CAROL RUFF
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Tableaux, Gallery East, Sydney
2015 Alice and the Mountain, Gallery East, Sydney
2011 Ancient Land, Australian Galleries, Sydney
2009 Love Creek Bitter Springs, Australian Galleries, Sydney
2007 Desert Air, Australian Galleries with Greg Weight, Sydney
2006 Habitat, Gallery East, Sydney
2004 Emoh Ruo, Gallery East, Sydney
2002 No Hiding Place, Migration Museum, Adelaide
2001 Coast, Gallery East, Sydney
1999 Back to Alice, Gallery East, Sydney
1994-97 Site Seeing, collaborative touring exhibition with Jon Rhodes
Araluen Centre, Alice Springs. Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, Cairns Regional Gallery, Nth Qld
1996-97 Java to Gepps Cross touring exhibition
Tin Sheds Gallery Sydney, Griffith Regional Gallery, NSW
Port Pirie Regional Gallery,SA, Prospect Gallery, Adelaide
1993 Around Alice, Helen Maxwell Gallery, ACT
1991 Once a Catholic, Helen Maxwell Gallery, ACT
MURALS AND PUBLIC ART
2012 Restoration Proud of Our Elders, Randwick, Sydney
2002 Design co-ordinator, Native Title Holders Mural, Alice Springs Hospital
2001 Restoration Bush Tucker Murals, Yeperenye Centre, Alice Springs
2000 Restoration of Bondi Beach Public School Peace Mural
1999 St Andrews Cathedral School Auditorium, Stepping Into the Future
1998 Freedom Plaza, Cabramatta, commissioned by Fairfield City Council
1997 Royal Blind Society multi mural project, client- R.B.S.Sydney.
1997 St Andrews Cathedral SchoolAuditorium, The Spirit of St Andrews
1996 World Instrument Mural, client- Marrickville Council
1995 Estate of Many Colours, Riverwood Community Centre
1991 Environment is Everything client-Warringah Shire Council
1990 Enmore Swimming Pool, NoThird Runway Mural - Marrickville Council
1989 Billboard artist FEIPP Billboard Project Vic.Health Foundation
1988 Bicentennial Mural, Honour the Earth Collingwood City Council, Melb.
1988 Pulling Out the Rug, NSW Department of Housing
1988 Ivan Dougherty Apartments Banner Project, Willoughby Council
1987 Bush Tucker Murals, Yeperenye Centre, Alice Springs
1984 Niugini Panorama, University of Papua New Guinea, Port Morsby PNG
1983 Redfern Railway Bridge Mural, 40,000 Years is a Long, Long Time
1982 Adelaide Festival Centre Mural, Aboriginals Discovered Cook
1982 Domain Parking Station Mural, Women and Arts Festival, Sydney
1981 Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Medical Centre multi mural project
1980 I’m Proud to be a Mango Muncher From North Queensland, 1980
FILM AND THEATRE
1995-97 Co-Producer/Director documentary film, 50 Years of Silence
Winner T.V.Logie, Most Outstanding Doc.
Winner Australian Film Institute Awards,
Winner Dendy Award, Sydney
Winner World Film Festival, Japan
Winner Atom Award, Sydney
1989 Production Designer feature film The Castanet Club’s Big
Night Out, director Neil Armfield
COLLECTIONS
War and Women’s Human Rights Museum, Korea
Museum and Art Gallery NT, Australia
Human Rights Commission, NSW
Araluen Cultural Centre, Alice Springs, NT
Flinders University, SA
Prospect City Council, SA
Bondi Pavilion, NSW
EXPERIENCE
2016 CD release, Java Nights, Carol ‘Coral Reef’ Ruff
2015 Curator, The Great Apron Show, Gallery East, Sydney
2004-’11 Ukulele/vocalist The Plinkers
2004 -13 Curator Hula Dreams, re-interpreted ukuleles, Gallery East
2010 Empowering Women, International Women's Day, Bondi Pavilion
1996 Established Gallery East artist space, Clovelly
1999-01 Desart Gallery Manager, Desart Aboriginal Enterprises, Sydney
1995 Visions Australia Grant, Pat Corrigan Grant, NAVA Grant
1994 Sydney University Arts Workshop Drawing Lecturer
1985-86 Artist-in-Residence Bondi Beach Public School
1983 Fellowship from Community Arts Board, Australia Council
1973 Diploma Fine Art Painting, South Australian School of Art
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 The Sound of the Sky, Museum and Art Gallery NT
2006 Bondi a Biography, Museum of Sydney
2004-13 Hula Dreams, Gallery East, Sydney
2004 Crossed Cultures, Westside Gallery, Marrickville
1994 Watch This Space, Alice Springs
1993 Commitments, Art Space, Sydney
Institute of Modern Art, QLD
Canberra School of Art Gallery