Artist Bio

Debra Livingston has a Doctorate of Creative Arts (Photography) and lectured in photography at the Queensland College of Art (QCA), Queensland University of Technology and the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Debra’s photographic practice focuses on narrative and biographical concepts, including issues around climate change. Her works are presented in solo and collaborative exhibitions locally in Queensland, nationally in Melbourne and Sydney, and internationally in New York (NYC), Florida, Chicago, Paris and India. Her work resides in private and public collections. Published in Poets and Artists, Debra has achieved honorary mentions in the PX3 Paris Photography Awards, finalist and semi­finalist in the annual Australian HeadOn Foundation Photographic Portrait Awards, Sydney, Australia and twice finalist in the International Brisbane Art Prize, Queensland.

  • 2018 ‘Visions of Venus’ exhibition, ‘Venus in the Garden of Eden’, curator Elaine Melotti-Smith Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, U.S.A.

  • 2017 ‘Still Life’, Artifactnyc Gallery, Manhatton, 84 Orchard Street, NYC, U.S.A.

  • 2017 ‘How the Light Gets In’, Collaborative exhibiton of contemporary Photographic Practice. 6 Photographs – ‘Still Life’ University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

  • 2017 ‘Wonder Woman with Raven’, Photo-media exhibited Zhou B Art Center, Chicago

  • 2016 ‘Family with Ipad’ portrait, semi-finalist in the ‘HeadOn’ Photographic Portrait Award, Sydney, NSW.

  • 2016 ‘Princess Rose’ semi-finalist in the ‘HeadOn’ Photographic Portrait Award, Sydney, NSW.

  • 2016 ‘I, Be Exhibition’, Elephant Room Gallery, Sirona Fine Art Gallery, Bridgeport, Chicago

  • 2015 ‘Sleeping Man’ finalist in the ‘HeadOn’ Photographic Portrait Award, 2016, exhibited Photoville, New York City (NYC) and India Photofest, Hyperadad.

  • 2011. Group Exhibition, ‘Squeeze’, Interference #1 and Interference #2 Photo-media, digital images, Caloundra Regional Gallery (SCAP)

  • 2009. ‘Nature/Nurture’ Finalist Moreton Bay Regional 17th Annual Art Awards, Photography, Pine Rivers regional gallery, Pine Rivers.

  • 2008.’Digital Spectre’ exhibition, (3D photo media) Pine Rivers Regional Gallery, Pine Rivers.

  • 2008. ‘Digital Spectre’ exhibition (photo media) Cooloola Shire Regional Gallery, Gympie

    2007. ‘HiTech:LowTech’ exhibition (photo media) Caboolture Shire, Bribie Community Arts Centre Gallery.

  • 2007. Group Exhibition, Squeeze, Photo-media, 3D Digital Image – Caloundra Regional Gallery (SCAP).

  • 2006. ‘Organic Simulcast’ exhibition (photo media) University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery.

  • 2004. ‘Expectations’, Mixed-media exhibition, Digital Image, Curators, Dawn Oelrich & Karen Tyler Bribie Island Community Gallery.

  • 2003, ‘Dis/Placed Realms’ exhibition, University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery.

  • 2003. ‘Dis/Placed Realms’ solo exhibition, photo-media, Caloundra Regional Gallery, Caloundra

  • 2002. Pixels and Paint, an exhibition of works by University of the Sunshine Coast lecturers, University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery.

  • 2001. Mixed-media exhibition, photo-media, Treveven House Gallery, New Farm, Brisbane.

  • 2000, ‘Imaginalis’ solo exhibition, photographic digital media, Treveven House Gallery, New Farm, Brisbane.

  • 2000, International Touring exhibition, PIEA, student and teacher Portfolio exhibition, photo-media, MIchegan, USA.

  • 2000. Northern Queensland Travelling exhibition, Warp, photo-media, Caloundra Regional Gallery.

  • 1999. ‘Hatched’ Healthway National Graduate Show, Photo-media, Centre for Contemporary Art,Perth, Western Australia

  • ·1999.’ Species’ solo exhibition, University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery

  • 1999. ‘(G)orgon’ photo-media exhibition. Curator Chris Worfold, Southbank Tafe Gallery