Curriculum Vitae
Marisha Matthews
Artist, Curator
0411 722 775
Selected solo exhibitions
2025 Family Silver- Out of India, SALA, Hahndorf Academy, South Australia
2024 Family Silver, SALA, Metropolitan Hotel, Adelaide
2023 Marisha Matthews, Art Images Gallery Norwood South Australia
2013 Little Deceptions, SALA, One Rundle Gallery, Dulwich, South Australia
2012 From the Studio, Tynte Street Gallery, North Adelaide, South Australia
2009 My Shiny Still Life, Brunswick Street Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria
Selected group exhibitions
2025 Loreto Contemporary SpringArt, SA
2025 Art Images, SALA, In the Garden, SA
2024 Kennedy Prize Exhibition North Tce Adelaide
2024 Loreto SpringArt, Marryatville SA
2024 SOHO Galleries Melbourne AAF
2023 SOHO Galleries Melbourne AAF
2023 SOHO Galleries, Sydney AAF
2023 Conflict of Green, Sepplestfield SA
2023 Adelaide Park Lands Prize, Adelaide SA
2023 Loreto SpringArt, Marryatville SA
2023 Unley Art Prize Fullarton SA
2022 Loreto SpringArt, Marryatville SA
2021 Unley Art Prize, Fullerton SA
2020 West Torrens Art Prize Exhibition, Hilton SA
2019 Graduate Show, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside SA
2019 St Ignatius Art Show – SALA event
2018 Graduate Show, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside SA
2017 Australian Refugee Association Portrait Exhibition, Adelaide SA
2016 Aspects of the Surreal, Soho Galleries, Sydney, New South Wales
2016 Archbishops Appeal, St Paul’s Cathedral, North Adelaide SA
2014 Archbishops Appeal, St Paul’s Cathedral, North Adelaide SA
2014 Adelaide Parklands Art Prize, Art Space, Adelaide Festival Centre SA
2013 Willunga Almond Blossom Festival, Willunga SA
2011 Graham F Smith Peace Trust exhibition, Adelaide SA
2010 Graham F Smith Peace Trust exhibition, Adelaide SA
2009 Skulls – Cranio-Facial Fundraiser, Gallery 139, Adelaide SA
2008 10×10, Adelaide Central School of Art, Adelaide SA
2008 Ignite – St Ignatius College Art Show, Adelaide SA
2008 Graham F Smith Peace Trust exhibition, Adelaide SA
2008 Small Works, Art Images Gallery, Norwood SA
2007 Graham F Smith Peace Trust exhibition, Adelaide SA
2006 Graham F Smith Peace Trust exhibition, Adelaide SA
2004 Justice for Refugees exhibition, Trades Hall, Adelaide SA
2003 Child Labour Schools exhibition, Raddison Plaza, Adelaide SA
Art prizes
2024 Finalist, Kennedy Prize, Adelaide
2023 Unley Art Prize –People’s Choice Winner, Elected Members Choice Winner
2023 Finalist, Adelaide Parklands Art Prize
2021 Highly Commended, Unley Art Prize
2021 Finalist, Unley Art Prize
2020 Highly Commended, West Torrens Art Prize
2019 Winner, Friends of the South Australian School of Art Exhibition Prize
2014 Finalist, Adelaide Parklands Art Prize
Residencies
2021/22/23/24/25 Artist in Residence Loreto College SA – ongoing
2023 Aug Artist in Residence, St Ignatius College
2020 Artist in Residence -Pembroke School, Kensington,The Balnaves Enterprise Space
2018 – 2019 Collaboration with artist Debra Nangala McDonald, Dulwich Studio
Selected film and media
2025 Artist – My Brilliant Career, My Brilliant Career Productions PTY LTD
2018 Art Director – Wish, (test shoot)
2017 Buyer/Set Dresser – The Flip Side (feature film), Corner Table Productions
2017 Art Director – Aftershock (short film), Never Too Late Productions
2016 Art Director – Meet the Bedfords (TV commercial), Twitch Films
2016 Artist – Hotel Mumbai (feature film), HM Double Guess Productions
2016 Art Department attachment – Bad Blood (SAFC feature film), Bad Blood Productions
2016 Art Director – Take the Tour (TV commercial), Twitch Films
2015 Designer/casting – Have a cup of tea with a refugee (Surrender, Adelaide Festival of Arts)
Hopes Picnic (event Elder Park)
2014 Assistant Art Director – Keep the Bromance Alive Motor Accident Commission (TV
commercial), Robber’s Dog Films
2014 Artist
Engage, State Opera of SA (TV commercial) Flanuer Films
2013 Art Director – Stratco Outdoors (TV commercial) Flanuer Films
2012 Art Director – The Big Move CPS Credit Union (TV commercial) Flanuer Films
2012 Scenic Artist – Hundred Bloody Acres (SAFC feature film) Cyan Films
2010 Assistant Art Director – Stone Chapel Wines (website) Projector Films
Art curating and event management
2022, 23, 24, 25 ,26 Curator Loreto Contemporary SpringArt annual group exhibition 60+ artists.
art/gallery design (ongoing)
2024 Loreto College GALA Ball Exhibition National Wine centre Adelaide
2018 SA Agent for ArtPark Australia- including installation sculpture exhibition at The
Cube, D’Arenburg Winery, McLaren Vale SA
2018 Location Manager – North Adelaide Community Centre mural project for the
Conference of the Australian Association for Pacific Studies 2018
2017 Location and Installation Manager – SALA Sculpture exhibition, Clayton Wesley
Church, Norwood SA
2014 – 2023 Event Designer – Hopes Café Beulah Park, Spire Community
2013 Adelaide Logistics – Cory McAbee – Captain Ahab’s Motorcycle Club National Tour
2012 Event Design – One Hundred Bloody Acres feature film premiere screening, Mercury
Cinema, Adelaide SA
2012 and 2011 Event Design and Catering – Iranian Film Festival national tour, Mercury Cinema
2012 Sculpture Installation – Melbourne Art Show, Soho Galleries, Sydney NSW
2011 Opening Night Designer – OzAsia Film Festival, Mercury Cinema
2011 Event Design – Collision & Paper Planes, SAFC Short Film Festival premier
screenings, Mercury Cinema
2011 Event Design – Film Square opening event, Projector Films
2007 Curator- The Seven Arts of Persia, Norwood SA. Travelled through Iran collecting,
transporting the items to Australia, negotiating and creating a gallery venue on The
Parade, Norwood. Opened by Hossein Valamanesh
Selected projects building design and interiors
2025 Restoration, The Acacias, heritage building Marryatville SA
2024 Restoration of heritage painted decorative ceilings Ayres House North Tce Adelaide
Working with G-Force Building and Consulting, Swanbury Penglase Architects
2024 Restoration of historic religious statue St Mathews’s Church Marryatvile SA
2024 Paint finish, Copper bar feature – Clare Valley Distillery
2022/23 Artist 8 large works for reception areas Botanic Apartments Glenside SA
2020 Lisa McGuigan Wines, Hunter Valley, NSW; gothic themed mural 12m x 5m
2018 Project Design and Implementation, Hopes Café renovation Beulah Park SA
2016 Artist – faux stone interior walls 200m2 at a private residence, Unley SA
2015 Project Manager/Designer – complete house renovation for sale at private
residence, Valley View SA
2015 Artist/Designer – large feature artworks for Dr Jones + Partners, Mount Barker SA
2015 Artist – faux stone interior walls 100m2, Millswood, SA
2014 Project Manager/Designer – complete house renovation for deceased estate at
private residence, West Richmond, SA
2014 Artist/Designer – 2.5m2 mosaic project with Year 7 class at St Michael’s Dominican
School, Semaphore SA
2012 – 2013 Project Manager/Designer – office renovation at the Media Resource Centre,
Adelaide SA
2011 – 2012 Artist/Designer – large feature artworks for reception areas, Dr Jones + Partners. St
Andrews Hospital Adelaide SA
2008 – 2009 Artist/Designer – interior design, artwork and furnishings at private residence at
Leabrook SA
2008 Artist – 18 x 1m2 acrylic paintings for apartment development, Kent Town SA
2007 Artist/Designer – 4 large paintings for private residence, North Tehran, Iran
2007 Artist – 110 acrylic paintings, Bayview Boulevard Hotel, Sydney NSW
2004 Artist – 90 acrylic paintings on board, collage and landscapes for Desert Sands
Resort, Alice Springs, NT
Teaching
2025 Adelaide Central School of Art, painting short courses, (ongoing)
2021-25 Loreto College – project leader year 10, 11,12, traditional still life painting (ongoing)
2023 Aug 1-11 St Ignatius College, Athelstone, painting in oils, year 11 and 12
2020 Pembroke School – project leading with middle school classes, oil painting
techniques.
2017 – 2019 Taj Mahal Studio – private painting classes for adults and secondary students,
Burnside SA
2012 Felixstow Community School – weekly art classes in drawing, painting, sculpture
and mosaic, Felixstow SA
2007 Pooya Nahadin College of Language – English as a Second Language and cultural
studies, Isfahan, Iran
2000 – 2005 Union Studios – teaching painting, drawing, mosaic, printmaking, The University of
Adelaide
Education
2019 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), Adelaide Central School of Art
2018 Bachelor of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art
Community and volunteering
2014- 2024 Hopes Cafe Norwood, Various Projects and groups, including Circle of Friends 114
2015 – 2017 Promotions Assistant, Adelaide Parklands Preservation Association Adelaide
Parklands Art Prize subcommittee
2013 – 2017 Committee Member Adelaide Parklands Preservation Association (APPA)
2014 Volunteer Employment Agency Leader, Uniting Communities
2010 – 2011 Volunteer Coordinator, Graham F Smith Peace Trust Art Auction