Gian Manik

Gian Manik graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from Monash University in 2012 and has since shown extensively in both solo and group exhibitions across Australia. Selected solo exhibitions have included Ventilation and Natural Light, Artereal, Sydney, 2015; First Outside, Inside Last, Caves, Melbourne, 2015; Umbrella, Anna Pappas, Melbourne, 2015; Foils Utopian Slumps, Melbourne, 2014, Big Recorder, ALASKA Projects, Sydney, 2013; and The Retreat to Representation, Venn Gallery, Perth; 2012. Selected group exhibitions include Painting, More Painting, ACCA, Melbourne; 2016, Farewell to Function, Gian Manik and Koji Ryui, Twenty Thirty Seven, Curated by Consuelo Cavaniglia, Sydney, 2015; Y3K Biennale, Curated by Christopher LG Hill, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne, 2014; Fresh Paint, Sutton Project Space, Melbourne, 2012. He recently participated with Fort Delta at the Spring 1883 Art Fair. He was awarded the Gunnery prize from Artspace, Sydney in 2009 and was a finalist in the Joondalup Art Award also in 2009. His work is held the collections of Artbank, Australia, The Art Gallery of Western Australia and various other private collections. – http://gianmanik.com