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Deej Fabyc
Born1961 (1961)
London, England
EducationSouthern Cross University University of New South Wales
Known forperformance art, installation art, video
Websitefabyc.co.uk

Deej Fabyc (born 1961) is a British-born, Australian[1] performance video and installation artist.[2][3] Fabyc is a former member of art collectives including Jillposters in Melbourne,[4] FBI+ in London,[5] and Elastic Residence in London.[6] They were a member of the Bitumen River Gallery in Canberra, Australia.[7]

Their work has been shown at Artspace, Sydney,[8] the El Museo del Barrio, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Reina Sofia Museum, and the Whitechapel Gallery.Their work deals with three primary themes: gender, space and "forensic biography." It has been described, by the art writer Robert Preece, as being "demanding, aggressively thought-provoking, and sometimes shocking in its raw content."[1][9]

During the past 30 years, they have held roles in education, curating, and project management, and are currently the CEO of Live Art Ireland.[10]

Early life and education

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Fabyc was born in London and raised as a young child in England and Ireland. They attended secondary school in Australia. Fabyc went on to receive a BFA from Southern Cross University, and then earned an MFA degree at the University of New South Wales in the art and design program.[11][12]

Collections and public art

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Their public art work Gateway to Mag Mell, is in the Home of the Arts (HOTA) Sculpture Park in Queensland, Australia.[13][1]

Their work is held in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra.[3]

Key Works

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Sucking at the Sublime (1994), a 3-day performance installation created in a domestic space, commissioned by Nick Waterlow.[14]

The White Room (1995-1998) a performance installation first shown in Sydney, then presented at the Experimental Art Foundation in Adelaide in 1997.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Preece, Robert (1 January 2007). "Gender, Space, and Forensic Biography: A Conversation with Deej Fabyc". Sculpture. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Fabyc, Deej (1961-)". Trove. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Deej Fabyc". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ^ "JILL POSTERS 1". Prints and Printmaking. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Fabyc Best Imara – Interrogating Constructed Reality". FBI. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Home". Elastic Residence. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ^ Wawrzyńczak, Anni Doyle (2020). How Local Art Made Australia's National Capital. Australian National University Press. pp. 157, 182. ISBN 9781760463410. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  8. ^ Gibson, Jeff (January 1996). "Deej Fabyc". Art & Text (53): 69–70. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. ^ Dickenson, Bob (November 2008). "KISSS: Kinship International Strategy on Surveillance and Suppression Castlefield, Manchester". Art Monthly (321). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Governance". Live Art Ireland. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Deej Fabyc". London Metropolitan University. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Deej Fabyc Info". Deej Fabyc. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Outdoor Art". HOTA. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  14. ^ Geczy, Adam; Kelly, Mimi, eds. (2018). What is performance art? Australian perspectives. Sydney: Power Publications. ISBN 978-0-909952-93-8.
  15. ^ Gawronski, Alex (2001). Strawberry Girl: Deej Fabyc Some Projects 1995-2001. evolove. pp. np. ISBN 064641657X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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