Michael Kluge - Artist Bio
Exhibitions
2016
‘Industrial Heartland’, Head On Photo Festival, Contact Sheet, St Leonards, NSW
Lens Mist 2016, Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival, Mordialloc
2015
CCP Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
The Linden Postcard Show, Linden New Art, St Kilda
Click 2015, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
‘Industrial Heartland’, Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabbin, Victoria
‘Unreal’, Head On Initiative Group Show – Head On Photo Festival - M2 Gallery, Surrey Hills, NSW
‘At Home’, Art at St Francis’ - Contemporary Art, Melbourne
2014
‘At Home’, The Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall, St Kilda
The Postcard Show, Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
CCP Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
Smallworks 2014 Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2013
The Postcard Show, Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
CCP Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
2012
‘Come As You Are: Collective St Kilda Portraits’, The Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall, St Kilda
The Postcard Show, Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
CCP Kodak Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
2011
The Postcard Show, Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2010
The Postcard Show, Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2009
The Postcard Show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2008
The Postcard Show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2007
The Postcard Show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2006
Kodak Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
The Postcard Show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2005
‘Defining Melbourne’, ACMI Screening, MEAA Initiative Exhibition
‘Blue’, MAP Group Show, Telsta Building Foyer, Melbourne
The Postcard Show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
Autumn Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
2004
The Postcard Show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
Summer Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
2003
Homeless Gallery, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Collingwood
‘Footy’, MAP Group Show, Federation Square - Outdoor Screen, Melbourne
The Postcard Show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
Summer Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
2002
The Postcard Show, Linden Arts Centre & Gallery, St Kilda
Summer Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
2001
Melbourne Up Close, Urban Art Project, Ekersley's Open Space Gallery, Melbourne
Melbourne Up Close, Urban Art Project, Tram Shelter at Flinders & Queensbridge Streets, Melbourne
Emerging Artists Program, Mira Fine Art Gallery (formerly Bulle Gallery), Melbourne
The Postcard Show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
Summer Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
2000
‘(Not Quite) The Whole Damn Lot!’ - Graduate Show, Ekersley's Open Space Gallery, Melbourne
The Postcard Show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
The 2000 Summer Show, Photography Studies College, Southbank
Summer Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
1999
Summer Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy
The 1999 Summer Show, Photography Studies College, Southbank
1998
The 1998 Summer Show, Photography Studies College, Southbank
1997
The 1997 Summer Show, Photography Studies College, Southbank
Awards
2016 Finalist, Lens Mist 2016, City of Kingston, Victoria
2014 Shortlisted, Smallworks Art Prize 2014, Brunswick Street Gallery, Brunswick
2013 Linden Postcard Prize, Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
Semi-Finalist, Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, Sydney
2003 Linden Postcard Prize, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2000 Academic Excellence Award, Photography Studies College, Melbourne
Grants
2014 Arts and Cultural Tourism Grant, City of Kingston, Victoria