Nik Pantazopoulos (b. 1973 Melbourne, Australia) lives and works in Naarm / Melbourne, Australia and is a lecturer in the school of art RMIT.
Education
PHD Monash University 2014
MFA Goldsmiths 2007
BFA VCA (Honours RMIT)
Exhibitions
2024
Inner Sanctum: 2024 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art / Art Gallery of South Australia. Curated by José Da Silva
2021
Spring 1883, Artsy, Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art
2020
UNSW Galleries, Residency
UNSW Galleries, Friendship as a way of life. Curated by José Da Silva
Great Movements of Feeling presented by NETS Victoria
The Reading Room Melbourne; Bushfire Relief Fundraiser Auction
Quarantine Art Fair, Point Nepean, Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art
2019
The Reading Room Melbourne. Curated exhibition by Tom Polo.
The World is a Teenager. Curated by Adam Stone, LON Gallery.
Great Movements of Felling. Curated by Zara Sigglekow, Hamilton Gallery for Next Wave
Spring 1883 The Establishment Hotel Sydney Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art
Midsumma, Queer Economies, curators Made Spencer Castle & Abbra Kotlarczyk, Centre of Contemporary Photography & Bus Projects
2018
Australian Centre of Contemporary Arts, Departed Acts #4, commissioned by Bus projects.
Looking but not seeing. Curated by Kiron Robinson, Benella Art Gallery.
Great movements of feeling. Curated by Zara Sigglekow, Gertrude Contemporary for Next Wave
2017
Nik Pantazoupolos: Dismantle, Gertrude Contemporary, Glasshouse
Nik Pantazopoulos: Like a clap of thunder, CCP
Pingyao Photo festival, China. Curated by Dr Shane Hulbert
130 Years of Photography, RMIT Gallery. Curated by Dr Shane Hulbert
2016
Studio Artists exhibition Gertrude Contemporary; Gertrude Contemporary (studio residency 2016 – 2018)
The problem is I want to be more anal, Lon Gallery
2015
These Economies, Sydney Contemporary
Boutique Politics, RMIT Project Space and Spare Room
Boutique Politics
, Bus Projects
Generational Gestures, MUMA
2014
Wearing, Westspace
PVOP, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Re-building, The Substation
The Purple Onion, TCB Art inc,.
Private View & Occasional Performance, DUD Space
2013
Decisons, (Curator), RMIT Project Space and Spare Room
Dark Rooms, Monash University
How to make a monument, PhD exhibition
2012
Un magazine, artist page - 'ongoing monument to indecent activities 399BC -'
2011
Peeping Tom, Kunsthal Ka De Amersfoort, Netherlands. Curated by Keith Coventry
2010
A monument to Toilets: an exhibition & procession. Curator Pablo Leon De La Barra,
Vegas Gallery
Octopus 2010: How we know the dead return. Curator Jose Da Silva
, Gertrude Contemporary
Y3K Desperate Exhibition Making Techniques. Collaboration with Ardi Gunawan
2009
Athens Biennale & Remap2
In case we get lost. Collaboration with Shaan Syed, Ocular Lab, The West Brunswick Sculpture Trienniale
Brunswick Triennalle, Nikos' Rear Entrance. Curated by OSW & Nikos Rear entrance
Instructional Models, Blue Oyster Gallery, Duninne, New Zealand. Curated by Julie Davies
2008
The Apartment, Royal London House. Curated by Brian Chalkley and Lewis Amar
2007
Centrefold, Zoo Art Fair, The Royal Academy, London, UK
Centrefold Scrapbook. Organized by Reza Aramesh and Lewis Amar, London, UK
Goldsmiths graduate show, MFA London, UK
2006
George Polke Presents: Showreel - George Polke Gallery, London,UK
2005
Plastecine sketches. Clubs project space, Melbourne, Australia I.e. video archive - The Garrison, London UK
2001
Nightbirds, First Floor artist and writers space, Melbourne, Australia
Gentlemen - Platform Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Publications
Doing a residency at Gertrude, Australian scholarly press, 2019; Doing a PhD, Australian Scholarly Press 2017, Artist as curator, edited by Ruth Johnstone, Australian scholarly press 2015; Fucking in Solidarity, David McDiarmid Catalogue, 2014; centrefold, issue number 6, London 2007; Masters exhibition catalogue - Gaffa Editions 2007, They Shoot homos don't they, issue 2 - Melbourne 2005 , We are the artists, Oliver Kielmayer, Zurich, 2005 , fresh issue 62 - Photofile, Stephanie Linquist, Melbourne 2001 Flash - Centre of contemporary photography Melbourne 2000
Grants
RMIT research Grant 2015; Australia Council - New Work Grant – 2014; Australian Postgraduate Award - Monash University 2010-2013; Australia Council - New Work Grant- 2008
Residencies
University of New South Wales, 2019
Gertrude Contemporary Studio Artists 2016-2018
Australian Tapestry Workshop, 2014
Victorian College of Arts - 2008
Conferences & Symposiums
'Generational Gestures' contemporary artists and their fathers at MUMA - 2015 The Spirit & Spark of David McDiarmid @ National Gallery Victoria as part of The David McDiarmid retrospective - 2015
Writing
‘Wearing Nikos Pantazopoulos’ essay by Damiano Bertolli in UN magazine
Wearing, catalogue essay by Francis E.Parker
, 2015
This is what jouir looks like, 2014
Essay for Jonny Niesche's exhibition 'Nothing goes as deep as decoration' at Station Gallery, 2014
'Fucking in Solidarity, Published by the National Gallery of Victoria for the David McDiarmid retrospective
, 2014
Fathers, catalogue essay for c. At Sea, 2013