Deej Fabyc
Deej Fabyc | |
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| Born | 1961 London, England |
| Education | Southern Cross University University of New South Wales |
| Known for | performance art, installation art, video |
| Website | fabyc |
Deej Fabyc (born 1961) is a British-born, Australian[1] performance video and installation artist.[2][3] Fabyc is a former member of art collectives including Jillposters in Melbourne,[4] FBI+ in London,[5] and Elastic Residence in London.[6] They were a member of the Bitumen River Gallery in Canberra, Australia.[7]
Their work has been shown at Artspace, Sydney,[8] the El Museo del Barrio, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Reina Sofia Museum, and the Whitechapel Gallery.Their work deals with three primary themes: gender, space and "forensic biography." It has been described, by the art writer Robert Preece, as being "demanding, aggressively thought-provoking, and sometimes shocking in its raw content."[1][9]
During the past 30 years, they have held roles in education, curating, and project management, and are currently the CEO of Live Art Ireland.[10]
Early life and education[edit]
Fabyc was born in London and raised as a young child in England and Ireland. They attended secondary school in Australia. Fabyc went on to receive a BFA from Southern Cross University, and then earned an MFA degree at the University of New South Wales in the art and design program.[11][12]
Collections and public art[edit]
Their public art work Gateway to Mag Mell, is in the Home of the Arts (HOTA) Sculpture Park in Queensland, Australia.[13][1]
Their work is held in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Preece, Robert (1 January 2007). "Gender, Space, and Forensic Biography: A Conversation with Deej Fabyc". Sculpture. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Fabyc, Deej (1961-)". Trove. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Deej Fabyc". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "JILL POSTERS 1". Prints and Printmaking. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Fabyc Best Imara – Interrogating Constructed Reality". FBI. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Home". Elastic Residence. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Wawrzyńczak, Anni Doyle (2020). How Local Art Made Australia's National Capital. Australian National University Press. pp. 157, 182. ISBN 9781760463410. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Gibson, Jeff (January 1996). "Deej Fabyc". Art & Text (53): 69–70. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Dickenson, Bob (November 2008). "KISSS: Kinship International Strategy on Surveillance and Suppression Castlefield, Manchester". Art Monthly (321). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Governance". Live Art Ireland. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Deej Fabyc". London Metropolitan University. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Deej Fabyc Info". Deej Fabyc. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Outdoor Art". HOTA. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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