About
Selected Shows, Collaborations and Writings
Georgina Pollard is an abstract painter, a writer, artist/curator and socially engaged artist living in Kandos, on Wiradjuri Land. She has worked with scientists, farmers, as well as local craft, activist and ecological communities. Her work engages in the ecology shared between environment, painting, installation, drawing and social practices. She is a co-founder of Cementa Contemporary Arts Festival, INDEX. Artspace and is a member of Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation. Pollard has shown at Bathurst Regional art Gallery, Mudgee Arts Precinct and Manly Art Gallery and Musuem, Newcastle University Gallery, artbank and Cementa Contemporary Arts Festival. Georgina Pollard studied Painting at National Art School and Theatre and Theory and Practice at University of Western Sydney.
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Group shows and projects
2026 The Art of Adaptation, Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, and Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
2025 A Kind of Resistance, group show, Newcastle University Gallery
2025 The Indivisible, Mudgee Arts Precinct, with Leo Cremonese and Gabrielle Bates (catalogue)
2023 West of Central, group show, participating artist, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
2022 The Bitter Crust Wayout Regional Art Space
2021 No Show @ Carriageworks participating artist with Wayout Regional art space: The Bitter Crust
2019 - 2022 Capertee Valley Hydrology Project in association with KSCA, Cementa and Capertee Valley landcare
2017-2021 An Artist, a Farmer and a Scientist walk into a bar: The Biochar project
2021 An Artist, a Farmer and a Scientist Newspaper, publication: 3 articles
2019 The Long Sleep: Uncertain Territories, group show, Artbank
2019 Groundswell, panel participant, The Living Classroom, Bingara
2018 The Long Sleep: ANZ Biochar conference, Tweed Heads
2014 & 16 The Survey Show 1 and 11, Clandulla State Gallery
2014 Eco spirit, Modern Art Projects, curated by Jacquelene Drinkall
2014 On the Ground, Contemporary Painting, Dubbo Fire Station, Orana Arts
2014 Mistints, Newtown Art Seat, Marrickville Council, Public art commission.
Artist Initiatives and Collaborations
2017-Present day member of Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation, 2 long-term community engaged projects: An artist, a farmer and a scientist walk into a bar, as well as the Capertee Valley Hydrology Project. blogpost on this project: https://www.ksca.land/blogfeed/2022/9/30/map-of-capertee-valley
2019-2023 co-founding member of Wayout Regional Art Space Kandos, curating, facilitating and participating in the production of more than 12 local and regional shows.
2013 co-founded Cementa Contemporary Arts Festival with Alex Wisser and Ann Finegan. she officially presented work for the first two Cementa13 and Cementa15 and participated in Cementa19 and Cementa21 as an artist with KSCA.
2010-2014 co-owner/operator INDEX. art space St. Peters with partner Alex Wisser, curating and facilitating more than 30 shows and events. She participated in many group shows over this 4 year period at spaces such as Articulate, Factory 49, SNO, At The vanishing Point Gallery, 4A Gallery, ESP Gallery, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, A-M Gallery.
Solo Shows
2017: Lines are Drawn: Homeground, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo
2015: Through Line 111. A-M Gallery Newtown.
2013; Through Line 11A-M Gallery Newtown.
2011: Through LineAt the Vanishing Point Gallery Newtown
Prizes
2023 Calleen Art Prize, finalist. Cowra Regional Art Gallery,
2023 Northern Beaches Environment and Sustainability Prize, Highly Commended.
2022 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, finalist.
2014 Calleen Art Prize, Highly Commended, Cowra Regional Art Prize
Writing
AFS Newspaper: https://www.ksca.land/blogfeed/2021/5/28/afs-newspaper-online
Falling in Love with Carbon: https://www.biochar-journal.org/en/ct/97
Activating Charcoal: https://www.ksca.land/blogfeed/2019/9/2/activating-charcoal
Playing with Fire https://www.ksca.land/blogfeed/2018/5/3/playing-with-fire
Reviews
Memo Art Review https://memoreview.net/reviews/west-of-central-by-anastasia-murney
Biographical note: https://rochfordstreetreview.com/2016/07/01/featured-artist-georgina-pollard-biographical-note/