Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Amy Sargeant is a Brisbane-based visual artist, musician and trans justice advocate. In 2020 she completed a Master of Philosophy at the Queensland University of Technology, exploring and expressing disillusionment with the dysfunctions of the political establishment in Australia. Directing artist run initiative System Label, Amy has curated events like AV Video Art Festival, Panorama and 2001: The System Cut. She has headed creative projects for Anglicare, Jugglers Art Space, AYCF, and in 2017 directed a complete website and branding redesign for St Francis Theological College. Working as a studio assistant at Paper Boat Press since 2015, she has gained experience in curatorial and studio practice. In 2017 Amy commenced employment at QUT as a Widening Participation Officer, and in 2018 she began work as a sessional academic for QUT’s Creative Industries faculty. In 2020, Amy was elected as the National Convenor of the NTEU’s Queer Unionists in Tertiary Education assembly. In 2021, Amy was re-elected as the Queer Officer of the QUT Guild, and is currently commencing a PhD at the same institution.
Artist Statement
Through installations of sculpture, audio and video Amy’s work responds to her disillusionment with the dysfunctions of the Australian political establishment by reframing the elements of political spectacle. Amy deploys the Situationist method of detournement to de-stabilise motifs from mainstream politics, activist iconography, symbols and visual cultures.
Selected Solo Works, Exhibitions
2021 Calm like a bomb, Outer Space, Fortitude Valley
2021 CLIMAX, Contra, Brisbane
2020 Flash Point, QUT Kelvin Grove
2018 Amy Sargeant for Contra, Brisbane
2017 2001: The System Cut, New Globe Theatre, Brisbane
2016 Undue Damage, Amped, Brisbane
2015 The Darksound Transit, BrisWest Centre, Brisbane
Selected Group Works, Exhibitions
2023 Climate of Violence, Wreckers Artspace, Brisbane
2023 tRADition, Tiliqua Tiliqua, Sydney
2022 Final Fridays, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
2020 Making Art Work, IMA, Brisbane
2019 Status Unknown, POP Gallery, Brisbane
2018 HATCHED National Graduate Show 2018, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth
2017 On Sight, QUT Visual Arts Precinct, Brisbane
2017 Status Unknown, Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane
2017 BED, Home Space Indooroopilly, Brisbane
2017 New Formation, Frank Moran Gallery, Brisbane
2016 'Tender Turf' Post Datum, Hassell Architects, Brisbane
2016 ‘Suss It Out’ Post Datum, Hassell Architects, Brisbane
2016 AV Short Film and Video Art Festival, Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane
Curatorial Projects
2020 Flash Point, QUT Kelvin Grove
2019 Status Unknown, POP Gallery, Brisbane
2017 Panorama - The New Globe Theatre, Brisbane
2017 AV2 Video Art Festival, New Globe Theatre, Brisbane
2016 ‘Suss It Out’ Post Datum, Hassell Architects, Brisbane
2016 AV Short Film and Video Art Festival, Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane
2016 Reverb - St Lucia Cathedral, Brisbane
2014-16 SOL Music and Arts (Monthly ’14-’16), BrisWest Centre, Brisbane
2014 YOB - Bardon Community Hall, Brisbane
2014 The Reverb Tour, Queensland, New South Wales
Professional Experience
2020-Current QUT Guild, Queer Officer
2018-Current QUT, sessional academic, Creative Industries Faculty
2017-Current QUT, widening participation officer and student ambassador
2015-Current Paper Boat Press, studio assistant, graphic design and retail assistant
2015-Current System Label (Artist Run Initiative), director
2018-Current AYCF, web designer
2017 St Francis Theological College, photography, web design director
2013-17 Reverb, event management, graphic design
2015 Soul on Latrobe, graphic design
2015 BTM Management, graphic design
2015 Anglicare, graphic design
2013 SN@P Bardon, graphic design
2012 SN@P Wynnum, graphic design
Academic Qualifications
2020 Master of Philosophy (Creative Practice), Queensland University of Technology
2017 Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Art), Queensland University of Technology
Selected Leadership and Engagement
2020-Current Queer Unionists in Tertiary Education, National Convenor, NTEU
2020-Current Casual Staff Representative, NTEU
2019 Queer Unionists in Tertiary Education, Queensland Representative, NTEU
2018 Create X Festival, Project Co-Ordinator, QUT
2018 Experience Day, Visual Art Workshop Leader, QUT
2018 THL322 Theology, The Arts and Film, Guest speaker, Charles Sturt University
2018 QUT Open Day 2018, Visual Art Studio Tours
2018 Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Art) First Year’s Opening Workshop Leader, QUT
2017 ‘On Sight’ Graduate Exhibition Catalogue Design, QUT
2017 Graduate Exhibition Management Committee Member, QUT
2017 Experience Day, Visual Art Workshop Leader, QUT
2017 Visual Arts Studio Tours, QUT
2017 Explore Uni Workshop Leader, QUT
2016 Post Datum ARI, treasurer and curator
2016 Soul on Latrobe, curator
Awards
2021 QUT VC’s Award for Excellence – ‘Inclusion and diversity excellence’ (nominee)
2018 The Hilde Chenhall Memorial Scholarship in Visual Arts
2018 The Perth Institute of Contemporary Art’s Schenberg Art Fellowship (finalist)
2017 NAVA Ignition Prize, Queensland University of Technology
Professional Memberships
2017-Current National Association for the Visual Arts Member
2019-Current National Tertiary Education Union