THE GRAVE PROJECT
THE GRAVE PROJECT
JESS MILEY DEREK SARGENT
Bio:
Derek Sargent and Jess Miley have been collaborating for over six years. Starting as co-directors of the artist run gallery FELTspace in Adelaide Australia. In the last three years they have been collaborating together on their research project The Grave Project. Derek completed his BA in fine art at the University of South Australia and has also completed a Graduate Diploma in Fine Art at the Chelsea College of the Arts. In 2021 he completed Masters in Fine Art at The University of Bergen. He has won several awards including the Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship and the SALA Contemporary Art Prize with Jess for The Grave Project. Derek is currently based in Bergen Norway. Jess is the founding director of LoveFest an annual experimental arts festival, she is also is the founder of ways.house a queer feminist art residency in Eastern Hungary. Jess is currently located in Berlin, Germany.
Derek Sargent - Curriculum Vitae
Education:
2019-2021 Master’s Programme in Fine Art, University of Bergen, Norway
2016-2017 Graduate Diploma of Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, UK
2013 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), First Class, South Australia School of Arts
2010-2012 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Specialisation Sculpture), South Australia School of Arts
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2020 Queers of the East, FELTspace, Adelaide (with Jess Miley)
2019 The Grave Project, Elevador, Barcelona (with Jess Miley)
2018 Genuine And Authentic, FELTspace, Adelaide
2015 Allure Me, CACSA Project Space, Adelaide
2014 Living In My Mind, Constance, Hobart
2014 Emulate, Nexus, Adelaide
2014 Fleeting Flash Of Fervour, Firstdraft, Sydney
2014 I Wish I Could Be You, Fontanelle, Adelaide
2013 Bag It, SASA Gallery Project Space, Adelaide
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2021 A Little Larger Than The Entire Universe, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (with Jess Miley)
2020 After School Special, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (with Jess Miley)
2020 The Roots that Clutch, PhotoAccess, Canberra (with Jess Miley)
2020 Love In The Time Of Covid-19, Art Gallery Of South Australia, Adelaide (with Jess Miley)
2020 History Interpalys, NARS Foundation, New York (with Jess Miley)
2020 Avant-Garde Short Film Festival, Big Day Film Collective, Philiadelphia (with Jess Miley)
2019 The Scene is Seen, Holly Rollers Studio, Adelaide (with Jess Miley)
2019 Advertiser Contemporary Art Award, Keith Murdoch House, Adelaide (with Jess Miley)
2018 Word, Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide
2018 Fervere, Art Quarter, Budapest (with Jess Miley)
2017 Graduate Exhibition, Chelsea College of Arts, London
2017 Big Fridge, Safe House, London
2017 Hot Dairy, The Cookhouse, London
2016 Around Corners, NARS Foundation, New York
2015 Unsettle, Paper Mountain, Perth
2015 ID: Portraiture and Identity, Adelaide Airport, Adelaide
2015 Four X Four, Mint Studios, Adelaide
2014 FeltNatural, Rymill Park, Adelaide
2014 Hatched 2014, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth
2014 Eight, Town Hall, Adelaide
2014 Feltmaps, Port Adelaide
2014 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Drill Hall, Adelaide
2013 Full Circle Graduate Exhibition, SASA Gallery, Adelaide
2013 Felt Natural, River Torrens, Adelaide
2013 Dis-em-body, West Bar Student Gallery, Adelaide
2013 Never Mind, Plant One, Bowden
2012 Hunt Graduate Exhibition, Uni SA, Adelaide
Professional experience:
2021- Isotop Studio Member, Bergen
2019 Ways Residency, Gyula Hungary
2018 Arts Quarter Residency Program, Budapest
2017 Internship LoveFest 2017, Budapest
2016 NARS Foundation International Artist Residency Program, New York
2015-16 Mentorship with Nicholas Folland
2014-16 Education Officer, SASA Gallery, Adelaide
2013-16 Studio Member Fontanelle Gallery, Bowden
2013-14 Co-Director, Felt Space Gallery, Adelaide
2012 Visual arts graduate committee, South Australia School of Arts
Awards/Grants:
2019 i-Portunus mobility grant (with Jess Miley)
2019 The Advertiser Contemporary Art Award (with Jess Miley)
2018 Project Grant Recipient, Helpmann Academy
2015 Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship
2015 Art Start Grant, Australia Council
2015 Grant Recipient, Helpmann Academy
2013 Chancellor’s Letters of Commendation List, South Australia School of Arts
2013 Helpmann Fontanelle studio scholarship, Helpmann Academy
2013 Constance Gordon-Johnson Sculpture and Installation Prize
Collections:
2020 Art Gallery Of South Australia
2020 National Museum Of Australia, Canberra
Jess Miley - Curriculum Vitae
Education:
2011 Masters of Landscape Architecture, The University of Adelaide
2006 Bachelor of Design, The University of Adelaide
Selected exhibitions:
2021 A Little Larger Than The Entire Universe, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (with Derek Sargent)
2020 After School Special, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (with Derek Sargent)
2020 Love In The Time Of Covid-19, Art Gallery Of South Australia, Adelaide (with Derek Sargent)
2020 History Interpalys, NARS Foundation, New York (with Jess Miley)
2020 Avant-Garde Short Film Festival, Big Day Film Collective, Philiadelphia (with Derek Sargent)
2020 Queers of the East, FELTspace, Adelaide (with Derek Sargent)
2020 The Roots that Clutch, PhotoAccess, Canberra (with Derek Sargent)
2019 The Grave Project, Elevador, Barcelona (with Derek Sargent)
2019 The Scene is the Seen, Holy Rollers Studios, Adelaide (with Derek Sargent)
2018 Ferver, Art Quarter, Budapest (with Derek Sargent)
2014 SLV – Bus Projects, Mebourne
2013 Transit Lounge SASA Gallery, Adelaide
2013 FELTnatural, River Torrens, Adelaide
2011 STREETWORKS, Sydney
2011 FLUX-Queens Theatre, Adelaide
Performances:
2014 NextWave Festival 2014, Melbourne
Residencies:
2014 Time:Place:Space_Nomad Residency - Performance Space, Sydney
2014 The Persuaders, Benedict Drew - Adelaide Festival + SASA Gallery
2013 Crowd Theory - Simon Terrill + Anne and Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
2013 Forever Now – Adhocracy + Vitalstatistix
Professional Experience:
2018 - Current: Director of Ways Art Residency, Gyula Hungary
2018 - Current: Co-Director, Lovefest festival, Budapest Hungary
2013-14 Co-Director, FELTspace Gallery, Adelaide
Awards:
2019 The Advertiser Contemporary Art Award (with Derek Sargent)
2019 I-Portunus Mobility Grant Recipient (with Derek Sargent)
Collections:
2020 Art Gallery Of South Australia
2020 National Museum Of Australia, Canberra