LISA TOMASETTI Visual Artist
Born in Australia
Solo Exhibitions
2024 The Manifest, PHOTO24 James Makin Gallery, Melbourne
2024 The Manifest, BMGArt Adelaide
2024 The Manifest, Artsite Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney
2022 Happy After Ever BMG Art Adelaide
2019 Happy After Ever, Barometer Gallery, Sydney
2019 Happy After Ever, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
2019 Happy After Ever, James Makin Gallery, Melbourne
2016 The APPlication of Mercy, Hill Smith Gallery
2015 The APPlication of Mercy, James Makin Gallery
2015 The Australian Ballet on Tour, MContemp Gallery
2013 The Australian Ballet on Tour, James Makin Gallery, Vic
2013 The Australian Ballet on Tour, Hill Smith Gallery, SA
2011 Burnt Memory, Harrison Galleries, Sydney
2009 Burnt Memory, Hoopers Art Gallery, London
2008 Unwritten Skin, Gallery 101, VIC
2007 Unwritten Skin, Byron McMahon Gallery, NSW
2007 Unwritten Skin, 1918 Artspace, Shanghai
2006 Of Blessed Memory, Gallery 101, Melbourne
2005 Vanilla and Misfortune, Byron McMahon Gallery, Sydney
2005 Vanilla and Misfortune, Gallery 101, Melbourne
2002 First Kiss, Monash Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2002 First Kiss, Byron Mapp Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2000 First Kiss, Volvo Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2000 Silent Breath, Stills Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1998 One, The Greenaway Art Gallery, S.A
1998 One, Robert Lindsay Gallery, Melbourne
1998 One, First Draft Gallery, Sydney
1996 Broken Places, Stills Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1996 Broken Places, The Greenaway Art Gallery, S.A
1995 Quench, Contemporary Art Centre, S.A
1995 Thirst, Robert Lindsay Gallery, Melbourne
1994 Piacere, The Greenaway Art Gallery, S.A
1993 Passion, The Greenaway Art Gallery, S.A
Group Exhibitions
2024-2025 Dancer, touring exhibition, National Portrait Gallery
2018 StarStruck, National Portrait Gallery
2016 Luminance, Hill Smith Gallery
2007 Clearings, Gallery 101, Melbourne
1994 AGFA Photographic National Touring Exhibition, NSW.
1993 Men in Space, Union Gallery, S.A.
1992 Recent Acquisitions, South Australian Art Gallery, S.A. Real Fictions, South Australian Art Museum, S.A.
Awards
2025 Country winner “One Eyeland International Top Women Photographers Award"
2025 Honourable Mention “Fine Art Photography Award”
2025 Barcelona Biennale
2025 Florence Biennale
2023 Finalist “The Olive Cotton Award”
2023 Artistic Excellence “Circle Foundation for the Arts”
2023 Finalist “Julia Margaret Photo Prize”
2023 Gold Winner “Muse International Photo Awards”
2023 Gold Winner “European Photo Awards”
2023 Gold Winner “London Photo Awards”
2023 Honourable Mention “Fine Art Photography Awards”
2022 Official Selection “International Photography Awards”
2021 Jury Top 5 Selection “International Photography Awards
2021 Honourable Mention “International Photography Awards”
2020 Honourable Mention “Tokyo Foto Awards”
2020 Honourable Mention “Paris Photo Awards: PX3”
2020 Finalist “Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize”
2020 Best in Competition “London International Creative Competition “
2018 Honourable Mention “International Photography Awards”
2019 Honourable Mention ‘International Photography Awards’ LA
2019 Finalist: William Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery Vic
2019 Winner: ‘International Creative Communication Award’ LA
2017 Honourable Mention “International Photography Awards”
2015 Honourable Mention “International Photography Awards”
2011 Finalist, National Portrait Gallery Photographic Prize, Canberra
2009 Finalist, National Portrait Gallery Photographic Prize, Canberra
2007 Finalist, The Inaugural William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art, VIC
2007 Finalist, Albury National Photographic Portrait Prize, Albury Regional Gallery, NSW
2007 Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, QLD
2006 Finalist, Archibald Photographic Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
1993 Australia Council Studio, Besozzo, Italy
1991 Exhibition Materials Grant, S.A. Department for the Arts
1991 Travel Grant, S.A. Department for the Arts, Production Photographer, British Theatre Companies.
Collections
Western Australian Art Gallery.
Australian National Gallery, Canberra.
Albury Regional Art Centre, NSW.
South Australian Art Gallery, S.A.
Photographs from the production of ‘The Seagull’ by the State Theatre Company, selected for the Chekhov Museum, Moscow.
Art Bank, Australia.
Monash Gallery of Art, VIC.
Publications / Reviews
2010 Look, Contemporary Australian Photography Anne Marsh
2008 Gill, Harbant, ‘Nostalgic Daze of Innocence’, Herald Sun, April 2nd, p. 49. Upront, The Sunday Age, March 30, p. 5.
2007 Art Works, Capture Magazine, July/August, pp. 46-49 Miles, Melissa, Unwritten Skin, Exhibition Catalogue
2006 Miles, Melissa, The Darkened Tomb of Memory, Eyeline Magazine #59, pp. 16-18. Gill, Harbant, ‘Inner Child Brought to Life’, The Herald Sun, 26 June.
2005 Backhouse, Megan, ‘From Girl to Woman’, The Age, 19 March. Webb, Penny, ‘In the Dark’, The Age Metro, 18 March. Power, Liza, ‘Selective Memory’, The Age Metro, 16 March.
2002 Lisa Tomasetti, First Kiss, a black and white photographic portrait, published by Allen and Unwin.
Studies
1988 Bachelor Visual Arts, Photography, Cinematography, South Australian University, Underdale
1983 Bachelor Communication Studies, Literary Studies, Art, South Australian University, Magill
2014 Masters in Documentary Photography, Sydney College of the Arts