Sasha Grbich

Sasha Grbich
Born
Sasha Grbich

NationalityAustralian
EducationAdelaide Central School of Art, Flinders University, University of South Australia
Known forinstallation art
AwardsSamstag Scholarship
WebsitePersonal website

Sasha Grbich (/ˈɡɜːrbɪk/ GUR-bik[1]) is an Australian installation artist, arts writer and arts educator. She is a 2018 Samstag Scholar and lectures at Adelaide Central School of Art.

Biography

Grbich graduated from the Adelaide Central School of Art in 2003 with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons), and received a Bachelor of Arts (Major in Screen Studies, Minor in Italian) in 2004 from Flinders University.[2] She received a Master of Arts from the University of South Australia in 2015, where she wrote her thesis on social art making.[3] In 2011, she was a producer for ABC Open.[4] Since 2012, she has lectured at Adelaide Central School of Art.[5]

Artistic style and subject

Grbich is an installation artist who uses sound and film to explore the world around us. Curator Andrew Purvis describes her work as interacting with audiences and local environments to create artistic experiences.[6] She prefers to highlight other people’s voices in her work,[7] as in her work, Small Measures, which was recorded in Auckland and entailed many local people including Auckland’s Oceanian Choir.[8]

Awards/Prizes/Residency

In 2018, she was awarded a Samstag Scholarship.[9][10]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Sit Down With... (A MOD. exhibit)". YouTube. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "CV". Sasha Grbich. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ Grbich, Sasha (2015). Performative encounters: making conversations with local worlds. University of South Australia. OCLC 951543553. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ "ABC OPEN: Sasha Grbich". open.abc.net.au. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Sasha Grbich". Adelaide Central School of Art. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Sasha Grbich". www.unisa.edu.au. University of South Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. ^ Dow, Steve (5 October 2017). "Julian Day and Sasha Grbich awarded 2018 Samstag scholarships". Art Guide Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  8. ^ Grbich, Sasha. "SmallMeasures (Auckland), 2017". Vimeo.
  9. ^ "Sasha Grbich". www.unisa.edu.au. University of South Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  10. ^ Dow, Steve (5 October 2017). "Julian Day and Sasha Grbich awarded 2018 Samstag scholarships". Art Guide Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2019.