cv - caelli jo brooker

Academic
2014 Doctor of Philosophy | University of Newcastle | Australia 
Thesis: Lost In Translation: the materialisation of the mark in the digital age
2012 TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment | Hunter TAFE | Newcastle | Australia 
2008 Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours Class 1, Faculty Medal) | University of Newcastle | Australia 
Exegesis & Exhibition: Mote(if): mark as motif, its methods and meanings
2000 BSZ404A, BSZ401A, BSZ402A, BSZ403A | Train Small Groups and Plan, Conduct and Review Assessment
2000 Diploma in Graphic Design (Distinction) | Design Centre | Hunter Institute of Technology | Newcastle | Australia 
1998 Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts (Distinction) | Hunter Street Campus | Hunter Institute of Technology | Newcastle | Australia 
1996 Diploma in Fine Arts | National Art School | Sydney Institute of Technology | Darlinghurst, Australia

Professional
2021 | current Lecturer and Research Capability Development Coordinator | The Wollotuka Institute for Indigenous Education and Research | University of Newcastle | Australia

2000 | current Owner/Designer Haptic Creative

2004 | 2009 Senior Graphic Designer Curzon Creative Services

2001 | 2004 Graphic Designer Creative Print Services

Research Interests

2021

Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books 2021 | with Alison Smith and Ahn Wells | Gallery Central | Perth | WA

Sign/Nature (Co-Curator with Carl Morgan) | Watt Space Gallery | Newcastle

2020

We the Makers Designer Showcase | with High Tea With Mrs. Woo, Faye Neilson, Bernadette Drabsch, Brett McMahon and Giselle Penn | National Wool Museum | Geelong | VIC

Melomania | with Matt Sage | Watt Space Gallery | Newcastle

Dreaming in Black and White | with Vera Zulumovski, Patricia Wilson-Adams, Kerri Smith | Gallery 139 | Online

Seven Eyes to Weave | with Yvette Sullivan | Puente Siete Ojos Eucalyptus Forest | Orgiva | Spain

2019

Making It Known – A Visual Communication Design Research Exhibition | Curve Gallery | Newcastle

Cooks Hill Galleries 40th Birthday Exhibition | Cooks Hill Galleries | Newcastle

Art City | 25th Anniversary Exhibition | Watt Space Gallery | Newcastle

2020

Drawing Education Network | Funding body: Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle

2019

Low Waste, Slow Fashion Future – Six Seasons Collection, a collaboration between High Tea With Mrs Woo (a small-run clothing label by Rowena, Juliana & Angela Foong) and team of creative researchers from The University of Newcastle (Faye Neilson, Bernadette Drabsch, Giselle Penn, Brett McMahon, and Caelli Jo Brooker) | Supported by the University of Newcastle, School of Creative Industries RAPID program)

2019

'Visible Praxis: investigating teaching and learning outcomes for emergent creative professionals through design exhibition research and practice', as part of 'Work Integrated Learning in the Creative Industries' | Funding body: The University of Newcastle Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education

2018

Early Career Researcher (ECR) Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Scholarship | Funding body: The University of Newcastle
2017
Faculty of Education and Arts Conference Travel Grant | Funding body: Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle
Guest Artist | Print Enrichment Week | Uckfield Community College School | Uckfield | East Sussex | UK

Project Studio Resident | Renew Newcastle | Wolfe Street Studios | Newcastle | NSW

2015

Friends of the University, Margaret Olley Fine Art Postgraduate Scholarship | University of Newcastle
Highly Commended | Excellence in Customer Service | Team Award - Design Centre | 2013 Hunter TAFE Staff Awards
2012
Resident Artist | Gunyah Artist in Residence Program | North Arm Cove | NSW
Recipient | Targeted RHD Completion Support Funding | University of Newcastle
2011
Selected Artist | Mattara Outdoor Art Exhibition
Recipient | NAVA Marketing Grant | Funding body: National Association of Visual Artists – NAVA
Faculty of Science & Information Technology - New Staff Grant | Funding body: Faculty of Science & Information Technology – University of Newcastle
2010
Finalist | 2010 Libris Awards: The Australian Artists’ Book Prize
Finalist | Gosford Art Prize | Gosford Regional Gallery | Gosford
2009
Recipient | Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship | Funding body: Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Finalist | Text: 5th International Artist’s Book Triennial
2008
Recipient | University of Newcastle Faculty Medal (Faculty of Education and Arts)
Recipient | University of Newcastle Provisional Honours Postgraduate Scholarship
Recipient | University of Newcastle Deputy Vice Chancellor Honours Scholarship
Winner Painting Section | Brian & Rhoma Cummins Award
Winner ‘Best Use of Recycled Material’ | ‘Make Do’ Watt Space Open Art Prize
Recipient | University of Newcastle Vice Chancellor’s Honours Scholarship
2007
Winner Section D | Farrow Wyatt Maitland Art Prize
Highly Commended Section A & B | Farrow Wyatt Maitland Art Prize
Finalist | Newcastle Art Space Annual Emerging Artist Prize
2000
Finalist | TAFE NSW Arts & Design Prize

Curatorial
2021
Signature, Studio-based work from students in Visual Communication Design at The University of Newcastle (co-curated with Carl Morgan)

2020
Big Kids, UON Visual Communication Design Virtual Grad Show, Festival X, Newcastle
(co-curated with Ralph Kenke, Wayne Thompson, and Benjamin Crocker)

2018
Next Up, UON Visual Communication Design Grad Show, The Lovett Gallery, Newcastle
(co-curated with Ralph Kenke, Bettina Hodgson, and Louise Dash)
2017
IN/SITE, Michelle Catanzaro, The University Gallery, Newcastle
The Museum of Us, UON Visual Communication Design Grad Show, The University Gallery, Newcastle
(co-curated with Ralph Kenke and Bettina Hodgson)
2016
Techne: crafting technology, The University Gallery, Newcastle
Pagination: The Book As Object, The University Gallery, Newcastle (co-curated with Gillean Shaw)
Hot Off The Press, UON Visual Communication Design Grad Show, The University Gallery, Newcastle
(co-curated with Ralph Kenke and Bettina Hodgson)
2015
Making It Known – A Visual Communication Design Research Exhibition | Curve Gallery | Newcastle

Vision 15, UON Visual Communication Design Grad Show, The University Gallery, Newcastle
(co-curated with Ralph Kenke and Bettina Hodgson)
2014
A to B, UON Visual Communication Design Grad Show, The University Gallery, Newcastle
(co-curated with Ralph Kenke, Bettina Hodgson, and Kate Cross)
2013
Year of the Bird: a celebration of hybridity, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Maitland, NSW (co-curated with Helen Hopcroft)
2011 – 2012
Happily Ever After: alternative destinies in contemporary feminine narrative | John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle; Artspace, Mackay; Manly Library; Auchmuty Library (co-curated with Helen Hopcroft)
2011
Who Goes There? Shopfront Gallery, Newcastle (co-curated with Alison Smith)
2010
Bags The Bottom Drawer Shopfront Gallery, Newcastle (co-curated with Alison Smith & Taryn Raffan)
Homecoming, Shopfront Gallery, Newcastle (co-curated with Yvette Sullivan and Donald Brooker)
2009
Artist As... , The Uon Services Limited Annual Student Art Prize, Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle
Cat Vs. Dog, in conjunction with the ‘Animals in Art Festival’, Shopfront Gallery, Newcastle
(co-curated with Alison Smith & Taryn Raffan)
2008
Open Can Show (charity exhibition) Shopfront Gallery, Newcastle (co-curated with Alison Smith & Taryn Raffan)
Tricycle. Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle (co-curated with Andy Devine & Hannah Matthews)

Publications, Arts Writing, Conferences & Presentations

2021

Chand A, Brooker C, 'Building Cultural Capital in Design Education: Framing Undergraduate Visual Communication Design students' approaches to visuospatial inquiry', The International Journal of Design Education.

Brooker C, Sage M. 'Showing, Telling and Selling Out' In Independent DIY Publications and Underground Urban Cultures. Editors: Guerra, Paula, Quintela, Pedro. 39-58. The University of Porto, The University of Porto, Portugal

2019

Brooker CJ, Catanzaro M, Hodgson B, Kenke R, Morgan C, Sandbach K, 'Not just for show: identity, engagement, and work integrated learning through design graduation exhibitions.' ACUADS Conference 2019: Engagement, VCA and RMIT, Melbourne

2018
Sage M, Brooker CJ, 'Manifold Intensities: Musical Identities in Contemporary Antipodean Metalcore and Post-Hardcore', Sounds of Origin in Heavy Metal Music, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK 141-168
2017
Sage M, Brooker CJ, 'Vulnerable Intensities: an Exploration of the Contemporary Antipodean Metalcore Phenomenon', Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Sullivan Y, Brooker CJ, 'Who’s Afraid of the Process - can creative vulnerability be a catalyst for social change?' Art and Design as Agent for Change' - iJADE Conference 2017, National College of Art and Design, Dublin
2016
McAuley M., & Brooker C. 'Novice Visual Communication Design students’ awareness of design process'. Volume 11, Issue 1 of The International Journal of Design Education’. CommonGround Publishing
2015
Brooker CJ, 'Lost in translation', Paper presented at DDCA Symposium | The Outstanding Field: artistic research emerging from the Academy | VCA, MCM, The University of Melbourne | VIC
International Review Board | Cumulus Conference | The Virtuous Circle - Design Culture and Experimentation | Milan | Italy
2014
Sullivan Y, Brooker CJ, 'Collaboration: you're doing it wrong', Paper presented at iJADE: Collaborative Practices in Arts Education Conference | Tate Liverpool | UK
Brooker CJ, 'Pinteresting Times: the use and abuse of images in creative research', Paper presented at Visual In-Sights: Theory, Method, Practice Conference | Newcastle University | UK
2013
Chair | Subjective/Objective, the NewMac Humanities Conference | The University of Newcastle | NSW | Australia
Brooker, C.J. & Hopcroft, H. (Eds.). 'Year of The Bird: a celebration of hybridity', exhibition catalogue including foreward by Dr Nigel Rothfels and essay by Dr Yvette Watt
2012
Brooker, C.J., 'Video Killed the Radio Star: technological fairy tales and the materiality of the artists’ book in the digital age' | catalogue essay | Happily Ever After: alternative destinies in contemporary feminine narrative
Brooker, C.J. & Hopcroft, H. (Eds.). Happily Ever After: alternative destinies in contemporary feminine narrative, exhibition catalogue including essays by Dr Caroline Webb, Dr Danielle Wood, Carmel Bird, Helen Hopcroft and Caelli Jo Brooker
Paper presented at DFAM postgraduate research conference | The University of Newcastle | NSW | Australia
Artist Talk presented | Newcastle Society of Artists | Newcastle | NSW | Australia
2011
'Visiting TATE St Ives and the Barbara Hepworth Museum' | exhibition review | NCAC Newsletter and website
Artist/Curator Talk presented | John Paynter Gallery | The Lock-Up | Newcastle
2009
'Filling Space: artist as curator' | catalogue essay | Artist As... The Uon Services Limited Annual Student Art Prize | Watt Space Gallery | Newcastle
'Unedition: Thirteen ways of looking at a Blackbird and the unique print & Unedition' | self published artists’ book and catalogue in conjunction with the exhibition, Unedition: Hello Blackbird | Watt Space Gallery | Newcastle
2007
'Tricycle' catalogue essay | Tricycle | UoN BFA Graduate Exhibition | Watt Space Gallery | Newcastle
2002
articles, interviews and reviews | Uturn Streetpress | Newcastle

Workshops
2017
Lincocut and Large Format Rollerprint Workshop | Print Enrichment Week | Uckfield Community College School | Uckfield | East Sussex | UK
2016
Artist Book Bookbinding Workshop presented (with Gillean Shaw) in conjunction with 'Pagination: The Book as Object' | The University Gallery | Newcastle | NSW | Australia
Coptic Bookbinding Workshop | Design Club | Visual Communication Design | University of Newcastle | Newcastle | NSW | Australia
2009
Mark-making and Artists' Book Workshop | Newcastle Society of Artists | Newcastle | NSW | Australia
2009
Drawing Workshop presented (with Andy Devine) | University of Newcastle | Newcastle | NSW | Australia

Collections & Commissions
Print Council of Australia Archive | Melbourne | Australia
The University of Newcastle Art Collection | Newcastle | Australia
The Lock-Up Temporary Collection | Artist Residence 2008 | Newcastle | Australia
The Brooklyn Art Library | Brookyln | NY | USA
The E.O.N. Collection | Viareggio | Italy
The Bokartas Permanent Collection | Vilnius | Lithuania
The Anglican Care Collection | Newcastle | Australia
Private Collections and Commissions in Australia, New Zealand, China, Netherlands, UK and Canada