BIO

Sydney artist, Joshua Yeldham has exhibited widely in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore and Hong Kong.

With inspiration drawn from a deeply spiritual connection with the landscape, Yeldham's paintings form an interplay between his rich imagination and desert experience. His abstract landscapes and figurative works contain recurrent symbolic motifs, fusing the landscape and everyday historical icons with narrative and myth.

BIOGRAPHY

1970 Born Sydney, Australia
1989-1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design
1985-1989 Aiglon College, Switzerland
1979-1985 Cranbrook School, Sydney

Collections

PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Australian Stock Exchange

BHP Biliton Collection

Mervac Collection

Autore Pearl Collection

James Packer Collection

Exhibitions

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2010 “River Music”, Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne
2009 “Child Of The Moon, Hawkesbury River” , Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne
2008 “Hawkesbury River, Motherland” Art House Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2007 “Hawkesbury River – Death Bird Series”, Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne
2006 "Hawkesbury River", Melbourne Art Fair, Art House Gallery
2006 "Hawkesbury River", Art House Gallery, Sydney
2005 "Bird Nest Diaries", Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne.
2004 "Bird Nest Diaries", Art House Gallery, Sydney.
2003 "The Clay Brothers - A Prayer for Fertility", Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne.
2003 “A Prayer for Fertility", Sydney Art Fair, Fox Studios.
2002 "Solitude's Bride Series", Art House Gallery, Sydney.
2002 "Solitude's Bride Series", Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
2001 "Eucalyptus", Art House Gallery, Sydney.
1999 "Colo River", Art House Gallery, Melbourne.
1999 "Solitude & Prayer", Art House Gallery, Sydney.
1998 "Paradise is a Bird", Art House Gallery, Melbourne.
1998 "Paradise is a Bird", Art House Gallery, Sydney.
1997 "The Hunger Artist", Art House Gallery, Sydney.
1996 "Viola and the Emu Catcher", Art House Gallery, Sydney.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2008 ‘Group Show ‘08’, Scott Livisey Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
2006 Sulman prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2006 "Flaming Youth", Orange Regional Gallery, NSW
2005 Selected, Mosman Art Prize, New South Wales.
2003 Biennial Sydney Art on Paper Fair, Sydney
2003 Selected, Mosman Art Prize, New South Wales..
2003 "Ned Kelly Framed", The National Trust of Australia, S. H. Ervin Gallery
2000 Art House Gallery, Biennial Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne.
1999 "An Affair to Remember", Art Sauce, Singapore.
1997 "A Taste in Art: Next Generation of Great Australian Artists", Sotheby's Sydney.
1997 "Zoo", Art House Gallery, Sydney.
1997 Westpac Art Awards, Skeggs Redlands, Sydney
1997 Tattersall's Landscape Art Awards, Brisbane, Queensland.
1996 Australian Artists Exhibition, Cranbrook School, Sydney.
1996 Teresa Burns Exhibition of Australian Artists, Westpac , Sydney.

AWARDS & PRIZES :

2006 Selected Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2005 Selected, Mosman Art Prize, New South Wales.
2003 Selected, Mosman Art Prize, New South Wales.
2002 Universities and Schools Club Prize, Sydney.
2000 Commission, Australian Stock Exchange, Sydney.
1998 Selected Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
1995 Australian Young Achiever Awards, New South Wales State Finalist, Career Achievement Award
         (Arts Division).
1995 The Queen's Trust Award
1993 Alumni award for outstanding achievement, Rhode Island School of Design, USA.

PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

Australian Stock Exchange
BHP Biliton Collection
Mervac Collection
Hawkesbury River Regional Gallery (on loan)
Autore Pearl Collection
James Packer Collection

BIBLIOGRAPHY / PUBLICATIONS:
Yeldham, Joshua, Solitude's Bride, Art House Gallery, Sydney, 2002. (Limited Edition Artist Monograph).
"Hawkesbury River", Catalogue, Art House Gallery, Sydney 2006.

BIBLIOGRAPHY / ARTIVLES & REVIEWS:

2009 ABC, Artists at work, “Joshua Yeldham”    
2006 Kelsey Munro, "Hawkesbury River", in Sydney Morning Herald.
2004 Hynes, Victoria, "Art: Joshua Yeldham-Bird's Nest Diaries", in Sydney Morning Herald.
         Low, Lenny Ann, "Bird's Nest Diaries", in The Sydney Morning Herald('Spectrum'), 21         
         August, 2004.
         Nicholas, Emma, "Desert Diary Unfolds", in The Wentworth Courier, 2004.
         "Yeldham Family Looks to New Horizons", in The Sun-Herald, 9 May, 2004.
2003 Hawley, Janet, "The new Kelly gang", in The Age ('Good Weekend'), 1 March, 2003, p.38.
         Verghis, Sharon, "Fringe arts fight for crumbs beneath sponsors' table" in The Sydney Morning Herald,
         8 August, 2003.
         Walker, Pam, "Art for everyone", in The Wentworth Courier, 23 July, 2003, p.18.
2002 "Arts & Culture Around Australia: Solitude's Bride", in The Bulletin, 11 June.  
          Brown Penny, "Solo man", in The Weekend Australian, 23-24 November, 2002.
          Frank, Lillian, "Ghost of a chance", in The Herald Sun, 12 October.
          Hill, Peter, "Exhibitions: critic's picks", in The Sydney Morning Herald ('Metro'), 8-14, November, p.27.
          Low, Lenny Ann, "Grave intentions", in The Sydney Morning Herald,('Metropolitan'), 16-17 November.
         Thomas, Brett, "Future Force: The Artist- Joshua Yeldham", in The Sun-Herald, 9 June, 2002.
2001 Ranken, Bill, "Out there...", in The Eastern Herald, 16 May, 2001.
1998 "A Conversation With Joshua Yeldham", in Australian Style, 1998.
1997 Guinness, Daphne, "On a Bus, in the fast lane", in The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September, 1997.
1996 "Trust Makes Desert Bloom", in The Sunday Telegraph.
         "Film Maker On Track To Win", in The Daily Telegraph Mirror.
         “Film-maker and painter", in The Wentworth Courier.
1995 Hilferty, Tim, "On The Road To Stardom", in The Sydney Morning Herald.                         
         Zion, Lawrence, "Celluloid Rising", in JJJ Magazine.
1994 Barber, Lynden, "Joshua Is Ready to Make the Climb", in The Sydney Morning Herald.  
         Coppleson, Patricia, "Journey to Higher Ground", in Cafe Magazine.
         Dell'oso, Anna Maria, in The Sydney Morning Herald.
         Kay, Shelley, "Time For Changing: Short Film Awards", in Film News Australia.
         O'Shea, Margaret, "Wise Young Guy", in Film News.
Pomeranz, Margaret, " Extraordinarily Accomplished First Film", in Gold Coast News.
Rogers, Jenny, "Cranbrook Old Boy to Soar to Top", in The Wentworth Courier.
Zion, Lawrence, "Australian Directors: The Next Wave" in Rolling Stone (Australia).
Variety, Feb 18 1994 - The Academy of Television Art & Sciences has selected it's           annual College Award Winners.



FILMOGRAPHY:

1993 Frailejon ( Colour, 65 minutes)
         Producer, Director, Writer, Co-DOP, Co-Editor.
         Filmed on location in the Venezuelan Andes, New York & Sydney
1989 Silver Threads Among The Gold"
1982  "Platform"
          "Children of Haiti"
          "Sauvinance"

FILM NOMINATIONS & AWARDS:

1995 "Frailejón", Best Feature Film, Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, USA.
         "Frailejón", Original Concept in Film (Winner), Best Director & Best Screenplay
           St. Kilda Film Festival, Victoria.
         "Frailejón", Innovation in Film Award, Best Australian Short Film (Nominee),
          Australian Teachers of Media Awards, Sydney
1994 "Frailejón", Best Australian Short Film, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards.
         "Frailejón", Best Short Film & Innovation in Film (Nominee), Best Screenplay
          (Nominee, Joshua Yeldham), Australian Film Industry (AFI) Awards.
1993 "Frailejón", Emmy Award, Best Student Film, Academy of Television Arts &
          Sciences (ATAS), USA..
         "Frailejón", Academy Award (Oscar), Best Dramatic Student Film.
         (Nominee),Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, USA.
          Frailejón", Best Student Film (Winner), Eastman Kodak Awards, USA.
         "Frailejón", Dendy Awards, Sydney Film Festival.

DISCOGRAPHY:

1993 Producer of "Frailejón - Journey to higher ground", Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

MEDIA & PUBLIC APPEARANCES:

2003 The Today Show - Channel 9 - SOLITUDE'S BRIDE - Yeldham talks about his desert paintings.
         Artist Talk, Biennial Sydney Art on Paper Fair, Byron Kennedy Hall, Fox Studios, Sydney, 2 August.
1999 Catalyst For Renewal Lecture Series, "Spirituality and the Arts", (with Dr.Colette Rayment),
         Paddington, 7 April, 1999.   
1997 "Accidental Hero", story by Caroline Jones for "Australian Story", ABC Television, 24  May.
1994 "Frailejón Wins Prestigious Emmy", for the "Today Show", Channel 9.
         "The Movie Show", story by Margaret Pomeranz, SBS Television.
         "Arts Show", story by Peter Castaldi, ABC Television.
         "Creatures of the Spot Light" for JJJ Radio.