Paul Caporn

Biography

Lives and works in Perth Australia. Paul Caporn has exhibited nationally and internationally, making art primarily in the realms of sculpture, animation, video and installation. His work often engages with themes that circulate notions of industry and science. This can involve a nostalgic play, dealing with technologies in what is often a low-tech manner, describing the relationships between people, memory, time, space and places. This play is often negotiated through an uncanny sensibility, where familiar domestic or industrial objects are brought together in a way that feels both comfortable and unfamiliar.

Solo Exhibitions

2012
Paul Caporn Works, Turner Galleries, Perth

Paul Caporn Works, Turner Galleries, Perth

2010
Absence of Occupation is not Rest, Heathcote Gallery & Museum, Perth

Absence of Occupation is not Rest, Heathcote Gallery & Museum, Perth

2009
Reconstructions Works, Turner Galleries, Perth

Reconstructions Works, Turner Galleries, Perth

2005
Modified, Central Gallery, Perth. Toured nationally 2006 - 2010

Modified, Central Gallery, Perth. Toured nationally 2006 - 2010

2004
Translate, Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan

Translate, Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan

2001
Blur, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth

Blur, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth

2000
Homely, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle

Homely, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle

Group Exhibitions

2014
Atilier Mondial Opening, Basel Switzerland

Atilier Mondial Opening, Basel Switzerland

2013
Luminous Flux, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery as Part of the Perth International Art Festival

Luminous Flux, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery as Part of the Perth International Art Festival

2013
Now & Then, John Curtin Gallery

Now & Then, John Curtin Gallery

2012
Remix, Art Gallery of WA, Perth

Remix, Art Gallery of WA, Perth

2010
Sculpture By the Sea, Bondi

Sculpture By the Sea, Bondi

2010
Construction Site, Ipswich Gallery, Queensland

Construction Site, Ipswich Gallery, Queensland

2006
Sens-ation. Central TAFE Gallery, for Perth International Arts Festival, Perth

Sens-ation. Central TAFE Gallery, for Perth International Arts Festival, Perth

2005
Mine Own Executioner 10th anniversary exhibition, Mundaring Arts Centre, Perth Toured regional WA.

Mine Own Executioner 10th anniversary exhibition, Mundaring Arts Centre, Perth Toured regional WA.

2004
Intermix04, Leeds International Film Festival, UK

Intermix04, Leeds International Film Festival, UK

Awards

2013
Australia Council, Research and Development Grant

Australia Council, Research and Development Grant

2012
Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe- NAB Prize

Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe- NAB Prize

2011
The West Australian, 24 June, ‘Bright Ideas all the Glow’ review of Homely, David Bromfield CRAFTWEST Magazine review of Homely, Paul Hinchliffe Homel

The West Australian, 24 June, ‘Bright Ideas all the Glow’ review of Homely, David Bromfield CRAFTWEST Magazine review of Homely, Paul Hinchliffe Homely catalogue essay, Dr Matt Trinca

2010
Sunset Events – Sculpture Prize

Sunset Events – Sculpture Prize

2010
Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe – Andrea Stretton Memorial Award

Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe – Andrea Stretton Memorial Award

2008
Department for Culture and the Arts, Mid Career Fellowship

Department for Culture and the Arts, Mid Career Fellowship

2006
Art On The Move touring subsidy for Modified exhibition (2006 – 2008); tour extended Queensland 2009 - 2010

Art On The Move touring subsidy for Modified exhibition (2006 – 2008); tour extended Queensland 2009 - 2010

2005
Australia Council New Works Grants

Australia Council New Works Grants

2004
PICA Research & Development Grants

PICA Research & Development Grants

Collections

Art Bank

Art Gallery of WA

Australian Parliament House collection

Central TAFE

City of Melville

City of Swan

Curtin University of Technology

Homes a Court Collection

Ipswich Council

Kerry Stokes Collection

Commissions

2014
Incident with a Fascade, Fremantle Myer Building

2012
Albert Facey House

2008
Atwell & Kim Beazley School Percent for Art projects

2006
Graylands Hospital- Fitzroy House Percent for Art Project

2006
Atkins Carlyle Redevelopment Belmont

2005
256 Stirling St Northbridge, commercial development

2005
Como Primary, residency and public artwork

2003
Neon Science , Digital Mural with neon and display cabinets , Scotch College

2003
Gravity Discovery Centre Gingin

2000
Various Public and Community Art Projects for the Town of Vincent, including Angove Street North Perth Kailis Bros, Oxford Street, Robertson Park, Nor

Galleries

Turner Galleries

Publications

2010
2010 Art Market Report issue 23 Front Cover, ‘Absence of Occupation is Not Rest’ – catalogue essay for exhibition of same name, Historian Dr Kate Greg

2010 Art Market Report issue 23 Front Cover, ‘Absence of Occupation is Not Rest’ – catalogue essay for exhibition of same name, Historian Dr Kate Gregory

2009
Artlink Vol 29 #3 review Nein Schwartz ‘The Dissembler Dissembles,‘ Reconstruction Works Catalogue essay, Bec Dean, Curator Performance Space Sydney

Artlink Vol 29 #3 review Nein Schwartz ‘The Dissembler Dissembles,‘ Reconstruction Works Catalogue essay, Bec Dean, Curator Performance Space Sydney

2001
Catalogue essay for Blur, Bec Dean

Catalogue essay for Blur, Bec Dean

2005
Modified review, The West Australian (Oct), Rick Spencer, ‘Some of Paul Caporn’s work around the home,’ Robert Cook catalogue essay for Modified, Anne

Modified review, The West Australian (Oct), Rick Spencer, ‘Some of Paul Caporn’s work around the home,’ Robert Cook catalogue essay for Modified, Annette Seeman

2006
Sensation catalogue essay, Curator Gail Cameron

Sensation catalogue essay, Curator Gail Cameron

2008
Silver Artrage 25 Oct catalogue essay, Marcus Canning & Andrew Gaynor

Silver Artrage 25 Oct catalogue essay, Marcus Canning & Andrew Gaynor

2004
Taipei Artist Village, Tawain Memory Essence exhibition catalogue

Taipei Artist Village, Tawain Memory Essence exhibition catalogue

2000
The West Australian, 24 June, ‘Bright Ideas all the Glow’ review of Homely, David Bromfield CRAFTWEST Magazine review of Homely, Paul Hinchliffe Homel

The West Australian, 24 June, ‘Bright Ideas all the Glow’ review of Homely, David Bromfield CRAFTWEST Magazine review of Homely, Paul Hinchliffe Homely catalogue essay, Dr Matt Trinca

Residencies

2014
Artsource Basel Exchange Residency, Basel, Switzerland.

Artsource Basel Exchange Residency, Basel, Switzerland.

2004
Asialink Visual Arts Residency: Taipei Artists Village, Taiwan

Asialink Visual Arts Residency: Taipei Artists Village, Taiwan

Artist Statement

I have often enjoyed the synchronistic outcomes of random relationships between objects, ideas and meaning. The evolution of my work in recent years has been moving toward notions of the incidental, or incident. This has emerged through a greater consideration of my production process and the things that happen as a distraction or a side track.