Mandy Quadrio facts for kids

Mandy Quadrio is a contemporary artist. She lives and works in Brisbane, Australia. Mandy is from the Palawa heritage.

About Mandy Quadrio

Mandy Quadrio was born in Melbourne, Australia. She has strong connections to her family's traditional lands. These lands are in North-East Tasmania. They belong to the Coastal Plains Nation and the Oyster Bay Nation.

Mandy is a very important artist in Australia. Her art has been shown in many exhibitions. Big art places like the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery have asked her to create special artworks. Mandy creates art using sculptures, installations, photos, and mixed materials.

Mandy's Education and Artistic Journey

Mandy Quadrio studied art at the Queensland College of Art. This college is part of Griffith University. She earned her Bachelor's degree in 2016. She then completed an Honours degree in Fine Art in 2017. Mandy won a special award for her excellent school work.

She is now studying for her PhD at Griffith University. Her research looks at the stories of Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) women. She wants to make sure their voices and histories are heard.

What Materials Does Mandy Use?

Mandy uses many different materials in her art. She often finds objects and natural items. These include Tasmanian bull kelp, natural ochre colors, and river reeds.

She also uses stainless steel wool in her art. She shapes it into round forms or like a canoe. Mandy also takes photographs. One famous series is face to face to face from 2019. These are self-portraits.

The Meaning Behind Her Art

Mandy's art helps people understand history. She wants to show the experiences of Indigenous people in Australia. She sees her artworks as a way to share stories and show strength.

Mandy says she wants to "represent Palawa culture, stories, and lived experiences in my own way." Her art helps to tell these important stories.

Mandy's Artworks

• I speak to uncover the mouths of silence (2020), at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania.
• Here lies lies (2019), at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobiennale 2019, Hobart, Tasmania.

Solo Exhibitions

These are shows where only Mandy's art was displayed:

• 2022 Beyond misty histories, in association with Mona Foma, Hobart, Tasmania.
• 2019 Mandy Quadrio: face to face to face, Kuiper Projects, Brisbane.
• 2019 Mandy Quadrio: The Country Within, IMA Belltower at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Brisbane.
• 2018 Speaking Beyond the Vitrine, Metro Arts, Brisbane.

Group Exhibitions

These are shows where Mandy's art was displayed with other artists' work:

• 2021 Tarrawarra Biennial, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, Victoria.
• 2021 Water Rites, ACE Open, Adelaide.
• 2020 Rites of Passage, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane.
• 2020 The muddy banks of kanamaluka, Sawtooth ARI, Launceston, Tasmania.
• 2018 Hatched National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA).

Awards and Achievements

• 2019 Finalist, Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney.
• 2018 Finalist, Hatched, National Graduate Art Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth.
• 2017 Winner, The St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Award, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane.