Cirriculum Vitae
Education
2001 - Masters of Design, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
1994 - Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts),The University of Newcastle, NSW
Residencies
2025 - Artist in Residence, inaugural Mudgee AIR, host - Lowe Family Wine Co, NSW
2020 - Artist in Residence, Q Station (formerly North Head Quarantine Station) in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum (MAG&M), Sydney
2014 - Artist in Residence, Warringah Creative Space, Sydney
Solo Shows
2026 - They Might Be Giants, Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, 25 – 18 Apr
2024 - All Smiles no Camera, Sydney Road Gallery, September
All Smiles no Camera, Bathers Pavilion, Sydney, August
When Content was a Feeling, Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, 21 June – 5 July
Unnamed solo, Studio Gallery, Sydney, March
2023 - I like your Hyperbole, Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, 22 Apr – 6 May
Reality better than your dreams, AK Bellinger, NSW, February
When content was a feeling, Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, 22 Jun – 6 Jul
2022 - Carwash for the soul, Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, 28 May – 12 Jun
2021 - I know that Rock, Sydney Road Gallery, Melbourne, 2 – 19 Sep
2019 - A Great Balancing Act, Sydney Road Gallery, 16 Oct – 9 Nov
2018 - Oil & Water Don’t Mix, Sydney Road Gallery, 30 Aug – 22 Sep
Selected shows
2026 -Environmental Art & Design Prize Northern Beaches
2021-20 - History Repeats, Jo Neville, Julie Paterson and Fiona Chandler, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 4 Dec 2020 – 14 Feb 2021
2020 - Girt by Sea, Sydney Road Gallery (solo exhibition), 10 Sep – 4 Oct
2019 - Mosman Art Prize, Finalist, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, 11 Sep – 27 Oct
Touch ii, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, 1 – 12 Aug
Home, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 25 Oct – 1 Dec
Replay: Celebrating Five Years of the Creative Space, Northern Beaches Artist Studios, Creative Space, Sydney, 30 Aug – 22 Sep
2018 - Oil and Water Don’t Mix, Sydney Road Gallery (solo exhibition), 30 Aug – 22 Sep Floating Land – Fiona Chandler and Sarah Montgomery, The Corner Store Gallery (TCSG), Orange, NSW
2017 - HUMAN: child artist response project, MAG&M, 7 Apr – 27 May
8 x10 Show 2018, TCSG, Orange, NSW, 1 – 8 Feb
NinetyFive Percent – B-SIDE, Creative Space, 8 Jun
Land, MAG&M, 3 Nov – 3 Dec
2016 - Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, Finalist, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, 11 – 19 June
Reimagine, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, April
Conversations in Colour – Fiona Chandler and Shani Nottingham, TCSG, 13 – 30 Oct
Ever Changing, The Colour Trap Gallery, Sydney
2015 - Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, Finalist, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, 13 – 28 June
Reimagine, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney, April
Forage – Sarah Montgomery and Fiona Chandler, Saint Cloche, Sydney, Oct
Finalist, Little Things (now Little Things Art Prize), Saint Cloche, Sydney, 5 – 13 Sep
Group / Duo Shows and Fairs
2025 - Great Balancing Act,Duo with Crossing Threads, Sydney Road Gallery, 16 Oct – 2 Nov
The Abstract Show, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, 4 – 31 Oct
Affordable Art Fair Melbourne, 28 – 31 Aug
Modern Love, A.K Bellinger Gallery, 19 – July
Summer Art Soirée!, Manyung Gallery Sorrento, 11 – 17 Jan
2026 - 17 - Exhibited in various shows including themed, group and / or solo for Sydney Road Gallery. During this time, I was also a Resident Artist.
2024 - The Collector’s Showcase, Manyung Gallery Malvern, 12 – 26 Oct
When Content Was A Feeling, Manyung Gallery Mount Eliza, 22 Jun – 6 Jul
Affordable Art Fair Sydney, 13 – 16 Jun
April Group Exhibition, Manyung Gallery Mount Eliza, 13 – 27 Apr
Affordable Art Fair Singapore, 9 – 12 Nov
2023 - Affordable Art Fair Sydney, 15 – 18 Jun
2022 - Affordable Art Fair Singapore, 18 – 22 Nov
Affordable Art Fair Melbourne, 1 – 4 Sep
2017 - Linden Postcard Show, presented by Linden New Art at Domain House, Melbourne, 10 Nov 17 – 12 Jan 18
Mini Solo, Platform 72, Sydney
2016 - Group Show, Paper Pear, Wagga Wagga, NSW, July
Twelve – The Koskela Annual Exhibition, Koskela, Sydney, 12 Nov – 24 Dec
Art/Vert, Saint Cloche Gallery (now Saint Cloche), Sydney, 2 – 8 Feb (Curated by Amber Creswell Bell)
2015 - Just A Second, Print Exchange, Brooklyn Art Library New York, USA
New Batch, Platform 72, Sydney
A4 Art Australia Exhibition 2015, Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, Herring Island Gallery, Melbourne, 17 – 19 Oct
2014 - Splash Art Show, Kew Primary School, Victoria
Invited artist, Temple & Webster online art market, Australia
Studio Artists Exhibition, Warringah Creative Space, Sydney, 20 – 29 Nov
Employment
2026-17 - Gallery Director, Sydney Road Gallery
Teaching / Workshops / Curated Talks
2024 - Artist Talk, Curator Sarah Montgomery, Sydney Road Gallery
2021 - Q Station, Sydney Harbour National Park with MAG&M, History Repeats, Site Sketching with Fiona Chandler, 11 Jan
2014 - Harbord Public School, Artist in Residence program
2019-12 - The School, Sydney, teaching Watercolour 101 classes twice a year
Publications
Annika Barker, Breath of Fresh Air, Australian Houses & Gardens (H&G), 2022, pp 121-131
Laura Barry, A coastal diamond in the rough received a stunning transformation, Inside Out Magazine (Blog), 21 April 2022. https://www.homestolove.com.au/home-tours/coastal-style-home-northern-beaches-23637/
The Local Project. “Cove House by Alwill”. https://thelocalproject.com.au. Published February 2022, Issue 8. https://thelocalproject.com.au/publication/issue-08/
Barnes, Amelia. “ ‘A Great Balancing Act’ By Fiona Chandler Opens At Sydney Road Gallery”. The Design Files (blog). Sep 8, 2022. https://thedesignfiles.net/news/news-a-great-balancing-act-fiona-chandler-sydney-road-gallery
Wilamina Russo, “Art About Town – Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah”, June 23, 2021 produced, in Art About Town, Producer Willy Russo, podcast, https://www.2ser.com/art-about-town-sydney-road-gallery-balgowlah
Elizabeth Wilson, Naturally Wonderful, Australian Houses & Gardens (H&G), March 2021, pp 118-127
Bishop, Jen. “Disruptive Sydney art gallery celebrates first year.” Interiors Addict, 17 July 2018. https://theinteriorsaddict.com/disruptive-sydney-art-gallery-celebrates- first-year
Felicity O’Connor. “Episode 23: Fiona Chandler”. August 31, 2017 produced, “This Creative Life”, Producer Felicity O’Connor, podcast, https://fionakate.com.au/podcasts/
Artw**k.“Interview with artist and Gallery Owner Fiona Chandler and what’s occurring”. August 31, 2017 produced, Producer Fiona Verity, Julie Nicholson and Gary Seller, podcast, 1:06:50. https://fionakate.com.au/podcasts/
Chandler, Fiona. “Escaping to an Island.” Huff Post, 1 Aug 2016. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/fiona-chandler/escaping-to-an-island_b_11290864.html
Young, Madeline. “Studio visit with Fiona Chandler”. Corner Store Gallery (blog) Oct 10, 2016. https://www.cornerstoregallery.com/blog/2016/10/10/studio-visit-with-fiona-chandler
Vangool, Janine and Dresser, Glen. The UPPERCASE Compendium of Craft and Creativity, Alberta: Uppercase Publishing inc, 2015.
Reid, Georgina. “Art/Vert”. The Design Files (Blog). Feb 1, 2015. https://thedesignfiles.net/2015/02/artvert
Chandler, Fiona. “Fermented Memories.” The Planthunter, 28 April 2014. https://theplanthunter.com.au/culture/fermented-memories
Chandler, Fiona. “True Cost/Perceived Value: Flowers & Art.” The Planthunter, 29 Sep 2014. https://fionakate.com.au/the-plant-hunter/
Professional Development
Current - Presenter, Creative Conversation Series, held annually through Creative Women’s Circle, MAG&M, Sydney
Commissions
2022 - ‘Cove House’ by Alwill Architecture, a commission by Alwill Interiors
‘The Breezeway’ by Heliconia, a commission by Interior Architect and Director Sally Paterson
2021/2020 - Cross Media Arts Project, Q Station, Sydney Harbour National Park in partnership with MAG&M
Collections
Corporate and private collections throughout Australia