R O R Y  K I N G

rory.king.art@gmail.com @kingroary

 

 2015 - 2017  Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts (Majoring in Photography) - National Art School, Sydney, NSW

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018 ‘Burnt Fingers, Broken Nose’, - Huw Davies Gallery, Griffith, ACT

2019 ‘Hero With A Thousand Faces’, - Tributary Projects, Fyshwick, ACT

2021 ‘Rory King with stitches by Tilda Mae Clarke’ The Corner Shop Windows, Newtown, NSW

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2014     ‘CGS Gatsby Painting Exhibition’ - CGS Gallery, Canberra ACT

2014     ‘VA Graduation Exhibition' - CGS Gallery, Canberra ACT

2014     ‘National Gallery of Australia Summer Art Scholarship Exhibition’ - Gandel Hall, NGA, Canberra ACT

2015     ‘Photographic Survey’ - Rainer Hoff Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW

2016     ‘LOOP’ - National Art School, NSW

2017     ‘Glebe Art Show’ - Glebe Community Library (Recipient of Glebe Art Show Photographic Award) NSW

2017     ‘G L O S S’ - Stairwell Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW

2017     ‘Could all this be it?’ A curatorial project by New Visions - Cold Cuts Gallery, Petersham, NSW

2017     ‘CCP 2017 Salon’ - Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy, VIC

2017     ‘National Art School Graduate Exhibition 2017’ - National Art School Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW

2018    'Clyde and Co. Art Award', - Clyde and Co., Sydney, NSW

2018    'The View From Here', PhotoAccess Exhibition - Huw Davies Gallery, Griffith, ACT

2018    ‘Degenerate & Six Resident’, - Degenerate & Six Gallery, Lonsdale Street, ACT

2018    ‘Crossing Borders’, - Glass Room Projects, Building 28, Darlinghurst, NSW

2018    ‘OVATION’ by RAW, - Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT

2018    ‘Brandon Trakman Memorial Exhibition’, - Campbell Project Space, Surry Hills, NSW

2018    ‘Exposição Pública de Fotografias Etnográficas’, - Sólon de Lucena Park, Paraíba, Brazil

2018 ‘Route 333 presents: Suburbia and One Day Old Toast’, - Route 333, Bondi Junction, NSW

2018 ‘Take Shape’, PhotoAccess Exhibition - Huw Davies Gallery, Griffith, ACT

2018 ‘Mrljak Butters King’, - DownUnder Space, Sydney, NSW

2018 ‘Slagatha Christie & Clove’, - Polish White Eagle Club, Turner, ACT

2018 ‘In The Light of: Ra’, CBR DIY, - Polish White Eagle Club, Turner, ACT

2019 ‘Soul & Mortar / Art! Not Apart’, Nishi Gallery, ACT

2019    ‘Church in the Wild’, Goodspace Gallery, Chippendale, NSW

2019 ‘Portrait Prize Finalist Exhibition, HeadOn Photo Festival’ - Paddington, Sydney, NSW

2019 ‘Baked Goods’, Urban Ritual, Brunswick, VIC

2020 ‘Untitled 23’ 321CrownStreet Gallery, NSW

 

RESIDENCIES / AWARDS

2014 National Gallery of Australia Summer Art Scholarship Recipient

2018 'Dark Matter' Residency, PhotoAccess, Manuka, ACT                                    

2020 Selected for 'Chateau d'Orquevaux Residency’, Orquevaux, France

2021 ‘Bush Retreats for Eco-Writers (BREW) Residency’, Plumwood Mountain, Braidwood

2021 ‘Bundian Way Arts Exchange’ (BWAE), ANU School of Art & Design Environmental Department, ACT

2022 ‘Chico Portfolio Review, 2023’, Charcoal Bookclub, Full Tuition Merit Scholarship

2017 Glebe Art Show, Photographic Award, Recipient

2017 Shortlisted and selected for Sydney, Clyde & Co Award

2018 International Photography Awards Honourable Mention - Self Portraiture

2019 Top 20 Finalist - Panasonic Australian Photographer of the Year, Australian Photography Magazine

2019 HeadOn Portrait Prize 2019 - Semi-Finalist                                                              

2020 Australian Photography Awards, STORIES, Sponsored by Nikon, Momento Pro - Winner

2022 Australian Photography Awards, Portrait category, Finalist

2023 Charcoal Book Club Publishing Prize, Charcoal Press

PUBLICATIONS

2022 ‘Plumwood’, Tall Poppy Press

2023 (Forthcoming) ‘(Un)Portant’, Self Published collaboration with poetry by Callum Bodman

2016 'BOY'  (Self published) ed. 1 / 1  

2019 ‘Church In The Wild’ Zine

2020 ‘Z-ONE’ Curated by Ali Beşikçi for Zone Magazine
 

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

December 8, 2017 Vogue, Australia , 'The up-and-coming artists to know in 2018'

January 19, 2018 Australian Film Photographers Scene, “Multiple Exposures: A collective showcase"

September 26, 2018 Life Framer ‘Human Body’ Editors Pick

October 3rd, 2018 International Photography Awards ‘Fine Art - Self Portraiture’ Honourable Mentions

April 6th, 2019 Fraction Magazine feature

May, 2019 PHOTODUST Magazine feature

May, 2019 THE EYE OF PHOTOGRAPHY Portfolio, Burnt Fingers, Broken Nose

June, 2019 Vanity Teen, Exclusive Online! with Romit Roy

February, 2020 ZONE Magazine, Burnt Fingers, Broken Nose

May, 2020 PHASES Magazine, Creek Trail

May 20th, 2020 Interview with Matthew Dunn for Tending to the Garden

July 23rd, 2020 Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Photography Awards, STORIES feature article

June 28th, 2022 Nowhere Diary, Interview for Plumwood with Kim Høltermand

December 12th, 2022 Nowhere Diary, Best Photobooks of 2022, Plumwood