Artist CV
Lara Scolari Bio Jan 2019
Born: Sydney, Australia, 1972
Lives and works in Balmain, Sydney, Australia
Lara Scolari
Born: Sydney, Australia, 1972
Lives and works in Balmain, Sydney, Australia
Education
- Master of Cross-disciplinary Art and Design UNSW Art & Design (MCDArtDes)
- Diploma of Fine Arts
- Post Graduate Visual Arts Residency (Selective) – Western Institute of TAFE
- Diploma of Arts Administration
- Certificate III Ceramics
Solo Exhibitions
- 2020 Lara Scolari Gallery, Balmain, NSW Australia
- 2020 Vim Vitae, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Paddington, NSW, Australia
- 2019 Designer Rugs Lara Scolari Collection Launch
- 2019 Ethereal for Interior Design – Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney, Australia
- 2018 Back to the Bush, Corner Store Gallery, Orange, NSW , Australia
- 2018 FLUX, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney, NSW Australia
- 2018 VOYAGE, Left Bank Gallery, Souhtport, QLD, Australia
- 2017 NOCTURN, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Paddington, NSW, Australia
- 2017 Contemporary Noir, Art2Muse, Double Bay, New South Wales
- 2016 COOL LUXE, The Corner Store Gallery, Orange, New South Wales
- 2016 Contemporary Luxe, Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, New South Wales
- 2016 Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- 2016 MONO2, Lara Scolari Gallery, Balmain, New South Wales
- 2015 Mono, Lara Scolari Gallery, Balmain, New South Wales
- 2015 Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, New South Wales
- 2015 Grand Opening Exhibition, Lara Scolari Gallery, Balmain, New South Wales
- 2015 Moree Art Gallery, Moree, New South Wales
- 2014/15 Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- 2014 Depot II Gallery, Danks St, Waterloo, New South Wales
- 2012 Lazy River Estate Winery, Dubbo, New South Wales
- 2011 LUDO, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, New South Wales
- 2010 Occulo, Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales
- 2010 Fairview Art Space, Mudgee, New South Wales
- 2009 Latent, Dubbo Regional Gallery – The Armati Bequest, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, NSW
- 2009 Lazy River Estate Winery, Dubbo, New South Wales
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
- Affordable Art Fair, Singapore
- Asia Contemporary Art Show – Fall Edition, Hong Kong
- The Other Art Fair – Los Angeles, USA
- Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
- RAW art Prize – selected finalist, Sydney, Australia
- Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Wombat Hollow, Australia
- Asia Contemporary Art Show – Spring Edition, Hong Kong
- The Other Art Fair – Sydney, Australia
2018
- The Other Art Fair – Santa Monica, LA – USA
- The Other Art Fair – Melbourne, Australia
- The Other Art Fair – Sydney, Australia
- Works on Paper – Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Paddington, NSW, Australia

2017
- Selected Finalist Brisbane Art Prize, Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Art, Fortitude Valley, QLD
- Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Paddington, New South Wales
- Fenton & Fenton, Prahran, Victoria
- Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, New South Wales
- Selected Finalist, Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- Paper Pear Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
- Finalist – John Olsen Drawing Prize, Kudos Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2016
- Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Paddington, New South Wales
- Fenton & Fenton, Prahran, Victoria
- Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, New South Wales
- Paper Pear Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
- The Corner Store Gallery, Orange, New South Wales
- Martine Gallery, Nothbridge, New South Wales
- Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
2015
- Tusk Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
- Art2Muse, Double Bay, New South Wales
- Selected Finalist, Moreton Bay Art Awards, Strathpine, Queensland
- Selected Finalist, Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Resident Artists Exhibition, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- Twist Gallery, Alexandria, New South Wales
- Martine Gallery, Northbridge, New South Wales
2014
- Tusk Gallery, South Yarra, Victoria
- Selected Finalist Mosman Art Prize, Mosman, New South Wales
- Kenthurst Galleries, Kenthurst, New South Wales
- SOHO Galleries, Woolloomooloo, New South Wales
- NG Gallery, ART NOW, Chippendale Creative Precinct, New South Wales
- Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Resident Artist Exhibition, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Resident Artist Exhibition, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- Wenona Alumni Art Show, Milsons Point, New South Wales
- Balmain Art Gallery, Balmain, New South Wales
- Brisbane Modern Art Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Queensland
- Nexus Gallery, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria
- Paper Pear Art Gallery, Wagga Waga, New South Wales
- Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales
- Panoply Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
- Art2Muse, Double Bay, New South Wales
- Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Balmain Pop Up, Balmain, New South Wales
2013
- A Decade of Stories – Artist in Residence Exhibition, Ashfield, New South Wales
- Tracks, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, New South Wales
2012
- Blake Prize Directors Cut Exhibition
- Salerno Gallery, Glebe, New South Wales
- Calleen Art Award Finalist, Corwa Art Gallery, Cowra, New South Wales
- Shimmer on the Bay, St Josephs College Exhibition, Walsh Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
- I Love Art Exhibition, St Augustines School, Narromine, New South Wales
- Fresh Arts, Dubbo Theatre and Convention Centre, Dubbo, New South Wales

2011
- Finalist Calleen Acquisition Prize, Cowra Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
- Paper Pear Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
- Hill Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- Alchemy, Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales
- Art Unlimited Prize, Dunedoo, New South Wales
- Fresh Paint, Red Door Gallery, Dubbo, New South Wales
2010
- Michael Reid Gallery, Murrurundi, New South Wales
- St Josephs Art Show, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- Newport Artworks, Newport Beach, New South Wales
- Hill Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales
- Finalist Calleen Acquisition Prize, Cowra Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
- Around The World, Fresh Arts Group Show, Macquarie Regional Library, Dubbo, New South Wales
2009
- Finalist Morton Bay Art Awards, Strathpine, Queensland
- Fresh Meat, Fresh Arts Group Show, Chop Art Shop, Milthorpe, New South Wales
- Fairview Art Space, Mudgee, New South Wales
- Jayes Gallery, Molong, New South Wales
- Percy Street Gallery, Wellington, New South Wales
- Wood for the Trees Fresh Arts Group Show, Dubbo, New South Wales
- Winner Into the Drip Art Prize, Fairview Artspace, Mudgee, New South Wales
2008
- Bowerhouse, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo, New South Wales
- Fairview Artspace, Mudgee, New South Wales
- Finalist Art Unlimited Prize, Dunedoo, New South Wales
- Fresh Arts 08, Dubbo Regional Gallery – The Armaty Bequest, New South Wales
- Finalist Calleen Acquisition Prize, Cowra Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
2007
- Expose, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo, New South Wales
- Fresh off the Plains, Canowindra Art Gallery, New South Wales
2006
- Visible, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbi, New South Wales
- Fresh & Fruity, The Art Gallery Coonabarabranm New South Wales
- Fresh & Fruity, Dubbo Regional Gallery, New South Wales
- A Fresh Look, Dundullimal Homestead, Dubbo New South Wales
- Rigi Dige, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo, New South Wales
2005
- Upstarts, Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo, New South Wales
- Save the Sumartran Tiger, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, New South Wales
Residences
- 2015 Gallery Lane Cove, Lane Cove, New South Wales
- 2014/15Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
- 2013 Artist in Residence, Ashfield Council, Pratten Park, Ashfield, New South Wales
- 2008 Western Institute of TAFE, Dubbo Campus, New South Wales
- 2006 Fresh Arts Residency, Dundullimal Homestead, Dubbo, New South Wales
Associated Bodies
- NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts), Member
- Orana Arts, Member
- Fresh Arts, Member
- Viscopy, Member
Artist Run Initiative’s
- 2015 – Current, Lara Scolari Gallery, Balmain, NSW – Gallery Director & Principal
- 2014 – Current, Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Hunters Hill, NSW – Director
- 2007 – 2013 Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, New South Wales (Arts Administration, Exhibition Installation & Education Officer)