Lincoln Austin
Round About (2007) 
Plywood, brass, nylon
73 x 73 x 71 cm

Biography
1974
Born Stirling, South Australia
Current Lives and works in Ipswich, Queensland

Studies
1997-1999 Diploma of Arts (Theatre Design), Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
1993-1994 Certificate in Applied and Visual Arts, Onkaparinga Institute, Adelaide

Solo Exhibitions
2011 Wayward, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
Substance, BMG Art, Adelaide
2010 Made to Measure, Ipswich Art Gallery, Queensland
Always, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
Field of Vision: recent work by Lincoln Austin, Ipswich Art Gallery, Queensland
2009 As Far as I Can See, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
Field of Vision, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
2008 Insideout, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
2007 Still Moving, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
2005 Relating the Matter, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
Words Fail Me, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
2004 Space Invaders and Time Machines, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
2003 Two, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
2002 Which Way Up?, SOApBOx Gallery, Brisbane
1999 Breakfast for Forty: Jewellery, Sculpture, Painting, Chief Street Studio, Adelaide

Group Exhibitions
2011 Art for flood sake, Logan City Art Gallery, Queensland
Artist Artists, Benalla Art Gallery, Victoria
2010 New 2010: Selected Recent Acquisitions, The University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
The Unusual Suspects IV, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
NOTFAIR 2010, Richmond, Victoria
Spare Parts, Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane
2009 New 2009: Selected Recent Acquisitions, The University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
Spin, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane
Volume II, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
New: Selected recent acquisitions 2008–2009, The University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
2008 The Great Divide, Artisan, Brisbane
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2008, Woollahra Council Chambers, Sydney
Renault New Generation Art, Art Brisbane, Brisbane
2007 20 Artists 20 Years, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane
Arc: Art, Design & Craft Biennial, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane
2006 Artworkers Award: finalist exhibition, Artworkers Alliance/Raw Space Galleries, Brisbane
2005 Crates on Wheels, a Toowoomba Regional Gallery exhibition, travelling to regional Queensland schools
2004–05 Avalon: Artists in Residence, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane
2004 The Unusual Suspects II, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
2004 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Queensland
Space Invaders, Toowoomba Biennial Emerging Artists Award, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, Queensland
2003 The Unusual Suspects, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
The Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition, Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane
2000 Stained Glass Window Design Competition, St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
1999 Expressions of Interest, Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
1996 Nudes and Music, Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Adelaide
1995 East and West, Adelaide
Artery Party, Carclew, Adelaide
1992 Miss Glady Sim Chun, Adelaide

Prizes and Grants
2010 Jump Mentor Program, Youth Arts Queensland— mentoring Queensland artist Jasmin Coleman
2009 Regional Artist in Residence, Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Arts/IMA, Brisbane
2004 First Prize—Sculpture Section, Toowoomba Biennial Emerging Artists Award, Toowoomba Regional Gallery Queensland

Commissions
2010 Ebb & Flow, Go Between Bridge, Brisbane, Hale Street Link Alliance/Brisbane City Council
Correlate, St Leo's Catholic College, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
2009 Once, Again, Santos Place, 32 Turbot Street, Brisbane, Donovan Hill/Neilson Properties
Epificus, Morrissey Street Bridge, Woolloongabba, North-South Bypass Tunnel, EDAW/Brisbane City Council
Openended, Ipswich Magistrates Court, Ipswich, Cox Rayner/Queensland Government
2007 Spun, Southbank Institute of Technology, Ernest Street, South Brisbane, Cox Rayner Architects/John Holland Group
2006 When the Stars Come Out, Festival Towers, Brisbane
2005 Where were we?, Casino Towers foyer, George Street, Brisbane
2003 Christmas decorations, Gallery Store, Queensland Art Gallery
Kinetic Christmas decorations, Stelios Papas, Brisbane
2002 Christmas decorations, Gallery Store, Queensland Art Gallery
Kinetic Christmas decorations, Stelios Papas, Brisbane
2001 Christmas decorations, Stelios Papas, Brisbane
2000 1:50 Venue models, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide
1998 1:43 Drive-in cinema model, Holden Exhibition, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide
1997 Stage props, Don Pasquale, State Opera of South Australia, Adelaide

Theatre Designs
1999 Nirvana, Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
Come Out—Out Doors, Come Out ‘99, Adelaide
1998 Dome, Centre for the Performing Arts/SYTE, Adelaide
MacBeth, Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
No Man’s Land, Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
Road, Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
Flamma Flamma (opera), Adelaide Festival, Adelaide
I’m Herbert, Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
September Dance, Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
History of Australia, Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
1997 The Sultana Jar, Junction Theatre Company, Adelaide
Black on White, Centre for the Performing Arts, Adelaide
Restless Dance, Junction Theatre Company, Adelaide
1996 The Birthday Party, Adelaide Arts Theatre, Adelaide

Bibliography
(04) Conrad Jupiters Art Prize [ex. cat], Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Queensland, 2004
Anon. ‘St Leo’s new look’, UQ News, August 2011, The University of Queensland
Armistead, Jacqueline. The Great Divide [ex. cat.], Artisan, Brisbane, 2008
Avalon: Artists in Residence [ex. cat.], Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane, 2004
Ballard, Brett. ‘Lincoln Austin’, Lincoln Austin: Always [ex. cat.], Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney, 2010
Booij, Sarah. ‘Expressing complex geometry with precast concrete’, National Precaster Magazine, No. 49, August 2008
Booij, Sarah. 'Local artist and engineering firm join forces', ARUP Australasia, June 2008
Brown, Phil. ‘Bridging the gap’, Brisbane News, 30 July–5 August 2008
Carlon, Kris. Lincoln Austin [unpublished thesis], 2007
Ewington, Julie. ‘Xstrata Community Partnership Program’, Artlines, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, No. 3–2010
Felipe, Ricardo. Avalon: Art & life of an apartment building, Museum of Brisbane and Vanity Publishing, Brisbane, 2005
Gillespie, Josephine. ‘Fantastic plastic fills void’, Queensland Times, 27 August 2010
Hilton, Anna. ‘Artistic wheels turn for mural’, Westside News, 17 May 2010
Kubler, Alison. ‘The Great Divide’, Artlines, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, No. 3–2008
Lincoln Austin: Still Moving [ex. cat], Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane, 2007
Lincoln Austin: As Far as I Can See [ex. cat], Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane, 2009
McLean, Sandra. Show & Tell, The Courier Mail, 31 January 2003
McRae, Vanessa. Artnotes: Queensland, Art Monthly Australia, #212, August 2008
Parker, Francis. ‘Recent Acquisition’, Xstrata Community Partnership Program, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, June 2010
Phipps, Julia. Affordable art to steal local show, MX News, 29 May 2008
Space Invaders [ex. cat], Toowoomba Regional Gallery, Queensland, 2004

Public Collections
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Artbank, Sydney
Queensland Courts, Ipswich
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Southbank Institute of Technology, Brisbane
St Leo's Catholic College, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Toowoomba Regional Gallery, Queensland
Brisbane City Council, Queensland
Devine Limited, Brisbane
KPMG, Brisbane
Nielson Properties, Brisbane