In addition to having regular solo exhibitions and contributing to group exhibitions, Gav Barbey has worked in film, theatre and as a commercial artist.

Recently he has added teaching to his repertoire taking classes in drawing, film and theatre at the Art Gallery of NSW and NIDA.

In 1999 Gav won the Best Cinematography award at the St. Kilda Film Festival and in 2003 was awarded the Centenary of Federation Medal for services to the arts.

Gav’s art is installed in public collections around Australia and in private collections in Hong Kong, the United States and England.

1984-1990 Commercial Artist Gas & Fuel Corporation, Victoria

Education
1991-1993 Diploma of Design National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Sydney
1993-2001 Production Designer Various Film, Television and Theatre Work
Writer/Director

Solo Exhibitions
2003 Ned Kelly Hanged Greythorne Gallery, Toorak, Melbourne
2003 Works on Paper Manyung Gallery, Melbourne
2002 33/21 Works on Paper Contacts Photographics, Paddington, Sydney
2002 A Day at the Zoo Patrizia Autore Gallery, St Kilda, Melbourne
2002 Aerials, Blobs, Tidal Marks Arthouse Hotel, Sydney
Ink-blots
2002 Birds Dank Street Gallery, Waterloo, Sydney
2001 Iceworks Charles Hewitt Gallery, Camperdown, Sydney
2001 Recent Works Charles Hewitt Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2000 Zoo II Source 490, Crown Street, Surry Hills, Sydney
1999 Zoo Studies Source 490, Crown Street, Surry Hills, Sydney

Group Exhibitions
2003 Rings of History Hazelhurst Regional Gallery NSW
contemporary craft from historical timbers
2003 RU&(eye)@1...some things we think... Hazelhurst Regional Gallery $ Big Art NSW
2003 M.A.C. Art (Aids Fund) Orson & Blake, Sydney
2003 Studio Exhibition Schwang Effect, Sydney
5 Artists in the Studio
2003 Creative Madness The Garvan Institute, Sydney
2003 Extinction Denied The Humane Society International, Sydney
Set of 12 limited edition prints
2003 With anything blank around The Ephemeral Holt Street Gallery, Sydney
2002 NSW Animal Welfare League Sydney
2002 Duck Art, Installation, Australian Stock Exchange, Sydney
Royal Lifesaving
2002 Humane Society Arthouse Hotel, Sydney
2001 Willoughby City Art Prize Sydney
2001 Humane Society Volvo Gallery, Sydney
2001 Amnesty International Wagner Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2001 Stock Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney
2001 Christmas Show Step Gallery, Enmore, Sydney
1999 50/50 Gallery 19, Haymarket, Sydney

Performances
2003 Beastie Grrl Perth Festival
10days on the Isle, Tasmania
Melbourne International Festival
2001 Touched Brett Whiteley Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
2000 Form Brett Whiteley Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
2000 Masurca Fogo Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal,
Capitol Theatre, Sydney
1999 Inspire Brett Whiteley Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
1992 Sticks Adelaide Festival

Film/Installation
2002 Aerials, Blobs, Tidal Marks 16mm, 5min, Time Lapse
Ink-blots
2002 Birds Digi Beta, 30 min
(a documentary on bird people)
2001 Mean Gleam Ultra Marine Digi Beta, 5 min, Ice Painting
2000 Burnout 35mm, Poem set to music
1998 Kissed Digi Beta, 1.20min, Sound Ballet

Teaching
2003 Bird Workshop Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
2002 Rings Of History Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
Live construction of wood sculptures in garden
2002 Summer School Hazelhurst Regional Gallery
HSC Folio Prep
2002 Lyrical Line Art Gallery NSW
2000 Short Experimental Film NIDA, Properties Dept
1999 Improvisational Theatre NIDAOpen Program, With Steve Rodgers

Awards
2003 Waterhouse Prize Finalist
2003 Centenary of Federation Medal for services in the arts
1999 Best Cinematography Burnout - St Kilda Film Festival

Publications
2003 Today Show Ice Works (live ice melts)
2003 Artist Lunch Optus Vision, Ovation Channel
2003 Selected Contemporary Manyung Gallery Publications
Artists of Australia, Michael Berry
Page 7 & 8
2002 Profile Qantas Inflight International & Domestic (Birds Exhibition)
2002 Profile Revolver Magazine (Birds Exhibition)
Feb 2002 Profile Port Phillip Leader
Dec 2001 Profile Beyond Online - Internet Arts Show
28 Oct 2001 Profile Coast to Coast ABC TV
June 2001 Front Cover Art Almanac
March 2001 “A Short Dance” Filmink Magazine
Dec 2000 Profile Wentworth Courier

Collections
Australian Metal Holdings
Myer Foundation
Idameneo
Boteck Pty Ltd
B Coz Restaurant, Melbourne
Australian Pearl Company (Autore Pearls)

Private & Corporate Collections
Held in Australia, United Kingdom, Spain, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore and USA.