mall, Adelaide South Australia
2016 May - June - Wait of the World
Gasworks, Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
Exhibition of works relating to the world changes and the perceptions within, A1 sized watercolour illustrations
Group Exhibitions
2019 November - Finalist Exhibition for the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize, Noosa Regional Gallery, QLD
2019 August - Finalist Exhibition in the Banyule Art Prize, Hatch Contemporary Arts Space, Ivanhoe, Melbourne
2018 November - The Flow Festival, The Cot Story Extended
2018 August - The Other Fair, Melbourne, Australia
2018 May - The Skin Gallery show duo with Luke King. Exhibition of two Deaf artists
2018 March - The Other Fair, Sydney, Australia
2018 January - ArtSpace Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
2018 January - Mornington Art Show, Victoria, Australia
Me & Baby Moon portrait
2017 October - Rome Arts Expo
Me & Baby Moon portrait
Residencies and Development
2020 March - open studio, 3 days at Abbotsford Convent for the development of Deaf Girl's Blank Canvas
2019 - 2020 Oct-Jan selected as one of the 5 artists for Artist in Residency at Heritage Hill, Dandenong
2019 - 2020 Mentorship and Deaf Culture Art Project development with Auspicious Arts Incubator
2019 Cultural Threads, Nebula, Dandenong, textile collaborations with Warren Loorham, Karen Walker, Rhian Hinkley
and Kim Charman
2019 April - Testing Grounds - Test Sites workshop
Publications
2019 Published story article in Herald Sun / Moreland Leader paper on my upcoming Auslan Movement performance for the fringe
Dated 4 September 2019
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/fringe-show-from-artist-chelle-destefano-to-teach-audiences-about-sign-language/news-story/f40e4ad11504a63cfcc531ce8c4a800e
2019 Winning Prize in QLD Deaf Services Art Prize and face of the QLD Deaf Lottery
http://tiny.cc/lyl9az
2019 Newspaper (Bass News) an article on my arts career success
https://www.basscoastpost.com/liane-arno/beyond-words?fbclid=IwAR3ij5yhzh7_n5Z9tEXicLmWqXfhviDRLIleonQ258QUA4AZansqx6rLxc0
2019 Winning publication of my work on Arts Access Australia for 2019
https://artsaccessaustralia.org/success-stories/our-featured-artworks-for-2019/
2018 Write up on my exhibition in the Sydney Other Art Fair on Accessible Arts website
http://www.aarts.net.au/whats-on/the-other-art-fair/
2017 Feature article by art packing specialists Pack and Send as one of their customers
https://blog.packsend.com.au/chelle-destefano
2017 My artwork on coffee cup from Dulwich featured in Herald Sun
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/envirofriendly-recyclable-coffee-cup-launches-in-melbourne/news-story/461f3c3b60d2d85a4691c3bc7fc5b3a6
2017 Chelle's artworks on coffee cups at Dulwich bakeries featured in Adelaide's Advertiser 24 May 2017
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/arts/dulwich-bakery-outlets-feature-sala-art-works-on-collectable-coffee-cups/news-story/11f41005c54f93d19bf514711288605f
