ABOUT
Originally from Albury, regional New South Wales, Michael Gittings (b.1989) grew up hunting and fishing with his father, navigating the natural environment at a slow and considered pace. Here, Michael developed an enduring interest in aspects of nature that might otherwise have passed him by, such as how bark falls from trees through the seasons and how leaves and flowers shrivel, changing in colour and shape as they return to the earth.
Directly inspired by his environment and working intuitively with his materials (primarily metal), Michael has been creating sculptural works that sit at the intersections of art and design since 2016.
In addition to having exhibited nationally, Michael has had works acquired and commissioned by major institutions including the National Gallery of Victoria.
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2023
Venus Whispered, Oigall Projects, Fitzroy, VIC.
2022
When the night ripped a hole through Eden, Oigall Projects, Fitzroy, VIC.
2021
Future Ruins, Gallery Sally Dan Cuthbert, Rushcutters Bay, NSW.
2019
I’ll Be Your Mirror, Gallery Sally Dan Cuthbert, Rushcutters Bay, NSW.
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2024
AFDA24, Stylecraft, Melbourne, VIC.
Pit Projects: Thistle Chair (in collaboration with Anni Hagberg), Melbourne, VIC.
Melbourne Art Fair 2024, Oigall Projects, Melbourne, VIC.
2023
Pieces / Obliviously Procured, Oigall Projects, Fitzroy, VIC.
Flora, C Gallery, Cremorne, VIC.
Melbourne Design Fair, Oigall Projects, Melbourne, VIC.
2022
It’s not just blue, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.
The Chair, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.
OFFSITE, Oigall Projects, SDW, EDDY Multispace, Sydney, NSW.
Melbourne Design Fair, Gallery Sally Dan Cuthbert, Melbourne VIC.
After Hours, Volker Haug Studios, MDW, Brunswick East, VIC.
Improper Structures, Curated by Eliza Tiernan & Josephine Briginshaw, MDW, Cremorne, VIC.
2021
Shaped, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.
2020
NGV Triennial (in collaboration with Makiko Ryujin), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.
2019
Elasticity, Alt Material, Collingwood, VIC.
Design Work 03 (in collaboration with Makiko Ryujin), Sophie Gannon Gallery, Richmond, VIC.
2018
Artefacts, Presented by Michael Gittings, Jonathan Ben Tovim and Makiko Ryujin, MDW, Space@Collins, Melboure, VIC.
Annual General Meeting, Friends and Associates, MDW, Melbourne, VIC.
Plasticity, Alt Material, Collingwood, VIC.
2017
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford, VIC.
2016
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford, VIC.
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2022
Infinity Blows (Commissioned), Home Art Collection.
2020
SAṂSĀRA (Commissioned, in collaboration with Makiko Ryujin), National Gallery of Victoria.
2019
Crinkle side table no.1, National Gallery of Victoria.
Standing Cabinet, National Gallery of Victoria.
Black mirror shelf, National Gallery of Victoria.
Impermanence (in collaboration with Makiko Ryujin), National Gallery of Victoria.
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2024
Finalist, Australian Furniture Design Award (AFDA)
Finalist, VL50 Product Designer of the Year Award.
2020
Finalist, Australian Furniture Design Award (AFDA)
2019
ntercultural Exchange: Cheongju Craft Biennale, Asialink Arts & LCI Melbourne
2018
Highly Commended, Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2017 Finalist, VIVID Design Competition.
Finalist, Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)
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2024
Vogue Living: ‘VL50: Australia's best designers, architects, landscapers and artists of 2024’ by Lindyl Zanbaka, 28 Feb 2024.
2023
Union Magazine: ‘Michael Gittings’ by Sophie Lanigan, Issue 3, June 2023.
Artichoke: ‘Emerging Profile: Michael Gittings’ by Emma-Kate Wilson, Issue 82, March 2023.
2022
To Be Magazine: ‘Michael Gittings Likes To Imagine With His Hands’ by Zachary Calleja, 20 Sept 2022.
2021
Architectural Digest Italy: ‘AD 100 Game Changers: Michael Gittings’, Sept 2021.
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