Bio

 

         

 

"The principal motivation behind my work and practice is to explore notions of disconnection and isolation in the landscape while simultaneously discussing what constitutes a sense of place and home." Joshua Cocking.

Originally from Melbourne, Western Australian artist Joshua Cocking has won multiple prize awards including the The Paddington Art Prize, The Lester Prize for Portraiture, The Cossack Art Prize, The West Kimberley Art Prize, the Shinju Matsuri Art Prize , The Hedland Art Prize, The Lethbridge Art Prize and the Midwest Art Prize. He has also held residencies at the Fremantle Art Centre, Fremantle and Cossack, Western Australia.

 

Education

2021 Bachelor of Arts Honours (First Class), Curtin University, Perth, WA
2002  Graduate Diploma in Education, Melbourne University, VIC
2000  Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
1997 Visual Arts, Gordon institute of TAFE Geelong, VIC

 

Solo Exhibitions

2024 A foreign body, Stockroom, Kyneton, Vic
2022 The edge of something, Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, WA
2020 Ghost Plant, Stockroom, Kyneton, Vic
2019 It's too late for postcards, Metro gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2016  Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits, Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, WA


Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2024 40x40 Project, Wagner Contemporary, Sydney, NSW
2023 The Lester Prize, Art Gallery Western Australia, WA
2023 Much in Common, Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, WA
2023 Collie Art Prize, Collie Art Gallery, Collie, WA
2022 Recent Acquisitions, John Curtin Gallery, Perth, WA
2022 The Archibald Prize-Salon des Refuses, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2021 10 year Anniversary Show, Stockroom, Kyneton, Vic
2021 Graduate Exhibition, John Curtin Gallery, Perth, WA
2020 Mixed tape, Stockroom, Kyneton, Vic
2020 Light and Shade, Perth WA
2020 Summer show, Melbourne, Vic
2020 The Lester Prize, Art Gallery Western Australia, WA
2019 The 8th Supersonic Invitational, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, USA
2019 Lethbridge 20000 small scale art prize, Brisbane, Qld
2019 Mid-year group show, Melbourne, Vic
2019 The Lester Prize, Art Gallery Western Australia, WA
2018 The 7th Supersonic Invitational, Spoke Art Gallery, New York City, USA
2018 Summer Show, Melbourne
2018 The Black Swan Portrait Prize, Art Gallery Western Australia
2018 The John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery, Vic
2018 The Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe, QLD
2018 50x50 Show, Brisbane, QLD
2017 Skin Deep, Perth, WA
2017 Summer In The City, Perth, WA
2017 The Shinju Matsuri Art Prize, Shire Complex, Broome, WA
2017 The Black Swan Portrait Prize, Art Gallery Western Australia
2017 The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2017 The Busselton Art Award, ArtGeo Gallery, Busselton, WA
2016   Reveal. Mitchell Fine Art, Brisbane, QLD  
2016 Skin Deep
2016 Deck The Halls
2015 The Paddington Art Prize, Paddington, Sydney
2015 The Black Swan Portrait Prize, Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, WA
2015 The Mid West Art Prize, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton, WA
2014  The Black Swan Portrait Prize, Linton and Kay Gallery, Perth, WA
2014 The Sir Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Semi Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2014 Cossack Art Awards, Cossack, WA
2013  The Derby Shire West Kimberley Art Prize, Derby, WA
2013 The Shinju Matsuri Acquisitive Art Prize, Shire Complex, Broome, WA
2012 The Derby Shire West Kimberley Art Prize, Derby, WA
2011 The Shinju Matsuri Acquisitive Art Prize, Shire Complex, Broome, WA
2005 Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, VIC
2004  The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, Adelaide Museum, SA
2003 Barwon Gallery, Barwon Heads Festival, VIC
2003 The Postcard show, Geelong Regional Art Gallery, VIC
2003 The McGivern Art Prize, Ringwood, Melbourne, VIC
2002 The Black and White Show, Theatre Works, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC
2000 Graduate Group exhibition, Monash University, Caulfield, Melbourne, VIC
1997 Group show, Gordon Institute of TAFE Geelong, VIC

 

Awards/Residencies

 

2021 Received Studio Award, Graduate Exhibition, Curtin University, Perth, WA
2020 Winner High Commendation Award, Lester Prize, WA
2019 Winner Commendation Award, Lethbridge Art Prize, QLD
2018 Winner Shinju Matsuri Acquisitive Art Prize
2018 Artist in Residence, Fremantle Arts Centre, WA
2017 Winner Shinju Matsuri Acquisitive Art Prize
2017 Winner Commendation award, Busselton Art Prize
2016   Winner Commendation Award, Hedland Art Awards
2015  Winner Highly Commended Award, Paddington Art Prize
2015 Winner High Commendation Award, Black Swan Portrait Prize
2015 Winner People’s Choice Award, Mid-West Art Prize
2015 Artist in Residence, Cossack Arts Program, Cossack, WA
2014  Winner Cossack Acquisitive Art Awards
2012 Winner West Kimberley Acquisitive Art Prize
2011  Winner Shinju Matsuri Acquisitive Art Prize

 

Collections

 

John Curtin Gallery Collection, Curtin University, WA

City of Karratha

Shire Broome

Shire Derby West Kimberly

Private collections throughout Australia and overseas.

 

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