SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 In praise of Perjury - Garden Shed Gallery
2013 Hook Turn Langford 120
2013 Nausea Motorworks Gallery Melbourne Grammar
2011 Always something there to remind me - Michael Koro Gallery Melbourne
2009 Phantom Desires Red Gallery Melbourne
2008 Natural Size (works on paper) Eckersleys Art Space, Melbourne
2005 Lost Time is not Found Again Conical Gallery, Melbourne
Cairo Clubs Projects Gallery, Melbourne
Eulogy For a Blowfly CLUBSPROJECT, Melbourne
2003 Real Estate/ Landscape Platform 2, Melbourne
2002 not building Bus Gallery, Melbourne
Hammer ( The Seventh Project)– Seventh Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Underground Landscape – Platform, Melbourne
1999 ANDTALK TALK Artist Collective , Melbourne
1998 Hard Rubbish 200 Gertrude St Gallery, Melbourne
..as you are…Museum Of Dirt, Melbourne
1997 murmurmania Grey Area Art Space, Melbourne
murmur West Space Inc. ,Melbourne
1996 SUITE West Space Inc. , Melbourne
1995 Complicity West Space Inc, Melbourne
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND COLLABORATIONS
2020 (ab) normal participant. RMIT Gallery
. 2019 MoP&A #3 c3 – curator/participant
MoP&A #4 Rubicon - – curator/participant
Word of Mouth (curated by Peter Hill) – Venice BPop-Up
GRAUPROJEKT ( curated by Peter Hill)
My Favourite Film - curator Dr. Malcom Bywaters- Academy Gallery - Launceston University
Presented in partnership with the Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air (BoFA) Film Festival
Abstract Salon – Stephen McLaughlin Gallery 23/10-9/11
Curated by Wilma Tabacco/ Irene Barberis –Langford 120
ATMOSPHERES PART 2: - Red Gallery -TRANSFORMING WATER - HYDROSPHERE+ Land-Sea Breeze
Curated By Dr. Colleen Morris
REY AREA curator - RMIT SOA
2017 Bayside Aquistive Art Prize finalist
A joke without laughter – c3
The Museum of Lost Public Notices – George Paton Gallery
Bluestonia
Poetry exhibition - George Paton
Droplets - -Red Gallery -Phil Edwards, Clinton Cahill, Peter Clarke and Augusta Zeeng are joined by curator/artist Dr Colleen Morris in this annual, multi-disciplinary exhibition.
2016 Museum of International Connectivity - curator of HK/Melb RMIT students alumni
2015 Dirty Dozen MCC Art Space Degraves St Subway
Darebin Art Prize Finalist
2014 Museum of Abject Sentimentality RMIT SOA Gallery
Artist Books (Reprised) – with Peter Ellis George Paton Gallery Melbourne University
Blue on Blue; – curated by Dr.Wilma Tabacco 120 Langford st Gallery
Transdisciplinary Studio 2014 – curated by Dr. Colleen Morris – Red Gallery
2013 In search of Plastic Gods Margret Lawrence gallery VCA
2012 Contemporary Australian Drawing Volume 1 University of the Arts London 2012
Action Stations – with Marc Freeman Linden Art Gallery
R M McGivern Painting Prize Finalist
2011 BOOM BOOM - Napier Ari Fitzroy Melbourne
Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize Finalist
2010 Platform 20th Anniversary Exhibition (with Peter Ellis and CD
Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize Finalist
Paul Guest Drawing Prize Finalist
Drawing the World –World of Drawing – Project Space - RMIT
2009 Installation Painting -Sustainable Living Festival Federation Square
2008 Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery
2007 Living Elvis (curated by Susan Davies and Peter Barnes) RMIT Gallery Melbourne
Thinking Through Practice (curated by Lesley Duxbury) SOA RMIT
2006 X Marks the spot (curated by Peter Ellis) School of Art Gallery RMIT University.
2005 Almost Saturn (curated by Lyndall Jones) Project Space. RMIT University.
2004 Amp’d. (curated by Billy Gruner and Michael Greave) MOP Projects Sydney.
2000 Harmonia (Project Curators/Co-ordinators: Ryszard Dabek and Brett Jones.) West Space Inc., Melbourne.
Liberty (Collaborative Painting/Installation/Sound Piece with Peter Ellis
– curated by Terry Batt) Swanston St Gallery RMIT University.
1999 ARTZINE (artist zine exhibition curated by Phil Edwards) Spencer St Art Gallery.
Parable (curated by Phil Edwards) STRIPP Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne.
Works on Paper Seoul National University, Korea
DISCOGRAPHY of SOUND /ARTIST MUSIC PROJECTS
Note;- Many of the recordings listed below, by both their nature and intent, are collaborative projects. Partners in collaborative projects are indicated.
2013-14 – Psychadelic Cheeses (with Peter Ellis)
2012 Stonehenge 11.11.11 ( with Peter Ellis)
2011 Stonehenge ( with Peter Ellis)
2010 The Phantom Lights ( with Peter Ellis)
2008 End Credits (with John McKinnon)
2007 Bird Songs, Frog Songs and Rock Songs - (with Louise Weaver and Peter Ellis) for feature article and ltd edn artist packaged produced for Art and Australia magazine.
2005 Breath Flesh Air (with Peter Ellis and Jon Cattapan)
Blg 2 #3 13//3/06 (with John McKinnon as Bert Alphett and Stuffo)
Sonic Zoo (with Peter Ellis and Jon Cattapan)
60 X 1 Approximately-‘music for piano and bell’ by Bert Alphett (Popmeister to the new Zen”
2004 Fitzroy Duo (with Tony Woods)
Cellarfield (with Kristian Brennan)
2002 Tuesday Sessions (with Peter Ellis)
“not used yet”
SEVENTH BOX SET
BUS Recordings (with Ben Harper and Sue Dodd)
Bootleg Theories solo
Pop Music for Birds
Music to act dumb by
PHILAND the Gentlemen’s Record Club (with Peter Henderson and The Gentlemens Record Club)
2001 SKIP
Dunkirk
I was only trying to explain – a SOSO recording
Bunyip recordings (with Bill Cobbett)
Essentialism
That’s the way dogs see colour (with Peter Ellis)
The Sparkling White Wine Sailor Cat and his friend Leon (with Peter Ellis and Louise Weaver) - an AND recording
2000 Marxist Reversal Popsicle (with David Haines for Westspace Cd Harmonia)
AND at the Public Office
Liberty (Collaborative Painting/Installation/Sound Piece with Peter Ellis – curated by Terry Batt) Swanston St Gallery RMIT
1999 ARTZINE (artist zine exhibition curated by Phil Edwards) Spencer St Art Gallery.
Parable (curated by Phil Edwards) STRIPP Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne.
Works on Paper Seoul National University, Korea
1998 Tool Box STRIPP Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Hi-Lo Exotico 1/ Stop 22 Gallery, St.Kilda Melbourne
2/ Collaboration with artist in Bogota, Columbia
A Painting Show Gray Area Gallery, Melbourne
interference West Space Inc, Melbourne
“rear view mirror’ faculty Gallery RMIT
1997 Stillness In Spite Of Action Linden Contemporary Art Space
No Holds Barred STRIPP Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
1996 The Art of Collecting #2 (curated by Elizabeth Gower) Linden Contemporary Art Space, St. Kilda
Public/private spaces (curated Richard Holt/Andrew Seward) Platform Art Space, Melbourne.
choice Faculty Gallery RMIT University
1994 Moet and Chandon Touring Exhibition
1993 Fitzroy Street Art Gallery – St. Kilda, Melbourne
1992 Mass Hang, Melbourne
FILMS AND VIDEOS
1994 Still Life in a Bar – animated super 8
1995 Staging/Unstaging – video for Complicity exhibition same year.
1998 The Return of the Legends – wrestling video
2005 Lost Time is Not Found Again Video and Crowd at the Shrine S8 - for exhibition at Conical Gallery
2009 The Passenger for exhibition in Portugal late 2009.
2019. Actor in Black Garden feature film directed by Shaun Wilson.
PERFORMANCES
BUS Gallery (with Sue Dodd and Ben Harper) 2005
Bus Gallery (with John McKinnon, Dave Collins and James Greig) 2006
Nova Cinema for Moving Image Coalition (with Kristian Brennan)2005
MASS Gallery, (with Peter Ellis) 2005
KPB – Honeyeaters Gallery, Melbourne 15/1/03
Musicians Club, 2000
Platstock , Platform 2, 2000
Public Office, 2000
DISCOGRAPHY
Note;- Many of the recordings listed below, by both their nature and intent, are collaborative projects. Partners in collaborative projects are indicated.
2013-14 – Psychedelic Cheeses (with Peter Ellis)
2012 Stonehenge 11.11.11 (with Peter Ellis)
2011 Stonehenge (with Peter Ellis)
2010 The Phantom Lights (with Peter Ellis)
2008 End Credits (with John McKinnon)
2007 Bird Songs, Frog Songs and Rock Songs - (with Louise Weaver and Peter Ellis) for feature article and ltd edn artist package produced for Art and Australia magazine.
2005 Breath Flesh Air (with Peter Ellis and Jon Cattapan)
Blg 2 #3 13//3/06 (with John McKinnon as Bert Alphett and Stuffo)
Sonic Zoo (with Peter Ellis and Jon Cattapan)
60 X 1 Approximately-‘music for piano and bell’ by Bert Alphett (Popmeister to the new Zen”
2004 Fitzroy Duo (with Tony Woods)
Cellarfield (with Kristian Brennan)
2002 Tuesday Sessions (with Peter Ellis)
“not used yet”
SEVENTH BOX SET including
a/ KBP jam (with Kristian Brennan and Brendan)
b/ HAMMER solo
c/ Seventh 1 (with various gallery participants)
d/ Seventh2 – Rudely Interrupted Music solo
e/ Seventh 3 – (with Angus Blackburn)
f/ Seventh Last Day (with Peter Ellis, Tony Woods, Peter Jones and
others)
BUS Recordings (with Ben Harper and Sue Dodd)
2002 Bootleg Theories solo
Pop Music for Birds
Music to act dumb by
PHILAND the Gentlemen’s Record Club (with Peter Henderson and The Gentlemen's Record Club)
2001 SKIP
Dunkirk
I was only trying to explain – a SOSO recording
Bunyip recordings (with Bill Cobbett)
Essentialism
That’s the way dogs see colour (with Peter Ellis)
The Sparkling White Wine Sailor Cat and his friend Leon (with Peter Ellis and Louise Weaver) - an AND recording
2000 Marxist Reversal Popsicle (with David Haines for Westspace Cd Harmonia)
AND at the Public Office
Platstock (with Andrew Seward, Brett Jones, Peter Ellis and Michael Graeve)
The Earl of Rochester
Hillbilly Barry
Daddy can we go home now…AND live at the Musicians Club (with John Aslanidis, Peter Ellis, Nick Jones and Ben Harper)
Arabia (with Peter Ellis and John Aslanidis)
2000 AND live at Studio 1 Vol.1 (with Peter Ellis)
AND live at Studio 1 Vol.2 (with Peter Ellis)
Spray Like Mist (with James Healey)
1999 The Man Upstairs (with Peter Ellis)
dogs breakfast
AND live at the Curry (with John Aslanidis)
1998 AND live at Degraves St (with John Aslanidis)
murmurmania remixed (with Peter Henderson and Guyver the Third)
Hard Rubbish
Music from Big Dirt - a curatorial project for the Museum of Dirt featuring Nick McGowan, Peter Henderson, John Aslanidis, Richard Holt, Brett Jones, James Healey and Neil Barnett.
1997 murmurmania
SOUNDTRACKS FOR VIDEO
Note;- See relevant artists cvs for public exhibition of these works.
2006 Soundtrack for Brendan Lee video Anthology as Bert Alphett (with Dave Collins)
2004 Soundtrack for Brendan Lee video Shooting From The Hip as Bert Alphett (with Dave Collins)
PUBLICATIONS
1/ Glue zine vol 1 and 7
2/ Failure to get the mail – poetry contribution to Dec. issue of Dialogue, no.10, a West Space publication, 1998
3/ Image - Name Magazine no.3 – 1999
4./ Field Report 2015-2017
5/ Regular contributor to FEILD REPORT annual publication produced bu David della Fiora.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
1/ "An Examination of Contemporary Artist Sound Recordings as New Genre of Low Tech Art Music", The International Journal of the Arts in Society, Volume 1, Issue 6, pp.1-8 ISSN 1833-1866, 2007
2/ "Audio CD production in a Contemporary Art Practice" Chapter in "Thinking Through Practice - Art Research in the Academy" RMIT Publishing, 2007
3/ “The Museum of Dirt : A brief history” Globe E 1999
4/ Chapter in “Tony Woods; Archive” 2013 Aust Scholarly Press
RESIDENCIES AND GRANTS
Australian Postgraduate Research Award RMIT1997
Australian Postgraduate Research Award RMIT 2003
Emerging Researchers Grant RMIT 2007
Artist In Residence Bus Gallery 2005
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
1/Founder of and coordinator of Museum of Dirt – ( featuring Michael Graeve, Peter Henderson, Natasha Johns Messenger, Angus Blackburn, Simon Kilvert, Brett Jones, Celeste Treloar, John Aslanidis, Nick McGowan, Mathew Morris and others).
2/ GLUE– an image based anonymous artists fanzine launched 4/7/1998 – 9 issues
3/ Parable - STRIPP Gallery, Fitzroy , Melbourne 9 with Sue Dodd, Laressa Kosloff, Nick McGowan, Bill Cobbett, Peter Henderson.
4/ Secondary Sources RMIT Gallery 2008
5/ New Art from Estonia Exhibition SOA Gallery RMIT 2009
ARTIST BLOGS
bodgieman@blogspot.com
Istagram phil9076
REVIEWS AND WRITINGS
Interview input into Making Space; Artist Run Initiatives in Victoria published by V-IAN - The Victorian Initiatives of Artists Network 2007
Living Elvis Catalogue – RMIT University Gallery 2007
Mowson B. ‘ Phil Edwards” Unmagazine Issue no.6, Summer 2005.
Jones, B. Making the Scene( but playing outside) in “Space Traffic : Artist- Run Spaces beyond a local context” West Space/ Parasite Productions 2002.
Lopez G.
“Parable” – Globe;/www. Arts.monash.edu/visarts/globe/ghome.html 1999
Holt R. Three Chord Art World Art Issue 19, Nov 1998
Freiberg F. review in the Age newspaper 30/4/1996
Nelson R. review in the Age newspaper 4/1/1995
O’Donnell M. Spinout Magazine 1994
INTERNATIONAL PROFILE
1/ Contributing composer to SLAVE PIANOS project (Germany/Australia)2001 ISBN 3-934823-17-3
2/ Composer of soundtracks for videos By Shaun Wilson, Brendan Lee and Tammy Honey
exhibited at major exhibitions in Greece, Russia and London. 2007-09
3/ Small profile in Japanese underground music scene