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 working on 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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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
Academic Articles
Year
Publication
Article
2020
Global Consciousness through the Arts: A Passport for Students and Teachers Edition 2
Coleman, K., Hudson, AL., & Wells, J. Ways of being and doing art in SPACE
Grants & Awards
Year
Funding Body
Purpose
2022
Incinerator Gallery
Incinerator Art Award 2022: Art for Social Change Queer-ways: Retracing Melbourne's Queer Footprint (shortlist)
2021
City of Kingston
Kingston Arts Grants
2021
Creative Victoria
Creative Workers Fund
2021
City of Melbourne
2021 Annual Art Grants
Solo Exhibition History
Year
Location
Exhibition
Residencies
Year
Location
Purpose
2020
Sidney Myer Fund and Myer Foundation
National Assistance Program for the Arts
Jan, 2021
Testing Grounds
Testing Grounds Creative Development Program
May, 2020
City of Greater Dandenong
Remote Artist in Residency (rAiR)
2022
Thomastown Library, Thomastown, Victoria
Queer-ways: Retracing Melbourne's Queer Footprints
2022
Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabbin, Victoria
Interwoven: Kingston
2021
Stamford Park, Rowville, Victoria
Spinning Yarns
2021
Greater Dandenong Library, Dandenong, Victoria
"Arts and Crafts"
Group Exhibition History
Year
Location
Exhibition
2022
Incinerator Gallery, Aberfeldie, Victoria
Incinerator Art Award 2022: Art for Social Change
2022
Castlemaine Contemporary Art Space (CASPA), Castlemaine, Victoria
Even more beautiful IRL
2022
Incinerator Gallery, Aberfeldie, Victoria
Even more beautiful IRL
2022
Ningaloo Centre, Exmouth, Western Australia
Maker's Film Festival 2021
2021
Maritime Museum, Fremantle, Western Australia
Maker's Film Festival 2021
2021
Korean Craft and Design Foundation Seoul, South Korea
Maker's Film Festival 2021
2021
Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, Perth, Western Australia
Maker's Film Festival 2021
2021
Brunswick Street Gallery, Brunswick, Victoria
Small Works Art Prize
2020
Geelong Art Space, Geelong, Victoria
PAPER
2020
Herring Island Gallery, Richmond, Victoria
A4 Art Australia 2020
2019
studioFive UNESCO Observatory of Arts Education, Melbourne, Victoria
TAP - SPACETIME
2018
studioFive UNESCO Observatory of Arts Education, Melbourne, Victoria
Child+Adult Art Response Project - INSIDE|OUTSIDE
2018
studioFive UNESCO Observatory of Arts Education, Melbourne, Victoria
TAPFringe - Community: Becoming with
Workshops, Talks, etc.
Year
Institution
Purpose
2022
Monash Art Design & Architecture
Talk: Retracing Queer Footprints - Community Activations through AR
2021
Kingston Council
Judging: Art Blitz
Links to media I have featured in can be found in my Library
