Rhiannon Hopley
b. 1987, Sydney, Australia
Education
2022 | Practical Reconciliation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness – Evolve Communities
2021 | Mental Health First Aider – Mental Health First Aid Australia Training
2021 | Equity and Diversity Training Workshop – Carolina Rodriguez Mayo
2021 | Mental Health First Aider – Mental Health First Aid Australia Training
2017 | Arts Business and Cultural Awareness, Sydney TAFE
2016 | Video Intensive, AFTRS – Australian Film Television Radio School
2012 | Graphic Design and Communication Advanced Diploma, Hornsby TAFE
2010 – 2011 | Graphic Design and Communication Diploma, Hornsby TAFE
1999 – 2004 | Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High School, North Turramurra
Awards, Achievements & Selected Grants
2025 | Newtown ArtSeat – Selected Artist & Public Art Grant, Inner West Council, City of Sydney & Create NSW
2024 | JIPFest – Indonesia Photo Festival, S. Sudjojono Galeri, Cikini, Jakarta, Indonesia
2024 | Commended, The Mono Awards 2024
2024 | Creative Australia Artist Grant
2024 | Small Project Grant Recipient, Create NSW
2023 | Professional Development Grant Recipient, Inner West Council
2022 | Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney, NSW
2022 | DASS Design Week 2022, Mbloc Space, Jakarta, Indonesia, Selected Artist
2021 | NEXUS / Juxta Jam, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney, NSW, Selected Artist
2021 | Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Number One, Ballarat, Vic, Selected Artist
2020 | Inner West Council Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, Nominated and selected member
2019 – 2024 | Micro Galleries, International Artist Collective, Selected Artist
2019 | Loud and Luminous, Selected Artist
2018 | Finalist, HIDDEN: Rookwood Flickering Stone Moving Image Award, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, N.S.W.
2018 | Finalist, Percival Photographic Portrait Prize, Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville, Queensland
2017 | Creative Partnerships Australia Artist Grant
2017 | Chateau Orquevaux, Champagne – Ardenne, French Residency Grant
2017 | Finalist, North Sydney Art Prize, The Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton, Sydney
2016 | The 39th Alice Prize, Alice Springs Art Foundation, Araluen Cultural Centre, Alice Springs, NT
2016 | Newtown ArtSeat – Selected Artist & Public Art Grant, Marrickville Council, Arts NSW & City of Sydney
2015 | Commended, Gosford Art Prize, Open Category, Gosford Regional Art Gallery
2015 | Finalist, We Get By, Cooks Hill Gallery, Cooks Hil,l Newcastle
2014 | Chrissie Cotter Gallery Program Grant 2015, Marrickville Council
2014 | Finalist, Marrickville Urban Photography Competition, Marrickville Council
2013 | First Prize, Gosford Art Prize – Photography Category, Gosford Regional Art Gallery
2013 | Finalist, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, One for the Books, Ballarat
2006 | First Place, The Magnificent Seven, Fuji Film Competition
2005 | Finalist, Art Expressed, Ku-ring-gai Art Centre
Residencies
2024 | The Arctic Circle, artist and scientist residency program, Svalbard, Arctic Circle, Aug
2024 | The Good Lab: Micro Galleries, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Feb
2023 | Micro Galleries – Community, Art and Science, Morocco, Africa, Oct-Nov – postponed
2022 | Cloughbough, Kandos, NSW, Australia, June
2020 | Micro Galleries – Time & Space Residency / Live Weekend, Manila, Philippines, March– postponed
2017 | Chateau Orquevaux, Champagne – Ardenne, France. Sept-Oct
Public Art Projects
2016 | Glitterati, Newtown Contemporary Public ARTSEAT, Newtown Pride Square, Sydney, NSW, Feb – May
2022 | Amenities Block Public Art Project- Wollongong Council, Gilmore Park, Wollongong, NSW
2021 | Queer – A Celebration of Art and Activism, Kaalo 101, Nepal, June
2019 | WRAPPED Art Project, Various locations – Sydney’s Inner West, NSW
2019 | babylon, Sydney Fringe Festival, Kensington Street, Sydney, NSW
2016 | Nocturnal Vibrations, Newtown Contemporary Public ARTSEAT, Newtown Hub, Sydney, NSW, Sept – Nov
Solo Exhibitions
2025 | The 82nd Parallel, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania– Postponed
2020 | Kaleidoscopic: an exhibition for strange times, Tortuga Studios, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, Sept
2020 | Words In Windows, Micro Galleries initiative, Tortuga Studios, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, May
2019 | palimpsest: palɪm(p)sɛst – a landscape of memory, with Toby Penny, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Sept-Oct
2017 | Relinquish, Unicorn Lane Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria
2016 | Noctuary, Off The Wall, outdoor urban exhibition space, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, – June
2015 | Discovering Locations: Location by Numbers, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Aug
2005 | Sonic Explosion – Revive the city with art, Youth Week, Gosford, NSW, April
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 | Project / Forward : 2049 – Micro Galleries Projection Festival, Algeria, Australia, Indonesia, Austria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, India, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Trinidad, USA, May
2024 | JIPFest – Indonesia Photo Festival, S. Sudjojono Galeri, Cikini, Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept
2024 | Dis/ruption, Tortuga Studios, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, Australia, April
2024 | Project / Forward : 2049 – Micro Galleries Projection Festival, Some Space Gallery, Wat Chompu Temple, Mobile Food Cart, Do You Ever Social Club, Newburma Food and Music Festival, and guerrilla mobile street projection, throughout Chiang Mai, Thailand, Feb
2024 | ARTifacts: Art For The Future, Some Space Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Feb
2023 | Midnight Rice Fest Wat Chomphu, Chang Moi, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nov
2023 | Fotokrax Foto Saloon Launch, Fotokrax, Summer Hill, Sydney, NSW, Sept
2023 | Un[contained] Arts Festival, Kogarah Town Square, Kogarah, NSW, June
2022 | Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney, NSW, Oct – Dec
2022 | SubTerrains – Blacktown Biennale, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney, NSW, Oct – Nov
2022 | DASS Design Week 2022, Mbloc Space, Jakarta, Indonesia, October
2022 | Glitch – EDGE Sydenham, Inner West, NSW, August
2022 | DASS 2022, Mbloc Space, Jakarta, Indonesia, April – May
2022 | NEXUS / Juxta Jam, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney, April
2022 | HUE + CRY and Liminal, Sydney Fringe Festival, The Coroners Court and Gallery Space, The Rocks, Sydney, Feb
2021 | Project / Forward : 2048 – Micro Galleries Global Projection Festival, Cambodia, the Philippines, Finland, Nepal, Indonesia, Italy, Australia, Bangladesh, Colombia & Hong Kong, Dec
2021 | Number One, Ballarat International Foto Biennale Ballarat, Vic
2021 | HeadOn Photo Festival, Sydney, NSW, Nov
2021 | House Festival, Sydney, NSW Nov
2021 | Group Show, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Tasmania, Sept
2021 | Queer – A Celebration of Art and Activism, Kaalo 101, Nepal, June
2021 | Loud and Luminous – International Women’s Day, ANU Canberra, March
2020 | Project / Forward : 2047 – Micro Galleries Global Projection Festival, Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Colombia, Nepal, Hong Kong, Austria, USA, Italy, Spain, Peru & Australia, Dec
2020 | Art Cards for Health Carers – Micro Galleries, Global project and Online Exhibition, July-Aug
2019 | Dia de los Muertos Festival, Redbridge Central Library, London UK, Oct
2019 | Witching Hour, Mothership Studios, Marrickville, Sydney, NSW, Oct
2019 | Fringeville, Sydney Fringe Festival, Hurstville, Sydney, NSW, Sept
2019 | babylon, Sydney Fringe Festival, Kensington Street, Chippendale, Sydney, NSW, Sept
2019 | Music Seen, The Lord Gladstone, Chippendale, Sydney, NSW, Aug
2019 | The Fire Garden Festival, Edge Festiva,l Sydenham Park, NSW, August
2019 | Loud and Luminous- Digital Exhibition – HeadOn Photo Festival, Town Hall Paddington, Sydney, NSW, May
2019 | Loud and Luminous, Contact Sheet Gallery, Sydney, NSW, April-May
2019 | There goes the Neighbourhood: Art Month, Tortuga Studios, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, March
2018 | Piece of Mind, Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW, Oct
2018 | HIDDEN: Rookwood Cemetery Sculpture Walk – Flickering Stone, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, NSW, Sept – Oct
2018 | In the Night Garden: Aurora, Tortuga Studios, St Peters Sydney, NSW, September
2018 | Percival Photographic Portrait Prize, Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville, Qld. May – July
2018 | Honey – an all wo(man) art show, Create or Die, Marrickville Sydney, NSW, April
2018 | Fake, Tortuga Studios, St Peters Sydney, NSW, March
2018 | Moshcam Photography Awards, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Jan
2017 | Not A Stat, AD Space, UNSW A&D (COFA), Sydney, NSW, Sept
2017 | stillness, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW, June – July
2017 | DEN Fair, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Victoria. June
2017 | Inner West Open Studio Trail 2017, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, May
2017 | With a Rebel Yell, Tortuga Studios, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, May
2017 | Piss Poor Effort, 107, Redfern, Sydney, NSW, May
2017 | North Sydney Art Prize, The Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton, Sydney, NSW, March
2016 | .M Contemporary Co Lab, .M Contemporary Bondi, Bondi, Sydney, NSW, Nov – Feb
2016 | Stonevilla Studios Annual Exhibition, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Oct
2016 | Head On Photo Festival ‘Wide Eyed Live’, Tortuga Studios, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, April
2016 | The 39th Alice Prize, Alice Springs Art Foundation, Araluen Cultural Centre, Alice Springs, NT. April – June
2016 | MOST, Marrickville Open Studio Trail 2016, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, March
2015 | Piece Out, He Made She Made Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, Dec
2015 | Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Oct – Nov
2015 | No Place Like Home – Sydney Contemporary, M Contemporary, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW, Sept
2015 | Annual Winter Group Show, M Contemporary, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW, June
2015 | Mythology of My Land, M Contemporary, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW, May
2015 | We Get By, Cooks Hill Gallery, Cooks Hill, Newcastle, NSW, March
2014 | The Accredited,10×8 Gallery, Chippendale, Sydney, NSW, Aug
2014 | Marrickville ‘Urban Photography’ Finalists, Marrickville Town Hall, Marrickville, Sydney, NSW, May
2014 | One for the Books Travelling Exhibition, East Coast, Australia. Feb – Mar
2013 | Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, Gosford, NSW, Nov
2013 | The Young & The Restless Create Collective, Gosford, NSW, July – Aug
2013 | Head On Photo Festival ‘Nudes on Tap’, Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, June
2013 | One for the Books, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Ballarat, Victoria. Aug – Sept
2012 | Arty Party, Create Collective, Gosford, NSW, Dec
2012 – 2010 | North Sydney Institute Exhibition, The Gallery, Hornsby, NSW, Dec
2005 | Art Expressed, Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, Gordon, Sydney, NSW, July
Curated Exhibitions & Creative Lead Projects
2024 | Project / Forward : 2049 – Micro Galleries Projection Festival, Some Space Gallery, Wat Chompu Temple,
Mobile Food Cart, Do You Ever Social Club, Newburma Food and Music Festival, and guerrilla mobile street projection, throughout Chiang Mai, Thailand, Feb
2021 | Project / Forward : 2048 – Micro Galleries Global Projection Festival, Cambodia, the Philippines, Finland, Nepal, Indonesia, Italy, Australia, Bangladesh, Colombia & Hong Kong, Dec
2020 | Project / Forward : 2047 – Micro Galleries Global Projection Festival, Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Colombia, Nepal, Hong Kong, Austria, USA, Italy, Spain, Peru & Australia, Dec
2020 | Art Cards for Health Carers – Micro Galleries, Global project and Online Exhibition, July-Aug
2019 | There Goes the Neighbourhood: Art Month, Tortuga Studios, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, March
2018 | In the Night Garden: Aurora, Tortuga Studios, St Peters Sydney, NSW, September
2018 | Fake, Tortuga Studios, St Peters Sydney, NSW, March -upcoming
2017 | stillness, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW, June – July
2016 | Head On Photo Festival ‘Wide Eyed Live’, Tortuga Studios, St Peters, Sydney, NSW, April
Publications & Media
2024 | Culture for Impact 2024, Top 10 – The Good Lab, Micro Galleries, The Museum for the United Nations, Dec
2022 | VEES II an art-centric magazine by Kaalo 101 in Nepal, artist interview, published August
2021 | 2019 – A Year Before Lockdown, Australian Live Music publication supporting SupportAct, published Sept
2020 | Project / Forward : 2047 – Micro Galleries Global Projection Festival, Catalogue and feature video, Dec
2020 | Art Cards for Health Carers – Micro Galleries, online exhibition video and feature article, Aug
2019 | Art Guide Australia Top 5 Exhibitions to see in October(palimpsest: palɪm(p)sɛst – a landscape of memory)
2019 | Loud and Luminous 2019, sponsored by Momento Pro, Part of The National Library of Australia and The Australian Contemporary Publication Collection, published May
2019 | Creative of the Month Feature article, Inner West Council website, and published in ArtPost, May
2019 | Living France, Magazine featuring work from Chateau Orquevaux Residency, Sept
2018 | The Percivals, Published by Galleries, Townsville City Council, May
2017 | Head-On Photo Festival, Exhibition Spotlight Feature – stillness, June – link
2017 | Art Almanac, stillness exhibition, June
2017 | Photo/Foto Magazine, Q&A Feature, May
2017 | Son of a Gun Magazine, Discovering Locations, Portfolio Feature, April
2015 | No Place Like Home, Sydney Contemporary Catalogue .M Contemporary, Sept
2015 | ArtPost, Discovering Locations, in conversation – Q&A, Aug
2015 | Encyclopaedia of Australian Heavy Metal, by Brian Giffin, published May
2014 | Express Advocate, Published works and article, Aug
2012 | Discovering Locations, Rhiannon Hopley, Self-Published Nov
2012 | The Elf that Flew, by Lindy Mitchell, Peek-a-boo Publishing, Aug
2005 | Express Advocate, Front page and feature article, April
Talks & Presentations
2024 | Invited artist talk and online nationwide presentation and Q&A with The Freelance Jungle, Oct
2024 | Artist presentation, The Good Lab: Micro Galleries, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Feb
2016 | Invited artist talk – Untitled. Sunstudios Sydney, July
2016 | Invited artist talk – The 39th Alice Prize, Alice Springs Art Foundation, Araluen Cultural Centre, Alice Springs, NT, April
2015 | Invited artist talk – Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Nov
Professional Experience
2021-Current | Creative Industries Business Advisor, Creative Plus Business/Business Connect, Service NSW
2021-Current | Workshop Facilitator, Creative Plus Business
2020-Current | Chair, Inner West Council Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
2023 | Selected Panel Assessor for large-scale Public Art Projects for roll out across 2024-2025, Inner West Council
2022 | Arts Programs Officer for EDGE Festival Activations and Programs, Inner West Council
2020-2024 | Artistic Associate / Digital Initiatives Creative Lead, Micro Galleries, & MG International Artist Collective
2020-2023 | Deputy Chair & Founding Member, Inner West Creative Network
2019-2024 | Selected Artist with Micro Galleries International Artist Collective
2017-2020 | Assistant Director for Festivals & Exhibitions, Tortuga Studios
Collections
The National Library of Australia, The Australian Contemporary Publication Collection, and private collections in Australia, Canada, France, Thailand and the USA.