Luciano is a Melbourne based arts educator and multidisciplinary artist.
Luciano lives and works on the lands of the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nation and acknowledges them as the Traditional Owners of the land, paying respects to their Elders, past and present.
Inspired by domesticity, traditions of storytelling and the interwoven relationship between society and fibre, his artistic practice explores aspects of human nature, the shared and differing experience of communities and the relationship between people and textile crafts.
Luciano has a deep interest in the embedded history of found, recycled and passed down materials. He seeks to intertwine the stories, symbolism, and memories of these items into new forms, building on the layers of existing materiality. Exploring various handcraft techniques, Luciano endeavours to link contemporary society with craft traditions through interactive experiences brought about through the integration of new media and video.
Luciano is currently developing the community arts project "Queer-ways" in collaboration with Georgia Keats and supported by the Australian Queer Archive.
Luciano is available for collaborations and commissions.
Education
Completed
Institution
Qualification
2019
University of Melbourne
Masters of Teaching (Secondary)
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First class honours
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Methods of Visual Art and Design
2017
Swinburne University of Technology
Bachelor of Design (Communication Design)
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Specialisation in Photography
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Completion of mentorship with Clemenger BBDO (2015)
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New Colombo Plan recipient (2015)
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Hong Kong (2015) Branding Cities Study Tour
Selected Exhibition History
Year
Location
Exhibition
2021
Group Exhibition: Small Works Art Prize
2019
studioFive UNESCO Observatory of Arts Education, Melbourne, Victoria
Group Exhibition: TAP - SPACETIME
Brunswick Street Gallery
2018
studioFive UNESCO Observatory of Arts Education, Melbourne, Victoria
Group Exhibition: Child+Adult Art Response Project - INSIDE|OUTSIDE
2018
studioFive UNESCO Observatory of Arts Education, Melbourne, Victoria
Group Exhibition: TAPFringe - Community: Becoming with
2020
Group Exhibition: A4 Art Australia 2020
Herring Island Gallery, Richmond, Victoria
2020
Group Exhibition: PAPER
Geelong Art Space, Geelong, Victoria
2020
Group Exhibition: Global Covid19 Quilt
Web Exhibition
Grants
Year
Publication
Article
Academic Articles
2020
Coleman, K., Hudson, AL., & Wells, J. Ways of being and doing art in SPACE
2021
Solo Exhibition: "Arts and Crafts"
Greater Dandenong Library, Dandenong, Victoria
Global Consciousness through the Arts: A Passport for Students and Teachers Edition 2
Year
Funding Body
Purpose
2021
Creative Victoria
Creative Workers Fund
Residencies
Year
Location
Purpose
Jan, 2021
July, 2019
Testing Grounds
MGSE, University of Melbourne
Testing Grounds Creative Development Program
HEPP Project - Youth Arts Workshop - Being with stories
May, 2020
City of Greater Dandenong
Remote Artist in Residency (rAiR)
2020
Sidney Myer Fund and Myer Foundation
National Assistance Program for the Arts
2021 Annual Art Grants
2021
City of Melbourne
2021
Solo Exhibition: Spinning Yarns (forthcoming)
City of Knox
Solo Exhibition: Queer-ways: Retracing Melbourne's Queer Footprint (forthcoming)
Victorian Pride Centre
2021
Group Exhibition: Maker's Film Festival
Indian Ocean Craft Triennial
2021
Workshops and Talks
Year
Institution
Purpose
2021
Workshop: The Stories that Connect Us
City of Melton
Links to media I have featured in can be found in my Library
2020
Workshop: Being with stories
MGSE, University of Melbourne
2020
Craft Victoria
