Dr Michael Vale - Researcher Profile

Biography

Michael Vale has been exhibiting professionally since 1986. 

Recent solo exhibitions have included Lamplike (Trocadero Artspace 2012), Untitled (green) (Screenspace 2011), The Innocents (with Donna McRae, Westspace 2011), R.I.P. (Linden 2009) and Le Chien Qui Fume (Monash Faculty Gallery 2006, Westspace 2005, TCB 2005)

Selected group exhibitions have included The Archibald Prize (AGNSW 2012), Museums in the Incident (cur. Steven Rendall, Monash Faculty Gallery 2012), Beautiful Volcanoes (cur. MV, Monash Faculty Gallery 2011), Loop 09 (Barcelona 2009), Nardini's Garage (Bassano al Grappa, Italy 2008), Who Let the Dogs Out? (cur. Merryn Gates, Lake Maquarie Gallery NSW, Hazlehurst Regional Gallery NSW 2008), This Crazy Love (cur. Jan Duffy, Linden 2007), Salone dei Beni e Delle Attivita’ Culturati (Terminal Passageri, Venice 2006), Pet Project (cur. Bec Dean, Australian Centre for Photography - Sydney, Melbourne Arts Festival 2006).

Michael’s short film and video works have been screened around Australia and in Italy, Spain, the USA and Canada, and The Long Walk (2006) was awarded “best film on art” at the 2006 Asolo Artfilm Festival (Italy). Since 2003 he has been working with the film maker Donna McRae and was production designer on her 2011 feature film Johnny Ghost.

Michael was the founding director of Linden Contemporary Art Centre, St Kilda (1985-7) and has worked as a curator, scriptwriter, mural & scenery painter, set designer, interior designer, illustrator and paint manufacturer. In 1999 he re-designed and refurbished the Ghost Train at Luna Park (with Bob Clutterbuck).

PhD (Monash University, 2006), MFA (RMIT, 2000)

 

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2006

MASTER OF FINE ARTS BY RESEARCH

Institution: RMIT

Year awarded: 2000

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF FINE ARTS

Institution: Chisholm Institute (Caulfield)

Year awarded: 1991

DIPLOMA OF FINE ARTS

Institution: Caulfield Institute of Technology

Year awarded: 1982

Publications

Journal Articles

Vale, M., 2010, In defence of the unlikely, Double Dialogues [P], vol 11, issue 3, Deakin University, http://www.doubledialogues.com/in_stead/in_stead_iss03/MVale.html, pp. 1-10.

Conference Proceedings

Vale, M.C., 2008, The Smoking Dog - An Investigation of Anthropomorphism During the Age of Mechanical Reproduction., Alpha Alpha Alpha Alpha November Zulu, 4-6 December, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 83-84.

Vale, M.C., 2006, Does Painting have a Role within the Post- Medium Condition?, Re-inventing the Medium, 07-09 Dec 06, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 37.

Other

Vale, M., 2011, Beautiful Volcanoes: Poetic Regurgitations of History, Literature & Popular Culture, curation, Faculty Gallery, Faculty of Art and Design, Monash University, Caulfield East, Victoria.

Vale, M., 2011, Beautiful volcanoes, Catalogue essay for group exhibition 'Beautiful Volcanoes: Poetic Regurgitations of History, Literature & Popular Culture', Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Caulfield East, Victoria, pp. 9-10.

McRae, D., Vale, M., 2011, Johnny Ghost, Visual concept; set, artwork and costume design; photographic stills, The 4th Annual Minneapolis Underground Film Festival, Minneapolis, USA.

Vale, M., 2011, The Conquest of Space, Faculty Gallery, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Caulfield East, Victoria, 3 August to 3 September.

McRae, D., Vale, M., 2011, The Innocents, installation, West Space, Melbourne, Victoria.

Vale, M., 2011, The Loop Fair, curation, Barcelona, Spain.

Vale, M., 2011, Untitled (Green), Screen Space, Screen Space, Melbourne, Victoria, 1 to 17 December.

Vale, M., 2010, A Portrait of My Alter Ego (or Smoking Dog Genie with Bats), Collage, pencil and watercolour on paper, '2010 Beleura National Works on Paper', Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, Vic.

Vale, M.C., 2009, Lamb of God / Victim of Circumstance, Catalogue essay in 'Lamb of God', Kings Artist Run Initiative, Melbourne, Vic, pp. 1-2.

McRae, D., Vale, M., 2009, Lonesome Dog Blues, Video, 5th Annual Tucson Film and Music Festival.

Vale, M.C., 2009, R.I.P. - an art ghost story, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Vic, 23 May to 21 June 2009.

Vale, M.C., 2009, Shane Jones - Illusions, Catalogue essay, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic, pp. 16-18.

Vale, M.C., 2008, The smoking dog (Surrounded by phantoms), Geelong Gallery, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, Vic, 16 August to 26 October.

Vale, M.C., 2007, The Servants of the Moon, Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Vic, 28 September - 11 November.

Vale, M.C., 2006, Chiengri-La, Solo Exhibition, Chapman & Bailey Gallery, Melbourne, Vic Australia.

Vale, M.C., 2006, Le Chien Qui Fume, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, Vic, August.

Vale, M.C., 2006, Le Chien Qui Fume (A Smokey Life), Invitation, Monash University Faculty Gallery, Caulfield, Vic, Australia.

Vale, M.C., 2006, Minor Interventions, RMIT Project Space, RMIT, Melbourne Vic Australia, 04 December 2006 to 22 December 2006.

Vale, M.C., 2006, My Strength is as the Strength of Ten because my Heart is Pure, The Shrine of Rememberance, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, 03 November 2006 to 28 January 2006.

Vale, M.C., 2006, The Cheat, Mornington Peninsular Regional Gallery, Mornington Peninsular Regional Gallery, Melbourne Vic Australia, 04 April 2006 to 28 May 2006.

Vale, M.C., 2006, The Long Walk, , Asolo Art Film Festival; Melbourne International Festival; Australian Centre for Photography; Sheppa, Italy; Melbourne Vic, Sydney NSW; Shepparton Vic.

Vale, M.C., 2005, A Smokey Life, TCB art inc, Melbourne, 20/09/05 to 08/10/05.

Vale, M.C., 2005, Le Chien Qui Fume, Westspace Gallery, Melbourne, Vic, 18/11/05 - 03/12/05.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2005, The Favour, media film, Donna McRae, AFC Funded, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2005, The Usherette, Film Production, Asolo Film Festival, Venice Italy.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2005, The Usherette (2005), Film Production, St Kilda Film Festival, St Kilda.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2005, The Usherette 2005, Film Production, Shepparton Film Festival, Shepparton.

McDean, M., Derum, K., Vale, M.C., Zahra, L., 2004, Compendium, ICON Museum of Art, Burwood, Victoria, Australia, 18 February 2004 to 27 March 2004.

Vale, M.C., Hutchens, T., Beder, V., Lewens, C., Spear, F.M., 2004, Narrative Voices, Fortyfive Downstairs, Melbourne, 14/9/04 - 25/9/04.

Vale, M.C., Jones, S.L., Newey, S.R., Spear, F.M., 2003, 11th A4 Art 2003 West Space Inc. Annual Fundraiser, West Space Inc., Melbourne VIC Australia, 11 December 2003 to 13 December 2003.

Derum, K., Vale, M.C., Zahra, L., Zeiss, M., 2003, Compendium, Platform, Melbourne VIC Australia, 03 March 2003 to 03 April 2003.

Dupree, G.R., Tonkin, M.E., Zeiss, M., Vale, M.C., Grant, O.E., Bell, C.E., Sutherland, A.L., Hyett, C., 2003, Drawing - Marking the Terrain, Monash University Faculty Gallery, Caulfield East Vic Australia, 9 October 2003 to 14 November 2003.

Vale, M.C., 2003, Holly's Grail, , Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne, Vic.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2003, Holly's Grail (2004), Film Production, St Kilda Film Festival, St Kilda.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2003, Holly's Grail -2004, Film Production, Bucharest Film Festival, Bucharest.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2003, Le Chien Qui Fume, Asolo Film Festival, Venice Italy.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2003, Le Chien Qui Fume (2004), Film Production, Dogs Bar, St Kilda.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2003, Le Chien Qui Fume (2004/2005), Film Production, WOW International Film Festival, Sydney & touring.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2003, Le Chien Qui Fume - Film, Film Production, Cineforum, Bolzano Italy.

Vale, M.C., McRae, D., 2003, Le Chien Qui Fume - Film and Installation, Painted Works, Film Production, St Kilda Festival, St Kilda.

Heng, E.L., Vale, M.C., 2003, Odd, RMIT Faculty Gallery, Melbourne Vic Australia, 1 April 2003 to 12 April 2003.

Arnold, R., Bell, C.E., Callahan, M., Miller-Coleman, L., Gorman, G., Nedelkopoulos, N., Papapetrou, P., Vale, M.C., Zahra, L., Benwell, S.B., Moeller, V.G.C., Spear, F.M., Trevethan, M.J., Sutherland, H.J., 2003, On View: Selected Work by PhD and Masters by Research Students, Fine Arts Building, Monash University, Caulfield East Vic Australia, 30 October 2003 to 14 November 2003.

Vale, M.C., 2002, Dark, Dumb, and Quite Well Hidden, Mass Gallery, North Fitzroy VIC Australia, 17 July 2002 to 03 August 2002.

Metzner, S.E., Shimmen, H.J., Vale, M.C., Grant, O.E., 2002, St. Kilda Salon, Metropolis Gallery, St. Kilda VIC Australia, 11 October 2002 to 27 October 2002.

Vale, M.C., 2001, Michael Vale: Recent Paintings, Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Feburary 2001.

Vale, M.C., 2000, Chinese Whispers, Labtrobe St Gallery, Melbourne.

Vale, M.C., 2000, The Orphaned Image, RMIT Faculty Gallery, Melbourne, March 2000.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

"Defining the historesque"; understanding the self-reflective engagement with the historical and its current usage in Australian art.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

"Storyboarding', Transitioning through Cinema..

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

"The pre-linguistic teapot": Self-representation through the interralations between visual arts and poetry.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Interpreting a visual narrative between archival images and a personal text..

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Ireffutable Sun: the apprenticeship of silence.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Sentients and Power.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Words into Pictures.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Baker, L.

Program of Study:

Arbitrary Spurs: Harnessing Social Sculpture Constructs in Determining Value. (Masters) 2008.

Supervisors:

Wollmering, D (Main), Vale, M (Joint).

Student:

Boland, K.

Program of Study:

The 21st Century Conversation Piece: How might moving images and synchronized speech in place of painting re-constitute the conversation pieces of the 18th century today?. (Masters) 2010.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Student:

Du, C.

Program of Study:

Hybridity and Art. (Masters) 2009.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Student:

Gold, S.

Program of Study:

Giant sprinkled old dust on flat black mascles: Painting out experience - truths, fictions, inconsistencies and occurrence in a studio practice. (Masters) 2009.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Student:

Holt, W.

Program of Study:

Objectificationality. (Masters) 2007.

Supervisors:

Eastman, L (Joint-Co), Vale, M (Joint).

Student:

Jowett, C.

Program of Study:

Being Unable to Be: revealing emotional abjection and self awareness through shiva process self inquiry and song.. (Masters) 2012.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Student:

Migliacci, M.

Program of Study:

Under the Influence: Painting after digital media. (Masters) 2012.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Student:

Paicu, I.

Program of Study:

CLAUSTROPHOBIA: A sculptural exploration of political restriction. (Masters) 2010.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Student:

Piesse, M.

Program of Study:

BATAVIA: An interpretation in contemporary textiles of the shipwreck of the Batavia in Western Australia 1629. (Masters) 2011.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Student:

Pilgrim, C.

Program of Study:

Options in Servitude - Representational Drawing as Capture. (Masters) 2010.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Student:

Themann, M.

Program of Study:

Into this space. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Vale, M (Main).

Student:

Whatley, B.

Program of Study:

Left hand right hand: implications of ambidextrous image making. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Gregory, A (Main), Vale, M (Associate).