Patricia Piccinini

Born 1965, Freetown, Sierra Leone; arrived in Australia 1972; lives and works in Melbourne. Patricia Piccinini has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally. In 2003 Piccinini represented Australia at the Venice Biennale. Recent solo exhibitions include Those Who Dream by Night, Haunch of Venison, London, 2012, and Structures of Support, Canberra Museum and Gallery, 2013. Survey exhibitions have been presented by the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Museum of Contemporary Art and, most recently, by the Art Gallery of South Australia in 2011. In 2013 Piccinini was commissioned to create a hot-air balloon, Skywhale, for Canberra’s centenary.