Multidisciplinary Artist
Debbie Symons
About
Debbie Symons work addresses a range of themes, including humanity's complicated relationship with the natural environment, the dynamics of the global political economy and the effects of consumer culture. Symons collaborates with scientific organisations to inform her work, such as the IUCN Red List. In 2018, Symons attended the prestigious LABverde residency in Manaus, Brazil and in 2019, Symons was awarded the Copyright Agency's CREATE grant to create Sing.
Born in Melbourne, her formative training was at Victoria College Prahran (VCA) in the fields of painting and printmaking. Symons completed her PhD, Anthropocentrism, Endangered Species, and the Environmental Dilemma, at Monash University in 2014.
She is an Associate in RMIT's School of Art, College of Design and Social Context and is currently undertaking an artist residency at Bayside Artist Studio at Billilla Historic Mansion.
Symons' works have been shown internationally and nationally; International Urban Screens Association, Galerie Prodromus – Paris, The Streaming Museum – New York, ZAZ10TS – Times Square in New York City, Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art, Bayside Gallery RMIT Gallery, [MARS] Gallery, Linden New Art, South Australian Museum, Albury Digital Outdoor Gallery, Craft Victoria, Trocadero Art Space, Shifted Gallery, c3 Contemporary Art Space, Carlton Connect Studio, Monash University Faculty Gallery, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Incinerator Gallery, RMIT Project Space, and The Substation. In 2015, she travelled to Paris as part of the Australian representation in ARTCOP21.