Eric Bridgeman
Eduation
2008
Bachelor of Photography, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane
Solo Exhibitions
2018
BÜNG, The Cottage, Milani Gallery, Brisbane
My Brother and The Beast, Gallerysmith, Melbourne
2016
The Trade, Gallerysmith, Melbourne
2013
In the Project, Gallerysmith, Melbourne
2011
Yuri Yal Ton (Bad Man of the Yuri), Diane Tanzer Gallery + Projects, Melbourne
The Sport and Fair Play of Aussie Rules, Gallerysmith, Melbourne
2010
Gallery 4A Presents Eric Bridgeman “Baby Boom” and “The Fight”, Gallery 4A, Sydney
Big League Balls, Next Wave Festival 2010, Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
New Photographs From Kokwara Trail, QCP, Brisbane; Gallery 4A and Sullivan & Strumpf, Sydney
Triple X Bitter, The Cube, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra
2007
Blue Collar Picture, Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane
Group Exhibitions
2020
22nd Biennale of Sydney, NIRIN, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cockatoo Island (with Haus Yuriyal)
2019
The National: New Australian Art, Carriageworks, Sydney
Second Sight: Witchcraft, Ritual, Power, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
IN-Formalism, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney
2017
Australians in PNG, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne
2016
No.1 Neighbour: Art in Papua New Guinea 1966-2016, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Gushal, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
2013
PhotoQuai Biennale, Paris
TABOO, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Towards the Morning Sun, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown
Facepaint, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne
2012
Bravo pour le Clown Noir, Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
2011
Primavera, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
2010
Last Words, Gallery 4A, Sydney
Synchronicity: Contemporary Queensland Photography, Redcliffe City Art Gallery, Redcliffe, QLD
The sate we're in: Contemporary Queensland Photography, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
The Sport and Fair Play of Aussie Rules, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney
Mind Games, The Australian Centre of Photography, Sydney
2009
Gayer Than All The Rest, Next Wave Festival, Federation Square, Melbourne
Pacific Storms, Waterfront Place, Brisbane; Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, Bundaberg QLD
23 Degrees, Wooloongabba Art Gallery, Brisbane
New Skin: Contemporary Queensland Photography, QCP, Brisbane
2008
The New Fresh Cut, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
Awards and Prizes
2014
Shorlist, Prudential Eye Art Award, Singapore
2013
Winner, Substation Contemporary Art Award, Melbourne
2012
Liverpool International Studio Residency
2011
Arts Queensland Professional Development Grant
IAIR Exchange Gushul Studio Residencey, RMIT and Lethbridge University, Canada
2010
Winner, Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Brisbane
Finalist, Basil Sellers Art Prize, Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne
2009
Australia Council for the Arts, Emerging Artist New Work Grant
Collections
Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art
University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne