Deej Fabyc
Deej Fabyc | |
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| Born | 1961 London, England |
| Education | Southern Cross University University of New South Wales |
| Known for | performance art, installation art, video |
| Website | fabyc |
Deej Fabyc (born 1961) is a British-born, Australian[1] performance video and installation artist.[2][3] Fabyc is a former member of art collectives including Jillposters in Melbourne,[4] FBI+ in London,[5] and Elastic Residence in London.[6] They were a member of the Bitumen River Gallery in Canberra, Australia.[7]
Their work has been shown at Artspace, Sydney,[8] the El Museo del Barrio, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Reina Sofia Museum, and the Whitechapel Gallery.Their work deals with three primary themes: gender, space and "forensic biography." It has been described, by the art writer Robert Preece, as being "demanding, aggressively thought-provoking, and sometimes shocking in its raw content."[1][9]
During the past 30 years, they have held roles in education, curating, and project management, and are currently the CEO of Live Art Ireland.[10]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Fabyc was born in London and raised as a young child in England and Ireland. They attended secondary school in Australia. Fabyc went on to receive a BFA from Southern Cross University, and then earned an MFA degree at the University of New South Wales in the art and design program.[11][12]
Collections and public art
[edit | edit source]Their public art work Gateway to Mag Mell, is in the Home of the Arts (HOTA) Sculpture Park in Queensland, Australia.[13][1]
Their work is held in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra.[3]
Key Works
[edit | edit source]Sucking at the Sublime (1994), a 3-day performance installation created in a domestic space, commissioned by Nick Waterlow.[14]
The White Room (1995-1998) a performance installation first shown in Sydney, then presented at the Experimental Art Foundation in Adelaide in 1997.[15]
References
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