Marita Fraser
Marita Fraser is an Australian artist born in Brisbane in 1969. She currently resides and works in Melbourne, Australia. Her work focuses on the creation of sculptural installations that address themes such as architecture, space, light and colour. Fraser is known for her minimalist and abstract works, which often use industrial materials and found elements. Her installations invite the viewer to interact with the space through sensory perception and physical exploration. The artist primarily works on large scales, creating works that transform the architectural space around them. Her careful use of colour and light creates a captivating visual effect that enlivens the environment. Fraser’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums nationally and internationally, including the Venice Biennale in 2015, and her work is held in public and private collections around the world.
RESIDENCIES
Casa Wabi, Oaxaca, Mexico
Q21, Museums Quartier, Vienna, Austria
Artist in Residence, Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz, Austria
Artspace, Sydney, Australia
Cité International des Arts, Paris, France
Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
(after) parts of a body house, Moore Contemporary, Perth
2017
Billy, Schneiderei, Vienna
2016
The Cup, RIAT, Vienna
Ittenology (with Nancy Milner) Rook and Raven, London
2015
Marita Fraser, Kerstin Engholm Gallery, Vienna,
2014
Marita Fraser, Gallery 9, Sydney
Marita Fraser, (with Freya Douglas-Morris), Peter von Kant, London
Marita Fraser, Cointemporary
2013
Birds of Paradise (with Alex Lawler) James Dorahy, Sydney
2012
Marita Fraser, Kerstin Engholm Gallery, Vienna,
2010
Love of Diagrams, Engen Stadt Museum + Galerie , Engen
Marita Fraser, Gallery Karol Winiarzyk, Vienna
In passing 9 (with Alex Lawler), Kunstlerhaus, Vienna
Marita Fraser, James Dorahy, Sydney
Rio, Mop, Sydney
Marita Fraser, James Dorahy, Sydney
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Unruly Encounters, Southwark Gallery, London
Bitacoras: Fundación Casa Wabi Collection,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Querétaro City
FUTURE/MEMORY, Kaunas Lithuania
2021
On Location, Moore Contemporary, Perth
2020
Arcadia, Peter von Kant
Variantes Asimétricas, Fundación Mapfre, Tenerife
The Embrace, Moore Contemporary
2019
Auto//Fiction, Dyson Gallery, London
Spring, (with Moore Contemporary), The Establishment
Dreamin’ Wild, Alaska Projects, Sydney
2018
Flight Mode, Assembly Point, London
2017
Look me in the eye Sister, Leyendecker Gallery, Tenerife
Daybreak, Safe House, London
Wild Flowers, Narrative Gallery, London
01, Moore Contemporary, Perth
Sunday Sessions, PS Amsterdam
2015
Was die Wange röthet… Kerstin Engholm Gallery, Vienna
Balls, Nest, The Hauge, The Netherlands
2014
The Trouble with Painting, Pumphouse Gallery, LondonEvery bird brings a different melody to the garden, No Format, London
Pantone 705 C, The Mews, London
Austrian Sculpture Project, Vienna
2012
Something New, Josh Lilley Gallery, London
Afterimage, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna
2011
Object as Image, Vesch, Vienna
2010
Prima Interventionen, Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz, Austria
Silver Moon, • (Lisa Ruyter Gallery), Vienna
Caution colour!, Museum Ritter, Waldenbuch
Love of Diagrams, PICA, Perth
Pattern Recognition, PS, Amsterdam
Women, Kerstin Engholm Gallery, Vienna
Bell Street Project Space and The Hex, Kunstbeuro, Vienna
2009
Early Dawning, Kerstin Engholm Gallery, Vienna, 2009
Urban Signs -‐ Local Stratergies, Praterstern, Vienna
The Real Thing, MU, Eindhoven
Silent Post, Pavement Gallery, Manchester
2008
Investigations, Gallery Karol Winiarzyk, Vienna