Amber Cronin C . V
Born: 24.04.1990
Kaurna Yerta / Adelaide, South Australia
Education:
2020 Honours (Visual Arts)- University South Australia Creative (First Class Honours, University of South Australia Honours Medal)
2019 Bachelor of Visual Arts - University of South Australia Creative
2017 exchange semester Emily Carr University, Vancouver
2011 Bachelor of Media - Adelaide University
Exhibitions / Performance:
2025 Against the Rush of the Arrow, Group Exhibition, Radical Textiles, Art Gallery South Australia
2025 Museum of the Everyday, Performative Workshop, Dream Big Festival, SA
2024 What was found, When we Meet, Exhibition, Flinders Medical Centre, SA
2024 And Now One for the Heavens, Exhibition, FELT Space (FELT Dark), SA
2023 And Now One for the Heavens, Adelaide Festival Centre Screens, SA
2023 Open Book, Central Studio, SA
2023 And Now One for the Heavens, Kings ARI, VIC
2023 Super Market, Stockholm Independent Art Fair (FELT Space), Stockholm
2022 - 2023 Omission, Federation Estate Gallery, VIC
2022 Dictionary of Animacy, Floating Goose, SA
2022 An Apparent Divide, Group Exhibition, Praxis SA
2022 Dictionary of Animacy, Stockroom Gallery VIC
2021 Hiraeth, Sauerbier House SA
2021 NotFair, Group Exhibition, Windsor VIC
2020 11 Artists, 11 Actions, Group Exhibition, Praxis SA
2019 Things Beyond Measure, Group Exhibition, Praxis SA
2017 Sawaru, Nexus Art Gallery, SA
Projects / Residencies / Workshops:
2024 Adelaide Film Festival Expand Lab
2024 Pleasance, Plant Installation and Public Program, Art Gallery South Australia
2024 PADA, International Visual Arts Residency, Lisbon, Portugal
2024 Hold Up The Sky, Floods and Fire Installation and Performative Workshop. Adelaide Festival, SA
2023 Pulteney Grammar School, Artist in Residence
2022 Tea House, Installation and Performance, Adelaide Botanic Gardens
2021-2022 Nature Conservation Society (NCSSA), Woodland Bird Research, Artist In Residence, SA
2021 Return to Earth, Symposium and Forum, Stangate House (September 2021) and AGSA (October 2021), Adelaide
2017 The Mill (SA), Choreography Across Disciplines, Ame Henderson (BANFF) Workshop, Adelaide + 2021 (online)
2016 Strut Dance (WA), Maxine Doyle (Punch Drunk) Residency, Perth
2016 Rumah Sanur, In Between Spaces Residency (The Mill), Indonesia
2016 PaF (Performing Arts Forum) Elsewhere and Otherwise, France
2016 ilDance: ilYoung Program Facilitator, Sweden
The Mill Inc: www.themilladelaide.com
2012 - 2018 Co-Founder and Artistic Director. (Program Direction, National + International Programming and Partnerships, Gallery Programming, Workshop Design + Facilitation, Fundraising, Administration, HR, Artist Liaison, Marketing, Accounting, Legislative Engagement in BCA changes and Government Consultation).
2021 Transition Development Officer
Grants and Awards:
2025 Australian Cultural Fund, Philanthropically Funded Project Grant
2024 Arts South Australia, Project Grant
2024 Helpmann Academy Creative Investment Fellowship
2022 Australia Council of the Arts, Future Leaders Collaboration Fund
2021 Centre for Creative Health Award, finalist
2021 Helpmann Academy, Creative Development Grant
2020- 2021 Australia Council of the Arts, Future Leaders, Mentorship: Cat Jones
2021 Helpmann Academy, Elevate Mentorship
2021 Arts South Australia, Project Grant
2021 Helpmann Academy Travel Award, City Rural Insurance
2020 SALA Award, City Rural Emerging Artist Award
2019 Lang McKee Graduate Award, Helpmann Academy
2019 Arts South Australia, South Australian Dance Massive Delegate
2019 -2020 Australia Council of the Arts, Future Leader
2019 Young Citizen of the Year, Adelaide City Council
2017 Arts South Australia, Independent Makers and Presenters: Exhibition: SAWARU
2016 Arts South Australia, Professional Development: International Travel and Mentorship
2016 Australia Council of the Arts, Professional Development: International Conference Attendance
2013 - 2014 Australia Council of the Arts, Jump Mentorship: Jeff Khan (Performance Space, SYD). Curation and Production
2013 - 2014 Carclew Mentorship: Hannah Matthews (ACCA, VIC) Curation and Production
Commissions and Collections:
2024 Adelaide City Council, Hutt Road, Public Art Commission
2023 Pulteney Grammar School Commission
2021-2024 Goolwa Precinct Development, Public Art Commission
2020 - Present: Private Collections
2018 Flinders University, Law Department and Deanery, Public Art Work
Arts Industry Activity:
2020 - 2025 Nature Festival, Director + Arts and Culture Curator
2021 Australia Council of the Arts, Leadership Steering Committee
2019- 2020 Australia Council of the Arts, Future Leader
2019 Art Assistant and Production: Hiromi Tango, Brain Flower
2019-2021 Peer Assessor Australia Council
2019-2021 Arts Industry Council South Australia Committee Member (AICSA Member 2013- 2025)
2018 Art Assistant: Hiromi Tango, A Force
2018 NAVA: Future Forward conference attendance, Parliment House Canberra
2016 TiNA (This is Not Art Festival) Workshop Presenter: Collaborative Processes
2015 Senate Inquiry, Commonwealth Budget Decisions the Arts, South Australian Speaker
2013 - 2023 Industry Activity, Consultancy and Mentoring, as Director of The Mill and an Independent (Sydney City Council, Adelaide City Council, Renew SA, Dance Industry Council SA, Carclew, Local Artists and Creatives)
Other Experience:
2021 - 2022 Programming and Development, Papershell Farm, Willunga SA
2017-2022 Educator, HumanKind
2018 - 2019 Gallery Moderator, MOD. UniSA
2011 - 2013 F o u r w o r d s. Co-Founder, Events and ARI/Arts Space Management