Sherry Quiambao

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Sherry Quiambao is an artist of Filipino heritage, born and raised in regional Western Australia. Her work explores the relationship between found objects, memory, cultural heritage, and consumption. Using various mediums such as photography, sculpture, and installation, Quiambao challenges viewers to reconsider their relationship with possessions and their impact on self-image and status. Her work often touches on themes of identity, belonging, and the complex intersection between culture and consumerism. She completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Sculpture, at Curtin University in 2003, followed by postgraduate studies in curation and education. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia, the Philippines, and the United States of America. Through her art, she invites viewers to engage with important issues and consider new perspectives.

Solo Exhibitions

2015
Strange Nebula

Peek-a-boo Gallery, Northbridge

2013
Hubble:Habitat

Light and Space Contemporary, Manila, Philippines

2012
Misty Canyon

Incu Window Project, QV Melbourne

2011
Cavern

Kings ARI, Melbourne

2009
Big Mountain

Brunswick Arts, Brunswick VIC

Group Exhibitions

2023
A Cultural Ecology

Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery

2022
Look Closer: Photo Project

Perth Centre for Photography

2022
Collective

Perth Centre for Photography

2021
Collective

Perth Centre for Photography

2020
Days of Their Lives

Perth Centre for Photography

2020
Collective

Perth Centre for Photography

2019
Collective

Perth Centre for Photography

2019
Between the Sheets

Gallery Central

2018
Galvanise

Artsource, Old Customs House, Fremantle

2018
Sly Village

Sculpture By the Sea, Cottesloe, WA

2015
Tokens & Structures

Light Locker Art Space, Perth

2013
Dirty, Poorly Dressed & Filled with Love

Erewhen Center for the Arts, Manila, Philippines

2013
Bigger Than Me

Light Square Gallery, Adelaide

2013
Sculpture Party

C3 Art Space, Abbotsford VIC

2012
Tree

Wyndham Art Centre, Werribee, VIC

2012
Brave New World

Toyota Headquarters, Port Melbourne

2012
Lie of the Land: New Australian Landscapes

Embassy of Australia, Washington DC, USA

2011
Ground Cover

Gilligan Grant Gallery, Fitzroy VIC

2011
Cutting Edge Gadgets of the 1980's

Upstairs at the Napier, Fitzroy VIC

Awards

2022
Wyndham Art Prize

Finalist

2021
Mid West Art Prize

Finalist

2020
Joondalup Invitation Art Award

Finalist

2017
Creative Development Grant - Sly Village

Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries

Collections

Private Collections

Central Regional TAFE

Residencies

2020
Fremantle Arts Centre

Artist in resident

2013
Light and Space Contemporary, Manila, Philippines

3 month residency