EDUCATION
1994 - 1996
Queensland College of Art (Griffith University) Bachelor of Visual Arts, Double major in Printmaking
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Michael Zavros, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne
2010
The Savage, Philip Bacon Galleries, Sydney
2009
Calling in the fox, Grantpirrie, Sydney
The Good Son; Michael Zavros, A survey of works on paper, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
2008
Trophy hunter, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
Melbourne Art Fair, solo exhibit, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne
2007
Heart of Glass, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne
EGOISTE, Wollongong Regional Gallery, Wollongong
2006
This Charming Man, 24HRArt Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin
2005
The Look of Love, Mori Gallery, Sydney
2004
Clever Tricks, Grafton Regional Gallery
Blue Blood, Schubert Contemporary, Marina Mirage, Gold Coast
2003
Everything I Wanted, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
The Loved One, Mori Gallery, Sydney
2002
New money, Art Galleries Schubert, Marina Mirage, Gold Coast
Old money, Mori Gallery, Sydney
2001
Spring/Summer, Mori Gallery, Sydney
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
Scott Redford VS Michael Zavros, Criterion Gallery, Hobart
2010
Wilderness: Balnaves Contemporary Painting, AGNSW, Sydney
ARTHK10, Grantpirrie, International Hong Kong Art Fair
Scott Redford VS Michael Zavros, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
Constellations: A Large number of small drawings at RMIT gallery, RMIT, Melbourne
The Ipswich House: Heritage House Portraits, Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich
Suburbia, Redcliffe Art Gallery, Brisbane
The Doug Moran Portrait Prize (winner), State Library of New South Wales and touring
Art Month Sydney, Fairfax & Roberts, Sydney
2009
The Shilo Project, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne
Michael Zavros: Sculptures, Johnston Gallery, Perth
Stan and Maureen Duke Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
ARTHK09, Grantpirrie, International Hong Kong Art Fair
Twelve degrees of Latitude: Regional Gallery and University Collections in Queensland, traveling exhibition
New acquisitions in the collection, Tweed river Art Gallery
Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney and touring regional Australia
The Doug Moran Prize (runner up), State Library of New South Wales and touring
2008
Contemporary Australia: Optimism, GoMA, Queensland
NEW: Recent Acquisitions for the University of Queensland Collection, University of Queensland Art Museum
There goes a Narwhal, (with Nell), Gertrude Street Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne and The University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
Fletcher Jones Art Prize (finalist), Geelong Regional Gallery, Geelong
Music makes people come together, Lake Macquarie Art Gallery
Home, Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore, NSW
GrantPirrie @ Greenaway Gallery (with Caroline Rothwell, Ben Quilty and Maria Fernando Cordosa), Greenaway Gallery, Adelaide
2007
End of Year Group Show, Grantpirrie, Sydney
Human, Houseprojects, New York
Kedumba Drawing Prize (winner), Kedumba Gallery
Bloodlines, Art and the horse, Hawksbury Regional Art Gallery
New Nature, Govett Brewster Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Pants Down, Surprise! in-Transit Gallery, Portside Wharf, Portside, Brisbane
Sculpture and the figure, Rex Irwin Gallery, Sydney
15 Years of Urban Art Projects, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane
2006
Opening Exhibition, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne
Animals as Allegory, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane
New Objectivity, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
The Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney and touring regional Australia
Colonial To Contemporary, QCA Dell Gallery, Brisbane
SOLD: The Gold Coast Real Estate Dream, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast
2005
Robert Jacks Drawing Prize (Winner), Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo
Uncanny (the unnaturally strange)..., Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand
Idiosyncrasy: Painting and Photography, Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane
Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney and touring regional Australia
Object/Subject, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane
2004
Susan Norrie and Michael Zavros, Mori Gallery, Sydney
Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney and touring regional Australia
Autofetish, Newcastle Region Gallery, Newcastle
By Male Order, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga
Please Be Seated, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga
FIAC, Paris, Galleria Nicola Fornello
Artissima, Turin, Galleria Nicola Fornello
2003
Quiet Collision: Current Practice/Australian Style, Associazione ViaFarini, Milan
Robert Jacks Drawing Prize (Finalist), Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo
Brett Whiteley Travelling Arts Scholarship (Finalist), Brett Whiteley Studio
Love Letter to China, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
Mori Gallery, Group Exhibition July: Robert Pulie, Cherry Hood, Toni Warburton, Mori Gallery, Sydney
Heat, Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa
Mori Gallery, Group Exhibition May: Susan Norrie, Julie Fragar, Mori Gallery, Sydney
2002
Brett Whiteley Travelling Arts Scholarship (Finalist), Brett Whiteley Studio
Redlands Westpac Art Prize, by invitation, Mosman Art Gallery
A4 Refugee Project, Metro Arts, Brisbane
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (Winner), Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton
Robert Jacks Drawing Prize (Finalist), Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo
Mori Gallery, Group Exhibition March: Simon Blau, Aaron Seeto, David Jolly, Mori Gallery, Sydney
City of Hobart Works on Paper Award (Finalist), Hobart City Gallery, Hobart
The Courier Mail Art Award (Winner), Queensland
Carnival Arts, Mooloolaba Art Prize (Winner), Mooloolaba, Queensland
2001
Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award (Finalist), Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
The Courier Mail Art Award (Winner -Figurative), Queensland
Technotots Art Auction, Mori Gallery, Sydney
2000
Primavera, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Sharper, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford
Sebastian: Contemporary Realist Painting, A Gold Coast City Art Gallery Travelling Exhibition
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (Finalist, acquired), Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton
Toowoomba Biennial Acquisitive Award (Finalist), Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba
Conrad Jupiters Art Award (Finalist), Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast
National Works on Paper (Finalist), Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria
Kings School Art Prize (Finalist), Kings School Parramatta, Sydney
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award (Finalist), Lane Cove Room, Sydney
Noosa Art Prize (Food Art and the Body), Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Queensland
Swan Hill Drawing Prize (Finalist), Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria
Awards and Grants
2012
The Bulgari Art Award, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2010
The Doug Moran Portrait Prize Winner, State Library of New South Wales and touring
2007
Kedumba Drawing Prize, Kedumba Gallery, Wentworth Falls
2005
Robert Jacks Drawing Prize Winner, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo
2004
MCA Primavera/Collex Acquisitive Award Winner
2003 Arts Queensland Development Grant (Everything I wanted - IMA)
2002 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award
Residencies
2010
Australia Council Visual Arts/Craft Fund, Barcelona Residency
2004
Australia Council Visual Arts/Craft Fund, Barcelona Residency (Jan - Mar 2006)
2003
The Gunnery Studios, Sydney, NSW Ministry for the Arts (Feb - May 2004)
2002
Power Institute, University of Sydney, Cite Internationale des Arts, Residency Paris
2001
Australia Council Visual Arts/Craft Fund, Milan Residency
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2007
Australia Council Visual Arts board
2005
Sessional Lecturer, Queensland College of Art, Gold Coast Campus
2002
Mentor, Youth Arts Mentoring Program, Youth Arts Queensland
2001
Lecturer part-time - Painting, Queensland College of Art, Gold Coast Campus
PUBLICATIONS
2008
The Artist's Lunch, Murdoch Books
2004
How to Buy and Sell Art, Michael Reid, Allen and Unwin
2003
Cover art for The Best Australian Poetry 2003, Edited by Martin Duwell, UQP Queensland Snapshots: A guide to Australia Council support for the arts in Queensland
2002
Creative Queensland: The Queensland Government Cultural Policy
2001
Awesome! Australian Art for Contemporary Kids, Edited by Laura Murray Cree, Craftsman House
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Anderson, Peter, Double Trouble, The Courier Mail, 31 August 2000
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COLLECTIONS
Artbank
ABN AMRO, Sydney
Collex
Gold Coast City Art Gallery
Grafton Regional Gallery
Griffith University
Kedumba Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery
TMAG (Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery)
Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
Queensland Newspapers
Queensland Art Gallery University of Queensland
Private collections
