Rafaela Pandolfini

Education


2012
APA Scholarship
Masters in Photomedia
COFA, Sydney

2006
1st Class Honours, Fine Art
RMIT, Melbourne

2003 - 2005
Bachelor of Media Arts
RMIT, Melbourne

2002
Scholarship
Diploma in Photography
Photographic Imaging College, Melbourne

Clients & Published Images


The Office 2010
Elan Construct
Broached Commissions
The Thousands
Right Angle Publishing
Broadsheet
The Royal Botanic Gardens Shop Sydney
Woodlands
Good God Small Club
Pages Digital
Pedestrian
Mess and Noise
Sydney Morning Herald
Oyster
Frankie
Spinach 7
Urbis
VICE
City of Maribyrnong

Solo Exhibitions


2009
and gone
Photography Installation
Von Haus Room, Melbourne

2007
The Group and You
Photography Installation
The Carlton Club, Melbourne

2006
Admiring a Lady
Photography and Video Installation
Flinders Lane Gallery Upstairs, Melbourne

Admiring a Lady Part One

Photography and Video Installation
Seventh Gallery, Melbourne

Bedroom Games

Photography and Video Installation
Next Wave Festival, Tasma Terrace
The National Trust, Melbourne

2005
Ladies
Photography and Video Installation
The Meat Market Gallery B, Melbourne

2004
Wanna Come Over?
Photography and Video Installation
My Bedroom, Melbourne

Grants & Prizes


2011
NAVA Marketing Grant

2009
CCP Kodak Salon
Kayell Best Inkjet Award

2007
City of Hobart Art Prize
Finalist

2006
Young Artists Grant, City of Melbourne
Admiring a Lady

2005
RMIT Arts Project Grant, RMIT Union
RMIT University
Ladies

2004
Next Exhibition
Lucy and Kiki
Winner, Portrait Photography Competition
Alice Euphemia, Melbourne

Residencies


2010/2011
Fraser St Studios
Queen St Studios, Sydney NSW

2010
Artists @ Work
Albury Gallery, NSW

2007
Hill End Artist in Residence Program
Murray's Cottage
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW

2006
Artist in Residence
St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne

2005
Snapshots of Maribyrnong
Footscray Arts Centre, Melbourne

Selected Group Exhibitions


2010
Collective
PCP Christmas Show
Perth

4A Members Exhibition
4A, Sydney

2007
Picturing Others - The Bolte Wing & Aikenhead
Group Photography Exhibition
Kings ARI, Melbourne

2005
Sweetmeats on the Lounge - Pink Bits
Group Photography Exhibition
The Foundry, Melbourne

2004
Scrapbook to Somewhere - Boys in their Bedrooms
Group Publication launched by Next Wave Festival
The Festival Club, Melbourne

Personal Space - People in their Personal Spaces
Group Photography and Video Exhibition
First Site Gallery, Melbourne

The Book Show - Real Estates
Group Exhibition of handmade books
First Site Gallery RMIT, Melbourne

Commissions


2005
St Vincent's Hospital DVD Project
Family Senses Video and Sound piece
Screened in the Emergency Ward,
throughout 2006
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

2003
US Goldmann Environmental Prize
Portrait Photographer for Australasian Winners
Kupa Piti South Australia

Volunteer Work


2011
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Photography Tutor

2004
Internship. Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
The six-month internship involved collating the end of year report publication.

2003
Irati Wanti Campaign
Bookkeeper and photographer

2002
A.M.E.S
English Tutoring

Collections


St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne

Private Collections New York, Melbourne, Sydney & Tasmania