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Black Sheep, Pencil on Paper, Commission for Griffith Review, 2007.


 
Keg de Souza is a Sydney based inter-disciplinary visual artist working across the mediums of video, bookbinding, printmaking, dialogical projects, installation, text and drawing. One of the key themes in her work is an investigation of spatial politics, influenced by her formal educational background in architecture and informal squatting one- focusing not only on the built environment, but the social space inhabited within. She has conducted many residencies and ambitious projects exploring communities, including her own Sydney neighbourhood, Redfern. She is involved in many collaborative artistic projects and groups including SquatSpace artist collective, You Are Here - the collaborative duo, the Network of Un-Collectable Artists and the Rizzeria printmaking collective. For the last ten years she has been self-publishing her own hand bound books and zines under the name All Thumbs Press.
 

 
Keg de Souza CV
Education

2006                  Certificate in Bookbinding and Restoration; TAFE, Sydney
2004                  Bachelor of Fine Art in Time-Based Art (Graduated with Distinction); COFA, UNSW
2001                  Bachelor of Architecture; University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
2000                  Bachelor of Environmental Design; University of Western Australia     
 
 

Selected Solo Exhibitions, Projects and Performances
2011                 
Perambulators; Artist map: Commission for Performance Space, Sydney
Ramble Through The Rocks, Offsite: Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
2010                  
Emeraldtown: Gary, Indiana,
(You Are Here) Artspace, Sydney
ReMake Estate (You Are Here); Abandoned house and lot, Gary, Indiana, USA
You Are Here, Mess Hall, Chicago
Whatever Floats Your Boat, Cockatoo Island Studios to Balmain, Sydney Harbour
SquatFest - the Anti-TropFest Film Fest (SquatSpace); Annually since 2001, Various squatted venues, Sydney
2009                 
Redfern-Waterloo Tour of Beauty
(SquatSpace); Multiple tours since 2005, Various sites, Sydney
Last Drinks; FraserStudios, Sydney
2008                 
Schmigloo;
Artrage & Northbridge Festivals; Various Venues, Perth
Cities Without Maps – Kota Tanpa Peta (You Are Here); Ratmakan Kampung, Kali Code and Mes56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2004                 
Australia’s 50 Most Un-Collectable Artists’ Bubble-gum Collector Cards (NUCA: The Network of Un-Collectable Artists); Next Wave Festival, Melbourne
2002                 
unReal Estate
(SquatSpace); This is Not Art Festival, Newcastle, NSW

 
 

Selected Group Exhibitions and Projects
2012
Social Networking, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
2011                 
Primavera, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
City Stories and Global Cities, CasaAsia, Barcelona, Spain
TodaysArt Festival, Den Haag, The Netherlands and Brussels, Belgium
Trama, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, Porto, Portugal 
HouseWork
, Perfromance Space, Sydney
Designated Drivers, The Block Museum of Contemporary Art, Evanston, Illinois, USA
The Right To The City (SquatSpace), Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney
2010                 
A.R.P.
Cockatoo Island, Sydney
Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship Exhibition,
Artspace, Sydney
RESPECT,
Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney
Local Brew,
(You Are Here) Open Fields Conference, Sydney
2009                 
Freedman Foundation Scholarship Exhibition,
COFASpace, Sydney
There Goes The Neighbourhood (You Are Here), Performance Space, Sydney
The Block, Rautenstruch-Joest-Museum, Cologne, Germany (permanent exhibition)
Terra Nullius: Contemporary Art from Australia, (SquatSpace) ACC, Weimar and Halle 14, Leipzig, Germany
2008                 
Schmigloo,
Artrage Festival & Northbridge Festivals; Various Venues, Perth
LiveWorks (with Louise Curham), Performance Space, Sydney 
Concrete Culture (SquatSpace), Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney.
Esky, Various Venues; Next Wave Festival, Melbourne
2007                  
Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship exhibition, Artspace, Sydney
Keep Going (SquatSpace), Hazelhurst Gallery, Hazelhurst.
The Private Lives of Ups and Downs, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
Freedman Foundation Scholarship Exhibition, COFASpace, Sydney
2016: An Archive Project, Mori Gallery, Sydney
Redfern Mapping Project (SquatSpace), Mori Gallery, Sydney
2006                 
Multiplicity: Prints and Multiples (NUCA); Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Kampung Street Festival; GANG Festival, Sydney
2005                 
OUT-OF-GALLERY (SquatSpace); Blacktown Arts Centre, NSW
Disobedience (SquatSpace); Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
2004                 
Resistance Through Rituals
 (NUCA), West Space, Melbourne
Best of SquatFest screening; Breadbox Gallery, Perth
2003                 
Picturing Paradise
(SquatSpace); Mori Gallery, Sydney
Fried Chicken ATM (with Simon Yates); Window Pain Gallery, Sydney
2002                 
The History of Things to Come
(SquatSpace); Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, NSW
Monopolies (SquatSpace); The Performance Space, Sydney
2000                 
Don’t Board It Up, Live It Up
; SquatSpace Gallery, Sydney

Curatorial Projects
2009                 
There Goes The Neighbourhood, Co-curated with Zanny Begg, Performance Space, Redfern. Participating artists: Brenda L Croft (Australia), 16beaver (USA), Daniel Boyd (Australia), Temporary Services (USA), Lisa Kelly (Australia) SquatSpace (Australia), Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro (Germany/Australia), Evil Brothers (Australia), Michael Rakowitz (USA), You Are Here (Keg de Souza and Zanny Begg, Australia) Bijari (Brazil), Jakob Jakobson (Denmark), Miklos Erhadt and Little Warsaw (Hungary) and a re-enactment of Allan Kaprow's Push and Pull: A Furniture Comedy for Hans Hofmann (www.theregoestheneighbourhood.org)
2008                 
Esky: Video Program
, Curator of short film program featuring Australian video artists, Next Wave Festival, Melbourne.
2007                  
If You See Something, Say Something, (co-curated with Zanny Begg) a multi-venue exhibition, publishing and workshop project, Artists: Oliver Ressler (Austria), Dmitry Vilenksy (Russia), Taring Padi (Indonesia), Contra File (Brazil), Grupo Etcetera (Argentina), Richard DeDomenici (UK), Hito Steyerl (Germany), Arlene Texta Queen, Daniel Boyd, David Griggs, pvi collective and Squatspace (Australia) at Mori Gallery, Gallery 4a, Chrissie Cotter Gallery and a temporary squatted venue.
2006                 
NUCA Shipping Container Project
; Next Wave Festival, Melbourne
2004                 
Establishment of NUCA: The Network of Un-Collectable Artists
and production of Australia’s 50 Most Un-Collectable Artists” Bubble-gum Collector Cards; Next Wave Festival, Melbourne
2003                 
Co-founder, Window Pain Gallery, Marrickville, Sydney
2000                 
Don’t Board It Up, Live It Up
; SquatSpace Gallery, Sydney
SquatSpace, Co-founder Sydney

 
 

Residencies, Grants and Awards

2012
Artist's Book Residency, Women's Studio Workshop, New York
2011                 
Quick Response Project Grant, ArtsNSW
Janet Holmes a Court Grant, National Association of the Visual Arts
Hopscotch Touring Initiative, Australia Council for the Arts
Australia-Indonesia Institute Residency (You Are Here), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Inter-Arts Grant, Australia Council for the Arts
The Paper Mill (Rizzeria), Sydney
2010                 
Artspace Studio Residency (You Are Here), Sydney
Chicago Residency (You Are Here), Australia Council for the Arts
Campbelltown Arts Centre Residency (SquatSpace), Campbelltown
FLAG Residency, Bundanon Artists Trust
2009                 
Cockatoo Island Studio Residency, Sydney
Frasers Studio Residency, Sydney
Inter-Arts Grant (You Are Here), Australia Council for the Arts
2008          
Asialink Residency (You Are Here); Indonesian Visual Art Archive, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Performance Space Residency (You Are Here), Redfern, Sydney                 
Self-initiated Residency with Contra File artist collective, Sao Paulo, Brazil
RUN_WAY Grant, Australia Council for the Arts
City of Sydney Community Grants Scheme, Sydney
Social Activism and the Arts, JBSeed Fund
2007    
Freedman Foundation Travelling Art Scholarship
Kickstart Grant, Next Wave Festival, Melbourne
Sidney Myer Fund, Melbourne
2006                 
Community and Cultural Development Grant, City of Sydney
Skills and Arts Development Grant, Australia Council for the Arts
Marketing Grant, National Association of the Visual Arts
Cultural Grant (with Zanny Begg), Marrickville City Council

 
 

Collections
Queensland Art Gallery
Wollongong City Gallery

 
 

Workshops/Panels/Talks
2011   
Riso Zine Making Workshop, MCA, Sydney               
Hands On
, Creative Sydney, Sydney Opera House
2010                 
Mapping Workshop: Teacher’s Club
; Performance Space, Sydney
You Are Here Artist Talk, Mess Hall, Chicago, USA
Teacher’s Workshop; Performance Space, Sydney
DIY Urbanism; ClubHouse, Performance Space, Sydney
2009                 
One Way or Another,
Artspace, Sydney
Staying Alive,
Electrofringe Festival, Newcastle
Hello Mister, I love you.
Zine Launch; Sticky, Melbourne
Take The City;
Tusculum House, Australian Institute of Architects, Sydney
Gerald Raunig: Art and Revolution
(organized by You Are Here), Serial Space, Sydney
Animation Workshops (organized by You Are Here), Redfern Community Centre, Sydney
Socially Disorganised, Selected participant in curatorial workshop with Vasif Kortun, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
2008                 
Cities Without Maps,
Guest Artist, Moderna de Arte Museu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Interventions and Collaborative Practices, Bijari, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Performing Social Architectures, Performance Space, Sydney
Cities Without Maps (with Zanny Begg), IVAA and Mes56, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Zine Masterclass, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
This is Curating!, Firstdraft, Sydney
Structural Integrity: Polyphonic Forum, Next Wave Festival, Melbourne
2007                 
(un)occupied spaces,
Artivistic Conference, Montreal, Canada
From the Lower East Side to Sydney, 16beaver Collective, New York, USA
2006                 
Multiplicity Artist Talk for Generation Next; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Community Cultural Development Projects; Straight Out of Brisbane Festival
Bookbinding Workshop; This Is Not Art Festival, Newcastle
2004                 
Doing Politicised Projects; This Is Not Art Festival, Newcastle
Sustainable Cities; Straight Out of Brisbane Festival, Brisbane
2003                 
Surviving Artist Run Initiatives;
This Is Not Art Festival, Newcastle

 
 

Selected Self-Publications/ Artist’s Books / Zines
2011                 
Hati-Hati, Anecdotes and snippets from Indonesia, Handbound stencil press printed zine, Edition of 100
Honesty Is Still In Style, Anecdotes and snippets from USA, Mexico and Canada Handbound stencil press printed zine, Edition of 125
2010                 
This is Brazil, Handbound Stencil Press Zine, edition of 150.
Flat Things In 3D, Stencil Press Printed, handbound Books, Edition of 50.
2009
Overheard in New Zealand; Stencil press zine, edition of 200.
Hello Mister. I love you; Stencil press zine, edition of 200.
2008
MCA Zine Fair Zine; Commission for Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. Edition of 500.
2007 
Culture and Other Shocks; Puns and musings with illustrations, hand bound zine, edition of 200.
Pardon The Pun; Puns, wordplay and illustrations, gold blocked, hand bound, hard cover book, edition of 40
You Say Geneva, I say Genova; Anecdotes and snippets from Europe and China, offset printed, hand bound book, edition of 145
2006
Puns, Guns and Fortunes; Word play & illustrations, hand bound zine edition of 50
(white) magic is the new black; glow-in-the-dark screen-printed, hand bound book,
edition of 100
You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato; text, illustrations, hand bound book, edition of 50
Do The Right Thing; Word play on the theme trash, hand-bound accordion book
2005                  
Shelve That Idea
; Snippets from a bookstore, hand-sewn zine
What’s The Story? Edition of 50 hand-bound hardcover books with CD soundtrack
2004                 
The Cat’s Meow; Zine of cat puns
2003                  
Reaow Reaow; Illustrated Story Zine
2002                  
A Bedtime Zine; Flipbook animation
Reaow; text with Sound effects CD soundtrack, handmade book, edition of 65
Toast of the town; Toast Puns Zine
2001
There’s Nothing Greater Than a Grater; Hand-Embroidered Zine

 
 

Reviews, Articles and Interviews
Oliver, M. You Are Here and somewhere else, Column 8, Artspace, 2011
Tubbs, M. Emeraldtown: Gary, Indiana, Eyeline, Issue 74, 2011
Tucker, D. Summer Harvest, H-Art Magazine, Fall 2010
Seidel, J. House Becomes Canvas, Chicago Post Tribune, July 17 2010
Pitt, H. Tale of Convict and His Lover Inspire Artist, Sydney Morning Herald, September 29 2010
Keehan, R. There Goes The Neighbourhood, Eyeline, Issue 70, 2010
Fuller, R. Interview with Keg de Souza, 2011
Woodson-Wray, C. Australian Team beautifies Gary lot with free edible vegetables, Gary Crusader, July 10 2010
Levinson, M. Whatever Floats Your Boat Interview, Canvas Fbi Radio, March 2010
Pemulwuy Dream Team (with Zanny Begg), Featured Artists on Australia Council for the Arts Website
Mulheron, A. Feature on Pemulwuy Dream Team on Living Black, SBS TV, September 14 2009
Millner, J. Politics And Art: Direct Engagement, Realtime Issue 92, August/ September 2009
Groom, A. There Goes The Neighbourhood exhibition review, Runway Magazine, Futures Issue, June 2009
Groom, A. There Goes The Neighbourhood, Two Thousand, 11 May 2009
Murray, E. Kids on The Block take on criminals, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May 2009
Murray, E. Redfern’s bird sculpture hatches angry response, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 May 2009
Sinclair, L. Zine scene livelier thanks to feared net, The Australian, 25 May 2009
Carr, K. An Exhibition about Redfern, Inner West Courier, 19 May 2009
Groom, A. There Goes The Neighbourhood, Sydney City News, 7 May 2009, Cover story
Carroli, L. Boom! shake-shake-shake the room... Urbanista, Arts Hub, March 2009
Newitt, Reg. Asialink-lings, Art Monthly Art Notes, Issue 214, October 2008
Barr, P. Welcome to the Schmigloo, Uliko online magazine; Issue 1, October 2008
Morrow, C. The Zine Scene, Sydney Central, September 12, 2008
Ewing, A. Mapping The Neighbourhood, Art Monthly, Issue 212, August 2008
Begg, Z. Concrete Culture Catalogue Essay, 2008.
Petsinis, C. Esky, Architecture Victoria, August 2008, Cover
Sturrock, W. Tour of Beauty, 2008 Biennale of Sydney website, June 2008
Priest, A. Raising The Bar, Leader, May, 2008
Bragge, L. 48Hours, The Age, May 31, 2008
Dean, B. Seeing What Needs to Be Seen, Realtime Issue 78 April-May 2007
Hand, J. Squatter Writes, Sydney Morning Herald, February 16 2007
Dunger, K. Filmmaker Unwraps World of Burlesque, MX, February 15, 2007
Radok, R. Gleaning Relational Aesthetics, Artlink Magazine, Vol 25 no 3, 2006
Begg, Z. Crowded In: The Multitude Makes A Comeback, Disobedience, Centre For Contemporary Art and Politics, UNSW, 2005
Barkley, G, Multiplicity, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006
Johns, K. Covert Corporations  and Organised Art Article, un.Magazine, iss 7, 2006
Ihlein, L , MJWF & SquatFest, Natural Selection, Issue 5, 2005
Verghis, S. At Home Being An Outsider, Sydney Morning Herald, September 23, 2005
Jasper, A. Kunst bargains, Realtime 67 July 2005
Lewis, R. Five Sydney shows in five hundred words, un.Magazine, issue 1 2004
Catherine Freyne, Collecting the Uncollectable – The Network of Uncollectable Artists, The deep End, ABC Radio, June 3, 2004
NUCA, Australia’s 50 Most Un-Collectable Artists’ Bubble-gum Collector Cards, COFA Students’ Association Annual Magazine, 2004
Quick, M, Squatspace, NAVA Quarterly, March 2006
Ihlein, L, An unRealEstate Guide To Finding Your Own Gallery, Photofile, 70, Summer 2004
Moore, T & Vincent, E, Uncollectable Prize Pool, Spinach7, Issue 4, Winter/Spring, 2004
Quick, M, Redfern-Waterloo Tour – A Thing of Beauty, South Sydney Herald, April 2006
Vincent, E; Essay: Tour of Beauty, Meanjin, vol. 65, no. 2, 2006
Cathcart, M. Requesting the Pleasure, Radio National, 30 November 2000

 
  Other Project Sites:
SquatSpace                                                                    squatspace.com
You Are Here     (Keg de Souza and Zanny Begg)            youarehere.me
There Goes The Neighbourhood                                    theregoestheneighbourhood.org
SquatFest                                                                       squatfest.com
Network of Un-Collectable Artists [NUCA]                    squatspace.com/uncollectable
 
 

Contact:
kegkicks[at]yahoo.com

 
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